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1 Interviewing Tips / Importance of Soft Skills Jennifer Lemson Recruiter III Spectrum Health

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Interviewing Tips / Importance of Soft Skills

Jennifer LemsonRecruiter III

Spectrum Health

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The most important thing: LIKEABILITY

What is likeability?

Everything your mom has been trying to teach you…yes it is important!!

Be courteous Smile Extend your hand when greeting someone Do not eat, chew gum or have anything in your mouth

during interviews.

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Don’t talk too much, but don’t give short one-sentence answers either. Find a happy medium.

Know something about the organization that you are interviewing with

Don’t be late Lean forward slightly…don’t slouch

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If on a phone interview…smile Make eye contact It’s ok to pause while thinking of an answer to a question. Dress professionally Be prepared to answer behavioral based questions Follow up an interview with a quick email or hand written

note

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Examples of Behavioral Based Questions

Tell me about a specific time when you were in a stressful situation and how you responded to it?

What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it.

Tell me about a difficult situation with a co-worker, and how you handled it.

Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize your tasks.

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7 essential questions to ask in an interview By Michael Kingston

Why is this position vacant? What have your most successful candidates brought to the

company? What does success look like in the first 90 days? What challenges is the company currently facing? How do you retain your top talent? Why do you work for this company?

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Soft Skills

Soft skills are characteristics that make us more likable.

Likability is an important factor in the hiring process.

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Important Soft Skills to DevelopBy Miriam Salpeter

Listening: No one wants to work with someone who isn’t a good listener. How can you show you’re a good listener? Follow directions carefully when you apply for the job. Practice listening actively when you talk to people.

Adaptability: Being flexible and having a good attitude while welcoming the unexpected is a valuable skill.

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Important Soft Skills to Develop

Teamwork: It’s hard to find a job description that doesn’t mention working with a team. You can practice being a team player by actually joining a team outside of work.

Judgment: You can’t teach someone to have good judgment. If you’ve ever posted something on Facebook and lived to regret it, you could probably use some extra practice on the good judgment front.

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Important Soft Skills to Develop

Strong work ethic: Are you willing to work until the job is done? Do you pitch in and show initiative, even when it’s not necessarily your job? If that doesn’t describe you, think about how you can change.

Communication: Probably the most important of all soft skills. Employers evaluate this from the start. The interviewer will know right away if you can communicate well by how you introduce yourself and how you address questions. Prepare what you will say in an interview.

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Final thoughts

First impressions are everything Be LIKABLE Practice for your interview Be prepared to answer Behavioral

Based questions

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Questions?

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