For this blog post, I decided to go to a Starr career event and attended the Target Interview prep workshop on Tuesday, October 3rd. In this workshop, I learned many helpful tips and preparations to help get ready for an interview and make the best impression to employers. I learned simple tips on how to make a good first impression: I learned to always make eye contact as you are talking with the employer, learned to not look nervous, but to appear confident, learned to make yourself sound interesting by adding excitement to your tone of voice, and more. I also learned that after an interview, it is great to keep in touch with the employer by thanking them for their time via email and to follow up with the employer to show that you are interested in the job. I also learned that it is important to do research on the company you want to work for before an interview so you have prior knowledge about the company and its purpose. I used to think that interviews were only to find out why you want to work or why you want a certain position, but I walked away from this workshop learning that interviews have only a little to do with why you want a job, but are meant to learn more about who you are and try to get the employer to connect with you on a personal level.
