Where to job hunt and how to ace an interview.

1. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
HR THOUGHTS ON
JOB HUNTING &INTERVIEW
Katherine Chin
Asian College of Technology
September 21, 2011

3. THE HUNT

4. THE POSITION
 Know the position
 The skills
 The availability

5. THE SEARCH
* Your School
* Job Fairs
* Newspapers
* Postings
* Online Job Postings
* Referrals

6. THE SUBMISSION
Cover Letter & Resume
Email
Hand Carry
Little Note: Clean your Facebook 

7. SELLING YOUR SELF
The interview

9. INTERVIEW
◊ Your time to shine
◊ Notes primarily your verbal-linguistic
intelligence and logical skills, but also
takes note of your body language and
attitude
◊ Starts with warm-up questions
◊ Looks into your family background
◊ Comprehensive look into your image and
personality, may take 10-40 minutes

10. TYPES OF INTERVIEW
 Phone Interview
 Video Call Interview
 One-on-one interview
 Group Interview
 Panel Interview

11. THE PREPARATION
 Know where the location of the office is
 Try to learn about the interviewer
 Know about the company
 Prepare hardcopy of cover letter &
resume
 Research the salary range of position
desired
 Mock interviews
 Sleep

12. DON’T WEAR…
 Plunging necklines
 Clinging skirts
 Loud, shocking colors
 Short skirts, shorts
 Tight clothes
 See-through fabrics
 Large jingly jewelry
 Sundresses
 Childish clothes
 Wrinkled or soiled clothes

13. 10 MAJOR POINTS FOR INTERVIEWS
1. Arrive on time
2. Introduce yourself in a courteous manner
3. Firm handshake
4. Listen
5. Use body language to show interest
6. Give concise answers
7. Smile and nod
8. Ask questions
9. Thank the interviewer
10.Write a thank you letter, email, or note

14. THE BASIC QUESTIONS
 Where did you learn about the hiring?
 What do you know about the company?
 Why our company?
 Tell me about yourself.
 What is your weakness?
 What can you give to our company?
 Why you?

15. THE BEHAVIOR-BASED QUESTIONS
 Situations (e.g. how you handle any
kind of adversity)
 Include details (who, what, when,
where, how?)
 What was your primary role?
 Example:
Let’s say your boss scolded you for no
reason at all. How do you deal with it?

16. AVOID BLOPPERS
 Showering and Stammering
 Too much ‘basically’ and ‘actually’,
 Open blouse, zipper
 Cold, clammy hands
 Taking a seat right away
 Redundancies (e.g. qualified expert, meet
together, postponed until later, main
essentials, repeat again)

17. ACING AND ICING
 Truth only, even if truth hurts, but you
may put yourself in a better light
 Be bubbly, quick, and witty
 NEVER negotiate pay on the first
interview
 KNOW the company as if you are part of
the company already
 Be interested in the job details
 Prepare for discrimination, but
capitalize on strengths, your credentials

18. BASIS HOW HR CHOOSE
 The set of skills
 The answers for the behavior-based
questions
 The attitude
 The availability
 The salary range

19. THE EQUATION
Right Skills + Right Attitude
+ Rate + Availability =
YOU’RE HIRED!!!

20. • “Where are the youth who will
dedicatetheir idealism, innocence,good of the
“Where are the youth who will dedicate their innocence,
their their enthusiasm to the their
country?”
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal -
idealism, their enthusiasm to the
good of the country?”
• - Dr. Jose P. Rizal -

21. Thank You
and
Good Luck!