jobinterview.ppt

JOBINTERVIEWBygroup3黄聪刘颖陈文希黄燕琳KAI-FULEE:TheinternshipinterviewAtthebeginningofthesecondsummerholidayofmycollegelife,Ibegansearchingforapart-timejobtoenrichmysocialpractice.Bywayofoneofmyfriends,IgotanopportunitytoworkintheGoldmanSachs.Istillremembertheinterview,notonlybecauseofthatitwasthefirsttimeduringmylifethatIwasinterviewedinaninvestmentbank,butalsobecauseofthattheinterviewprocesswasveryinterestingindeed.Becausethecompanyhassomesensitiveinformation,theyattachmuchimportancetothequalityoftheirstaff.TheyadoptedtheLIEdetectortotesttheirinterviewers.IhadneverseenarealLIEdetectorbefore,soalthoughIhadneverdoneanythingwrong,Ifeltalittlenervous.Atthebeginning,theintervieweeasked:“Doyouoftendrinktoexcess?”“No.”“Haveyouevertakendrugs?”“No.”“Haveyoueverpeculatedanypubicfunds?”“No.”“Doyougamble?”“No.”“Areyousurethatyoudon’t?Thenwhyyouhaveaquickerheartbeatnow?”Atthattime,Ithought:Canbridgebecalledakindofgamble?Ireallyhaveplayedbridgewithmyclassmatessometimes,havingsomesmallwageronit.“Whyyourhavesoquickaheartbeat?Howmuchyouloseeveryweek?Athousand?Fivehundred?”Hemadeadetailedinquiry.Iexplainedimmediately,“JustwhenIplaybridgewithsomeclassmates.”Hethenaskedwithaseveremood:“Really?Pleasetellmethetruth!”Igaspedinadmiration:It’ssopitiful!AmIboundtolosesuchagoodjobjustbecauseofthatIhaveeverstakedinbridge?BeforeImademyexplanation,theintervieweesaid:Youhaveaverygoodcharacter,comehereandworktomorrow.”Myheartbeatevenmorequicknow.Reviewingtheseexperiences,almosteveryjobgivemedifferentfeelings,andmyknowledgeofthesocietyincreasedeverytimeIworked.Throughalltheseexperiences,Ilearnedthathowtheworldevaluateme,whatkindofqualityisneededinme,andwhatkindofadjustmentIneedtomake.Theinterviewisacriticalaspectofyourjobsearch.Tolandthejobyoumustconvincetheemployerthatyou’retherightpersonforthejob.Forassistanceindevelopingyourskillsusethefollowinginterviewguidelines,tips,andsuggestions.Preparationforthejobinterview1/BephysicallyandmentallypreparedStartpreparingforinterviewslongbeforeyouactuallyhaveonescheduled.Decidewhattoweardaysbeforetheinterview.Makesureyourclothesarewrinklefreewithanicecrisplook,shoesarepolished.Prepareadditionalcopiesofyourresumeandtranscriptsincasethereareseveralinterviewers.Also,itwouldbehelpfultoknowaheadoftimeifitisagrouporindividualinterview.Beingwell-groomedandhavingagoodappearanceisessential.Haveagoodnight’ssleep,eatahealthymealandallowplentyoftraveltime.2/BeontimeBeforethedayoftheinterview,makesurewheretheinterviewwouldbeheld.Taketimetofindoutwherethelocationoftheinterviewisdaysbeforetheactualinrerview.Keepinmindtoleaveenoughtimeforyourjourney.Doplantoarriveabout10minutesearly.Latearrivalforajobinterviewisneverexcusable.Ifyouarerunninglate,dophonethecompany.3/BeyourbestselfSpendtimeresearchingaboutyou.Reviewyourpastexperiencesandaccomplishmentsthatmayfittheneedsofthecompany.Beingabletohaveagraspofyourtalents,skillsandexperienceswouldenableyoutocommunicatethecontributionsyoucanmakeforthecompany.Don’trelyonyourapplicationorresumedoingthesellingforyou.Nomatterhowqualifiedyouarefortheposition,youwillneedtosellyourselftotheinterview.Knowyourselfandbeabletoarticulateyourskills,abilities,strengths,weaknesses,values,currentcareerandeducationalgoals4/BeproactiveDoresearchontheorganizationbyreviewingitscorporateprofileandbyreadingsomerelevantinformationthroughwebsitesandprintmaterials.Haveagoodknowledgeoftheemployerandbeabletoarticulateyourresearchabouttheirproducts,services,operationsandcompetitors.Findoutthespecificsofthejobyouareapplyingforandtrytopreparesomequestionsaboutthecompany，itsculture，goalsandmission.DuringtheInterviewYouonlygetonechancetomakeafirstimpression,somakeitprofessional.1/EyeContactIfyouhappentolookawaywhilelistening,itdisplaystotheintervieweralackofinterestandashortattentionspan.Ifyoudonotmaintaineyecontactwhilespeaking,itshowsalackofconfidenceinwhatyouaresaying.2/FacialExpressionsFacialexpressionsareveryimportant.Somethingsuchasasmilecantelltheinterviewerthatyouareahappypersonanddelightedtobeinterviewedbythecompany.3/PosturePosturesendsoutasignalofyourconfidenceandpowerpotential.Whenyouarestanding,standupstraight.Whenyouareseated,sitatthefrontedgeofthechair,leaningforwardslightly.4/GesturesGesturesshouldbeverylimitedduringaninterview.Whenyoudousethem,makesuretheyarenaturalandmeaningful.Space–Recognizetheboundariesofyourpersonalspaceandthatofothers.Aftertheinterview1/Thanktheinterviewforthetimespentwithyou.2/Makesomenotesregardingthethingsyoulearnedaboutthecompany.Thesemaybehelpfulforyournextsetsofinterviews.3/Dotryandgetbusinesscardsfromeachpersonyouinterviewedwith,oratleastthecorrectspellingoftheirfirstandlastnames.Anddon’tmakeassumptionsaboutsimplenames.4/Makeafollow-upcalltoknowyourstatusandyoursucceedinginterviews.5/Dowritethankyouletterswithin24hourstoeachpersonwhointerviewedyou.Anddoknowalltherulesoffollowingupaftertheinterview.Questionsandanswers:knowwhattoexpectandwhattosayThekeyistogivebetteranswersthananyoneelse.Todothis,youmust:1/Anticipatelikelyquestions2/Developexcellentanswers3/Practice4