How to prepare for Software Testing Job Interviews

One of my friend emailed me asking how should he prepare for his Interviews for Software testing jobs. This is what I replied him:

His email:
Hi Ray,

Find below the requirement from Accenture, can you please suggest me something
about the below, that what would help me to attend the same.

Roles & Responsiblities:
Key role and responsibilities: Candidate will be handling the role of a
performance tester and client interaction in Manual testing. Should have
worked on projects. Act as Client interface for resolving all test
related issues Working knowledge of testing methodologies for System and
Regression Testing (RUP is preferred) defect analysis and participating
defect meetings with clients.
Skills,Job Requirements:
Skills: Manual Testing , Manual Testing
Job Requirements : Wipro Technologies is looking for candidates with the
below mentioned skills: Experience in Functionality (System) testing and
Regression Testing Analyzing Business Requirements for creating and
reviewing test ware - Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test
Cases Experience in Executing test cases, Domain and Working knowledge
in Securities, Banking and Insurance (highly preferred) Excellent
Communication and Documentation Skills About 3 years of experience

Regards
-Sean


My reply:
First Perfect the below if you are very new to Testing & then proceed perfecting the domain specific topics

Testing life cycle
Bug life cycle
Testing types
Terminologies in Testing
Performance testing
System Testing
Testing approach & methodologies

i think u have started studying , let me know what topics u covered already. I would be hapy if u email atleast everyonce in 2 days or if posible everyday . I can help u if u email ur daily progress.

My Friend's reply back to me :
Hi Ray,

Thanks for the support, further to below, i have not really started anything
particularly, as i was mentionining that i am confused with the order of
studying,( i will list the docs which i have with me to study), am just
going through with some or other docs which i get in the google, mainly i
would like to concentrate about the system testing, hence am surfing and
collecting the docs related to the system testing. wrt below today soon
after i have completed few things which you have mentioned below am writing
you this, i have studied and understood about Bug life cycle, in which i
have understood, what a bug is, different stages of a bug, how to define the
bug and deciding the severity of a bug etc. and still looking for the
testing life cycle, i found an article but i did not find its directly
related to the testing life cycle, i will update you again as i proceed and
understand the same.

can you just mention what exactly that i search in google to get the docs
related to system testing, so that am not lost in looking something else...

I expect a lot of support from you , please help me...

Regards
-Sean