Before The Interview
What is a mock interview?
A pretend interview that allows you to practice, be better prepared, and feel more confident during job interviews. (a simulation).
What is exhibit good posture?
Do this by making sure you sit up straight. Stand straight and hold your head up straight. Avoid slouching to demonstrate positive and confident body language.
What is a one-on-one interview?
In this type of interview, one interviewee (job candidate) speaks directly with one interviewer.
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The interviewer asks "Describe a time you worked with a difficult co-worker".
You answer, one time, you were working on a project with someone, and there was miscommunication. You did your part and the project turned out ok.
This answer is weak because it is....
What is the warm up stage?
The first couple of minutes when you meet the interviewer, shake their hand, smile, say it is nice to meet you, and try to make the best impression.
What are references?
A list of three people that can say good things about you, like a previous supervisor or co-worker. You need to ask these people ahead of time (before an interview) if you can use them as a contact that a company can call.
What is make gestures?
Emphasize your important points as you speak by moving your hands and making these.
What is a structured interview?
In this type of interview, the interviewer follows a set sequence of questions. The interviewer asks interviewees the same questions in the exact same order. This allows the interviewer to compare answers from all candidates.
What is a situational interview?
In this interview, you may get asked many questions about how you would handle "hypothetical" (made up) situations that would happen in the future.
"If a co-worker was rude and difficult to work with, what WOULD you do?".
What is The Question-and-Answer Stage?
When the interviewer starts asking you tougher questions, or the traditional interview questions. This stage usually begins with the question "Tell me about yourself".
What is appropriate attire?
This is the clothes that you will wear to an interview. It is generally better to be overdressed than underdressed.
What is smiling?
Do this to convey a positive attitude and a friendly and warm personality. Doing "this" is one type of facial expression that helps us demonstrate positive body language.
What is an open-ended interview?
In this type of interview, the interviewer adapts the line of questioning based on the responses from the job candidate. This means, the interviewer changes the questions as needed based on the job candidate's answers.
What is a working interview?
In this kind of interview, you will be asked to actually perform work-related tasks. For example, for a teacher, they get asked to deliver a demonstration lesson with a real class as their interview.
What is the STAR method?
An acronym. It stands for:
Situation
Task
Action
Result
You use this method to answer behavioral type of questions.
What is researching the company and position?
Before an interview you must gain knowledge of the company and position that you are applying for. For this reason, it is critical to do this. Doing "this" will be critical in how successful you are in getting hired. Be doing this, you will learn about the company, their culture, their values, etc.
If you get asked "what do you know about us?" during an interview, you will be able to answer effectively because you did this ahead of time.
What is, ask questions?
When the interviewer asks you, "do you have any questions for me?", you may want to do this. When you do this, you show that you are enthusiastic and are really interested in the job and the company. <
What is a panel interview?
In this type of interview one interviewee meets with several interviewers at once.
What is a stress interview?
Perhaps the most unnerving type of interview. It is set up to see how well a candidate handles stressful situations, such as long periods of silence, criticisms of their appearance, deliberate interruptions, and rude behavior by the interviewer.
What is a "behavioral" type of question?
A type of interview question that asks you to talk about how you handled a situation in the past.
For example, "Describe a time you had a bad supervisor..." or "Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone who was not pulling their weight (doing their part)."
What are two documents that you need to bring to a job interview?
A copy of your resume and a copy of your references.
What is fidgeting?
This may show you are quite nervous. These are tiny nervous movements that make you seem anxious, unprepared and unorganized. Doing this may demonstrate negative body language and may make you seem unprepared and insecure.
What is a group interview?
In this type of interview, an interviewee and several other candidates meet with one or more interviewers at once.
What are telephone interviews?
Hiring managers and recruiters often use these interviews to screen a pool of candidates. During this interview, they may ask you to tell them a little about yourself and why you applied for the job. If they feel that you're a good fit, they may then invite you to come to meet face to face. During this type of interview, find a quiet place free of distractions so you can focus on giving excellent answers..
What are "Situational Interview Questions"?
These types of questions are about the future. These types of questions are about how you would handle job-relevant situations.
Usually, the questions will start with "What would you do if...."
For example, "What would you do if a customer ordered an item from the menu, but we were out of the item they requested?".