1. Hewlett Packard Confidential Interviewing Mike Shelton, Penny Garrison

2. Resume Objective (What you want to do, Greatest Strength) Course Work GPA Projects Computer Languages Experience Extra’s (Leadership Opportunities, Clubs, Hobbies) Succinct, not wordy Review (Professor, Career Center, Current/Previous Employer)

3. Career Fair Dress To Impress Resume in Hand Elevator Speech −30 seconds or less −Who are you −What can you do for me −Experience −GPA −Career Interests −Favorite Courses/Projects Eye Contact Personal Space

4. Interview - Phone No Computers or Books Prepare −Fundamentals Data Structures Sophomore Type Classes −Problem Solving What is the Job −Responsibilities −Location What is next? Am I Interested?

5. Interview - Technical Preparation −Focus on Fundamentals −Depth of technical knowledge What Employer is looking for −What do you know now −What can you learn Questions −Compare and Contrast a Heap and a Stack What are they looking for? −Write a method that …. Don’t Panic

6. Interview - Manager Don’t Control the Interview Keep answers to around 2 minutes (or less) Think about what you want the interviewer to know about your strengths as you answer Real world examples Focus is behavioral instead of technical −How you work −How you interact with others −Talents −Weaknesses −Blindsides Did you answer the question clearly?