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Interview Process
Get Your Facts Straight
Gather Information p.212
◦ Read A Few Articles
◦ Go online and do research
◦ Contact someone who works there ***
◦ Ask people at other companies with similar positions to the one you’re applying for about their jobs
◦ Find out information about the product they’re selling
Interview Types
Know What Type of Interview You’re Going To
◦ Types of Interviews
One on One Interviews
Multiple Interviewers/Interviewees
College Interviewsand “Home Visit” Interviews
Multiple Interviews
But..What Will I WEAR!?
Dress For Success
◦ For Professional Interviews always dress a bit nicer than the uniform required for the job
◦ If an employer tells you they want a specific type of clothing, wear that
◦ If necessary, make sure your: Piercing are taken out Tattoos are covered Hair is neat Clothing matches
Check it off
Before You Leave Your House
◦ Do you have 2 copies of your resumé? 3 references in case they ask? Other items they may ask for?
◦ Have I prepared 2-3 questions to ask the interviewer?
◦ One more “once over” in a mirror
◦ Am I leaving on time?
◦NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EEEVVVEEEEEERR
BE LATE TO AN INTERVIEW!!
How on time should I be?
10-30 minutes early
During The Interview
To greet the interviewer
◦Look them in the eye
◦Smile
◦Shake their hand
◦Restate your name
(Preferably all at once)
During the Interview Part 2
Make sure you’re sitting up straight
Make good eye contact with the employer
Try to remember the interviewers name and use it during the interview
Make sure you turned off your cellphone, alarm on your watch, etc
During The Interview Part 3
Remember to establish a theme and make bridges
Don’t always just answer a question, throw in an example
If you make a mistake
◦ Move on, and don’t worry about it◦ Learn from your mistakes
Finally, thank the interviewer
Interview Practice
Interview Practice
Get out one sheet of paperPut your name at the topThe person providing feedback will use
their paper to write down the feedback they provide to the interviewee. Write neatly. Everyone will use their paper at the end of the class for another assignment.
Interview Practice
Interviewer: You are playing the role of the manager who is hiring for an open position at your place of business. Use the questions on the slips of paper.
Interviewee: Introduce yourself, keep a good conversational pace, have good energy, make good eye contact, make at least one positive point about yourself, ask at least one question.
Feedback: Provide at least 2 pieces of feedback for the interviewee
Interview Practice
Once the interview is done, provide feedback to the interviewee then exchange roles. New interviewer, interviewee, and feedback
Everyone in the group does all three parts.If we have time, we will change groups.If you have 4 people in your group, you
will have two people providing feedback each time.
Interview Practice
Using the book, complete the following assignment:◦“Speech Vocabulary” page 226
◦“To Remember” page 227