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Interview Skills
Three Stages of the Interview
Opening: Establishing a cordial rapport
During: Exchanging information
Closing:
Leaving a lasting impression
The
Opening: Establishing a cordial rapport
Your Goals:
- To make a strong initial impression
- To form an impression of the interviewer
- To establish a relaxed rapport with the interviewer
- To adjust your communication style to the employers
Interviewer's Goals:
- To welcome you
- To form an impression of your appearance and overall person
- To establish rapport
- To explain the process of the interview
Reminders:
- Shake hands
- Introduce yourself
- Be prepared to make small talk
- Be prepared to talk about yourself as a person
Exchanging Information
Topic: skills, experience and work record
Your Goals:
- To highlight the skills, qualifications and accomplishments
that will make you successful in the job applied for
- To support your claims with documentation or anecdotes
- To minimize potential negatives
- To demonstrate ability to communicate well
- To show you are the best candidate for the job
Interviewer's Goals:
- To measure the level of your skills
- To determine how relevant your previous experience will be
- To highlight inconsistencies in your work record
- To judge how you will get along with others and how you will
respond to authority
- To judge your potential performance and fit
Reminders:
- Be prepared to talk about your:
- education
- training courses
- special skills
- personality
- work experience
- reasons for leaving last job
- Talk about how you get along with others
- Emphasize problem-solving skills related to the job
Topic: Career Goals
Your Goals:
- To show you have a well developed career plan
- To express your goals clearly and relating them to the job being
discussed
Interviewer's Goals:
- To assess your career goals
- To assess your motivation for the job being discussed
Reminders:
- Be prepared to talk about where you want to be in 5 to 10 years
- Be knowledgeable about the labour market demand for your chosen
career
Topic: Personal
Your Goals:
- To demonstrate personal fit with the organization
- To remain calm and poised under stress
- To emphasize other activities that demonstrate qualities relevant
to the job
Interviewer's Goals:
- To see how you handle the stress of the interview
- To identify potential problems in your self-management skills
Reminders:
- Be prepared to talk about interests and hobbies
- Be prepared to talk about relevant volunteer activity
- Demonstrate how your self-management skills will make you an
asset
- Ask 1 or 2 questions based on your pre-interview research
The
Closing: Leaving a Lasting Impression
Your Goals:
- To make sure you have made all the points you wanted to make
- To make a strong closing statement
- To demonstrate a strong interest in the job and in the company
- To arrange a call back to get the results of their hiring decision
Interviewer's Goals:
- To make sure all the necessary information has been covered
- To indicate what will happen next
Reminders:
- Arrange a call back
- Thank the interviewer
- Say you enjoyed the interview
- Shake hands
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