MGMT 350-Final Written Self-Reflection Report

Interviewing and Following Up

Today’s Agenda

 Purposes and Types of Job Interviews

 Before the Interview

 During the Interview

 After the Interview

Today’s Agenda

 Purposes and Types of Job Interviews

 Before the Interview

 During the Interview

 After the Interview

Poll

 What types of job interviews have you experienced?

 What has been your overall experience with job interviews so far?

Job Interviewing Can Be Intimidating and Scary.

But you can reduce your anxieties and expect to ace an interview by:

• Learning what to expect

• Preparing thoroughly

Goals of the Job Applicant

• Convince employer of your potential

• Learn more about job and company

• Expand on information in your résumé

• Decide whether this is a good place to work

Goals of the Recruiter

• Assess your abilities in relation to position requirements

• Discuss your training, experience, and qualifications in detail

• See what drives and motivates you

• Decide whether you would be a good fit in the organization

Two Types of Employment Interviews

Screening Hiring / Placement

Goal: Weed out unqualified candidates

Types: Telephone (most often), online, job fairs

Goal: Evaluate candidate

Types: One-on-one, panel, group, sequential, stress, online, video

Anatomy of the Job Interview Process

 Know the Interviewing Sequence

 Research the Target Company

 Prepare Thoroughly

 Look Sharp, Be Sharp

 End Positively

 Follow Up

Today’s Agenda

 Purposes and Types of Job Interviews

 Before the Interview

 During the Interview

 After the Interview

Before the Interview

 Research the Target Company

 Prepare and Practice

 Arrive at Little Early

Today’s Agenda

 Purposes and Types of Job Interviews

 Before the Interview

 During the Interview

 After the Interview

During the Interview Send Positive Nonverbal Messages and Act Professionally

 What are some ways?

 Good Posture

 Eye Contact

 Gesture

 Smile

 Phone off

 No gum

 Enthusiasm

 Avoid “like”, “um”

 Confident, but not cocky

During the Interview

Questions to Get Acquainted

What are your

greatest strength

s?

What are your

greatest strength

s?

Do you prefer to work by

yourself or with others?

Why?

Do you prefer to work by

yourself or with others?

Why?

Tell me about

yoursel f

Tell me about

yoursel f

“Get Acquainted” Questions  Reference the “Get Acquainted

Questions” on page 454-455.

 Take a few moments to jot down some notes in response to the questions:

1. Tell me about yourself

2. What are your greatest strengths

3. What is your greatest weakness

 Now, I’ll break you into groups to practice and get feedback.

Why are you interested in

this position?

Why are you interested in

this position?

During the Interview Questions to Gauge Your Interest

Why do you want to

work here?

Why do you want to

work here? What do you know about

our company?

What do you know about

our company?

During the Interview Illegal and Inappropriate Questions

Do you have any disabiliti

es?

Do you have any disabiliti

es?

What is your

marital status? Are you

married?

What is your

marital status? Are you

married?

How old are you? What is

your date of birth?

How old are you? What is

your date of birth?

How could you respond to illegal questions?

During the Interview Challenging Questions

What is your

greatest weakness

?

What is your

greatest weakness

?

Describe your ideal work

environment.

Describe your ideal work

environment.

How would your former (or current)

supervisor describe you as an employee?

How would your former (or current)

supervisor describe you as an employee?

During the Interview Situational Question

If you were aware that a

coworker was falsifying data,

what would you do?

If you were aware that a

coworker was falsifying data,

what would you do?

Practice with Situational Interview Questions

 Refer to the “Situational Questions” on the previous slide and on Blackboard

 Break out into groups of 3.

 Take turns responding to and providing feedback on questions chosen at random.

 1 Interviewer

 1 Interviewee

 1 Observer / provide feedback

 Rotate Roles

 Come back to debrief as a group

During the Interview

Describe a time when

you solved a difficult

problem.

Describe a time when

you solved a difficult

problem.

Behavioral Question

https://www.themuse.com/advice/star-interview- method

Behavioral Interview Questions1. Individually, look at your job posting, and take a

few minutes to consider the most critical skills required for the job. E.g., problem solving, persuasion, analyzing, teamwork. List 5 – 10.

2. As a group, select one skill and create a behavioral question that might be asked by an interviewer trying to determine whether you possess that skill. E.g., “Tell me about a time when you solved a difficult problem.” You may reference: https://www.themuse.com/advice/30-behavioral-interv iew-questions-you-should-be-ready-to-answer

3. Now, use the STAR technique to create a response to that question for one of your group members, based on their experience and background. You may reference: https://www.themuse.com/advice/star-interview-meth od

4. Get back together with the class, and I will ask a couple of groups to share their answers.

Behavioral Interview QuestionsSkill: ____________________________

Behavioral Question: ____________________________

STAR Response:

Situation ____________________________

Task: ____________________________

Action: ____________________________

Result: ____________________________

During the Interview Asking Your Own Questions

What will my duties

be?

What will my duties

be?

What training

programs are

available?

What training

programs are

available? Who would be my

immediate supervisor?

Who would be my

immediate supervisor?

During the Interview

Ending Positively

• Summarize your strongest qualifications.

• Show enthusiasm for obtaining this position.

• Ask what action will follow.

• Thank the interviewer.

• Ask for the interviewer’s business card.

Today’s Agenda

 Purposes and Types of Job Interviews

 Before the Interview

 During the Interview

 After the Interview

After the Interview

Write a thank-you message to each interviewer.

Contact your references.

Follow up with a call if you hear nothing after five days.

Questions?