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Interviewing for an SEO Job

by kennyk3
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Hey everyone,

I'm interviewing for an SEO job at a local business. It's an online business, but they have an office and they want an on-site SEO director.

I feel confident in my abilities to do the job and I'm really excited about the interview. I just wanted any and all advice from any and all great SEOers and I know there are some amazing SEOers right here on the Warrior Forum (I know because I've learned most of what I know form them).

I would love and appreciate any advice about questions I should ask, what I should focus on as selling points and anything else!
#interviewing #job #seo
  • Profile picture of the author JamesGw
    It really depends on who is interviewing you and what their personality is like. There's no right way to do an interview. Make sure you do your research beforehand, have a good idea of what you'd do to improve the website, and make sure you bring a strong portfolio.
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  • Profile picture of the author IM Ash
    IMO:

    Biggest Selling Point: Past Results

    If you have a large portfolio of number one rankings in med-high competitive niches then the job is yours

    Good luck with the interview!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Nguyen
    Here is what worked for me. I demonstrated my seo skills through my own sites and I took the site of the employer and ripped it apart. Produce an audit document and tear the site apart.
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  • Profile picture of the author RevSEO
    Michael is spot on, if its an on-site position for a company that already has a pre-existing website than ask them if you can demonstrate your capabilities during the interview.

    Heck, bring an iPad if you aren't sure that there will be a computer in the room that you'll be interviewed in. At some point during the interview, potentially when asked about on site SEO ask them if you can reference your iPad and demonstrate what you mean.
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  • Profile picture of the author kennyk3
    Great advice everyone.

    I have some great sites I've ranked and am definitely going to reference them in the interview, including the process I used to get them there.

    I also have a lot of suggestions for what they should do to improve their site. It's a pretty big site and very profitable, so, some improvements will definitely just bring in more revenue.

    @RevSEO

    I wish I had an iPad! haha... but great suggestion. They said they're going to have something set up for me to prove my HTML skills, so, I'm guessing I'll be in front of a computer at some point during the interview.

    Thanks again, I knew I'd get some great suggestions on here!
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  • Profile picture of the author johnrapp
    i interviewed for a place called SlingShot SEO one time... it went absolutely terribly... awful... textbook definition of an absolutely horrific job interview...

    so, i hope yours goes better.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kylebennett
      SEO work is not so simple but simple.. Every one can learn that ,if the guys will has sound knowledge of computer and internet....
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  • Profile picture of the author donkiston
    1)you need to know name of popular directories, popular selling directories.

    2)show your proper profile

    3)Read some interview seo job articles from internet.
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