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How-To Guide to Researching a Company

Posted July 31, 2017 & filed under Interviewing

How-To Guide to Researching a Company

When asked the #1 reason why applicants flopped on a job interview, Hal Hamilton’s immediate response seemed like a no-brainer: not researching the company. After almost four years of successful engineering and manufacturing recruiting at Omni One, Hal has learned the hard way that applicants knowing the goals and values of a potential employer before an interview is almost as important as knowing how to do the job that they’re interviewing for!

According to Lily Zhang of The Muse, the top 5 most important things to know about a company prior to interviewing are:

  1. Significant Accomplishments
  2. Financial Position
  3. Social Engagement
  4. Culture
  5. Competitors/Industry

At Omni One Staffing, we believe that knowledge is power. So we have taken moment to put together a quick How-To Guide on Researching Companies!

Breanna Battisti