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Some advice from my way-too-many job interviews:
1) WEAR A SUIT. It doesn't matter what kind of job you're applying for. If you don't have a suit, wear a skirt, pumps, button-down blouse, and your pin. You can never look too conservative or overdressed in a job interview. Even if it's a casual company, they'll be impressed that you took the time to dress up and take them very seriously.
2) Look at the company's website, and think about the company's assets. Employers are impressed when you can say why you want to work for that company, and I bet you can find some questions unanswered by the site. Before I had my job interview, I got some generic questions that helped me choose which job I picked (ok, I picked the wrong one, my bad, but I learned from my mistakes). For example, I asked whether their libraries filtered, the size of their collection, what programs they offered, and what made their library special. All are easy to answer but really tell me a lot about the company.
3) How you sit is important!! Sit up on your tailbone, navel pulled to the spine, shoulders back, think of a string pulling the crown of your head to the ceiling, chin level. Cross your legs at the ankle.
4) In general, think of it as Rush. You don't want to wear too much makeup, be fake, or overdo anything. In THE BAD GIRL'S GUIDE TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT they say to treat a job interview like a talk show (that is, you're the voice of reason among all those people shouting "Y'all don't know me!").
5) Send a thank-you email or letter the same day of the interview, thanking them for considering you for a position at their company.
6) DO NOT be afraid to take a minute to think about a question after they ask it. Better to make them wait a minute and give them a well-thought-out answer than to jump right in and start rambling.
I hope this helps, let me know if there's anything else I can do! Best of luck to you, and let us know how it goes.
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