24 Hours to the Perfect Interview: Quick Steps for Planning, Organizing, and Preparing for the Interview That Gets the Job by Matthew Deluca & Nanette Deluca

Author:Matthew Deluca & Nanette Deluca [Deluca, Matthew & Deluca, Nanette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Business & Economics, Careers, Resumes
ISBN: 9780071424035
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2004-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

The Questions!

There are four types of questions you will face: 1. Questions that you are glad they asked; these are the ones that let you state your message.

2. Questions that you hoped they would not askones that expose those skeletons in your closet. These are the ones that you find it difficult to answer. (See Chapter 11.) 3. Questions that they should not ask. These are illegal and relate to those areas protected by federal, state, or local laws. (See Chapter 10.)

4. Questions that you (or we) never anticipated. Seemingly totally irrelevant questions. Remember, interviews are subjective. Who knows what book the interviewer read recently to give him/her the idea for “perfect” interview questions?

Easy Questions

You want to share your successes, your achievements, and your skills.

This is what you spent hours preparing for. If your interviewers do not seek these answers, you have to interject them into your narrative yourself. These are the highlights of your cover/marketing letter, the main thrust of your resume and the reasons why they should hire you .

You asked about what software I was familiar with but did you notice on my resume that I was part of a team that helped to develop the ____ software that is now in beta production?

Or:

Not only is my typing speed well over 70 wpm, but also I have a working knowledge of word processing and desktop publishing.

In my prior position, I was responsible for preparing all the dis-trict sales reports for the quarterly meetings. Management com-plimented me on both the accuracy and the visual layout of these documents.

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The Inter view

Types of Interviews

Purpose

Courtesy Interview: Exactly as it sounds; you are being interviewed as a favor to someone. There might or might not be a job opening.

Recruiting Interview: Attract possible candidates.

Screening Interview: Culling out the candidates that fit the qualifications. You must pass this hurdle before going on to further interviews.

Selection Interview: Talking with hiring manager to fill the position. This is what is typically thought of as a job interview.

Hiring Interview: Make job offer and negotiate terms.

Format

Face-to-face: personal interaction in the same location Remote: by telephone, videoconferencing, computer Written: by e-mail or traditional mail; forms Panel: interviewed by a group at the same time Group: several candidates are interviewed at the same time Approach

Structured: Fill in the blanks, formatted questions Unstructured: Free form “Tell me about yourself…”

Situational: Asks “What if…” type of questions Behavioral: Poses “Tell me about a time when…”

Case Study: Solving problems or resolving situations Stress: Antagonistic questions; tries to push buttons Combination: any or all of the above.

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The Five Stages of the Inter view

Hard Questions

Your work or educational background might have some soft spots. First, get over it. If you did not think that you are a great candidate for this position, you would not be there. Second, interviewers have heard it all before. If you have had a problem in your past and it is part of your work record, best to reveal it and get past it.

Yes, at ________ I was let go after a particularly poor sales period.

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