Job interview training

Content  Introduction  Preparation  STAR method  Closure  Interview questions  Questions

Preparation & Research Get to know your future employer > Product > Get the feel of the culture > Financial situation/ last year profit > Industry/ competitors

Interviewers > Name > Role Preparation & Research > Linked in, Google, Facebook, Hyves… > Hobbies > Former employment

Preparation & Research CV > Know your CV! > Think in advance about:  Reasons to hire you  Competencies and examples  Explain the gaps  Future career opportunities > Rehearse!!!…

Interview Job interview is a highly subjective encounter > Personality > Confidence > Enthusiasm > Positive look > Interpersonal skills > Communication skills

Predictable communication pattern > Warm up (First impression) > Information exchange > Wrap up > Always ask questions!!!!!!!! Demonstrates your prior research Interview

Warm up - First impression > How you greet interviewers > The firmness of your handshake > The way you are dressed, hair, manicure, make up, smell, sweaty hands… > To help you feel at ease… common ground questions

> Eye contact > Use appropriate words > Volume and tone of your voice > Speed of speaking > Gestures and body language Interview Warm up - First impression

> Describe yourself in one word Interview Be prepared to all sorts of questions > Sell yourself within 15 seconds > Why should we hire you? > How do you manage your own time and objectives? > If you had a chance to ask a question to a known person who would that be? What would you ask?

Interview > Situation/ task (Describe the situation general/ specific) STAR method Logical approach to answering questions > Technique (What approach did you use?) > Action (What action did you take?) > Result (What result did you achieve?)

Interview > Leading skills > Related experience > Team work > Technical skills > Strengths/ weaknesses STAR method Logical approach to answering questions Develop a list of your successes and examples

Interview Give at least two answers to the following question: I can work under pressure I am very well organized… I am very result driven….. > Situations/ task > Action > Result Interactive exercise

Coffee break

Interview questions > Keep answer to 1-2 minutes 1. Tell me about yourself > Try not to ramble! > Brief outline where you are from (experience) & where you want to be going to > Use your CV, preselected examples of competencies & skills Respond in away that leaves the impression that you are well adjusted, stable and positive! Interactive exercise

Interview questions > Show you’ve done the research 2. What do you know about our company > Know: Product Size of the company Annual revenue Reputation/ Competitors History Image Goals, mission, principles > Project an informed interest, ask questions

Interview questions > Can you tell me about the organization’s plans to expand? 2. What do you know about our company > Do you have plans to relocate in the foreseeable future? > How would you describe the company’s culture?

Interview questions > Talk about their needs, not what you want 3. Why do you want to work for us > Wish to be part of their company project > Contribution to specific goal > Experience.. Multilingual/ multicultural environment

Interview questions > Relate to company goals & needs using your experience 4. What would you do for us (what someone else can’t) > Examples of solving problems of previous employer > Problems similar to new employer > Stay positive, not too pushy, don’t praise yourself to heaven, stay modest

Interview questions > Financial problems/ department consolidated.. Give group answers 5. Why are you leaving your present job? > Time to move …No longer provides the sustainable challenge > Do not concentrate on negative things about your previous employer > Stay positive, not too pushy, don’t praise yourself to heaven, stay modest

Interview questions > Refer to your CV 6. What are your most significant accomplishments? > Mention difficult assignments you accompished with success. > Use STAR method Situation/ task Action Result > Stay positive, not too pushy, don’t praise yourself to heaven, stay modest > “I” form answers

Interview questions > Present at least 3 strong points 7. What are your strong points? > Use STAR method Situation/ task Action Result > Taylor your answers to meet the needs of the employer

Interview questions > Don’t say I don’t have any… 8. What are your weak points? > Try to transform this answer into strengths: Dutch Language Perfectionist Work independently Delegating Interactive exercise > Don’t name it ‘weak points’ but ‘points to improve’… I would like to improve my … skills… I have difficuties with…. I would like to improve that

Interview questions > Ask your questions and wrap up for yourself Wrap up > Get some clearance: Procedure Time frame Follow up contact

Practicalities > Be on time 5-10 minutes before time Be well prepared > Travel directions > Job description/ names of the interviewers > Take your CV, Motivation letter, references, Diploma’s, ID or Passport etc > Take 2 copies extra > Representative notebook, pen to take notes

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! GOOD LUCK AT JOB INTERVIEWS ! Together Abroad