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Interview Preparation |
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Selling Your Self |
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Questions |
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| Interview Preparation |
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Research the employer and become familiar with the position for which you are interviewing. |
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Determine your strengths or key selling points. |
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Prepare questions to ask about areas that are unclear. |
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Anticipate questions the interviewer may ask, including "What if?" questions. |
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Role-play the interview. |
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Practice speaking with confidence. |
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Wear job-appropriate clothing, avoiding loud colors, excessive jewellery, and too much cologne.
Women: Avoid big earrings and things that jingles, avoid patterns and bright colors; keep make-up light and natural; hair should be kept neatly combed and not hanging in the face.
Men: Wear a suit with a white shirt neatly pressed; keep ties conservative; wear dark, over the calf socks that match the suit; clean shaven or neatly trimmed facial hair; make sure your shoes are clean and polished. |
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Be punctual. |
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Walk into the interview room confidently, greeting the interviewers
and shake their hands firmly. |
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| Selling Yourself
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A job interview is like a sales presentation.
Good salespersons always begin their presentation by selling themselves
before they start selling their services. You can best achieve this
by establishing a rapport verbally and non-verbally in the opening
minutes by the following means: |
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Giving a firm handshake; |
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Establishing eye contact and smiling; |
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Using the interviewer's name; |
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Giving their undivided attention; |
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Showing that you accept and respect the interviewer; |
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Demonstrating respect for your employer and colleagues; |
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Showing calmness and confidence; |
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Looking the part and being well-groomed. |
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Interview Likes : |
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Good Manner - polite, sincere and
alert; |
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Presentation - clear, concise and well prepared; |
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Timekeeping - punctuality, and no time wasting; |
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Sensitivity to Needs - listening, and not trying to sell where
there is no need; |
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Appearance - smart, fresh, and clean appropriate dress. |
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Demonstrating respect for your employer and colleagues; |
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Showing calmness and confidence; |
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| Questions |
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Questions to prepare for : |
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Tell me about yourself |
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What do you know about our organization? |
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Why do you want to work for us? |
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Why should we give you the job? |
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What other jobs have you applied for? |
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Why do you want to leave your current job? |
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What was wrong with your current or last position? |
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What do you look for in a (this) job? |
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What skills and qualifications do you regard essential for success in the position you have applied for? |
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Describe your management style? |
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What are your best management skills? |
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What do you believe to be the most difficult part of being a supervisor of people? |
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Why are you looking for a new career? Or why are you leaving your present job? |
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How would your colleagues/boss describe you? |
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How would you describe yourself? |
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What do you think of your present or last employer? |
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What are the five most significant accomplishments in your previous job or career so far? |
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What projects have you undertaken and whether they were successful or not?
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Can you work well under pressure? |
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What are your career goals? |
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What are your strong points? |
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What are your weak points? |
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Questions to ask : |
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The organizations short and long term objectives. |
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In what ways has this organization been most successful over the years? |
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What advancement opportunities are available for the person who is successful in this position, and within what time frame? |
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What are some of the objectives you would like to see accomplished in this job? |
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What are the areas in which the organization feels it needs to make improvements? |
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What type of support does this position receive in terms of people, finances, etc.? |
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Why is this position open? |
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Where does the company think you could make effective contribution? |
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Do's : |
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Sit upright and look alert and interested. |
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Maintain eye contact. |
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Talk with pride, honesty, and confidence about your accomplishments,
potential, interest, and commitment to the job. |
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Convey a readiness to learn on the job. |
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Dont Do's : |
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Criticize former employers. |
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Answer only yes/no to questions; poor self expression. |
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Be late to the interview. |
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Be overbearing, aggressive, conceited "know it all" complex. |
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Put too much emphasis on money. |
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Put too much emphasis about the next higher job. |
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Give a weak, limp handshake. |
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