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LECTURE 28

LECTURE 28. Effective Interviews cont……. Preparing Questions. Open questions, encourage the speaker to speak freely. Closed questions, establish familiar facts like address, previous employment and qualification. Mirror questions, reflect more on the job description

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LECTURE 28

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  1. LECTURE 28 Effective Interviews cont…….

  2. Preparing Questions • Open questions, encourage the speaker to speak freely. • Closed questions, establish familiar facts like address, previous employment and qualification. • Mirror questions, reflect more on the job description • Probing questions, tell us more about your experiences as…….

  3. Data-collection interviews • Obtain information • Collect it in a form that can be analysed and processed • Forming sequence

  4. Persuasive interviews • What results do you expect? • When do you require the results? • Whose action do you want? • What is your plan to achieve what you want?

  5. Performance interviews • Support decisions on salary increase, promotions • Control feedback about performance • Establish mutual work goals • Identify training needs and career counseling requirements

  6. Discipline/Reprimand • Describe the unacceptable behavior • Discuss organization’s rules and practices • Examine the causes and who is responsible • Obtain the employee’s view of the situation • Workout corrective measures • Ethics and code of conduct

  7. Common mistakes made by interviewers • Relying on first impressions • Rating towards the average • The “halo” effect • Emphasizing on negative information • Making a rash decision

  8. When you are being interviewed

  9. Most-expressed concerns • blanking out on tough questions • saying "like" or "um" too much • talking too much, coming on too strong • being too quiet or nervous • blanking on interview questions • talking too fast

  10. not setting myself apart from the rest of the applicants • What is a good asking amount for salary when starting a job?

  11. While I have rapidly been accumulating experience, what I still do not have is the experience of a full-time executive. Part-time is great, but if asked about the pressures of meeting deadlines or my ability to work under the gun, my answer may seem a bit contrived, as it probably will be without the necessary full-time executive experience.

  12. introduction and small-talk to get to know the interviewer • looking good • arriving properly dressed • giving a firm handshake • being well-spoken

  13. career track (is this a job that will allow me to continue through my career path or is this • a side step?) / will there be room for advancement • being asked questions that are too personal

  14. having an interview outside of an office; I don't have much experience with dinner etiquette • Do I take notes during the interview? • answering the "what are your weaknesses" question

  15. trying not to be repetitive when answering questions • not presenting myself in a professional manner • talking with my hands • Dressing up for the occasion • Answer one question at a time

  16. Self-assessment • Track and leverage your accomplishments • Update your resume • Your greatest weakness • Lack of related experience • Lack of leadership experience • Record of job-hopping

  17. Willing ness to work • Critical thinking • Being a self-starter • Willingness to travel • Self-confidence • Team-work • professionalism

  18. Dealing with disagreement • Results of a project are not up to your expectations • Working with a difficult colleague/manager • Arriving at a compromise • Adaptability • Job motivation

  19. Customer service orientation • Communication • Sensitivity • Ability to learn • Planning and organizing

  20. Nonverbal aspects • Eye contact • Facial expressions • Posture • Gestures • Space

  21. “An interview is like a minefield” Michelle Williams

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