200914 Working in Professions - Employability Skills: Successful interviews
Summary
TLDRThis lecture outlines a seven-step process for acing job interviews, emphasizing preparation, creating a strong first impression, and conducting mock interviews. It covers various interview types, from traditional to stress interviews, and offers advice on answering questions effectively. The lecture also stresses the importance of following up after the interview and negotiating job offers.
Takeaways
- 📚 **Preparation is Key**: Do your homework on the company, visit their website, read trade magazines, and leverage your network to gather information.
- ⏰ **Time Management**: Always arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for the interview to ensure you're punctual and can manage any unexpected issues.
- 🤝 **First Impressions**: The image you create in the first 15 to 30 seconds is crucial; ensure you're polite and make a solid handshake.
- 🔎 **Be Yourself**: During the interview, be genuine and authentic; don't mimic others and let your natural self shine.
- 📈 **Sell Your Skills**: Provide concrete examples of your skills and explain how you can benefit the company.
- 📞 **Follow Up**: After the interview, send a thank-you note and follow up to show your continued interest in the position.
- 🍽️ **Lunch/Dinner Interviews**: Be prepared for interviews conducted over a meal, which can be part of a longer process.
- 👥 **Group Dynamics**: In panel or group interviews, be ready to answer questions from multiple interviewers and engage with each member.
- 📞 **Telephone Etiquette**: Treat phone interviews with the same importance as face-to-face meetings, as they are often a preliminary step.
- 🛂 **Screening Tests**: Be aware of various pre-employment tests such as IQ, attitude, behavior-based, technical, and personality tests.
- 📊 **Stress Interviews**: Expect stress interviews designed to test how you handle pressure in real work scenarios.
Q & A
What are the seven steps of the interview process mentioned in the lecture?
-The seven steps are: 1) Prepare for the interview, 2) Create the best impression, 3) Face-to-face interview, 4) Closing, 5) Follow-up, 6) Job offer and negotiation, and 7) Making your decision.
How important is it to do your homework before an interview?
-It is very important to do your homework before an interview as it involves researching the company, visiting their website, reading trade magazines, and asking others about the company to prepare adequately.
What should you do to ensure you are punctual for an interview?
-You should contact the employer to reconfirm the time and location, plan for the drive and parking, and aim to arrive 10 to 15 minutes early.
Why is creating a good first impression important during an interview?
-Creating a good first impression is crucial because the interviewer forms an image of you within the first 15 to 30 seconds, which can be decisive for the outcome of the interview.
What should you focus on during the face-to-face interview?
-During the face-to-face interview, you should focus on selling your skills, providing examples of your abilities, and showing how you can benefit the employer.
How should you behave during the closing of an interview?
-At the closing of an interview, you should ask the right questions, express gratitude, and shake hands. It's advised not to ask about salary or benefits until an offer is made.
What is the significance of following up after an interview?
-Following up after an interview is significant as it shows your continued interest in the position and can help you stand out from other candidates.
What types of interviews were discussed in the lecture?
-The lecture discussed standard or traditional interviews, competency-based or behavioral interviews, lunch or dinner interviews, non-directive or walk-through interviews, panel or group interviews, phone interviews, screening interviews, pre-employment computerized interviews, second interviews, stress interviews, structured interviews, and technical interviews.
Why are stress interviews conducted?
-Stress interviews are conducted to evaluate how a candidate handles stress in a workplace scenario, rather than just asking theoretical questions about stress management.
What is the purpose of a structured interview?
-A structured interview is conducted to ensure that each candidate receives exactly the same questions, allowing for a fair and standardized evaluation process.
How should you prepare for a technical interview?
-For a technical interview, you should prepare by reviewing the specific knowledge and skills that the employer is seeking, as these will be the focus of the interview questions.
Outlines
😀 Interview Preparation and First Impressions
This paragraph introduces the 7-step interview process and emphasizes the importance of preparation. It advises researching the company, being punctual, and making a good first impression. The speaker highlights the significance of the initial moments of the interview, suggesting that a strong handshake and eye contact are crucial. The paragraph also stresses the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and being mindful of cultural differences during the interview.
📝 Navigating the Interview and Types of Interviews
The second paragraph delves into the dynamics of the face-to-face interview, advising candidates to focus on how they can benefit the employer. It underscores the importance of being genuine and authentic. The paragraph then discusses the interview closing process, including asking the right questions and sending follow-up thank-you notes. Additionally, it outlines various types of interviews such as traditional, competency-based, lunch/dinner, non-directive, panel/group, phone, screening, computerized, second, stress, and structured interviews, each with its own unique approach and purpose.
💼 Technical Interview Focus
The final paragraph focuses on the technical interview, where specific knowledge and skills are assessed. It highlights the need for candidates to demonstrate their expertise in the field relevant to the job. This type of interview is crucial for employers seeking to verify a candidate's qualifications and suitability for a role that requires specialized skills or knowledge.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Interview Preparation
💡Professional Image
💡Mock Interview
💡First Impressions
💡Handshake
💡Face-to-Face Interview
💡Closing
💡Follow-Up
💡Behavioral Interview
💡Panel Interview
💡Stress Interview
Highlights
Introduction to the 7-step interview process
Understanding the purpose of an interview
Step 1: Preparing for the interview by doing homework
Importance of researching the company and industry
Utilizing networking to gather company information
Step 2: Creating a professional image through presentation
The significance of punctuality for an interview
Step 3: Facing a face-to-face interview
How to answer interview questions effectively
The importance of being genuine during the interview
Step 4: Closing the interview by asking the right questions
Step 5: Following up after the interview
Types of interviews: Standard or traditional
Competency-based or behavioral interviews
Lunch or dinner interviews as part of the process
Non-directive or walk-through interviews
Panel or group interviews
Phone interviews and their significance
Screening interviews for narrowing down candidates
Pre-employment computerized interviews
Second interviews and their focus
Stress interviews and their purpose
Structured interviews with identical questions
Technical interviews and their focus on specific skills
Transcripts
welcome in this lecture I'll explain
the 7:00 interview steps and we look at
the different types of interviews I will
try to understand how to prepare
yourself for them we look at the
different types of interview questions
and and now how to answer them
successfully will recognize how to
create a professional image through
proper time presentation and how to
conduct a mock interview the interview
is the opportunity to demonstrate what
you can do for the company that is
different and better than other
candidates so that's the purpose of the
interview until you get the job offer
you need to remember that the interview
is all about them so step 1 prepare for
the interview step 2 the best impression
that you create
step 3 face to face interview for
closing n 50s follow-up six job offer
and negotiation and step 7 is making
your decision so that's the seven step
process for the for the interview I'm
going to now explore each of those steps
in detail step 1 prepare for the
interview do your homework the research
on the company visit the company's
website passive industry trade magazines
and see what's happening in there ask
others if they know anything about the
company so this is where your networks
will help you the networking that you go
to the events at network that you create
very important that will help you
through this process
make sure
your voice message in your phone it
could is professional contact the
employer prior to the interview always
reconfirm the time in the tight time the
drive and plane for the parking so
timing is very important and you have
seen that in the very first class I
emphasize how important is going to
class on time how important it is going
to interview on time you must arrive 10
to 15 minutes early
Taiki essentials and leave the rest in
the car waiting remember to be polite to
everyone you meet and that's very
important step to the first impression
very important the image that you create
that image is determined in the first 15
to 30 seconds when the interviewer meets
you first 15 to 30 seconds and sometimes
the decision to make in the first 15 to
30 second is crucial
then shake that you do reach out your
hand and give a solid handshake and in
one of the videos are that the handshake
different types of handshakes are
covered you know so you know you reach
out your hand and give a solid handshake
with two pumps while looking at the
person in the eye now you must be also
mindful you know some of the cultural
barriers to this I can't take a nice
panel very important keep it comfortable
remove doubts and negative thoughts from
your mind so when you go to the
interview always you must be positive
step 3 is the face-to-face interview
belong there
give reason why you are the right person
for the job
prove your answers give an example of
these skills that you outlined sell
yourself keep it to the point answer the
questions that I've been asked focus on
the employer it's about how you will
benefit from the player not what they
can do for you it's about you providing
the services that they're looking for
okay now always be yourself be genuine
that's very important don't don't mimic
others don't copy others just be your
natural self
step 4 is the closing ask the right
questions do not ask about money or
benefit until you get an offer ask for
the job thank you and handshake so
that's important for the closing and
step in the 50 step follow-up review
your interview send an email thanking
them for the day of the interview
sending them regular power should mildly
nice nails mile thank thank you card
which that will get or receiving few
days a couple of days send multiple
thank-yous or thank-you notes if you had
a panel interview so it's take each
member of the panel check the status of
the job in a week or when the
interviewer mentioned a decision would
be made now let's look at some of the
types of the interview standard or
traditional interview the applicant is
almost a variety of typical questions
also known as traditional interview
competency-based or behavior interview
it is based on the premise that you past
employment behavior dictates your future
behavior in the new position also known
as behavioral interview then we have got
a lunch or dinner interview it takes
place during a meal and may be part of a
long day interview process or it may be
a interview itself that takes that long
then you got non-directive or walk
sample interview often used in the field
where candidates need to demonstrate his
or high-skill always also known as walk
sample interview panel or group
interview so it takes place around a
conference table where a group of
individuals will collectively ask the
candidate questions also known as a
group interview then we have phone
interviews which is telephone interviews
and that's conducted over the phone
usually before meeting the hiring
manager in person and they're equally
important as face to face interview
screening interviews they are used to
evaluate and narrow a large list of
applicant pool also known as
pre-screening interview or speed
interviews that's used to quickly screen
the candidates down to a smaller pool or
for a larger recruitment drive
pre-interview computerized so
pre-employment or computerized
interviews there's some testing that
happens screening tests can tag price at
the company or more often online the
types include you know IQ questions or a
/ - tude questions or behavior based
test or technology-based
tests or knowledge based tests honest an
integrity personality test drug testing
background
or a test with a variety of objectives
second interview the second interview
occurs after the initial interview and
involves candidate who am i TT fest cart
and have been screamed down to a smaller
pool of people in which the company is
truly interested then there is stress
interview my stress interview is an
interview with a goal of screening how
you actually handle stress in the
workplace rather than just asking you
question about how you'd handle stress
so this is testing you out then we have
a structured interview which is an
interview in which a job candidate
receives and exactly the same question
we have technical interview technical
questions are asked in order to
demonstrate that you have specific
knowledge a skill that the employer is
seeking
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