Chapter 8: interviewing

1. Chapter 8: interviewing Public Speaking Unit One

10. Interview Formal meeting, usually face to face, in which people obtain information by asking questions

11. 3 types of interviews:

12. Job interview A personnel director or other person responsible for hiring employees reviews an applicant’s qualifications for a job

13. School interview An admissions officer interviews an applicant for schooling after high school graduation

14. Informative interview The interviewer gathers information about a topic from a knowledgeable, experienced person

15. preparing for a job or school interview:

16. 1. Read the advertisement carefully Make sure you understand: • Type of job or course being advertised • Qualification that applicant must have

17. 2. Prepare a résumé Résumé – brief account of an applicant’s educational background and employment experience REQUIREMENTS: • Name, address, and telephone number • Education, including honors, awards, or special courses • Previous work experience **no more than 1 page

18. 3. Schedule an appointment • Makes you appear professional

19. 4. Determine the purpose of the interview Primary/main purposes: • Check your qualifications • Decide if you are a fit for company or school Secondary purposes: • Preliminary screening • Gather additional information

20. 5. Find out information for interview • Can anticipate and answer questions • Prepare your own questions to ask

21. 6. Know what you want to say • Qualifications • Goals • Interests

22. 7. Know what you want to ask • Prepare a list ahead of time • If not answered during interview, then ask them at end

23. 8. Rehearse the interview Poise – quality of looking confident and prepared to handle any problem

24. What interviewers look for: • Promptness • Appearance • Poise • Flexibility • Honesty • Initiative • Communication skills

25. What interviewers ask: • Questions that request information • Questions that probe deeper • Questions that check understanding • Questions that require you to take a stand

26. How to answer an interviewer’s questions: • Answer the questions the interviewer actually asked. • Answer questions as fully and as honestly as you can. • Frame your answers to present yourself in the best possible light.

27. When interviewing others… • Identify likely sources • Make an appointment • Prepare a list of questions • Organize your list of questions • Conduct the interview • Follow up

28. Types of sources: • Reliable source – someone who can be depended upon to give accurate information about the subject • Primary source – someone who provides information from direct experience • Secondary source – someone who provides information that originated with other people

29. Types of interview questions:

30. Open questions encourage a person to talk at length, to share feelings and impressions

31. Closed questions can be answered with “yes” or “no” or a few words; used to obtain specific information quickly

32. Neutral questions promote objectivity by giving the interviewee no hint of what particular answer you want

33. Leading questions suggest the answer you expect or desire

34. Follow-up questions probe for additional information about a previous question

35. Conducting an interview: • Come prepared to record the interview. • Be courteous. • Listen carefully. • Monitor your nonverbal communication.