Introduction
- Introduction And How To Get The Most Out Of The Course
- KEY--Prepare what you want to highlight
- What are employers looking for and what do we mean by fit
- How The Power Shifts To You During The Process
Key Skills Employers Look For
- Adaptive, Personality, Self-Management Skills
- Transferable skills
- Job related skills
- Key Skills
The Typical Job Interview Sequence
- Sequence of interviews overview: Be ready not always in exact order
- Screening interviews
- Qualifying interviews
- Technical interviews
- Approval interviews
- Fit Interviews
- Psychological interviews
- Blessing interviews
- Job Interview Sequence
Interview Formats: Get Ready For Anything
- One-On-One Interviews
- Panel Interviews
- Group Interviews
- Stress Interviews
- Job Fair Interviews
- Behavioral and situational interviews
- Interview Formats
Telephone, Skype, And Other Virtual Interviews
- Why Employers Use Virtual Interviews Like Phone-Skype-Webinar
- Phone-Skype Same and Different
- Phone-Skype Technology Setup
- Phone-Skype Prepare Interview Location
- Telephone, Skype, and Other Virtual Interviews
Interviewer Questioning Styles
- Directed Vs. Non-Directed Interviews
- Structured Questioning
- Unstructured questioning
- Open ended vs closed ended questions
- Interview Questioning Styles
Getting Ready For Your Next Job Interview
- Company Research: Do It Fast
- What to bring to the interview
- Professional Image
- How to dress for an interview
- Body Language
- Your turn-questions you should ask the interviewer
- After the interview
- Getting Ready For Your Next Job Interview
Handling Job Offers And Negotiation
- Negotiating the offer overview
- When salary comes up too early
- Why even negotiate job offers
- Negotiating the offer steps
- Handling multiple job offers
- Handling Job Offers And Negotiation
Answering Questions: The Heart Of The Interview
- What everyone looks for
- Keys to every interview question
- CAR method
- STAR Method
- Answering Questions: The Heart Of The Interview
Common Opening Questions
- Overview: Common Opening Questions
- Tell me about yourself
- What are you looking for in your next job
- Why are you interviewing
- Walk me through your job history. Why did you make the changes you did
- What aspects of your work are most crucial
- Have you ever been terminated (Fired) ot asked to resign
- What is your greatest strength
- What is your greatest weakness
- How has been your experience with our interview process so far
- What do you know about our company
- Why do you feel you are qualified for the position
Tough Questions
- Overview: Tough Questions
- I am not sure you have the experience or are qualified for this job
- What interests you the least about this job
- Do you want my job
- Where do see yourself in 5 years
- What do you think of your current/last boss
- Describe a time when your work was criticized
- What do you dislike most about your current company
- Tell me about a time when you worked with or led a team and the effort failed
- How have you learned from your mistakes
- Tell me about a time when things went wrong
- What kinds of decisions are difficult for you
Personal Skills Questions
- Overview: Personal Skills Questions
- What have you done that shows initiative
- When do you expect to be promoted
- What process do you use to solve work problems
- What skills do you feel you need to improve at this time
- What about this job most excites you and does not excite you
- What is the hardest thing you ever had to do at work
- How well do you work under pressure
- How do you manage multiple deadlines
- How do you manage multiple projects
- Tell me about your most difficult project
