Interview Skills
Unit 5
Job Search – Interview Skills
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1.
YOUR AIMS AND THE INTERVIEWERS’ AIMS
1.1
Introduction
Suppose your cover letter and resume have got you an interview. How do you prepare for it? What are the aims of an interview? Look at the aims from your own point of view and from the interviewers’.
Think Through This ... 1
What are your (the interviewee’s) aims?
A job interview is your opportunity to convince a prospective employer that you are the best person for the job. It is important that you are both well informed and effective in presenting yourself. You need to “market” yourself to the interviewer.
At the same time, you need to be able to collect information about the job and the organisation so that you can decide whether you are interested in the position and whether you would be comfortable in the company.
Think Through This ... 2
What is the interviewers’ main aim?
The interviewer wants to identify the best candidate for the position. Your own role, then, is to demonstrate your suitability for and interest in the job. Your effectiveness in doing so decides whether you are offered the position.
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2.
THE RESEARCH BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
2.1
Overview
To be prepared for an interview, you need to know several things well:
Know the job – its responsibilities
Know the job ‘market’ – the common remuneration [salary], skills and knowledge required to do it well, and likely duties
Know the company – their products / services, structure / organisation, competitors, reputation, recent major developments
Know the interviewers – the names and positions, when the company calls you to arrange the interview
Know the industry in general
Where can you go to find such information?
The company’s website – this should be the first place to look for information on the company and perhaps
Job Search – Interview Skills
____________________________________________________________
1.
YOUR AIMS AND THE INTERVIEWERS’ AIMS
1.1
Introduction
Suppose your cover letter and resume have got you an interview. How do you prepare for it? What are the aims of an interview? Look at the aims from your own point of view and from the interviewers’.
Think Through This ... 1
What are your (the interviewee’s) aims?
A job interview is your opportunity to convince a prospective employer that you are the best person for the job. It is important that you are both well informed and effective in presenting yourself. You need to “market” yourself to the interviewer.
At the same time, you need to be able to collect information about the job and the organisation so that you can decide whether you are interested in the position and whether you would be comfortable in the company.
Think Through This ... 2
What is the interviewers’ main aim?
The interviewer wants to identify the best candidate for the position. Your own role, then, is to demonstrate your suitability for and interest in the job. Your effectiveness in doing so decides whether you are offered the position.
© Nanyang Polytechnic
Page 1 of 25
2.
THE RESEARCH BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
2.1
Overview
To be prepared for an interview, you need to know several things well:
Know the job – its responsibilities
Know the job ‘market’ – the common remuneration [salary], skills and knowledge required to do it well, and likely duties
Know the company – their products / services, structure / organisation, competitors, reputation, recent major developments
Know the interviewers – the names and positions, when the company calls you to arrange the interview
Know the industry in general
Where can you go to find such information?
The company’s website – this should be the first place to look for information on the company and perhaps