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 Preparing
for the Interviewing Process
Show Your Enthusiasm and Likeability:
Be prepared to explain and be proud of your achievements.
Employers want to hear about accomplishments. Have a 30
second "commercial" in mind about yourself. Employers want
to know you will do the job, so let your enthusiasm show!
They are going to ask you to "tell them about yourself." If
you are asked this question, then:
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Summarize your
work and educational experience.
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Specify three
specific skills you have and enjoy doing.
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Be warm, engaging
and friendly. (smile ! )
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Show that you
care about other people.
You will also want to
keep in mind areas you feel a need to improve. Be confident
but do not act like you have all the answers. Infallibility
impressions can turn-off an employer who suspects
self-centeredness.
Be Able
to Talk About Your Transferable Skills:
Besides your attitude and an introductory overview of
your skills, employers will want to make certain that you
have specialized knowledge and transferable skills.
Directions : to give specific examples of achievements to
demonstrate the top qualities employers seek :
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Managing People and
Tasks
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A constant
development of plans, re-assessing situations,
negotiating, influencing, providing leadership,
considering ethics, handling conflicts and
evaluating.
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Communications Skills
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Being proficient in
verbal and written communication by being
relationship sensitive, knowing how to prepare
documents, giving ideas and having quick
knowledgeable responses
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Mobilizing Innovation
and Change
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Having an ability
to be creative and take risk, accept
consequences, motivate, guide, have vision and
be open-minded.
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Managing Oneself
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To maximize one's
ability to deal with uncertainty, analyze
problems, knowing one's strengths, organizing,
time management, updating skills and taking
responsibility.
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Practice In Handling Possible
Interview Questions:
Be prepared to answer
a variety of questions on your
educational background,
character traits,
management ability,
career objectives,
suitability for the job,
specialized knowledge and
salary.
For additional
practice in interviewing see
Pam Pohly's Net Guide or,
Career City: Interviewing.
For Wage Trends use
America's Career InfoNet.
To calculate
comparable salaries for re-location, refer to
Salary Wizard or the
International Salary Calculator.
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