Employment & Interviewing for Jobs

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Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chapter 19 - 1

Applying and Interviewingfor Employment


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Employment Messages

Rsum Support Documents

Applications Inquiries Follow-Ups


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Application Letters

Accompany the Rsum

Completing

What You Are Sending

Why You Are Sending It

Benefits of Reading It

WritingPlanning


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Tips for Application Letters

Be Clear and Specific

Avoid Discussing Salary

Show Some Personality

Show You Are Informed

Keep the Letter Short

Aim for High Quality


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Solicited

Unsolicited

Types of Application Letters


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InterestAttention

DesireAction

Using theAIDA MODEL


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Application Follow-Ups

Update the

Application

Demonstrate

Interest

ShowPersistence

UnderscoreCommitment


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Employment Interviews

Organizations

Main Objective

Applicants

Main Objective

Find Best Talent to

Fill Job Openings

Find Right Match for

Goals and Capabilities


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Sequence of Interviews

Applicant

Objectives

Employer

Objectives

The Typical Process

Screening Stage

Selection Stage

Final Stage


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Panel

Working

Behavioral

Group

Stress

Situational

Structured Unstructured

Types ofInterviews


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Interview Media

Telephone

Virtual OnlineVideo Interview

E-mail and IM


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What Do Employers Seek?

Job QualificationsOrganization Fit

Background

Style

Personality

Experience

Skills

Education


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Pre-Employment Testing

Job SkillsTests

SubstanceTests

BackgroundChecks

Integrity

Tests

Personality

Profiles


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Interview Preparation

Learn about the organization

Think ahead about questions

Bolster your confidence

Polish your interview style

Plan to look your best

Be ready when you arrive


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Learn About the Company

Operations

Markets

Challenges


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Plan to Answer Questions

The hardest decision you ever made

Your greatest weaknesses

Goals over the next five years

What you didnt like about prior jobs

Some information about yourself


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Prepare Some Questions

Are these my kind of people?

Can I do the work and will I enjoy it?

Is this the job I want?

Does the job pay what I am worth?

Who would I be working for?

What sort of future can I expect?


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Build Your Confidence

Minimize Weaknesses

Maximize Strengths

Manage Apprehension


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Polish Your Interview Style

Good Manners

Good Judgment

Confidence

Competenc

e

Mock

Interviews

Nonverbal

Skills

Voice

Training


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A Professional Image

Business Clothing

Good Grooming

Appropriate Behavior


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Be Ready When You Arrive

Preparing Traveling Waiting

Your Rsum

Support Papers

Your Portfolio

The Location

The Route

Travel Time

Review and Plan

Be Professional

Practice Courtesy


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The Interview Process

1

2

3

The Warm-Up Stage

Questions-and-Answers

Close of the Interview


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The Warm-Up Stage

First Impressions

Body Language

Social Skills


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Questions-and-Answers

Deal with Questions

Listen Carefully

Handle Discrimination


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Close of the Interview

Conclude Gracefully

Discuss Salary

Review Notes


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Following Up

After the InterviewThank-You Messages

Inquiry Messages


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More Follow-Up Messages

Requesting

More Time

AcceptingJob Offers


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More Follow-Up Messages

Declining

Job Offers

ResigningFrom a Job


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