Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Companies like __(37)__ who know what they want from a job. They are also impressed with someone who has done research before arriving at the interview. __(38)__ the effort to look into the organization you're interested in, and you'll find yourself ahead of the competition. To get a sense of how the organization you're interested in ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Companies like __(37)__ who know what they want from a job. They are also impressed with someone who has done research before arriving at the interview. __(38)__ the effort to look into the organization you're interested in, and you'll find yourself ahead of the competition.

To get a sense of how the organization you're interested in sees itself, go to their corporate website and read about the company's history and plans for __(39)__ future. Company websites, along with their official social media pages, often have employee photos or posts about the business, both of __(40)__ will give you some ideas of the company culture. You can also read the company's brochures and annual reports if they've been made publicly available. No matter the size of the company, you can do a web search for the organization's name and read any articles that may have mentioned the company. For example, you may discover that the organization was recently involved in a charitable event - or a lawsuit.