The The Job Job

InterviewInterview

G.RAMYA KRISHNAMBA(A1)

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ObjectivesObjectives► Understand the Understand the

concept & purpose concept & purpose of the interviewof the interview

► Learn how to Learn how to prepare for your prepare for your interviewinterview

►Develop strategies Develop strategies and techniques for and techniques for a good interviewa good interview

The three most important The three most important things you should do before things you should do before

your interview:your interview:

1. PREPARE!1. PREPARE!

2. PREPARE!2. PREPARE!

3. PREPARE!3. PREPARE!

DEFINITION OF DEFINITION OF INTERVIEWINTERVIEW

►Any face-to-face contact with Any face-to-face contact with anyone who has the authority anyone who has the authority to hire or supervise a person to hire or supervise a person with your skills. They may or with your skills. They may or may not have a job opening at may not have a job opening at the time you interview with the time you interview with them.them.

Before the InterviewBefore the Interview

► Research the employerResearch the employer

► Find out what the job responsibilities Find out what the job responsibilities areare

► Find out and record where, when, and Find out and record where, when, and with whom you will interview withwith whom you will interview with

► Prepare a resumePrepare a resume

Why spend time finding Why spend time finding out about the out about the employer/job?employer/job?

► Your goal is to show Your goal is to show the employer why the employer why you are the best you are the best person for the jobperson for the job

► Relate your Relate your strengths and strengths and experience to the experience to the jobjob

First ImpressionsFirst Impressions

► Your ResumeYour Resume► Your ApplicationYour Application► Your Clothes & Your Clothes &

AppearanceAppearance► Your Body Your Body

LanguageLanguage

Prove You Can Do The JobProve You Can Do The Job

► Employers want Employers want concrete concrete examplesexamples

► Identify your Identify your skills: adaptive, skills: adaptive, transferable, transferable, and job-relatedand job-related

► Present a good Present a good “story”“story”

►Use data - Use data - numbers, numbers, volume, %, etc.volume, %, etc.

► Emphasize Emphasize results: what results: what happened as a happened as a result of your result of your skills/efforts?skills/efforts?

► Link up what Link up what you’re good at you’re good at to how you can to how you can help the help the employer out in employer out in this jobthis job

What is the employerWhat is the employer looking for? looking for?

► Job skills and transferable/adaptable skillsJob skills and transferable/adaptable skills► FlexibilityFlexibility► DependabilityDependability► TeamworkTeamwork► ProductivityProductivity► Creative Thinking and Problem SolvingCreative Thinking and Problem Solving► Organizational Skills & Leadership SkillsOrganizational Skills & Leadership Skills► Communication/Customer ServiceCommunication/Customer Service► Ability to continuously learnAbility to continuously learn

Closing the InterviewClosing the Interview

►Review your Review your strengthsstrengths

►Ask questionsAsk questions►The Call-BackThe Call-Back

Follow-Follow-upup

► Send a Thank YouSend a Thank You► Call back in a few Call back in a few

weeksweeks►Get a second Get a second

interviewinterview

Don’t Give UpDon’t Give Up

► It takes time It takes time and and persistence to persistence to reach your goalreach your goal

► Consider every Consider every interview a interview a learning learning experienceexperience

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