Job Interview Flash Cards 6 - 10

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Job Interview Flash Cards6 - 10

• Work-Based Learning Virtual Campus

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Learning Objectives

• Become familiar with typical interview questions
• Exploring answers to interview questions
• Practicing the interview dialog

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Pre-Test

1. If your interview is scheduled for 9am, what time
   should you arrive?
2. What type of professional greeting should you
   extend to the employer? Explain.
3. If youre not sure how to get to the employers
   location, what should you do?
4. Describe the type of body language that
   communicates interest and professional courtesy
   to the employer?

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Resources Technology

• Students will need to be able to use Microsoft
  Word
• Create a resume
• Students will need to have a working knowledge of
  the Internet
• Searching WBL sites for interviewing resources
• Students will need to have access to a quality
  printer
• Resume printing related documents for the
  interview

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Be Ready Physically Mentally

• Physically
• Get your rest before the interview
• Be sure your dresses groomed properly
• Mentally
• Practice interview questions with a friend
• Walk through the typical interview process
• Entering the Employers Office Greeting the
  Employer

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Preparation is Key!

• Use the Flash Cards to Prepare for the interview
  questions
• Rehearse interview with a friend
• Tape yourself and view the tape to constructively
  criticize yourself
• Be careful of posture body language
• Know how to get there get there early, about
  15-20 minutes before interview time

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Flash Cards

• Each card covers a typical interview question and
  answers as well as reasons why are on the back
• Use the cards as a way to practice the answers
• Mix up the cards within topics, you never know!
• Be prepared for the question you didnt practice!

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Flash Card 6

• Tell me about a problem you confronted and how
  you solved it.

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Flash Card 6

• Tell me about a problem you confronted and how
  you solved it.
• Think of something related to work, school, or
  volunteering
• Tell it as a story
• Give lots of detail
• The interviewer wants to see how you define the
  problem, identify options , and decide on a
  solution

Throw Back Question Will this position require
me to solve many problems?
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Flash Card 7

• Do you enjoy school? Why?

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Flash Card 7

• Do you enjoy school? Why?
• Be sure to point out the positive aspects of
  school
• Talk about courses you enjoyed most and why
• The interviewer wants to know if you enjoy
  learning and might benefit from a training program

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Flash Card 8

• Do you plan to continue your education?

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Flash Card 8

• Do you plan to continue your education?
• Describe the type of post high school education
  you plan to attend
• Tell why you have decided that that was best for
  your career plan
• Adding to your education tells the employer that
  you want to grow and prosper, professionally as
  well as personally

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Flash Card 9

• Are you at your best when working alone or in a
  group?

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Flash Card 9

• Are you at your best when working alone or in a
  group?
• The best way to answer this question is to
  generate a statement that covers both
  possibilities, like
• Both, I enjoy working as part of a team and I
  can work independently to get my share of the
  work done.
• The interviewer is really questioning your
  flexibility here as well as your interpersonal
  skills

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Flash Card 10

• What would you do if one supervisor told you to
  do something now and another supervisor told you
  to do it later?

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Flash Card 10

• What would you do if one supervisor told you to
  do something now and another supervisor told you
  to do it later?
• Careful with this one, the employer wants to know
  how you would handle conflict
• How would you handle it?
• Dont overreact with emotion and anger!
• Be cool and confidently mention to the second
  supervisor that you were asked by the first to
  complete a task and then youd be more than happy
  to complete second task, shows maturity and
  respect

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Post Test

• How important is it to be prepared for an
  interview? Explain.
• How can you best prepare? Describe the steps you
  would take.
• What other non-question preparations are equally
  important? Name 3.
• What do you think is the hardest interview
  question to answer? Why?
• What do you think is the easiest interview
  question to answer? Why?

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Assessment

• Students will,
• create interview stack of flash cards
• Role play interview dialog
• Act out entire interview entrance prior to dialog
  and after
• Unit Project Students research classified ads,
  find a job, search for location and actually
  prepare themselves as if they were interviewing
  for that job