10. ▸ Define the product
▸ Your value that you can add to your future
▸ The value can the employment brings to you
▸ Determine your market
▸ The first job is rarely the ideal job
▸ Your qualification might not be that fit, but don’t let that stop you
▸ Break the ‘lack of experience’ vicious cycle
▸ Do your own ‘due diligence’
▸ Create your own market plan
▸ Define your goals and target audience
▸ Prepare your “name card’ – The resume
▸ Prepare your elevator speech – Who are you?
▸ Be visible – your promotion plan
▸ Do the customer call
▸ The interview
47. ▸ Your opportunity to shine
▸ Your abilities, talents, interests, personality, work
experience, education, and motivation
▸ Informs you about the employer
▸ Employer needs, history, work environment,
business activities, and future plans
▸ Let you know what you can improve
Let’s think in another way
心态上的准备
48. What the interviewer wants to know:
Can you do this job? 知识和技能匹配度
Will you do this job? 动力
Are you ‘promoteable’? 晋升空间
Are you a good fit to his company? 契合度
Will you work with the team? 团队契合度
Do you have adequate background? 相关工作和实习
经验
Pre-Interview Preparation
49. Employable Qualities - Top 10
Communication skill Analytical skill
Computer skill Flexibility/Adaptability
Strong work ethic Interpersonal skill
Teamwork skill Problem solving skill
Initiative Technical skill
Pre-Interview Preparation
50. • Understand yourself
- Determine your job objectives
- Identify what you can offer to the employer
- Review your resume or application
•Understand the Job Role
•Understand the company
- Research your employer
-Ask about the interview format (group or one-
on-one)
Pre-Interview Preparation
51. Types of questions you might encounter:
About Yourself
Open question
(Tell me about yourself)
Probing the resume
Behavioral/Situational
Role play
About Company
Understanding of the position
Knowledge of
News/Trends
Knowledge of company
Pre-Interview Preparation
52. Resume Questions:
• Be prepared to elaborate on resume content
• Know your resume inside and out – refer to it, when
appropriate
• Don’t apologize for shortcomings – focus on positives
Pre-Interview Preparation
53. Behavioral Questions:
• Best predictor of future is past behavior
• Identify 6-8 situations that you dealt successfully
• What skills/characteristics were demonstrated?
• Prepare mental outline for each (STAR)
• Choose most recent, most relevant, most powerful
Pre-Interview Preparation
54. Behavioral Questions Samples:
Tell me about a time when you…
• you demonstrated leadership
• faced an ethical dilemma
• solved a difficult problem
• took a risk and failed
• served as a member of team
Pre-Interview Preparation
55. Answer the Behavioral Questions by STAR:
Tell me about a time when you…
• you demonstrated leadership
• faced an ethical dilemma
• solved a difficult problem
• took a risk and failed
• served as a member of team
Pre-Interview Preparation
57. I have no STAR Statement… Impossible
• Part-time job
• Internship
• Volunteer work
• Community
• Extracurricular activity
• A course you have taken
Pre-Interview Preparation
Focus
Energetic
How you make thing clearly
expressed is more important!
58. I have no STAR Statement… Impossible
Pre-Interview Preparation
59. Role play and scenario question:
• If a difficult client walked in demanding a service that
was not offered, how would you respond?
• If you strongly disagree with your team member on a
specific issue, what’s your reaction?
• How would you pitch your company to someone who
knew nothing about it?
Pre-Interview Preparation
60. Case Interview:
• Used to check candidates’ thinking process in action
• Employer looks for a candidate who can
• Ask the right question
• Develop the logical approach to analysis an issue
• Arrive at a recommendation
Pre-Interview Preparation
61. PreparePrepare
OpenOpen
Resume reviewResume review
and job matchand job match
questionsquestions
Behavioral basedBehavioral based
questions (BBSI)questions (BBSI) ++
legal considerationslegal considerations
Close InterviewClose Interview
Evaluate the applicant / Document InterviewEvaluate the applicant / Document Interview
Sell Value PropositionSell Value Proposition
63. 5 Minute Rules
Most interviewers determine
how they feel about the
candidates within the first 5
minutes or less.
During the Interview
64. Hand Shake:
Start with a good smile
Go for a thumb
Firm, not strong
Up and down, not side to side or back and forth
2-3 shakes are good
During the Interview
65. Non-Verbal Communications:
Keep good posture
Remain professional, even if the interviewer is relax
Lean towards interviewer, not back in chair
Maintain appropriate eye contact
Be aware of gestures
During the Interview
66. Verbal Communications:
Be aware of volume (not to soft, low or loud)
Minimize your ‘filler’ words
Think before you answer, clarify any confusion
Be concise (STAR)
During the Interview
67. During the Interview
Answer the question well and ask good
questions:
Prepare 5 questions to ask before the interview
Source to use to develop your questions:
Job description
Company website
Google search
84. CHECK LIST
Do you homework
Practice makes perfect
Bring a copy of resume
Honest is the best
‘STAR’ statement
Prepare a good question to ask
Follow up with a “Thank You” letter, if possible
85. Reminder on Etiquette
Be Punctual – 15 min. earlier
Dress Accordingly
A Firm Handshake
Present a Positive Personal Image – 自信得体
Active Listening
Be honest
Thank Them Twice – both at the beginning and the end
86. What They are Looking for…
Hard working nature
Team worker
Critical thinking and quick learning
Proactive and motivate
Adaptable
Time management skill
Last… Good education
The Suitable, not the Best
92. Appendix
Interview question:
•What are some of your strengths?
•Tell me about some of your skills that apply to this job.
•What accomplishment do you feel most proud of?
•What was your favorite class in school?
•What do you consider to be your greatest failure?
•How much do you know about our company?
•What is the most difficult interpersonal situation you have had to deal with at
work, and how did you handle it?
•What do you expect to earn here?
•Are you looking for a position in many other companies?
•How would you describe your personality?
•When would you be willing to start work?
•What do you think you could accomplish in your first year here?
93. Appendix
Question you can ask the interviewer:
Is there a structured career path at the company?
Can you describe the work environment here?
What are some of the things you especially admire
about the company? What attracted you to this organization?
What does this company value the most, and how do you
think my work for you will further these values?
Recruiters want you to be successful. Ask them to coach
you for the interviews they arrange.
How do my skills compare with those of the other candidates you have
interviewed?
I have really enjoyed meeting with you and your team, and I am very
interested in the opportunity. I feel my skills and experience would be a good match
for this position. What is the next step in your interview
process?
Can you please tell me a little bit about the people with whom I’ll be
working most closely?
Responsibility as the captain of a varsity team can certainly
produce leadership stories. Participating in an extracurricular activity,
traveling for a semester abroad, or volunteering for a mentoring program
are great sources for vignettes. Courses taken and projects
completed, such as a complex financial spreadsheet, an engineering
design, or a visual basic program are excellent examples. The key to
being a top candidate is in the delivery—be focused, energetic, and
exhibit passion.
Responsibility as the captain of a varsity team can certainly
produce leadership stories. Participating in an extracurricular activity,
traveling for a semester abroad, or volunteering for a mentoring program
are great sources for vignettes. Courses taken and projects
completed, such as a complex financial spreadsheet, an engineering
design, or a visual basic program are excellent examples. The key to
being a top candidate is in the delivery—be focused, energetic, and
exhibit passion.
