The Interviewing Process

1. The Interviewing Process Brian Dillinger Katie George

2. The Interview Process • Getting us there • Once we’re there • The Actual Interview • Making us want to stay there • What Could be Done Better • Proposal for Recruitment Process

3. Getting Us There • Mass E-mail • Shouldn’t be your only method • Campus Visits • Personal Interaction • More Lasting Impression • Social Networking Sites • Linked In • Facebook

4. Okay, Were Coming! • Send an Agenda • Adequate Maps • List of Helpful Contacts • Additional Company Info • Pamphlets of Company Background • Links to Targeted Employee Recruitment Sites • Networking Opportunities Before Interview

5. Once We’re There • Internal Perspective • Testimonials from Current Employees • Company Culture • Tour of the Facilities • Technology to be Used on the Job • Feed Us!! • Helps people to relax and be themselves

6. The Actual Interview • Room Atmosphere • Not in the Basement • Sociable Interviewers • Creates level of comfort • Multiple interviews • Broken up throughout the day • Lunch • Relaxed conversation environment

7. Making Us Want to Stay There • Career Progression Opportunities • Internal Hiring • Mentoring Programs • Benefits of Working at this Company • Medical, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Vacation Days etc. • Company Involvement/Interaction • Company Sporting Leagues • Company Picnics or Events

8. What Could Be Done, Different • Brief Descriptions of Positions • General Expectations • Typical Position Duties • Written technical skills assessment • Should be more hands on • Types of Interview • Internship vs. Full Time

9. IT Career Fair • Collection of companies with internship and full-time opportunities • One night of planning for everyone involved • Half way through semester • Face to face interviews in the following month • Offer(s) come relatively close to one another • Less Stress on Students • KSU has an excellent reputation for events of similar fashion • Career Expo as Guideline

10. Questions? Thank you for your time!