Shopping online has many benefits and advantages as compared to going to an actual store. One of the biggest advantages is that you can see many different products in much less time (Prussakov & Kaushik 2008). However, with the benefit of so many online stores comes some apprehension. There are literally tens of thousands of online shopping sites -- with more being added every single day (Lynn 2006). With the benefit of so many choices comes a bit of an overload of information. Yet despite this overload of information, one only has to know how to navigate their online shopping experience in order to make the best of their shopping adventure.
Shopping online is an incredible way to shop because you can find pretty much anything you would ever want -- or anything you would ever need (or not need). A trip to the local mall to find something very specific can oftentimes leave one frustrated when that specific item can't be found. It leaves individuals feeling frustrated for having wasted their time and they are still left with the fact that they didn't find what they needed, so now they have to physically go search for it somewhere else. This is not the case when shopping online. It's easy to type into a Google search what we are looking for, click "shopping" at the top, and then see a list of items that are exactly what we need and at different prices.
Shopping online has another huge advantage that physical retail stores do not have: they are open 24 hours a day, every day -- even on holidays. If one is plagued with insomnia, all they have to do is go to their computer (in their pajamas) and search the web to find natural cures for insomnia. Shopping online doesn't require one to get dressed, fix their hair, and physically drive to a store...
This is just another major advantage of shopping online.
Another great fact about shopping online is that online retailers are forced to keep their prices appealing (i.e. affordable) because there are so many other businesses out there and easily accessed. "The more businesses that are vying with your spending dollars, the more quickly and radically prices are likely to fall" (Freeze 2000).
In readying one's self for an interview, there are several steps to be taken. First of all, knowing the position that you are applying for and what it entails is first and foremost. Before the big day, make sure that you have thought a great deal about what the job is about so that you can predict what sort of questions the potential employer may ask you. In this contemplation process, you may also discover that there are certain things that you would like to know about the job or things that you don't understand. Beshara (2008) states that in order to do well during the actual interview process, you need to know some things about yourself and about others who are in the same market as you.
Secondly, one needs to prioritize his or her own goals (Davis 2010) because, most likely, the potential employer will want to know what your goals are for the future, where you see yourself in, say, 2 or 5 years, and how your goals are related to the job for which you are applying. Think about what is important to you in a job, in your chosen career path, and within the company where you are interviewing.
The next step to making a great interview is to know what your potential employer is all about (Taylor & Hardy 2005). Don't underestimate the importance of understanding what the potential employer will want from you…
