feb. 4, 2016
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Interviewing: purpose, process, and preparation
February 4, 2016CEO Session #4
Joe Bucher, Assistant Director
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Agenda• Purpose• Process• Preparation • Navigating interview questions
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Today’s goals -Knowledge-Skills & Abilities-Confidence-Chances of interview success
-Stress -Anxiety
-Uncertainty
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“What you do speaks so loudly, that I cannot hear what you say.”Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Non-verbal impact on the interview
• Attire/grooming• Body language• What you brought to interview• Posture• Hand shake• Eye contact• Facial expressions
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Employer Purpose
Identify the match between employer/team and the candidate.
Meta-questions:
1. Why should we hire you? (skills)
2. Why do you want to work here? (interests)
3. How will you fit and contribute? (values)
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Potential Employee Purpose
Identify the match between you and the team/organization.
Meta-questions:
1. Will I be satisfied by what I am doing?
2. Will I enjoy how I do it?
3. Is there a match between the demands of this job and my values?
4. Does the style of the team (supervisor) match with
my style?
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You are the recruiter (again)
Goal: In a team of 3, develop three interview questions that you would want to ask of a potential hire.
Steps:1. Form a team of 32. Review the job description3. Make note of specific skills,
duties, and experiences related to the role.
4. Create questions and report back to the group.
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Process: types of interviews
-Phone/Skype/Video
-Individual
-Panel
-Group
-Behavioral
-”Casual” -Case study
Where might internship and full-time jobs differ?
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Preparation: Research them• Glassdoor• LinkedIn, Twitter, web site, blogs (http://www.fiercebiotech.com/)• Google alerts • Informational Interviews• Job Description • Possible competitors or similar organizations
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Preparation: Know yourself • What is unique to you
and why is that of benefit to them?
• How are you a match with the department?
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Preparation: Asking questions about the process
• How long will the interview be? • Who will I be interviewing with?• How many rounds will there be?• Is there anything that you would like me to bring to the
interview?
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Types of interview questions
• Tell me about yourself (resume screen, open-ended)• Why haven’t you/You seem to lack…(stress)• Highlight a specific time (behavioral)• What would you do? (case/simulation)• What is your #$#$##$? (abstract)
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Behavioral Interview Questions: SAR Model
• Situation• Action• Response
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Tips• Be prepared to answer with specific examples• Focus on YOUR actions with examples that highlight your
thought process, experience, and skills• Review common questions and think of stories • Practice and get feedback• Don't be selective in how you read job descriptions.
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Your questions for them
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Next Steps• Examine potential interview questions and prepare• Practice and receive feedback• Develop a “bank” of responses for behavioral questions • Appointment with the SoMCC for a mock interview• Ask others about their interview experiences• Create a shared doc of questions with others
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Questions?School of Medicine Career Centerhttp://med.stanford.edu/careercenter/