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High Stakes Communication:Interviewing for a Job
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Successful Interviewees
Analyze situation & audience
Organize knowledge and experience
Convey confidence
Handle questions
Reduce anxiety www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ ed/jobs.html
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Analyze Situation and Audience
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Analyze Interview Situation Where? When? How many interviews? With whom? Other expectations?
Give job talk Take tests
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Research the Employer
Mission
Organizational structure and culture
Clients, dept. faculty, students
Products, research foci, services
Size and location
Financial standing
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Sources of Information
Career services
Web sites
Advisors, peers, employees
Annual report
Promotional materials
Periodicals
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Organize Knowledge and Experience
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Know Yourself List adjectives that describe yourself
Create table of job satisfaction factors
Rank personal values
Analyze past work experiences
Assess strengths & weaknesses
List life & career goals
Stay aware of current events http://www.resumetapebook.com/i/tn_interview_jpeg.jpg
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Know Your Work Experience
Assemble and review job portfolio
Review notes on employer
Match your qualifications to their needs
Formulate questions to ask
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Get Organized! Greeting
Small talk
Confident, Can-Do stmt
Strategy
Deliver topic sentences
Provide concrete examples
Organize for conciseness
Adapt to audience
Closing (memorize)
Summarize qualifications
Reinforce interest in position
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Apply New Knowledge
Respond to the interview prompts on the next 4 slides.
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Tell me a little bit about yourself.
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What are your most significant
accomplishments?
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Describe your research.
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Convey Confidence
Posture
Gestures
Eye contact
Voice quality
Dresshttp://a.abcnews.com/media/US/images/pd_job_interview_030812_nv.jpg
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Handle Questions
Do:
LISTEN
Paraphrase/clarify
Engage and elaborate
Monitor body language
Don’t:
Exaggerate qualifications
Give yes/no responses
Criticize previous employer
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Reduce Anxiety
Physical signs Sweat
Hands shake
Voice cracks
Psychological signs Blank out
Babble
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Success without Stress
Eliminate negativity
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Negative Talk Positive Talk
--- I’m freaking out! I’m going to blow this.
++ I’m prepared. This could lead to a great opportunity.
--- He/she thinks I’m an idiot.
++ The interviewer is on my side. He/she needs me to fill important role in org.
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Success without Stress
Breathe
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Breathing Exercise
Relax shoulders, neck, and jaw
Place fingertips on diaphragm
Inhale slowly and silently count to 5
Hold 3 seconds
Exhale while counting to 5
Repeat sequence for 5 minutes
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Success without Stress
Eliminate negativity
Breathe
Eat
Sleep
Avoid caffeine
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Practice!
Practice answering questions out loud
Mock interview w/ different people
Get videotaped
Keep a journal about interview experiences to aid future preparation
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