It’s Friday, and that means we have a winner in the Talk to the Work Buzz! Contest . This week’s topic was interviewing , and we had several readers submit excellent questions. (Thanks!) Alas, we could only pick one, and it came from Janet Jansen . Here’s what she asked: “Is it appropriate to read from notes in an interview? For example, questions I would like to ask the prospective employer about the job and company.” This question is excellent for a few reasons, and upon reading it, we realized we should’ve address it before. So here’s our chance. We and other experts advise job seekers to be prepared. Do your research, ask questions about the company, make eye contact, look interested, don’t fidget. In other words, be as perfect as you can be. Sounds easy, right? A few problems naturally arise from this expectation. Everyone is a little (or very) nervous on a job interview. Therefore you’re likely to forget some of the questions you wanted to ask or some of the factoids about the company that you wanted to bring up.

Original Source of Talk to The Work Buzz Contest winning question: Interview notes