It is very important to prepare for your interview.
This is the secret to interview confidence and success.

Practice Your Answers to Typical Interview Questions
There are routine interviewing questions you could expect. If you have given thought to your answers and practiced them before the interview, you will inevitably perform better under the gun.

Do a background check on your prospective employer.
Do your homework. Review any available information, including reports, brochures, advertisements. Get a thorough understanding of the company products, history, and competition. If you don't have any information, try to find their web site, or call the Chamber of Commerce.

Gather your references.
You can include former supervisors, teachers, department heads. Do not include family members, and try to make sure those listed have known you at least two years. Call the people you are considering, and ask their permission first. You want to know they will be a good reference. Also, get their current contact information.

Prepare your clothing and your body.
Your appearance makes a statement about you. Make sure you are making a positive statement with your clothing and apparel selections. Make sure you practice good hygiene as well. Shower, shave, wash your hair and fingernails and brush your teeth.

Try to dress one step above the position you are applying for.
If you have a business suit, wear it. Use your iron. Wear conservative clothes in conservative colors like blues, grays and browns. Make sure your shoes are as clean as your body. Don't wear loud fashions, excessive jewelry, or strong perfume or cologne. Go easy on the make-up.

Read your resume.
Look at how far you have come, your abilities and your accomplishments. Who is the person who achieved all those things? YOU ARE. Who worked, and learned, and earned? YOU DID. Be proud of yourself.

Get a good night's sleep.
If you are well-rested, you will look better, feel better, and perform better.