This document provides tips for successful interviewing. It advises job seekers to research the position and organization thoroughly to understand how their experience matches the requirements. During the interview, candidates should dress professionally, arrive on time, make eye contact, ask questions, and provide concrete examples from their background when answering behavioral questions. Some dos include being prepared, polite, and interested in the role, while don'ts include making excuses, being negative, or acting casually. Following the interview, candidates should thank the interviewer and consider following up with a thank you note.
2. The Job Search
Study the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities essential for each
position.
Review the value of what you have to offer to each position and the
organization.
How does your experience apply to what is required for the job?
How do you interact with others?
Become familiar with the organization so you can demonstrate how and
why you will be an effective employee.
Know your credentials and limitations. Wanting a job does not
necessarily mean you’ re qualified for it.
4. Completing the Application
complete the state application without
being too wordy.
Application form is available on the Intranet in the HR
Forms file.
Make sure all information is accurate and captures what
you have done in each job.
Document your qualifications.
The application deadline date is exactly that.
5. Interview DO’s
Dress suitably
Personal
for the industry.
grooming and cleanliness should be perfect.
Know
the exact time and location of your interview. Arrive 10
minutes early.
Treat
other people you encounter with politeness and respect..
Offer
a firm handshake, make eye contact with interviewer.
Listen to be sure you understand your
correct pronunciation.
interviewer’ s name and the
6. Continues….
Maintain good eye contact
Sit
during the interview.
still in your seat.
Respond to questions and back
up your statements about
yourself with specific examples whenever possible.
Ask
for clarification if you don’ t understand a question;
Use good quality
grammar and good pronunciation.
speak “ yes” , not “ yeah.” Don’ t fill pauses with “ um,” uh” or
“ ah” .
7. Treat
the interview sincerely and show interest in the
employer
Watch the manner
of your voice.
Answer
the question and use professional experiences
how you would react or respond to a given situation.
Make sure answers have a definite way.
Evaluate the interviewer
An interview
and the organization.
is a two-way process.
8. Softly Toot Your Own Horn!
Display
silent confidence.
Organize
apply
Think
your thoughts
your knowledge, skills and abilities.
globally! Relate “outside” experiences to
demonstrate your experience.
9. Interview Don’ts
Don’ t
make excuses.
Take responsibility
for your decisions and your actions.
Don’ t
make negative comments about previous
employers or supervisors
Don’ t
treat the interview casually,.
Don’ t
give the impression you are only interested in
salary.
Don’ t
act as though you would take any job
10. What about Answering Questions?
Your
points must be understandable, appropriate
And Adequate.
To enable the interviewer
are trying to say.
To determine your
to understand what you
strengths for that particular job;
and to have sufficient information to make a good
decision.
11. Be Prepared for Behavior-based Questions!
Describe a time when you were faced with
problems or stresses at work that tested your coping
skills.
Give an example of
a time when you had to be
relatively quick in coming to a judgment.
Give me an example of
an important goal you had
to set and tell me about your progress in reaching
that goal.
Give me an example of
a problem you faced on the
job, and tell me how you solved it.
12. YOUR KEYS TO RESPONDING
•Be
specific, not general or vague!
•Don’t
describe how you would behave. Describe
how you did behave. If you later decided you
should have behaved differently, explain this.
•The
interviewer will see that you learned
something from experience.
13. After the interview….
politely
thank the interviewer(s) for the
opportunity to interview with the agency.
Extend
a handshake and show interest
about the career opportunity.
Consider
following up with a thank you
note or e-mail of appreciation to the
interviewer(s) to further show your
interest.
