- 1. The Interview Strategies and techniques to presenting
yourself well in an interview
2. Key focuses of the interview
- Fit in with work environment
- Interpersonal relationships
3.
- The golden rule for interviews is "Be Yourself.
- Dress for success (Traditional, conservative,
professional)
- Conduct yourself professionally
The Very Basics 4. Strategies
- Be enthusiastic.By being upbeat and having a positive attitude,
you'll show the interviewer within the first few seconds that you
are a "can-do" person who will be an asset to their
organization.
- Be likeable.It sounds simplistic, but it's a fact that is often
overlooked... people want to work with (and hire) people they
like.
- Be determined.You have to make it clear that you want this job
more than anything else.
- Be informed.You need to know about the company and what they'll
expect you to do for them.
5. 6. Five winning interview strategies
- The Perfect Candidate strategy:Ask the interviewer what
qualities they think would be most important for success in the
job. Then try to fit your answers within the profile they describe
without deliberate lying.
- The Performance Improvement strategy:Ask the interview how they
feel past job performances could be improved upon. Then talk about
how you can bring these qualities.
- The Strategic Objectives technique:Convince the interviewer
that not only are you qualified for the job, but also that you are
interested in the goals of the company and want it to help it
benefit in the long run.
7.
- The Key Problems strategy:Make sure that the interviewer knows
about your ability to solve the key problems that the company
faces. Understand the needs of the company and discuss your problem
solving skills in this area.
- The Key Challenges strategy:This is the same concept as the key
problems strategy, but focuses on your ability to overcome the most
common challenges people face on the job. It will help you to
better understand the job requirements and show your interviewer
that you are concerned about performing well and overcoming these
challenges.
8. 9. Behavioral Interviewing
- Behavioral interviewing is asking questions about past
behaviors to predict future behaviors.
- These questions are designed to assess three different types of
skills: Content: What are your specific knowledge and skills?
Functional or Transferable: What personal skills do you have that
will translate well to the work force? Adaptive or Self Management:
What type of character are you and will this benefit our
company?
10. Damage Control
- Understand that everyone has weaknesses and that no one is
perfect. Normally, a certain part of the interview is designed to
make you talk about your faults and other characteristics you would
rather not mention.
- The best plan of action is to be evasive in how you approach
answering uncomfortable questions. Plan out your responses to
difficult questions and be prepared to answer them.
11.
- When selecting your responses, be sure to pick one that is the
least damaging, and areas in which you have already shown
improvement.
- Pick characteristics that have positive aspects, and always put
a positive spin on anything negative.
- Dont dwell on, or apologize for your shortcomings.
- Put flaws in a context where they can be seen as minor issues,
not deal breakers. Site references of previous employers who would
vouch that the flaw is nothing serious.
12. KeyWords
- KeyWord: The hot words associated with a specific industry,
profession, or job function. When used effectively, a KeyWord can
communicate an entire idea with just a simple word or two.
- General Professional KeyWords: Select from this list basic
skills that match your experience and look good to an
interviewer.
- Another wording technique is to use action verbs. Something
like, Planned, staffed, and managed sounds a lot better than Worked
for.
13. Professional KeyWords
- Performance and ProductivityImprovement
- Business Process Design andOptimization
- Bottom-Line Profit Improvement
- Team Building and Team Leadership
- Oral and Written Communications
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Presentations and Negotiations
- Organization and Administration
- PC and Internet Technology
- Cost Reduction and Avoidance
14. Competency in the selection, administration, and management
of employee benefit programsBenefits Administration Human Resources
Competency in capturing cost savings by realigning and better
utilizing staff resources Labor Cost Controls Hospitality
Competency in preparing patients for discharge, education patients
and caregivers, and coordinating resources between various health
care practitioners Discharge Planning Health Care Competency in the
design, development, engineering, and prototyping of new products
and new technologies New Product Design Engineering Competency in
identifying learner needs and creating educational programs and
instructional materials to meet these needs Curriculum Development
Education Competency in developing, managing, and retaining
customer accounts and customer relationships Customer Loyalty
Customer Service Competency in customer relationship management,
banking products and services, sales, and financial advisory
services Private Banking Banking and Investment Competency in
financial data collection, analysis, reportings, and
recommendations Financial Analysis Accounting and Finance 15.
Competency in the design, administration, and management of
database technologies Database Administration Technology Competency
in financial management to ensure company profitability Profit/
Loss Management Senior and Executive Management Competency in the
management of products, personnel, services, and/or customer
relationships within a defined region Territory Management Sales
and Marketing Competency in product selection, display, and
promotion Merchandising Retail Competency in identifying quality
deficiencies and implementing systems, processes, and technologies
to enhance the quality of operations, documents, and products
Quality Assurance Manufacturing Competency in legal research, data,
and document collection, and legal analysis Discovery Legal
Competency in identifying opportunities and then structuring and
negotiating joint venture transactions Joint Venture International
Business Competency in effectively responding to crisis situations
and deploying the appropriate personnel and resources Crisis
Intervention Human Services 16. Closing the Interview
- Expression of interest: make sure they know you are interested
in the job.
- The value statement: add a statement of one or two ways that
the company will benefit from you being their employee (a great
place to use KeyWords.)
- Requesting feedback: ask for general feedback as to how they
think the interview went
- Establishing the path forward: ask when you can expect to hear
from them
- The thank you: be courteous!
- The parting impression: smile, shake the interviewers hand,
make sure to be friendly and cordial
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