1. Mastering the Art of Interviewing To Land Your Dream Job
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Mastering the Art of Interviewing
To Land Your Dream Job
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME
Presented by
Beverly Daniel, MS, MBA
February 6, 2016

2. Types of Interviews Screening Interviews Phone Interviews
Video Interviews
In Person Interviews
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3. Preparation for the Interview
Research, Research, Research – Google, LinkedIn
Company you will be interviewing with
Individuals who you expect to meet
Organizational culture
Research yourself
Practice for your Interview
Create an Elevator Pitch
Prepare a Checklist
“Mock” Interview
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4. Day of the Interview Dress for the Interview
Arrive at the Organization Headquarters early
The First Three Seconds of the Interview
The Handshake
Eye Contact
Poise and Charm
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5. The Interviewee (YOU) Relax and Be Yourself
Know Your Resume by heart (and in detail)
*** Be positive ***
Be on guard
Responses should be short enough, but solid
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6. The Questions Tell me about yourself What is your greatest strength?
What is your greatest weakness?
What is the biggest challenge that you ever faced?
Describe a situation where you successfully convinced others of your ideas?
If given the chance, would you have done anything differently during your college education years?
Where does this position fit into your future plans and the firm’s plans?
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7. The Questions (continued)
How did you hear about this position?
Why should I hire you over other candidates?
What interests you about this position?
What interest you about our company?
What other employers are you interviewing with?
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8. Soft Skills
Personal qualities and attitudes that can help a candidate work well with others and make a positive contribution to the organization. While technical skills can be taught on the job, a skill like critical thinking or effective communications cannot.
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9. Communication Skills Eye contact Engaging conversation
Not talking too much
Filling the Gap
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10. Initiative When problems arise, can you correct them?
Are you pro-active or assertive in asking for more work
Identifying a problem at work and what steps you took to correct it
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11. Ability to learn from mistakes
What have you learned from your past experiences that you can apply to new situations
Can you take what you know and use this knowledge on something new
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12. Ability to Collaborate with Others
Working on a team – working collaboratively allows for speed and efficiency optimization
Share responsibility or ideas – give examples
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13. Story Telling Can be powerful when properly understood and deployed
How to tell your story:
Map out a plan to communicate in a way that turns the Interviewer ( a person who is interested in hiring you) into a Fan
Client Experience:
Recasting a goal
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14. Before You Leave the Interview
Be sure you have the business card of every person that you met
Thank everyone
Find out what the time frame will be for you to follow-up
Follow up
Thank you notes – is OK
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15. Results in 30 days
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