Interview Prep.
True or False: You should always answer interview questions with an example.
What is false.
What is the purpose of asking behavioral questions in an interview?
What is to understand how you would approach a potential scenario you may encounter in the role
Tell me about yourself?
What is Open Ended
True or False: "Can you describe your culture" is a thoughtful question to ask at the end of an interview.
What is false
Chicago is known as the
What is "Windy City"
What is the first step in interview prep?
What is research
Provide one strategy for answering an open-ended question?
What is
- Focus on the job description (relate your experience back to required skills/ competencies)
- Provide examples using STAR method when possible
- Give detail, but be concise
Can you talk about a time when you were unable to get your point across effectively? What contributed to this?
What is Behavioral
What should you do immediately after an interview?
What is sending a personalized thank you email to each interviewer
The Chicago skyscraper still informally known by its original name, the Sears Tower, has been officially named what since 2009?
What is the Willis Tower
Provide an example of an appropriate interview outfit.
What is slacks and a button-up or collared shirt, a professional dress or skirt and blouse.
True or False: You can ask clarifying questions when asked a situational question.
What is true
What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
What is Open Ended
True or False: You MUST send a handwritten physical note after an interview.
What is false
Chicago's "Cloud Gate" sculpture is nicknamed for what staple food?
What is the Bean
True or False: You should memorize your answers for potential interview questions?
What is false.
What does STAR stand for?
What is Situation, Task, Action and Result
You were not given enough information to complete a task. How would you handle this?
What is Situational
What should you do 1 week after an interview?
What is follow up with the recruiter and/or hiring manager
Founded in 1971, what famous Chicago restaurant chain is named after its founder, who worked in the city's very first deep-dish pizzeria in the 1940s?
What is Lou Malnati's
What are three examples of ways to practice before an interview?
What is:
- Write down common interview questions and your answers
- Prepare examples of your experience
- Practice out loud
Name 2 out of the 4 strategies to implement when answering a situational question?
What is:
- Take a moment to think
- Ask clarifying questions
- Reflect on your past (if you’ve been in the situation before, answer using STAR method)
- Focus on your approach (if you’ve never been in the situation, provide detail on how you would approach the problem)
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to motivate others to take action to support a major initiative? How did you handle that?
What is Behavioral
What is a closing statement?
What is a statement that reiterates your interest and fit for the job (i.e why should they hire you).
One of the most famous landmarks in Chicago, this fabled structure survived the Great Fire.
What is the Chicago Water Tower