INTERVIEWING

Interview Skills They are necessary for Work searching Post-secondary education Scholarship applications May be required many times in our careers

What is the Purpose of an Interview? To determine the best match of skills, experience, training and attitudes for available positions. A chance to ask and have answered questions designed to explore the qualifications of the potential candidate. A chance for the candidate to express their skills and the value they offer to the employer even if they don’t properly request the information.

The key to a successful interview is to research the employer in order to accurately anticipate their needs, and to prepare information to sell them.

Benefits of Interviewing What would an organization learn about a candidate through interviewing? How is the information different than that presented on a resume? What can a candidate learn about an organization? What can go wrong in an interview?

What questions should be asked in an interview?

Assignment You have applied for a job as a cashier at a grocery store in town. Good News! You have received an interview!! You are also the manager of a grocery store in town and are conducting interviews for a cashier. Confused yet? In partners, design a set of interview questions for this position. (This is where you get to be the manager!) Then, you are going to get with another group of 2, and interview each other. After your interview, you are going to fairly evaluate your candidate on how they did in the interview. This is excellent practice, so don’t be silly! You want to sell yourself!!