This is the last in a series of posts on interview preparation. If you’ve made it through the interview process recently, congrats.

This post is part of a series dedicated to getting ready for your next interview. In earlier posts, I talked about the resume, telephone interview and the on site/in person interview. Each of these are key elements in your interview success.

Just to bring you up to speed, in earlier posts, I talked about First Step, The Resume and the Telephone Interview, Step 2 – these are steps you don’t want to miss in interview preparation. Step 3 is about getting yourself prepared for the on site/in person interview.

In the Get Interviews, Get Hired Now! interview success guide, being well prepared for the telephone interview is the second step in the process. If you’re prepared for the telephone interview, you’re on your way to a great on site interview with the employer. Depending on the employer, telephone interviewers might ask many of the questions you would be asked in an on site/in person interview.

In an earlier post, I mentioned the importance of a high impact resume on the interview process. A well written resume gets you in the door obviously, but it also stacks you against your competition in terms of how you rank in the employer’s eyes even before you get in the door.

When I work with clients on interviewing techniques, they are sometimes surprised when I mention that the interview process begins with the resume. It actually does.  Why is it so important? It is a major element of the job search because without an effective resume, you won’t have to worry about interviewing. But it’s much more than that.

You’ve probably heard all of the interview coaching tips before including this one. Be sure to send a thank you letter immediately after your interview. For some reason, you’ve gone on a couple of interviews over the course of your career and after the interview, you’ve thought about sending your perspective employer a thank you letter but never got around to it.

This is especially true in this current economic market. You are actually taking a chance if you don’t pay attention to the way you present yourself. In fact, you start making an impression from the moment you send in your resume. For the purpose of this article, we’ll focus on the impression that you make with the clothing you wear.

Here is a great contribution by Jason Kay that I think you will find especially informative. When you’re done with this article, be sure to check out LOST? Don’t Use John Locke’s Interview Techniques as we want you to get in the door and hired! *Patricia

I think you will find this guest post written by Angela Martin a very informative read. When you’re done with this article, be sure to check out an earlier post entitled I Got An Interview – Now What? to be sure you’re truly ready for anything. *Patricia

Here you go…