I hope you all had a most fun and safe Halloween (always remember to brush and floss daily as that candy is rotting your teeth as I type)!
Andres and I found the mock interviews both interesting and helpful... What did you all think? Were you surprised by any of the questions, and did you find the alternative answers realistic and/or helpful?
The interviewing process can be brutal! However, preparation is key.
Employers like to through questions out of left field -which may or may
not test your character. In today's society, where there is so much
interaction, social skills have become a integral part of the hiring
process; and to the misfortune of many, the screening process. See it's like
this': the workforce is complex and human resources is expensive.
As an education is increasingly readily available to more people as time
progresses, employers have a wider pool of prospective hires. They also have to figure out more and more categories from which to draw exemptions (this is where the background, credit checks, and the research done through social networks in the guise of 'maintaining a uniform image of the corporation'.
MY BEST ADVISE: before you interview, make sure you're "interviewable" (a social, outgoing and execeptional member of your community.
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The interview process is the sole most important part of a job making decision. Several important things to remember before your interview process begins are to make sure you have properly researched the company, identified the companies major competitors, and prepare intelligent questions to ask the interviewee to show you have a sincere interest in the company and position you are applying for. Three areas I need to work on the most are strengths and weaknesses, preparing strong questions, and knowing about company policies. Those are the areas I need to improve on the most. From this process I also learned to take copies of my resume, cover letters, and portfolio to the interview, get to the interview about 20 minutes early, and have a meal before the interview so your brain is ready to function at its peak performance. From the coach I also learned that is also very important to smile and shake everyone’s hand that you meet in the office for the first time.
ReplyDeleteOne question I had is, how soon is it appropriate to send a thank- you note to the interviewee?
The interviewing Process can become extremely intimidating and bring a lot of anxiety. The more you care about the job oppurtunity, the more you are nervous about making a good impression. I believe that the most important part of an itnerview is beign confident. You have to almost sell yourself as a great employee that they would be lucky to have in their company. It is imporant to remember to bring up your accomplishments without sounding conceded. Always be calm and positive and making sure you have good posture and eye contact. These are pretty much the basic charactersitics every person should have during an interview throughout every job.
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Most interviews are extremely intimidating and cause most to feel a lot of stress. I've learned that throughout it all, the best advice it to stay calm, and positive. The worst that can happen is that they won't hire you. I know that's kind of a slacker way of looking at it, but it helps me focus. Always talk about everything positive that you've accomplished, and how you can bring good things to the company. Another important thing, is keeping eye-contact and being friendly with a nice smile.
ReplyDeleteThe interview process in my eyes is the most important way to obtain a job offer. Through my past interview experiences the best way for me to get a job is to be affirmative when answering questions even if you are not quite sure which direction the question is aiming at. It is helpful to be descriptive when describing the skills you have attained during past work experiences. I happen to be good at selling myself and that’s basically all you have to do during the interview process. I have always talked about specifics when talking about past work experiences and even make up lies to make it sound better. Don’t get me wrong they are not out of the ballpark lies they are just simple factors to make a job I did sound better than it really was. I mean there are most likely other people interviewing for the same job so it is crucial to be enthusiastic and make you seem better than the others. It is a competitive world we live in and if you don’t take the initiative someone else will.
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ReplyDeleteThe questions that the practice site asked me were all questions that i have recieved in past interviews. The one that threw me off a bit was the one asking about personal problems. lol I just didn't think that a company would ask you that and expect people to tell them the truth. lol Everyone has problems, but most doesn't prohibit people from working. I didn't really know how to answer that other than just saying no.
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