1. Do Now: If an interviewer were to ask, “Why should I choose you,” what do you think you should say?If an interviewer were to ask, “Why should I choose you,” what do you think you should say? –How much do you say? –How honest should you be? –Will you sound fake? –How is this going to make me stand out?

2. DoDo Mirror body languageMirror body language Maintain eye contactMaintain eye contact SmileSmile Keep confident postureKeep confident posture Don’tDon’t SmokeSmoke Use their deskUse their desk Rest your foot on your kneeRest your foot on your knee Fold your armsFold your arms FidgetFidget Be late!!!Be late!!! Bring your parents!!!Bring your parents!!!

3. Aim: What should you say on an interview?

4. Regard the interview as a CONVERSATION.Regard the interview as a CONVERSATION. Keep all your answers positive.Keep all your answers positive. LISTEN carefully to the interviewer's question.LISTEN carefully to the interviewer's question. Get the interviewer to SEE you in the job/school by responding to questions with examples that create pictures in the interviewer's mind.Get the interviewer to SEE you in the job/school by responding to questions with examples that create pictures in the interviewer's mind. Stop selling when you’ve made the sale.Stop selling when you’ve made the sale.

5. Aim: What should you say on an interview? Because I sincerely believe that I'm the best person for the job. I realize that there are many other college students/applicants who have the ability to do this job. I also have that ability. But I also bring an additional quality that makes me the very best person for the job--my attitude for excellence. Not just giving lip service to excellence, but putting every part of myself into achieving it. In _____ and _____ I have consistently reached for becoming the very best I can become by doing the following...Because I sincerely believe that I'm the best person for the job. I realize that there are many other college students/applicants who have the ability to do this job. I also have that ability. But I also bring an additional quality that makes me the very best person for the job--my attitude for excellence. Not just giving lip service to excellence, but putting every part of myself into achieving it. In _____ and _____ I have consistently reached for becoming the very best I can become by doing the following...

6. Aim: What should you say on an interview? Working with your partner, develop an answer to the following question to share with the class: If I were to ask your professors to describe you, what would they say?If I were to ask your professors to describe you, what would they say? I believe they would say I'm a very energetic person, that I put my mind to the task at hand and see to it that it's accomplished. They would say that if they ever had something that needed to be done, I was the person who they could always depend on to see that it was accomplished. They would say that I always took a keen interest in the subjects I was studying and always sought ways to apply the knowledge in real world settings. Am I just guessing that they would say these things? No, in fact, I'm quite certain they would say those things because I have with me several letters of recommendation from my professors, and those are their very words. Let me show you...

7. Aim: What should you say on an interview? 1.Keep up on current events. 2.Do your research about the college. 3.Prepare some questions to ask the interviewer. 4.Review your essay. 5.Don’t try and sneak test scores into the conversation. 6.Prepare for common interview questions. 7.Always follow up with a thank you note