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M A RY E L L E N B U H LM E B 7 @ C O R N E L L . E D U
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF”TIPS ABOUT CONDUCTING AN EFFECTIVE INTERVIEW
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“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF”TIPS ABOUT CONDUCTING AN EFFECTIVE INTERVIEW
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF”
Consider Discussing…
What Makes You Unique?Your favorite hobby or interesting piece of information
Personal Information:A little background about yourself – what makes you unique?Where did you grow up? Your family?
Job Related Information:How you became interested in your major or area of interest?Why did you come to Cornell for your masters?How do you plan to use your educationHow do these plans “fit” with this employer?
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
• My name is Janet Smith. I grew up in southern New Jersey. I am the youngest in my family of three brothers; one a Doctor, one a dentist and another a professional dancer.
• After completing my Bachelor of Science at UCLA, majoring in Computer Science, I wanted to learn more about human computer interaction and Cornell seemed to have a good reputation in that field, so I decided to complete the one year MENG program here at Cornell.
• By the description of this position, it sounds like you are looking for someone that might combine my programming experience and HCI knowledge, so I am very happy to be interviewing for this position today.
• And on a side note, I like to travel; and in the last two years, I travelled to China, Europe and Australia.
“TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF”
Your *talents *strengths *interests *values *goals
Organization’s *mission
*goals *business
needs *culture *values
It is All About Fit
INTERVIEWS
BehavioralTell me a time when…
Case StudyEvaluates how you:
Process information Solve problems
React to new and surprising situations Teamwork
BEHAVIORAL ANSWERS
S - SituationT - TaskA - Action YOU TookR - Results (measurable)
BEHAVIORAL QUESTION
Tell me a time when you were on a team and things did not go as planned?
So-So Answer:I was on a team that had to figure out a production problem. There was a student that didn’t come to our meetings, so I spoke with her and the result was that we did well on the project.
BEHAVIORAL QUESTION
Tell me a time when you were on a team and things did not go as planned?
-Situation / Task-In our process design class last semester I was a member of a team of 4 members. Our objective was to define the reasons for a 2% reduction of production for large manufacturing plant in the N.E.
BEHAVIORAL QUESTION
Tell me a time when you were on a team and things did not go as planned?
-Action -• After the first two meetings, one of the students was late to
both meetings and I sensed that she was not engaged so I decided to talk to her to see how I could help.
• I found out that she was overwhelmed with coursework and had a personal problem back home.
• So I offered to help her with some of her responsibilities of the project while assigning smaller tasks with longer deadlines, that would still contribute to the team’s mission.
BEHAVIORAL QUESTION
Tell me a time when you were on a team and things did not go as planned?
-Result- As a result, she felt a sense of accomplishment in helping her team members and our team received an A and very positive comments from the professor.
YOU – THE INTERPRETER
Job Description
Your Resume
THE FIT / THE JOB DESCRIPTION
Project Engineer - • provide detailed engineering & design• manage multiple small & medium
sized capital improvement projects within the structure of a gated process
• have ownership and stewardship of projects from conception to start-up.
DUTIES INCLUDE…
• Provide *stewardship for reliability centered maintenance programs that include troubleshooting, developing repair scopes, specifying technology upgrades in equipment, and documenting changes
• Champion reliability improvements using established plant standards, best practices, operational needs, and deficiencies identified in day-to-day activity
• Facilitate team members in Root Cause Failure Analysis in solving complex problems
• When required, lead the formal funding approval process for project execution
• Assist in development and implementation of preventative and predictive maintenance programs
• Participate in the development of cost estimates and material purchases
• Oversee reliability driven field execution
* an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Materials Engineering
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, leadership ability and ethical judgment
• Ability to work collaboratively within team and with other departments
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Proficiency with computers and computer applications
MATH CASE QUESTION
How many beige washing
machines were sold in Canada
last year?
Avg. Household size = 3
10 million households
5 million in houses
5 millionapartments
6 million without machines
3.5 million machines in houses
0.6 million machines in
Laundromats
0.5 million machines in apartments
4.6 million machines
1.15 million
sold each year
230K beige machines sold each
year
184K beige machines sold last year
*35,158,300~35 million
people in Canada *2013
HOW MANY BEIGE WASHING MACHINES WERE SOLD IN CANADA LAST YEAR?
50% live in apts
50% live in houses
30% don’t own machines
90% don’t own machines
1 laundromat for every 1 household
10% own machines
Replace every 4 years
70% own machines
Poor economy decrease sales 20%
5 in 1 machines are beige
CASE STUDY EXERCISE
Business Question? Your client manufactures hair
products. The company is thinking about entering the sunscreen market. Is this a good idea?
CASE THOUGHT PROCESS
Step 1: Determine why. What is the goal, objective, Does it fit into our overall strategy?
Step 2: Determine the state of the current and future market – size, growth rate, growth status, who are the customers and how segmented, technology role and how quickly it changes, how will competition respond?
Step 3: Investigate the market to determine whether it would make good business sense to enter – who is the competition and size of market share of each competitor; how will we price our products and services; are there substitutions available; barriers of entry and exit; what are the risks?
Step 4: If decide to enter the market – do a cost benefit analysis of 1) starting from scratch 2) acquisition 3) form a join venture
CASE STRATEGIES
Listen carefully to the question.
Silence is golden No one "right" answer Ask questions Construct a logical framework
to explore the critical issues Prioritize the issues and
objectives. Think outside the box.
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER
Research the employer’s website/can use for questions/research buzz words
Check where the interview will be held
Be at the interview 10 minutes early Review the highlighted job description
and your resume Ask yourself why are you here Appearance is worth 1,000 words Take a deep breath Effective handshake
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER
Be positive and enthusiastic Maintain eye contact and good
posture – body language Be articulate and communicate
clearly Show your interest Prepare questions Do not take notes during interview Follow up with thank you SMILE!!