Interviewimg Essentials

Interviewimg Essentials

Interviewing Essentials
Is That Your Final Answer? Milestone 9
60 minutes

Please have on hand: Your positioning statement, the A (Assess Opportunity) and the M (Manage Transition) books, and all handouts.

ADDITIONAL HANDOUTS

▪ Preparing for an Interview

▪ Nonverbal Communications

▪ Listening Tips

▪ 10 Most Commonly Asked Interview Questions

AGENDA

▪ The different types of interviews and interviewing models

▪ The interviewing process including preparation, the interview itself and closing

▪ The importance of using a positioning statement and accomplishment stories

TYPES OF INTERVIEWS

▪ Screening, Panel, Behavioral, Case and Telephone interviews

▪ Two interviewing models: traditional and strategic

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Preparation

▪ Handout: Preparing for an Interview

▪ The 3 Cs: What the interviewer and you are looking for

▪ Review independently: Listening Tips, and Nonverbal Communications.

During the Interview

▪ Using your positioning

▪ Using accomplishment stories (the SOAR technique)

Concluding the Interview

▪ “Why should we hire you?” – Selling Yourself with the 3 Cs

▪ What to know before leaving the interview

▪ Follow up after the interview

SUMMARIZE SESSION

▪ Additional seminars related to topics discussed in this class:

– Career Objectives, covers accomplishment (SOAR) stories

– Communications Strategy, covers the positioning statement and exit statement

– an interactive Interviewing program in the e-learning Career Center on the CRN

▪ Please complete the online Workshop Evaluation (link available on CRN)

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