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Title: Job Interviews


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Job Interviews
  • ILC workshop

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You are not alone!
  • CUHK help- library, colleges, ILC
  • Key help OSA CPD- check this website

http//osanta.osa.cuhk.edu.hk/osa/cpdc/first/first
.asp
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ILC website
  • http//www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/english/index.htm
  • Check out the job search help via our home page,
    download page and links pages

4
HK wide help
  • SCMP
  • www.classifiedpost.com
  • Includes a wealth of useful information and links
    to HK based job seeking resources.

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Strategy
  • Know yourself
  • Know the position
  • Know the company/ institution
  • Know your own goals
  • Prepare
  • Practice
  • Present yourself professionally

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Know Yourself
  • Identify your transferable skills
  • These are often soft skills like teamworking and
    problem solving
  • Useful books include What Color is Your
    Parachute?
  • Practise identifying evidence in your life of
    your success with these skills- prepare short
    examples to talk about at interview

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STAR
  • Situation
  • Task
  • Action
  • Result
  • Use this framework to talk about examples of your
    success and to showcase your SKILLS and ABILITIES.

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Know the Position
  • Analyse the ad/ notice of vacancy/ discuss with a
    contact
  • Try to research the position through your network
  • Identify the KEY SKILLS and ABILITIES they want-
    focus on your match to these in the interview
    preparation

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Know the company
  • Research
  • Use company/organisation website
  • Use a GOOGLE search
  • Use the Careers Collection and HK section of the
    CUHK library
  • Use your website
  • Identify DIRECTION, RECENT initiatives

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Know your own goals
  • Before the interview prepare (mentally) questions
    to ask. Use the interview to discover if the
    position will help you reach your own goals.

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Examples
  • Does the company have a professional development
    commitment?
  • Does the company have plans to expand into the
    Mainland?
  • Does the company have a problem solving culture?
  • What is the management style?
  • Will there be opportunities for you to add to
    your IT skill base?

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Typical Questions
  • Tell us about yourself
  • What did you learn from your university
    experience?
  • Why do you want to join our organisation?
  • What do you have to offer?
  • What are your career goals?
  • What experience have you had of teamwork/
    leadership/project management/ budgeting etc?

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Prepare answers
  • Do not script answers- they must sound
    genuinebut practise what you can say.
  • Practice now!
  • Tell us about yourself
  • What did you learn from your university
    experience?
  • Why do you want to join our organisation?
  • What do you have to offer?

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Best of Luck for Your Job Search
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