If you are going for an interview as a prospective employee then you should do some research. Read the job description and requirements carefully. Browse the web site to see how the organization presents itself. Search for news items and comments about the company on news sites and blogs.

For the interview itself you should dress smartly and appropriately. It is important to have some questions prepared and here are a few that could really help.

Prepare yourself for a job interview by reviewing these questions.

If you're nervous about an upcoming job interview, Better Talking can help you practice and smooth out the bumps in your delivery.

Better Talking offers free automated phone interviews. You visit the web site, sign up with your name and email, and you're given a phone number and a pin number. Call the number and you'll be prompted with various questions like "What type of work motivates you" and other common but generic interview questions. When you're all done you'll be emailed a link to your interview so you can listen and see how you sounded.

Obviously it's no substitute for an actual interviewer who would responded specifically to things you say instead of waiting until you were done talking and asking another generic question, but you can semi-alleviate that flaw by sharing the link with friends who can review your interview and give you pointers. Better Talking is a free service that requires no signup, but you will need to provide an email address to access the recording of your interview. [Lifehacker annotation]