Freshman Seminar Interviews Job Applications Interviews Job Applications

Interviews & Job Applications Determine skills and work habits that employers want and those habits they don’t want Become familiar with a resume Become familiar with job applications and interviews Prepare for portfolio product Determine skills and work habits that employers want and those habits they don’t want Become familiar with a resume Become familiar with job applications and interviews Prepare for portfolio product

Interviews Make a list of the top ten things you should do to prepare for a job interview

Interviews Why is an interview important? What kind of message do you send to the employer at the interview? What part do clothes play in that message? Let’s look at “interviews gone bad” Why is an interview important? What kind of message do you send to the employer at the interview? What part do clothes play in that message? Let’s look at “interviews gone bad”

7 Interview Tips Write These Down!

Handouts Congratulations! You got the interview. Here are detailed tips and questions you need to be prepared to answer. You will be interviewed next week. Sign on the roster for your scheduled interview. Dress appropriately. This will be taped Congratulations! You got the interview. Here are detailed tips and questions you need to be prepared to answer. You will be interviewed next week. Sign on the roster for your scheduled interview. Dress appropriately. This will be taped

Let’s rank the questions

Interview Checklist Let’s review the do’s and don’t’s of a successful interview

Panel Interview Get out Blue Readers # 52 and #53 Get out Blue Readers # 52 and #53

Mock Interviews Turn to class reader #52 and #53 - Practice Interview A and Practice Interview B With a partner interview each other. Each person will record As the potential employer: the best answer given by the interviewee and the worst answer given As the interviewee: the most difficult question to answer and your reply and the question you felt most confident in answering and your reply. Turn to class reader #52 and #53 - Practice Interview A and Practice Interview B With a partner interview each other. Each person will record As the potential employer: the best answer given by the interviewee and the worst answer given As the interviewee: the most difficult question to answer and your reply and the question you felt most confident in answering and your reply.

Interview Note sheet The Interview Note Sheet: Do’s and Don’t’s. Answer the 10 Most Asked Questions and turn it in for credit. The Interview Note Sheet: Do’s and Don’t’s. Answer the 10 Most Asked Questions and turn it in for credit.

Interviews: How Not To Get The Job Turn to blue reader # 48

Do you think Ron would have been screened out? Why or why not? What did he do that left a bad impression? What did he do that left a bad impression?

Make a T chart of what people may and what they may not ask you on a job application

Job Applications Why do you think employers use job applications?

What Do Employers Do With Job Applications? Screen, screen, screen Job applications provide a summary of information Can read application and decide if going to waste time interviewing person It gives a first impression without having ever met the person Screen, screen, screen Job applications provide a summary of information Can read application and decide if going to waste time interviewing person It gives a first impression without having ever met the person

Job Applications Complete an application A peer will review your application and comment. Complete an application A peer will review your application and comment.

Interview Checklist Using the provided checklist, make a comic strip, flow chart, or other visual of you going through the listed steps for a job interview. You can do a “disaster” story You must use at least 2 elements from each of the 4 sections Using the provided checklist, make a comic strip, flow chart, or other visual of you going through the listed steps for a job interview. You can do a “disaster” story You must use at least 2 elements from each of the 4 sections

Personal Growth Plans Complete the essay as required and turn in for credit.

Holland Code Essay Outline your answers to the Holland Code Essay which you will have to perfect for your career portfolio.

Research Potential Careers In pairs, complete the following worksheet. Sites for Job Information In pairs, complete the following worksheet. Sites for Job Information