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Operation:
GET THE JOB
First Impressions, Interview
Etiquette & Common Interview
Questions
HERZING UNIVERSITY 
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
38%  is determined by your
quality of grammar, confidence
and voice 
55% is determined by how you
walk in the door, appear and act
7% is determined by the words
you say
55%
38%
7%
* Source: CollegeAtlas.org. 2015. 34 Crucial Job Interview Tips
NO SMILE
COMMON INTERVIEW MISTAKES TO AVOID
LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
COMPANY
LACK OF EYE CONTACT
Smart Answers to Common
Interview Questions
PREPARE YOUR ANSWERS AHEAD OF TIME AND PRACTICE IN THE MIRROR
Tell Me About
Yourself...
Accomplishments
Previous Work Experience
Goals
Value YOU Bring to the Company
FOCUS ON
What Are Your
Strengths?
What Have You Done Well?
In Which Tasks Have You Been the Most
Successful?
Accomplishments/Examples that Prove Your
Strengths
FOCUS ON
What are Your
Weaknesses?
One or Two Areas that Need Improvement
Conveying That You are Working to Overcome
Them
Do Not Dwell on Your Weaknesses
FOCUS ON
Why Did You Leave
Your Last Job?
A Positive, Forward-Focused Response
Do Not Bash a Previous Employer
Making a Good Impression with Potential
Future Employers
FOCUS ON
Why Should
We Hire You?
What You Bring to the Table
How Your Previous Experience has Prepared You
for the Role
Why You Are the Best Candidate
FOCUS ON
Do You Have
Any Questions?
Preparing the Questions Ahead of Time
Information Found While Researching the
Company
Avoiding Salary and Benefit Questions
FOCUS ON
G E T T H E
J O B
G O O D L U C K !
For More Interview Tips, Visit:
 https://www.herzing.edu/blog/herzing/smart-answers-
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Operation: Get the Job

  • 1. Operation: GET THE JOB First Impressions, Interview Etiquette & Common Interview Questions HERZING UNIVERSITY 
  • 2. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 38%  is determined by your quality of grammar, confidence and voice  55% is determined by how you walk in the door, appear and act 7% is determined by the words you say 55% 38% 7% * Source: CollegeAtlas.org. 2015. 34 Crucial Job Interview Tips
  • 3. NO SMILE COMMON INTERVIEW MISTAKES TO AVOID LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANY LACK OF EYE CONTACT
  • 4. Smart Answers to Common Interview Questions PREPARE YOUR ANSWERS AHEAD OF TIME AND PRACTICE IN THE MIRROR
  • 5. Tell Me About Yourself... Accomplishments Previous Work Experience Goals Value YOU Bring to the Company FOCUS ON
  • 6. What Are Your Strengths? What Have You Done Well? In Which Tasks Have You Been the Most Successful? Accomplishments/Examples that Prove Your Strengths FOCUS ON
  • 7. What are Your Weaknesses? One or Two Areas that Need Improvement Conveying That You are Working to Overcome Them Do Not Dwell on Your Weaknesses FOCUS ON
  • 8. Why Did You Leave Your Last Job? A Positive, Forward-Focused Response Do Not Bash a Previous Employer Making a Good Impression with Potential Future Employers FOCUS ON
  • 9. Why Should We Hire You? What You Bring to the Table How Your Previous Experience has Prepared You for the Role Why You Are the Best Candidate FOCUS ON
  • 10. Do You Have Any Questions? Preparing the Questions Ahead of Time Information Found While Researching the Company Avoiding Salary and Benefit Questions FOCUS ON
  • 11. G E T T H E J O B G O O D L U C K !
  • 12. For More Interview Tips, Visit:  https://www.herzing.edu/blog/herzing/smart-answers- common-interview-questions