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THEGOALOFTHEINTERVIEWISTORECEIVETHEOFFER:

1)Theprospectiveemployerwillmakehishiringdecisionbadonthefactors:

-Attitude

-ImageandCommunicationskills

-Experience

-Education

-Correlation

2)Telltheemployerwhyyouwantthisparticularpositionwiththisparticularcompany.

a)

b)

c)

3)Telltheemployerwhyyoucandothejob.

a)

b)

c)

4)Askfortheposition!Beenthusiasticaboutthepositionandthecompany.

5)Askgood,dpositivelytotheinterviewer’squestionswheneverpossible.

6)Donotdiscusssalaryorbenefitpackages.

7)Sellyourattitudeduringtheinterview.

DRESSFORSUCCESS:

Incayouwerewonderingwhattowear:

-Conrvativebusinessattireindarkplaincolourwithdark,freshlyshinedshoes.

-Jewelryshouldbelimited

-Handsshouldbecleanandwellmanicured.

-Hairshouldbeneatlystyledandiflong,pulledbackfromtheface

POSTINTERVIEW:

PleaDONOTndtheclientathankyounote/emailorcalltheclientdirectly,eveniftheygiveyoutheir

asyouragent,weknowwhattotellthemandwhentopush,aswellaswhattheydon't

ultitisbetterthatwemanageallcommunicationduringthe

ouforunderstanding.

Aftertheinterviewhasbeencompleted,pleacallmedirectlyassoonaspossiblewithyourfeedbackwhile

renotinterestedinthejob,Iaskthatyoupleadonottellthis

ssiblethatwehaveinformationthatyoudonothaveandmaybeabletoalleviate

yourconcerns.

26WAYSAPPLICANTSSTRIKEOUTWHENINTERVIEWING

Arecentsurveyof153companieswhowerequestionedastowhytheydidnothireaqualifiedapplicant,

resultedinthefollowinganswers:

rsonalappearance

interestandenthusiasm

-emphasisonmoney

nationofpastemployers

etolookatinterviewerwhileconversing

,fishyhandshake

rtheinterview

etoexpressappreciationforinterviewer’stime

questionsaboutthejob

niterespontoquestions

aring,over-aggressive,conceited“know-it-all”complex

itytoexpressonelfclearly

planningforcareer;nopurpoorgoals

confidence,illatea

factualinformation

manners,courtesy

maturity

vitality

sion

shoppingaround

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itytotakecriticism

essuretype

INTERVIEWPREPARATION

erviewis,however,yourbestopportunitytogain

insightintothepositionandcompany,andtodeterminehowyourexperienceandtalentcancontributetothe

company’sgrowthandprofitability.

Wehaveincludedalksor

gimmickshere-justgood,solidinformationtohelpyouprepareandwinthatjob.

*tasmuchaboutthecompany,itshistory,itscurrent

aredtoaskgoodquestionsaboutthecompanyanditsdirection.

*horoughunderstandingoftheposition,itskeyduties

andprimaryresponsibilities,aredtoaskgoodquestions:Whohasbeen

successfulandwhy?Whohasfailedandwhy?Whodoesthepositionreportto?Whatneedstobedoneinthe

first6months,inthefirstyear?

*dates,positions,

dutiesandresponsibilities,aredtocite

specificexamplesofaccomplishmentsandhowyourspecificexperiencecanhelpthecompanysolvesomeof

trateonyourmostrecentpositions,butdon’tneglectyourearlycareer.

INTERVIEWINGTO“SECUREYOURSUCCESS”

-Arrivefifteenminutearlytotheinterview.

-Greettheinterviewerbyhis/hersurnamewithasmileandafirmhandshake.

-Waittobeated.

-Donotsmokebeforehandifyoucanhelpit–youwanttobefreshfortheinterview

-Donotanswerquestionswithasimple“yes”or“no”.Sellyourlfbyusingexamplesandpaintaclear

pictureofwhere,when,how,what,andwhyyoudidit.

-Stressyourachievements,recordsandaccomplishments.

-Answerallquestionstothepoint;donotrambleon.

-Donotmakederogatoryremarksaboutpreviousorprentemployers.

-Donotconcernyourlfwithsalary,commission,bonusorvacationontheinitialinterview.

-Tellyourpossibleemployerwhatyouaregoingtodoforthem,NOTwhattheycandoforyou.

-Alwaysreprentyourlfhonestly.

QUESTIONSTHATMAYBEASKEDBYTHEEMPOYER

Whatareyourshort-rangeobjectives?Long-rangeobjectives?

Whatdoyoulookforinajob?

Whatcanyoudoforusthatsomeoneelcannotdo?

Whyshouldwehireyou?

Tellmeaboutyourlf.

Canyouworkunderpressure,deadlines,etc.?

Howareyoubestmanaged?

Whatarethemostimportantrewardsyouexpectinyourcareer?

Whatisyourbiggeststrength?Weakness?

Whatbusiness,creditorcharacterreferencescanyougiveus?

Whatqualificationsdoyouhavethatmakeyouthinkyouwillbesuccessfulinthisbusiness?

Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkyoucanmakeacontributiontoourfirm?

Howlongwouldittakeyoutomakeacontributiontoourfirm?

Howlongwouldyoustaywithus?

Whatnewgoalsorobjectiveshaveyouestablishedrecently?Why?

Whatqualitieshaveyoulikedordislikedinyourboss?

Whatwasthemostdifficultethicaldecisionyouhavehadtomake?Whatwastheresult?

QUESTIONSTHATYOUCANASKINANINTERVIEW

Tellmeaboutthehistoryofgrowthofthecompany.

Whatisyourhighestpriorityinthenextsixmonths,andhowcouldsomeonelikemehelp?

Tellmeaboutatypicalday.

Tellmeaboutyourtrainingprogram.

Whatarethecharacteristicsofyourtoppeople?

Wheredoyoueyourcompanygoinginthenextfive/tenyears?

Whatarethreemainqualitiesyouarelookingforinacandidate?

Howdoyouemefittinginwithyourcompany?

HowdoIcomparewithotherqualifiedapplicants?

Doyouhaveanyhesitationsaboutmebeingsuccessfulwithyourcompany?

Whatdoesyourinterviewprocesntail?

Whatarethefirmsoverallstrengths?

CompanyQuestions

What'sitsmission?Vision?

Whatfutureplansdoesthecompanyhave?

Whatarethechallengesthecompanyisfacing?

What'stheculturelike?Whatarethevalues?

Howwouldyoudescribetheatmosphereofthisdepartment?

CanyoutellmeaboutthisrecentarticleIsawinthenewspaper?

Whatnewproductsdoyouplanonlaunching?

Wherewouldyoulikethisdepartment/organizationtobeinfiveyears?

Whatarethemostcriticalfactorsforsuccessinyourbusiness?

PositionQuestions

Isthisanew/existing/revidjob?

Ifit'snew/revid,whywasitcreated?

Ifit'xisting,whyisitopen,andwhydidthispersonleave?

Howdoesthispositionfitwithinthecompany'sstructure?

Howdoesapersoninthispositiondividehis/hertime?Whatactivitieswillhe/sheperform?

Canyougivememoredetailabouttheposition'sresponsibilities?

Whatarethetwo/threemostimportantthingsyouwouldwantthispersontoaccomplish?

Whatismostpressing?Whatwouldyouliketohavedonewithinthenexttwoorthreemonths?

Whataresomeofthelonger-termobjectivesthatyouwouldlikecompleted?

Whatwouldyouliketobedonedifferentlybythenextpersonwhofillsthisjob?

Whataresomeofthemoredifficultproblemsfacingsomeoneinthisposition?

Howdoyouthinkthecouldbestbehandled?

Whatfreedomwouldthispersonhaveindeterminingtheirworkobjectives,deadlinesandmethodsof

measurement?

Howisperformanceinthispositionmeasured?

Withwhomdoesapersoninthispositioninteract?

Whatkindofsupportdoesthispositionreceiveintermsofpeople,finances,etc?

Isthereanopportunityforgrowthandadvancement?Ifso,whatothercareeropportunitiesmightbeopento

mehere?Whatisthelogicalcareerpath?

ManagementQuestions

Howwouldyouremployeescharacterizeyourmanagementstyle?

Wherewouldyoulikethis(department)(organization)tobeinfiveyears?

Howdoyouevaluateperformance?

Whatarethemostimportantcharacteristicsyoulookforinanemployee?

Howdoyoulikepeopletocommunicatewithyou?Orally,inwriting,informally,inmeetingsoronlywhen

necessary?

Howlonghaveyoubeenwiththecompanyandwhatdoyoulikemostabouttheorganization?

TypesofQuestions

Therearetwotypesofinterviewquestions,ionalquestionssparksolid

answersthatfocusonyourcandidacyfortheposition,oralquestionsask

youtodemonstrateyourared

withsolid,detailedexamplesofinstancesinwhichyouencounteredthetopicsituation.

Traditional

Whatcanyoutellmeaboutyourlf?

Whatareyourmostsignificantaccomplishments?

Howwouldyoudescribeyouridealposition?

Whatcanyoucontribute?

What'sthebiggestmistakeyou'vemadeinyourcareer?

Whyareyouinterestedinthisposition?

Whyshouldwehireyou?

Whydidyouleaveyourlastposition?

Whatwillreferencessayaboutyou?

Whatareyourstrengths?Weakness?

BehaviouralQuestions

Shareatimeinwhichyouwereverypersistentinordertoreachagoal.

Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtoprovidervicetoastubborn,arrogantcustomer.

youfail?Howwouldyou

doitdifferently?

Canyoudescribeahigh-stresssituationinwhichitwasdesirableforyoutokeepapositiveattitude?

Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyouudfactsandreasontopersuadeanotherpersontotakeaction.

sthebasisofthe

disagreement?

Describeasituationinwhichyouhadtodrawaconclusionquicklyandtakespeedyaction.

Whenhaveyoufounditufultoudetailedchecklists/procedurestoreducepotentialforerroronthejob?

Bespecific.

Whatideahaveyoudevelopedandimplementedthatwascreativeorinnovative?

Describeasituatithe

changeshaveanimpactonyou?Giveanexample.