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Applying for a Job

Part I. Preparation

You are between jobs, you're looking for a new position. If you're job-hunting you can use the help of employment agencies. There are state employment agencies that don't receive fees for finding jobs for people. And there are also private employment agencies, which receive a fee. Some state employment agencies see applicants without an appointment and they can spend just a few minutes with each applicant because as a rule they deal with non-skilled positions. But in private agencies dealing with high-salaried jobs a counselor spends much more time with each applicant and he (or she) may be able to see only a few applicants a day.
You can also study the ads of job opportunities being published. Announcements of job opportunities can be read in different printed publications. But don't put much trust in ads in the yellow press. Solid companies place ads in prestigious expensive publications with a firm reputation. The structure of job opportunities ads is usually the same: the name of the company and the position they need, the list of candidate's professional duties, the demands made of the candidate, and the system of compensation and benefits. Carefully read the demands made of the given position. In most cases there is a need for free command of the language - 'Fluent English.' Free command implies an ability freely to deal with a foreign manager, competently compile documents and speak on the phone.
When you've finally found an appropriate position, you'll have to go through the stressful experience of a job interview either in the agency or in the company. So you should prepare yourself properly to minimize the stress and increase your chances of getting the position you want.

The preparation must be threefold; you'll have to do some research on the company you're going to be interviewed with; you must write an effective resume; and you have to rehearse. Remember that a job interview is stressful, and under stress a person automatically reverts to what he is used to doing. So you need to create a precedent for yourself, one you'll be able to fall back on if the need arises.
Think about some questions an interviewer is likely to ask: "What do you know about our company? What can you contribute to our company? How does your educational and professional background fit in with our needs? Why do you think you're the right person we need? What are your good and bad qualities?" and so on. You should answer each of these questions straightforwardly, truthfully, positively with assurance but without bragging. Try to avoid strong negations such as "I don't know," "I don't want" etc, in other words try to be more flexible. If you don't have a ready answer now, formulate it and rehearse.
If you have a tape recorder, tape yourself, listen to yourself, and critique yourself. But don't criticize - a very important distinction, don't say "What am I doing wrong?", ask rather, "What can I improve?"
The research on the company need not be in depth. Practically all the information is available on the Internet. Find out how long your target company has worked; what fields its activities cover, what countries its operations are in, who the competitors are.