Interview with Interview with Confidence!Confidence!

By Dr. Karen GorbackAssistant Dean, Community & Economic

DevelopmentVentura College

Objective

• By the end of this workshop, participants will walk away with one, new strategy for becoming more confident in preparation for their next job interviews.

Preparation!

• Everything about the college pertaining to the position. See sample position. What do you want to know about the college in preparation for this position?

• What about the community? • What about economic/political trends

pertaining to the position? Funding?

Passion!

• You want to communicate about your knowledge of the job, the college, the community and your desire to be a part of the team with the same passion that you talk about your children or grandchildren!

More passion!

• A preference for the positive• A “can do” spirit with experience to

prove it• A vision for the future• A member of the team

Once upon a time…

• Use storytelling to make a point when you’re answering an interview question

• Begin with: Here’s an example …• Stories need to be short, relevant,

interesting and/or funny, memorable

Remember Honest Abe…

• Decide in advance what you want the interviewer(s) to remember most about you and work it in to your interview answers three times.

• This is called “anchoring” or using the Abe Lincoln strategy

Assume the Sale

• Make yourself a part of the team during the interview.

• Begin answers with phrases such as, “We will…” or “Together, we will…”

Assume the Salewith Body Language

• Sit forward• Look at each member of the interview

panel• Smile• Gesture, as comfortable

Practice• Work with a partner to practice answers to the

sample interview questions for the position of Dean, Career and Technical Education at Camarillo Community College. Use at least one of the above-mentioned strategies: Passion, Storytelling, Anchoring, Assuming the Sale, Asking Questions to Demonstrate the Excellent Preparation You’ve Done for the Position!

Which strategy will you practice today?

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Recommended Reading• Blink by Malcolm Gladwell• 60 Seconds and You’re Hired by

Robin Ryan• Barron’s Interview Answers in a Flash• You’ve Got the Interview – Now What?

by Brenda Greene