Ace and Interview with these three tips from Oprah

. "The interview starts the moment you enter the building," says Barbara Safani, president of Career Solvers in Manhattan. Don't crack gum in the elevator, and be nice to the assistant, who may speak up if you're not.

2. Don't use an interview to find out about the company's basic products and services, which you should research in advance. Instead, "prepare questions about the company's culture and its most pressing business challenges," says career consultant Nancy Collamer.

3. "Sometimes it's more compelling to show people what you've done," suggests Collamer. If you edited an online newsletter at your former job, print out a copy; if you organized a successful fund-raiser, bring promotional materials or a few photos in a binder.

After you're done: Always send a handwritten thank-you note immediately after an interview, but "don't be canned," cautions Safani.

Career Advice from Oprah

Take this message to heart my friends

"I was never given any advice. I had to figure it out for myself," she said, looking me right in the eyes. "But my best advice is to let your passion lead your purpose. There is a seed of desire inside of every person, and if you get still enough, you can feel it. You can't feel it if you allow your mother, friends, school or everybody else to tell you who it is you're supposed to be. But there is a seed of heart's desire that burns in every person, and your real job on earth is to figure out what that thing feels like and then spend the rest of your life following it. That thing has led me all the way here, to this stage, to this day and 8,500 people lined up. That's the real reason I'm here: I've allowed myself to listen to that thing. And everybody has it. So my best advice is to follow that." Oprah Winfrey

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