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Office of Student Affairs
Career ServicesThe Job InterviewPrepare – Perform – Prevail!
Tom O’ConnorRegional Student Affairs Officer
Career Workshop
prevail - use persuasion successfully
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Are you ready,
to perform?
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Employer’s 4 Key Areas of Evaluation
1. Do you have the “Right Stuff”?
2. Do you “Look the Part”?
3. Do you fit with the rest of “the team”?
4. Do you “want the job”?!?!
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“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”
“If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and they'll be ready to take your job.”
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity”
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Preparation: ResearchWhat should I know about the employer?
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Where would I find information?
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Preparation: “Look the Part”
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Preparation: Questions to AskWhat should I ask the employer?
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Preparation: Practice
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S.T.A.R.Situation or TaskActionResult
“tell me about the time you…”
“When directed to do two things at once, you…”
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ElevatorSpeech
“I’m a HR Manager and I need to make calls for accounting job interviews.”
Gosh, should I mention my
new Accounting
Degree?
InterviewQuestion
“Tell me a little about yourself.”
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ElevatorSpeech
Where I have worked.
Skills and tools
Money I saved, or budgets managed.
Education; reports written
Contributions I’ve made
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Your Action Plan – “S.W.O.T” Analysis
StrengthsWeaknesses
OpportunitiesThreats
Internal
External
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Greatest Strength
Education
Experience
SkillsManage
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Greatest Weakness
To stand out, be more original and state a true weakness, but then emphasize what you've done to overcome it.“I used to do it all myself, but I have learned how to delegate.”
“Managing many tasks, I didn’t communicate as clearly as I could. But now I….”
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Opportunities
What doors are open to me?1.
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Interviews
Networking
Workshops
iCampus
Career Services
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Threats
What challenges do I need to face?1.
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Job seekers
Budget cuts
Lay offs
Economy
Life happens…
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D O – I TDefine problemOpen your mind Identify best
solutionTransform: Action Plan
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Office of Student Affairs
Career Services
The Job InterviewPrepare – Perform – Prevail!
Tom O’ConnorRegional Student Affairs Officer
Career Workshop