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Interviewing Skills
Presented by
Ben Hansen
St. Cloud State University
Objectives
 Why people don’t get offers
 How to prepare
 Common questions
 Sample videos
 Practice
 Q&A
Why people don’t get offers
 Inability to express self clearly
 Failure to research organization
 Lack of goals or focus
 Unwillingness to relocate
 Poor impression
 Failure to follow-up after the interview
How to Prepare
 Know the position
 Know the organization
 Know yourself
Know the Position
 What are the qualifications?
– Skills
– Knowledge
– Experience
– Characteristics
How to Identify Them
 Job listings (okay)
 Job descriptions (better)
 Informational interviews (best)
Interviewing Skills
Know the Organization
 Who they are and what they do?
 What is their mission or values?
 What is the industry like? Current trends?
 Culture?
Finding Information
 Use the Internet
– Company websites
– ProQuest Newspapers
– WetFeet
– Google it
 Journals, publications & associations
 Talk to people familiar with the organization
 Informational Interviews
Know Yourself
 How do your skills, interests, goals, values
and experiences RELATE to the position and
organization?
 Use this Knowledge to Answer:
– Why are you interested in this position?
– Why are you interested in this organization?
– How are you the best fit for them?
Putting it Together
 Prepare for behavioral interviewing
 Develop 5-8 short stories (examples) for key
job specific skills
 Have a variety of stories to tell:
– Leadership - Conflict resolution
– Communication - Teamwork
 Provide: Situation, Action and Outcome
Proving It - SAO
 Provide specific examples
 Talk about what YOU did
 Describe outcomes
 Make sure you answered the question
Common Questions
How would you answer these?
 Tell me about yourself.
 What are your strengths/weaknesses?
 Why interested in position? Organization?
 Tell me about a time when…
Practice your answers
Sample Videos
 Tell Me About Yourself.
 What is Your Greatest Weakness?
Let’s Practice
 Get into groups of 2-3
 Practice answering these questions:
– Tell me about yourself.
– What is your greatest strength?
– What is your greatest weakness?
What Else?
 Prepare questions for them
 Dress appropriately
 Arrive 10-15 minutes early
 Be polite to everyone
 Follow-up
Remember, you’re always being evaluated
Summary
 Why people don’t get offers
 How to prepare
– Research position & company
– Dress appropriately
– Provide specific answers and questions
– Practice
 Common questions
 Follow-up
Questions???
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Interviewing Skills

  • 1. Interviewing Skills Presented by Ben Hansen St. Cloud State University
  • 2. Objectives  Why people don’t get offers  How to prepare  Common questions  Sample videos  Practice  Q&A
  • 3. Why people don’t get offers  Inability to express self clearly  Failure to research organization  Lack of goals or focus  Unwillingness to relocate  Poor impression  Failure to follow-up after the interview
  • 4. How to Prepare  Know the position  Know the organization  Know yourself
  • 5. Know the Position  What are the qualifications? – Skills – Knowledge – Experience – Characteristics
  • 6. How to Identify Them  Job listings (okay)  Job descriptions (better)  Informational interviews (best)
  • 8. Know the Organization  Who they are and what they do?  What is their mission or values?  What is the industry like? Current trends?  Culture?
  • 9. Finding Information  Use the Internet – Company websites – ProQuest Newspapers – WetFeet – Google it  Journals, publications & associations  Talk to people familiar with the organization  Informational Interviews
  • 10. Know Yourself  How do your skills, interests, goals, values and experiences RELATE to the position and organization?  Use this Knowledge to Answer: – Why are you interested in this position? – Why are you interested in this organization? – How are you the best fit for them?
  • 11. Putting it Together  Prepare for behavioral interviewing  Develop 5-8 short stories (examples) for key job specific skills  Have a variety of stories to tell: – Leadership - Conflict resolution – Communication - Teamwork  Provide: Situation, Action and Outcome
  • 12. Proving It - SAO  Provide specific examples  Talk about what YOU did  Describe outcomes  Make sure you answered the question
  • 13. Common Questions How would you answer these?  Tell me about yourself.  What are your strengths/weaknesses?  Why interested in position? Organization?  Tell me about a time when… Practice your answers
  • 14. Sample Videos  Tell Me About Yourself.  What is Your Greatest Weakness?
  • 15. Let’s Practice  Get into groups of 2-3  Practice answering these questions: – Tell me about yourself. – What is your greatest strength? – What is your greatest weakness?
  • 16. What Else?  Prepare questions for them  Dress appropriately  Arrive 10-15 minutes early  Be polite to everyone  Follow-up Remember, you’re always being evaluated
  • 17. Summary  Why people don’t get offers  How to prepare – Research position & company – Dress appropriately – Provide specific answers and questions – Practice  Common questions  Follow-up

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Express self clearly – fail to articulate their skills or relate to job Bad impression – conceited, arrogant, or only interested in money/benefits
  2. Skills – communication, integrity, strong work ethic Knowledge – appropriate degree for job Experience – done an internship? Characteristics – ?
  3. People who work in your field of interest are the best source of information!
  4. Who they are and what they do – major products/services What’s the industry like – employer rank, target market, current issues Culture – would you fit-in?
  5. ProQuest “preparing for the job/internship search on our website
  6. Behavioral interviewing – questions are asked based on past behavior “Past behavior is the best predictor of future performance.” Virtually all companies conduct behavioral interviews Describe a situation in which you were able to influence others? Tell me about a time when you were unable to resolve a conflict?
  7. Specific examples – like behavioral interviewing, don’t be vague, they want the details Answer their question – you may ramble, don’t be afraid to check-in that the question was answered
  8. Prepare questions based on research or interview - shows further interest in position/company Dress – for almost all interviews means a business suit and dress shoes Thank you – hand written or email by the next day