The document provides an outline for preparing for and conducting a job interview, including researching the company and position, assessing your own strengths and weaknesses, practicing common interview questions, dressing appropriately, maintaining good posture and eye contact during the interview, giving clear and specific examples from your background, and following up after the interview. It also lists common mistakes made during interviews and recommends using "power words" to emphasize your qualifications and experiences.

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3. Outline
O Introduction
O Body
Common problems
Preparation
The actual interview
Post interview
O Conluclusion

4. A m utualexpl
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Employers You
are looking for are looking for
information to information to
determine if you determine if you
can do the job want to work
for the company
(positive from you, not
bị động, so, think that:
interview is a two way
exploration, not come

6. Can not articulate
Strengths
& Weaknesses Fail to connect
oneself to the
job offered
Lack knowledge
about interview
manners
Lack information
Common about company,
job, employer
Problems

7. Common
Problems
Careerbuilder.com – survey Jan 12th 2011:
2,400 employers shared the most common mistakes
candidates made during an interview
Not providing specific answers – 35 %
Not asking good questions – 32 %

8. Use cells Be arrogant
71% 66%
Dress wrongly
69%
Badmouth
63%
Appear
disinterested
69%

9. Three stages to interview
1 Preparation
The actual interview 2
3 Post interview (follow up)

10. O BEFORE
THE
INTERVIEW

11. Company Position
History
The requirements
Structure
The competition
Culture
Mission, objective, goals Salary range
Product lines & services
Recent developments

12. O Assess yourself
O Strengths/Weaknesses
Preparation O Accomplishments/Achievement
s
O Qualifications/Skills
O Academic Preparation
O Values
O Short/Long Term Goals
Practice Practice Practice
Review Practice your Consider conducting
possible presentation & a mock interview in
the Office of Career
questions delivery Services

18. To show you’re
Extra copies of your resume prepared
and serious
about getting
References the job
1 2
Copies of your transcript
3
What to 4 Supporting material
bring
along
Pen and notepad
5

19. BE ON TIME!
O10 minutes early
O Drive to the location
of the interview a day
or so before →
familiarize yourself with
where you are going

20. O DURING
THE
INTERVIEW

21. Making a Good
Impression
O Make the First 10 Minutes Count
→ Set the tone of the entire interview.
Make sure that tone works to your advantage
State everything as a positive & display genuine
enthusiasm
→ You’re interested, energetic and confident.
O Interviewers evaluate you on your
appearance
communications skills
attitude, enthusiasm
technical knowledge
knowledge about their company
ability to do the job

22. oFirm handshake
O Eye contact
O Smile, be friendly
O Actively listen
O Obtain the interviewers name and use it
O Establish rapport and show respect
O Be aware of your posture and body language
O Sit straight up
O Sit still in your seat, avoid fidgeting and
slouching

23. O Think before answering questions; ask for
clarification, if necessary
O Go straight to the point
O Link your skills, qualifications and
experiences to the position
O Be specific —give results, specific examples
whenever possible
O Use good grammar and good diction .
O Say “yes”, not “yeah.” Don’t fill pauses with
“um,” uh” or “ah”. Don’t punctuate
sentences with “you know”, “like”, “see” or
“okay”

24. GOL Rule
The DEN
Loudly Clearly Slowly
Speak

25. Use
Power words
O Use verbs in active tense , not passive tense.
O Use verbs that convey power and action .
O Use verbs to accurately describe what you have done
on the job.
O Use adjectives & adverbs sparingly, but when you use
them, use them well.
O Use nouns that are as specific and as descriptive as
possible.
O Use numbers whenever possible.
O Never lie! It IS NOT worth it. It WILL catch up with you.
you

26. O abate O communicate O doubled
O abolish O completed O earned
O accelerate O computerized
O eliminated
O accomplish O conceptualized
O achieve O conducted O emphasized
O actively participate O consolidated O enforced
O administer O contained O established
O advance O contracted O evaluated
O advised O contributed
O exceeded
O aggressively analyzed O controlled
O apply O convinced O executed
O assumed a key role O coordinated O exercised
O author O cost effectively created O expanded
O automat O critiqued O expedited
O buid O cut
O facilitated
O Hire O dealt effectively
O coach O decreased O filled
O co-developed O defined O focused
O codirected O delivered O formulated
O co-founded O designed O fostered
O collected O developed
O founded
O co-managed O directed

27. O gained O profitably
O motivated O scheduled
O generated O project managed
O O negotiated O O scoped out
ground-breaking promoted
O headed up O orchestrated O proposed O selected
O helped O organized O prospected O self-financed
O identified O O protected O
outmaneuvered set up
O implemented O provided
O overcame O solved
O improved O published
O O oversaw O O staffed
increased quadrupled
O initiated O penetrated O ranked O streamlined
O innovated O performed O received O substituted
O instituted O O Recommended O
permitted supervised
O instructed O recruited
O persuaded O taught
O integrated O reduced
O O planned O O tightened
interviewed removed
O introduced O played a key role O renegotiated O took the lead in
O investigated O positioned O replaced O trained
O lectured O O researched O
prepared tripled
O led O resolved
O presented O troubleshooted
O leveraged O Restored
O O prevented O O turned around
maintained restructured
O managed O produced O reversed O upgraded
O marketed O satisfied O yielded

28. The Ten Most Frequently
Asked Interview Questions
1. Why don’t you tell me about yourself?
2. Why should I hire you?
3. What are your major strengths?
4. What are your major weaknesses?
5. What sort of pay do you expect to
receive?
6. How does your previous experience relate
to the job we have here?

29. The Ten Most Frequently
Asked Interview Questions
1. What are your plans for the future?
2. What will your former employers say
about you?
3. Why are you looking for this sort of
position, and why here?
4. Why don’t you tell me about your personal
situation?

30. Discussion
Find the hidden meaning
of interview questions

31. When the employer says… He/she is really asking…
1. Tell me about yourself - What kind of person are
you?
- Are you going to fit into
4. Why are you interested in this company?
this job? - Are you just looking for
any job or are you
interested in this field?
6. What are your strengths?
- How well do you manage
yourself?
- How well do you manage
your work with others?
4. What are your - What should I be
weaknesses? concerned about?
- How would you like to
5. Give me 2 reasons why I grow personally?
should hire you - Are you confident? Can
you sell yourself?

32. 1. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?
O The interviewer wants you to:
Highlight and summarize your background
(education, training, experience) as it relates to
the job.
O The interviewer will learn:
• how well you’ve matched yourself to the job.
• how effectively you organize, summarize and
anticipate what she/he needs to know about
you.
• how well you communicate.

33. Be Prepared for Behavior-
based Questions!
O Describe a time when you were faced with problems
or stresses at work that tested your coping skills.
What did you do?
O Give an example of a time when you had to be
relatively quick in coming to a decision.
O Give me an example of an important goal you had to
set and tell me about your progress in reaching that
goal.
O Give me an example of a problem you faced on the
job, and tell me how you solved it.
O Tell me about a situation in the past year in which
you had to deal with a very upset customer or co-
worker.

34. to RESPONSE well
O Be specific, not general or vague!
O Don’t describe how you would behave. Describe
how you DID behave.
If you later decided you should have behaved
differently, explain this → how well you learnt
O Present concrete examples
O Quantify your achievements
O Emphasize results
O Link your experience to the job

35. P O I N TS TO
R E M E M B E R
O Be positive
O Be enthusiastic
O Sell yourself
O Always keep in mind the interviewer’s needs
and interests
O Show motivation to fit in, grow with the
company and make a real contribution
O Ask yourself: “What can I do for them and how
can I be of value?”
And most importantly, BE YOURSELF

36. Ask questions!
→ Reinforce your interest in the job
→ Decide if the position and company are a good fit for you
O What will be my responsibilities?
O Where will I fit into the overall organizational structure?
O Who will I report to?
O Who will report to me?
O How experienced are they?
O What level of performance do you expect from me?
O Who are your customers?
O Where is the company going? Upwards? Expansion plans?
O What are the chances of advancement/promotion in this
position? When?
O Will travelling be required in this position?
O Will relocation be required now or in the future?
O What training do you provide?
Not the kinds of question like: If I am hired, when will I
start?

37. At the close of the
interview…
O Summarize your strengths that apply
to the position
O Summarize what points you like
about the position and the company
O Ask what the next step will be—
timeline for making a decision
O Give a firm handshake and smile
O Thank the interviewer
First and last impressions count!

38. INTERVIEW DONT’S…

39. INTERVIEW DONT’S…
O Don’t make negative comments about
previous employers, company (or
others).

40. INTERVIEW DONT’S…
O Don’t treat the interview casually, as if
you are just shopping around or doing
the interview for practice.

41. INTERVIEW DONT’S…
O Don’t give the impression you are only
interested in salary.

42. INTERVIEW DONT’S…
O Don’t chew gum or smell like smoke,
drink.
O Turn cell phone off & Don’t take cell
phone calls during an interview

43. O AFTER THE
INTERVIEW

44. O Send a thank you letter—within 24 hrs → reiterate your
interest in the company/position
(Handwritten letters: more personal than email)
O Review the interview → what to improve upon
O Contact the interviewer within 10 - 14 days to inquire
about the status of your application

45. Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip Code
Your Phone Number
Your Email
Date
Name
Title
Organization
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name:
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me about the Senior Programmer Analyst position
with XXX Company. I appreciate your time and consideration in interviewing me for this position.
After speaking with you and the group, I believe that I would be a perfect candidate for this position, offering the quick
learning and adaptability that is needed for a diversified position.
In addition to my enthusiasm for performing well, I would bring the technical and analytical skills necessary to get the
job done.
I am very interested in working for you and look forward to hearing from you once the final decisions are made
regarding this position. Please feel free to contact me at anytime if further information is needed. My cell phone
number is (555) 111-1111.
Thank you again for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
Your Typed Name

46. Other forms of interviews
I. Materials
Group
interview
& Methods
Panel
interview
Phone
interview

47. Group interview
O How you react
O Whether you help or hinder the group
to reach goal
O How you take critism
O Whether you take on leadership
O How you plan & control the meeting
O How good you’re at degelating tasks