JOB INTERVIEW FLASH CARDS6 - 10

Work-Based Learning Virtual Campus

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 you’re not sure how to get to the employer’s location, what should you do?

4. Describe the type of body language that communicates interest and professional courtesy to the employer?

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

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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 Employer’s 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 didn’t 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

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Throw Back Question: “Will this position require me to solve many problems?”

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.”

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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?

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? Don’t 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 you’d be more than happy to complete second task, shows maturity and respect

Post Test

1. How important is it to be prepared for an interview? Explain.

2. How can you best prepare? Describe the steps you would take.

3. What other non-question preparations are equally important? Name 3.

4. What do you think is the hardest interview question to answer? Why?

5. What do you think is the easiest interview question to answer? Why?

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