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# Interview Checklist

By [Riza Hope Molo (@rizahope)](https://listium.com/@rizahope)

1227 views · 2 likes  
Published 14 December 2016 · Updated 14 December 2016

Category: careers / job search

Use this interview checklist to thoroughly prepare for your next job interview

## Items

### 1. [Analyze the job description](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/1/analyze-the-job-description)

Item ID: `1`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 2. [Thoroughly research the organization you're interviewing with, the industry, the interviewer, and the job itself](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/2/thoroughly-research-the-organization-youre-interviewing-with-the-industry-the-interviewer-and-the-job-itself)

Item ID: `2`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 3. [Prepare and practice for the interview without memorizing or over-rehearsing your answers](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/3/prepare-and-practice-for-the-interview-without-memorizing-or-over-rehearsing-your-answers)

Item ID: `3`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 4. [Visualize yourself going through the full interview experience and performing magnificently](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/4/visualize-yourself-going-through-the-full-interview-experience-and-performing-magnificently)

Item ID: `4`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 5. [Ask for good directions and/or search for a map/directions from an Internet map site](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/5/ask-for-good-directions-andor-search-for-a-mapdirections-from-an-internet-map-site)

Item ID: `5`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 6. [Plan interview attire that is appropriate for the job, the company, and the industry](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/6/plan-interview-attire-that-is-appropriate-for-the-job-the-company-and-the-industry)

Item ID: `6`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 7. [Prepare your own questions about the job or the company](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/7/prepare-your-own-questions-about-the-job-or-the-company)

Item ID: `7`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 8. [Pack emergency-repair items I might need such as:](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/8/pack-emergency-repair-items-i-might-need-such-as)

Item ID: `8`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 9. [1. Extra pair of pantyhose](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/9/1-extra-pair-of-pantyhose)

Item ID: `9`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 10. [2. Spot-remover wipes](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/10/2-spot-remover-wipes)

Item ID: `10`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 11. [3. Tissues](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/11/3-tissues)

Item ID: `11`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 12. [4. Comb and brush](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/12/4-comb-and-brush)

Item ID: `12`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 13. [5. Hairspray or gel](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/13/5-hairspray-or-gel)

Item ID: `13`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 14. [6. Makeup for touchups](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/14/6-makeup-for-touchups)

Item ID: `14`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 15. [7. Breath mints](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/15/7-breath-mints)

Item ID: `15`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 16. [8. An umbrella](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/16/8-an-umbrella)

Item ID: `16`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 17. [9. Extra copies of  resume (In case you have more than one interviewer)](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/17/9-extra-copies-of-resume-in-case-you-have-more-than-one-interviewer)

Item ID: `17`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 18. [10. Career portfolio](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/18/10-career-portfolio)

Item ID: `18`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 19. [Get a good night's sleep](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/27/get-a-good-nights-sleep)

Item ID: `27`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 20. [Arrive about 10 minutes early](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/19/arrive-about-10-minutes-early)

Item ID: `19`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 21. [Greet the receptionist or assistant with courtesy and respect and make a good first impression](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/20/greet-the-receptionist-or-assistant-with-courtesy-and-respect-and-make-a-good-first-impression)

Item ID: `20`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 22. [Greet the interviewer with a big smile and call him or her by his or her title (Ms., Mr., Dr.) and last name](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/21/greet-the-interviewer-with-a-big-smile-and-call-him-or-her-by-his-or-her-title-ms-mr-dr-and-last-name)

Item ID: `21`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 23. [Not chew gum during the interview](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/22/not-chew-gum-during-the-interview)

Item ID: `22`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 24. [Shake hands firmly and avoid a limp or clammy handshake](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/23/shake-hands-firmly-and-avoid-a-limp-or-clammy-handshake)

Item ID: `23`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 25. [Make good eye contact with the interviewer(s).](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/24/make-good-eye-contact-with-the-interviewers)

Item ID: `24`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 26. [Show enthusiasm about the position and the company](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/25/show-enthusiasm-about-the-position-and-the-company)

Item ID: `25`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -

### 27. [Write thank-you letters within 24 hours to each person who interviewed you](https://listium.com/@rizahope/4899/interview-checklist/26/write-thank-you-letters-within-24-hours-to-each-person-who-interviewed-you)

Item ID: `26`

- Progress: -
- Done: false
- How Did It Go??: -
- Notes / Reminders: -
