Job Interview Flash Cards 6 - 10

1. Job Interview Flash Cards6 - 10 Work-Based Learning Virtual Campus

2. Learning Objectives • Become familiar with typical interview questions • Exploring answers to interview questions • Practicing the interview dialog Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

3. Pre-Test • If your interview is scheduled for 9am, what time should you arrive? • What type of professional greeting should you extend to the employer? Explain. • If you’re not sure how to get to the employer’s location, what should you do? • Describe the type of body language that communicates interest and professional courtesy to the employer?

4. Resources & Technology • Students will need to be able to use Microsoft Word • Create a resume • Students will need to have a working knowledge of the Internet • Searching WBL sites for interviewing resources • Students will need to have access to a quality printer • Resume printing & related documents for the interview Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

5. Be Ready Physically & Mentally • Physically • Get your rest before the interview • Be sure your dresses & groomed properly • Mentally • Practice interview questions with a friend • Walk through the typical interview process • Entering the Employer’s Office & Greeting the Employer Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

6. Preparation is Key! • Use the Flash Cards to Prepare for the interview questions • Rehearse interview with a friend • Tape yourself and view the tape to constructively criticize yourself • Be careful of posture & body language • Know how to get there & get there early, about 15-20 minutes before interview time Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

7. Flash Cards • Each card covers a typical interview question and answers as well as reasons why are on the back • Use the cards as a way to practice the answers • Mix up the cards within topics, you never know! • Be prepared for the question you didn’t practice! Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

8. Flash Card #6 • Tell me about a problem you confronted and how you solved it. Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

9. Flash Card #6 • Tell me about a problem you confronted and how you solved it. • Think of something related to work, school, or volunteering • Tell it as a story • Give lots of detail • The interviewer wants to see how you define the problem, identify options , and decide on a solution Throw Back Question: “Will this position require me to solve many problems?” Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

10. Flash Card #7 • Do you enjoy school? Why? Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

11. Flash Card #7 • Do you enjoy school? Why? • Be sure to point out the positive aspects of school • Talk about courses you enjoyed most and why • The interviewer wants to know if you enjoy learning and might benefit from a training program Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

12. Flash Card #8 • Do you plan to continue your education? Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

13. Flash Card #8 • Do you plan to continue your education? • Describe the type of post high school education you plan to attend • Tell why you have decided that that was best for your career plan • Adding to your education tells the employer that you want to grow and prosper, professionally as well as personally Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

14. Flash Card #9 • Are you at your best when working alone or in a group? Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

15. Flash Card #9 • Are you at your best when working alone or in a group? • The best way to answer this question is to generate a statement that covers both possibilities, like • “Both, I enjoy working as part of a team and I can work independently to get my share of the work done.” • The interviewer is really questioning your flexibility here as well as your interpersonal skills Stillwater Central High School CEIP Program

16. Flash Card #10 • What would you do if one supervisor told you to do something now and another supervisor told you to do it later?

17. Flash Card #10 • What would you do if one supervisor told you to do something now and another supervisor told you to do it later? • Careful with this one, the employer wants to know how you would handle conflict • How would you handle it? • Don’t overreact with emotion and anger! • Be cool and confidently mention to the second supervisor that you were asked by the first to complete a task and then you’d be more than happy to complete second task, shows maturity and respect

18. Post Test • How important is it to be prepared for an interview? Explain. • How can you best prepare? Describe the steps you would take. • What other non-question preparations are equally important? Name 3. • What do you think is the hardest interview question to answer? Why? • What do you think is the easiest interview question to answer? Why?

19. Assessment • Students will, • create interview stack of flash cards • Role play interview dialog • Act out entire interview entrance prior to dialog and after • Unit Project – Students research classified ads, find a job, search for location and actually prepare themselves as if they were interviewing for that job