FOCUS ON YOUR
FUTURE
A Seminar for High School Students
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THE INTERVIEW
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Types of Interview Formats
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Most Commonly Asked Questions
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Behavior Based Questions
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Questions to Ask the Employer
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Interview Tips and Principles
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THE PURPOSE OF AN INTERVIEW
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TYPES OF INTERVIEW FORMATS
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One–on–One
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Round Robin
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Panel
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Stress
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Situational
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Behavioral
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Telephone
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THE TEN MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1.
Tell Me about Yourself…
6.
2.
What do You Consider
to be Your Strengths?
In What Kind of Work
Environment do You Work Best?
7.
What do You Consider
to be Your Weaknesses?
Why are You Interested in this
Company /Industry?
8.
What is Most Important to You in
Your Work? What do You Value?
9.
How do You Like to be Rewarded?
10.
What are Your Salary
Requirements?
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5.
What Kinds of Contributions
Can You Make to Our
Organization?
What Kind of Leader are You?
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BEHAVIOR BASED QUESTIONS
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Focus is on the Past Not the Future…
Premise: Past Behavior is the Best Predictor of
Future Behavior…
Tied to Competencies…
Link Your Stories to the Experience and Skills the
Employer is Searching For = SUCCESS…
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BEHAVIOR BASED QUESTIONS
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Give Me an Example of a Time in Which You…
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Describe a Time When You…
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Tell Me About a Time When You…
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Describe the Most Significant…
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Give Me an Example of a Specific Occasion…
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DESIGN QUESTIONS TO ASK THE EMPLOYER
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Align questions with your needs, goals and
values. In other words, ask genuine
questions.
Investigate company culture, values and
physical environment to determine FIT.
Construct some of your questions from
research.
Incorporate how you match the employer’s
needs.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS TO ASK THE EMPLOYER
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Why is this position available?
What is the primary mode of
communication here?
What are the immediate challenges of this
position?
…expectations for impact within the first
six months?
How will you measure my performance /
success?
How many other candidates are being
interviewed?
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INTERVIEW TIPS AND PRINCIPLES
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INTERVIEW TIPS AND PRINCIPLES
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INTERVIEW CLOSING AND FOLLOW UP
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Clarify any remaining questions
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Ask for business cards
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Discuss next steps
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Emphasize your interest
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Send thank you letter(s) within 24 hours
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Follow up by telephone within 5 to 7 days
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