I would say knowing how formally/otherwise to dress. You've either got the chops or you don't, you can feel out the people you're speaking to during the interview to gauge how whether you can crack a joke or not. But turning up either woefully under or over dressed just throws you off your stroke at the first hurdle. I always explicitly ask what is expected of me ahead of an interview (with the bonus effect that it they want me to dress up for work, I know not even to bother with the interview!).
conduct recon of some type. an interview doesnt have to be the first time you set foot on the property.
check out the prospectus if it is a shared company.
I would be interested in knowing if the interviewer is actually looking for a hire, or if they have hired already, and are simply processing the rest of the resume stack in order to make a paycheck.
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