Improving Your Interviewing Skills

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Improving Your Interviewing Skills

• How to prepare for the interview
• Pre-work/research
• How to present yourself
• What types of questions can you expect
• How to develop questions for you to ask
• Quick tips - dos and donts

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Preparing for the interview

• Learn as much as possible about the company,
  position, dept people
• Review your work experience focus on skills,
  talents knowledge
• Review the facts about your resume experience
  education what sets you apart.
• Accomplishments/improvements you have implemented
• Prepare questions take pen paper take notes

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Preparing for the Interview

• Rehearse every aspect of the process
• Ask a friend to help
• Practice pay attention to the verbal
  non-verbal skills
• Use action words implemented, initiated,
  completed
• Take originals of resume, letters of
  recommendation, reviews

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Presenting Yourself

• Be on time.
• Your appearance dress appropriately
• Enter the room with confidence
• Your presentation use positive body language
  greet with a firm handshake, introduce yourself,
  facial expressions, direct eye contact
• Communication skills - incorporate conversation
• Associate the job responsibilities with your
  experience/education/knowledge
• Look to your notes to help you.
• Be a good listener.

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Questions

• Behavioral interviewing questions geared
  towards actual situations
• Sample questions, asked to you
• How has your experience prepared you for this
  position?
• What is the most difficult decision you have ever
  had to make in a job?
• What is most important to you in a job?
• Tell me about some groups youve had to get
  cooperation from. What did you do?
• How have you handled difficult people?
• If you were hired for this job, in what areas
  could you contribute immediately, and in what
  areas would you need training?

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Questions

• What you may want to ask
• Working Environment - If I poll employees in this
  dept, what would they say its like to work here?
• Priorities of dept/position - What are the
  critical areas that require immediate attention?
• Describe a day in the life of the position?
• Communications/Relationships With what other
  depts would this person work with?
• What is your management style?
• What are the next steps? When will a decision
  be made?

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Quick Tips

• Dos and Don'ts
• Be truthful be honest on your replies
• Build relationships assist ALL and everyone
  you never know who will interview you
• Be positive how you express conduct yourself
• Goal convince the interviewer you are the best
  overall qualified candidate for the job SELL
  YOURSELF
• Thank everyone for their time. Send them thank
  you notes

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Thank You!