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FYF –Find Your FutureMake It HappenInterview Skills
Agenda
• Learn about the interviewing process• Follow a typical Cape Henlopen student – Discover choices she makes to prepare herself
• Watch videos about interviewing – Analyze best and worst practices
• Practice interviewing with a partner
Learn about the company
Learn about the job
Conduct a self-
assessment
Write a resume
Watch a job interview
video
Practice interviewing
Dress appropriately
Get directions & reliable
transportation
How Do You Prepare for an
Interview?
Demonstrate a pleasant
appearance
Show preparation for the interview
Make a good impression
Communicate well
Close interview appropriately & plan follow-up
How Do You Interview
Successfully?
Take time to jot down key points
after the interview
Follow-up with a thank you note
Call back and check on your
application status
What Action Do You Take
After the Interview?
Interviewing
What is it?
• A formal consultation, usually to evaluate qualifications of a prospective student or employee • An opportunity for a candidate to share
talents, skills, experiences, and goals with a potential employer
The Story of Ima Student
• Ima is a typical Cape Henlopen student• Ima has identified her strengths and skills
through a self assessment • She has used the Career Pathway program at
Cape Henlopen HS to further her skills
How Ima Prepared Herself
• Ima chose the Business Information Technology Career Pathway and earned advance college credits
• She used technology (database, desktop publishing, and Photoshop) in her volunteer activities
• Ima is planning to do an internship in her senior year that gives her college credit
Informational Interviews
• An informational interview is an appointment that you schedule with a particular individual for the purpose of gaining information from an insider point of view
What Is It?
Information Interviews
• To gain valuable information for job hunting or to learn how you would fit into a particular organization
• To increase your interviewing skills• To enlarge your circle of “expert”
contacts and ask for other referrals
Why do informational interviews?
Common Nonverbal Mistakes
65% of Employers Say Clothes Could be a Deciding Factor
The Worst Interview Blunders
• Appearing disinterested or arrogant • Dressing inappropriately• Talking negatively about current or previous
employers
Introduction to the Interview Rubric
• Demonstrates a pleasant appearance• Shows preparation for the interview• Makes a good impression• Communicates well• Closes interview appropriately and follows up
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Interviews
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zeDniMeMZA
Now It’s Your Turn
• Practice interviewing
Selling Your Best Attributes and Selling Yourself
• Knowledge-based skills are strengths acquired from education and experience.
• Transferable skills are portable, and you can take them from school to job, from one place to another.
• Personal traits are your unique qualities that make you the person you are.
Typical Interview Questions
Employers
• What is your greatest strength?• How do you handle stress and pressure?• Describe a difficult work situation or
project and how you resolved it.
Typical Interview Questions
Colleges
• Tell me about yourself.• Why are you interested in our college?• Tell me about a challenge that you
overcame.
Let’s Wrap It Up
• What did you learn?• How will you prepare using the
tools at Cape Henlopen? • Questions?
YOU’RE HIRED!