How did you prepare for this interview?
"Your publication is one that I have had my eye on for some time now. I am well aware of your company history and took some time this week to get to know the tone of your work a bit better. I feel well prepared for our meeting today."
Preparation, organization, and research are critical activities of a successful journalist. If you show up to your interview flustered and unprepared, the interviewer knows that this is how you will handle your projects. They want to hear the steps that you took to prepare for your interview today. The wrong answer is that you are winging it!
Even if you did not have a lot of time to prep for the meeting, or it was a last-minute booking, chances are you still took the time to search the company online or read through the job description. You can be brief and quickly touch on the ways that you prepared for the meeting.
"I have brought a fresh and updated portfolio of my work for you today. Also, I reviewed the job description in full, and I have a couple of questions prepared, which I would like to discuss at the end of our meeting if time allows."
