Preparation Advice for Interviewees
Your Homework
- Prepare an up-to-date professionally typed CV tailor-made for the business to leave with the interview panel member.
- Have someone with a critical eye proof the CV.
- Create interview answers to broad questions about yourself (review your strengths and weaknesses).
- Acquire permission beforehand from individuals you intend to employ as reference.
- Learn about the community in which the position is located.
- Learn about the business, what they do, their challenges and future plans (annual reports, organizational charts, policies and procedures, staff manual, and position description of the placement being interviewed for).
Preparing a Good curriculum vitae
A curriculum vitae is your communication piece for the job screening out committee, and it has to construct a statement that shows you and the strengths of your candidacy. Since there is no standard way to prepare a resume, your curriculum vitae must be able to indicate what you can do for the business and show your overall readiness for the position. A curriculum vitae should contain the following information but it does not have to be in the order given:
- Your name, address, and telephone number(s).
- Your employment objective objective. Signal the category of job you are searching. The objective should be applicable to the post you are looking for.
- Education: school name and location, graduation date or dates of attendance, degree obtained or highest grade completed.
- Experience: indicate job title, name and address of employer, dates of employment, and description of position responsibilities.
- Special skills possessed: computer skills, foreign languages, honors received, any achievement that is worth mentioning etc.
- Indicate availability of references (usually upon request).
Prepare yourself for the Day of the Interview
- Dress for the company.
- Be professional but not prudish.
- Be acceptable. Look for missing buttons, dragging hems, split seams, etc.
- Avoid jingling jewellery or “super trendy” fashion.
- Appear fresh and rested, involved and alert.
- Arrive promptly for your engagement.
- Bring with you your identification (social security card, drivers license).
Your Behavior During the Interview or the Selling Game
- Be confident over your qualifications.
- Fend Off faultfinding observations about your historic jobs or bosses.
- Find the names of the interview panel members and their positioning in the organization.
- Show areas of the post to which you can apply preceding experience and training.
- Be creative in describing your skills and relating them to a new job.
Note that the company needs replies to the following interview questions:
- Why are you here?
- What can you do for the business (special skills, background)?
- How much would it cost to hire you?
The Curtain Call or Closing the Deal
Send Off a followup letter giving thanks to the panel members for their time and interest in you. And Restate your interest in the post and the organisation.
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