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COMM 202Tutorial 8: Employment Interviews
LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT!
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AGENDA For today
Resume/CLDebrief
EmploymentInterview
InterviewQ&A
MyThoughts
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Course Timeline
Employment interview next week!
Week 12 Week 14Week 13
• Tutorial:Employment interviews
• Interview stream due Nov. 25th @ 11:59PM
• Lecture:When you’ve got the job!
• Interviews Nov. 28th to Dec. 1st
• Informational interview assignment due (Friday Dec. 9th
11:59PM)
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Resume & CLDebrief
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Moving on to the
Employment Interview
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Employment Interview• WHEN: November 28th, 29th, and December 1st
• WHAT TO BRING:1. Resume2. Cover Letter3. Job Description4. Padfolio5. Pen6. Research Notes
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Employment Interview• the interview:
o Check in with “reception” in birmingham
o BE EARLY! – Ideally about 10 minutes, if you’re not there when the interviewer arrives, you will receive an automatic zero
o Interview is approximately 20 minutes long with one COMM 202 team member/coach or external consultant (allot 30 minutes total).
o You can sign up for timeslots for interviews starting nov 22nd at 12:01 am until nov24th midnight. You can choose between a consultant or TA/coach
o Interview will consist of behavioural questions
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Employment InterviewDressing to IMPRESS is dressing for SUCCESS
DRESS BUSINESS FORMAL
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InterviewQuestion + Answers
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Interview Q&A
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What is the most commonInterview Question?
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So…Tell me about yourself
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Q1: Tell me about yourself• Keep it under 2 minutes
• Brand yourself – give them something to remember you by
• Sound natural – not like you’re reading off a script!
• Speak to your skills and accomplishments
• Show passion
• Provide a well-rounded picture
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Q1: Tell me about yourself
The Beginning The Spark Growing
InterestYour
FutureWhy you are here?
The Goal: Tell them a story that no one else can replicate and impress them in the first 2 minutes
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Q1: Tell me about yourself• telling YOUR story
Introduction
Realization that this is the right career for you
Your formula and how it has helped lead you to this role
Where you see yourself
How this position ties into it all
Growing interest
The spark
Your future
The beginning
Why you are here
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Q1: Tell me about yourself• My formula
+ +
“Building Relationships”Building
relationships through shared
passions(Agriculture /
Blueberry Farming)
Building relationships
through teaching
COMM 202 and working at FCC
Building relationships at
_____!
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Q1: Tell me about yourself
Question Types Iwouldconsideryouastrongcandidate.(3pts.)
Iwouldliketointerviewyouagain.(2pts.)
Iwouldnotconsideryouatopcandidate.(1pts.)
Iwouldnothireyou.(0 pts.)
Tellmeaboutyourself
Doesthestudentprovideanoverviewoftheirskills, fitanddesirefor
the role?
Thestudentprovidesarelevant“story”highlightingtheir
passions,accomplishments,goalsandfittotheorganization
inaconcisemanner(2minsor less)
Thestudent providesa“story”highlightingsomebutnotallaspectsin
columnoneoranswerwaslongerthan2minutes
Studentprovideda“story” thatisnot
conciseandismorethan2minutes
Studentfailstoanswerthequestionoranswerisnotcoherentandislonger
than2minutes
• Rubric
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Q1: ACTIVITY• Activity: grab a partner and swap “tell me about yourself stories”
• 2.5 minutes story telling; 1 minute feedback
• Goal: convey the elements of the story in a logical way and experiment with finding your formula
The Beginning The Spark Growing
InterestYour
FutureWhy you are here?
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Question 2What are your
strengths?
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Q2: What are your strengths?• Way for the interviewer to tell if you know yourself and
that you know you have what it takes to do the job
• Can also be asked in different ways! Prepare multiple strengths
• There is no right answer – just good answers and bad answers
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Q2: What are your strengths?• Rubric
Strengths
Isthestudentabletoconveytheirbrandandrelevantskills/strengths
fortherole?
Student isabletochoosestrengthsrelevanttotheposition,givesastrong
examplesandcommunicatesconcisely
Student is abletochoosestrengthsrelevant tothepositiongives astrong
exampleofexecutionbutmaylacklinktothe
position
Student’sstrengths maybeirrelevanttothepositionand/orlacks
proofofexecutionorlinktothejobopportunity
Studentfailstoprovidestrengthsandstrengthsaretotallyirrelevanttothe
position
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Question 3What are your Weaknesses?
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Q3: What are your Weaknesses?• Be authentic
• Pick a weakness that is acceptable for the job (prepare multiple)
• Pick a weakness that is “fixable”
• Demonstrate that you are working on your weakness
• Do not flip WEAKNESSES into STRENGTHS!
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Q3: What are your Weaknesses?
✘ “I’m such a perfectionist”✘ “Too detail-oriented”✘ “Over-achiever”✘ “I work too hard sometimes”
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Q3: What are your Weaknesses?• Rubric
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Question 4Behavioural
Questions
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Q4: Tell me about a time when…
S T A RSITUATION ACTIONTASK RESULTwhat position
and where were you?
what was the challenge you
faced?
what did YOU do and how did
you do it?
what was the accomplishment and the impact?
+ LINK back to job and why the story is relevant
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Q4: Tell me about a time when…• Rubric
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Question 5WILDCARD
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Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION• Industry/Job Specific or…a surprise!
• Way for interviewer to gauge your interest and knowledge of the position and industry
• Test your ability to communicate clearly
• Shows the interviewer how you think (rash vs. critically)
• It’s the question you WON’T be able to prepare for!
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if all the barbers in Vancouver were to get on a bus and leave tomorrow,
how many barbers do you need to hire to replace all of them?
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FINANCEWHAT ARETHETHREEWAYSTOVALUEACOMPANY?PITCHMEASTOCKSOMANYCURVEBALLS…
ACCOUNTINGWHYDOYOUWANTTOPURSUEYOURCPA?WHY DOYOUWANTTOWORKFORXFIRM?WALKMETHROUGHANACCOUNTSPAYABLECYCLE?
MANAGEMENTCONSULTINGHOWMANYWORDSAREONTHEFRONTPAGEOFTHENEWYORKTIMES?WHAT AREYOUR5WEAKNESSES?…TELLMEANOTHER…ANDANOTHERCASES
MARKETING HOWWOULDYOUINCREASESALES OFXPRODUCTBYX%?SELLMETHISPEN
TLOG WHAT WOULDYOUDOTOINCREASEOURPRODUCTIVITY?HOWMANYCHAIRSAREINSAUDER?
HUMAN RESOURCES HOWSHOULDWECHANGEOURHIRINGPROCESS?HOWWOULDYOUFIREMEIFYOUHADTODOITRIGHTNOW?
RANDOM QUESTIONSORSCENARIOS
WOULD YOURATHERGOSKYDIVINGORSCUBADIVINGANDWHY?HOWWOULDYOUDIVIDEACAKEINTO8EQUALPIECESWITHONLY3KNIFECUTS?[ROLEPLAYINGADECISIONMAKINGSITUATION]TELLMEABOUTSOMENEWSYOUHAVEREADRECENTLYANDHOWITRELATESTOTHISJOB?
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Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION• Rubric
Creative/stumperquestions
Student“aces”everyopportunitytodifferentiate
themselvesduringtheinterview: e.g.,theyoffera
credible,logicallyorganized,andconciseanswerforevery
question.
Student“handles”someopportunitiesto
differentiatethemselvesduringtheinterview:e.g.,theyoffercredibleand/orlogicallyorganizedand/orconciseanswersformany
questions.
They“miss” toomanyopportunitiesto
differentiatethemselvesduringinterview:e.g.,
theyofferwidely varyinganswers intermsofcredibilityand/orlogicalorganizationand/or conciseness.
Studentfailstoprovideaclearanswerordoesn’tattempttoanswer
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Do you have anyQuestions?
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Do you have any questions?• Always have at least 2 questions!
o Avoid asking questions you could find the answer to on google
o Do not ask something that has already been addressed in the interview
o Always safe to get them talking about themselves – maybe ask something directly related to their job/industry
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Closing the Interview
• Thank them
• Reiterate your interest
• End with a handshake
• Ask for their business card
• Ask if you can call to follow-up
• Use their Name!
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The follow up• Send an email or handwritten card
• Reference the interview – something you want to emphasize or something unsaid that you want them to know
• Reiterate your interest in the position
• Thank them for the opportunity again
• Reference an answer they gave you to one of your end of interview questions
• If you interviewed with multiple people make sure the follow-up is personalized to each person
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Ali’sInterview Tips
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Guide the conversation
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Answer the Darn Question
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Know your own documents
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Do your research
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Let your brand shine through
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Bring energy to the room
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Practice.
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Remember that you are interviewing them too.
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Action items
1. Interview stream due tonight 11:59PM!
2. EMPLOYMENT interviews are on november 28th, 29th, and Dec. 1st
3. Informational interviews are due on december 9th @ 11:59PM on TURNITIN
4. Next week is lecture!
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And now…Some words of wisdom
(I think)
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Make mistakes, Don’t repeat them.
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Savour the journey.
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Follow your own path.
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Never settle.
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And above all else
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Make happiness your priority.
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One last thing
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Thank Yo
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