1. Attending Job Interviews – for
University Students and
Graduates
Presentation for Toowong Student Residence (Salvation
Army ) - 2011
by
Cheryl Mills from CAMILLS Consulting
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2. PERSPECTIV
E
• Look at it from the employers perspective – what
will they be looking for?
• What will your referee be looking for?
• Yes – you would like this job – however is it the
end of the career road if you don’t get it?
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3. If you were employing someone – list
three things you would look for in the
interview?
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4. PREPARATION
• understand the organisation, the role, current
and future challenges
• anticipate questions, other testing techniques
and think of responses
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5. PRESENTATION
• prompt, appropriate dress, makeup, perfume
(not too much), clean, polite, respectful, greet
confidently, genuine, smile, no criticising past
employers ………..
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6. POTENTIAL
QUESTIONS
• your experience and skills, team skills, your
understanding of the what the employer does,
organisational abilities (time management),
communication skills (oral and written), customer
service, drive and motivation, technical
capabilities, why do you want the job……..
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7. • Why have you chosen to apply for
this job?
• Tell us about a time that you worked
in a team that had a good result?
What was special about this team?
What contribution did you make to
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8. POSITIONING
• 30 second sell at the end of the interview
• manage your referee (make sure they have a copy
of your CV to remind them of your achievements)
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9. PERSISTANC
E
• follow-up if you don’t hear from the employer
• seek feedback
• if unsuccessful – keep up the connection
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10. • Question 1: Qualifications and knowledge Why are you applying for the
Graduate Trainee program in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade?
What skills and attributes would you be able to contribute to DFAT’s goals
and work? You should give examples based on your academic achievements,
work experience and/or extracurricular activities.
• Question 2: Written and oral communication skills Provide examples of
where your written and oral communication and negotiation skills have
been most effective in the workplace or elsewhere. What outcomes were
achieved?
• Question 3: Conceptual and analytical skills Describe a situation in which
you have had to identify and analyse a problem or issue and then
recommend a solution. How did you go about the task? What was the
outcome? What constraints did you face in developing the solution?
• Question 4: Effective working relations What makes you an effective team
member? How do you respond to problems or conflict within a team? Give
an example of how you have contributed to a team’s achievements.
• Question 5: Flexibility, adaptability and initiative Give an example of
where you have taken on an unfamiliar task or faced a challenge, whether in
the workplace, your studies or extra-curricular activities. Describe how you
prepared for and took on that task or challenge. What did you find most
difficult about the experience?
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