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Mastering Job Interviews: Essential Strategies for Success

This guide on job interviews focuses on critical areas that impact your candidacy. It emphasizes the importance of appearance, behavior, and communication within the interview environment. Key topics include establishing rapport, maintaining appropriate body language, and avoiding sensitive subjects such as race, religion, and salary at the onset. Understand the best questions to ask to gauge corporate culture and growth opportunities. Conclude with effective salary negotiations while ensuring to express gratitude afterwards. Follow these guidelines to leave a positive impression and enhance your chances of securing the job.

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Mastering Job Interviews: Essential Strategies for Success

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  1. THE JOB INTERVIEW Part II – The Interview

  2. The interview What really matters Appearance Behavior, good and bad Topics to avoid Questions to ask Salary negotiations Afterwards Seminar Overview

  3. Impact of Your Presence • Never distract the interviewer • Impact of one’s presence: • 55% body language • 38% voice tone • 7% word content

  4. Appearance • Dress to blend • Good grooming is important • Don’t be late

  5. Behavior • Lean forward to show interest • Keep your hands away from face and head • Do not fold your arms across your chest • Make eye contact, but don’t stare • Try to smile occasionally • Try to sound enthusiastic

  6. Behavior • Do not over-talk • Do not display arrogance • Do not use profanity or risqué humor • Restrain any distracting physical habits • Do not complain about peripheral items • Do not make negative references to others

  7. The First Few Minutes • Try to establish rapport • Thank the interviewer for their time • Ask where you should sit, etc. • Ask the interviewer if he needs another copy of your resume • Shake hands

  8. Topics to Avoid • Sex • Race and ethnicity • Religion • Money • Lunch • Who you know in the organization • Don’t compliment their appearance

  9. Questions You Should Ask • What is it like to work for the group manager? • What is the corporate culture? The group culture? • The training and continuous education policy • The group structure & prospects for advancement • Turnover rate • Why did the previous person leave? • Detailed job description

  10. Salary Negotiations • Do not mention salary prematurely • Know beforehand what you are worth and how much you need • Do not be the first one to mention a number • Salary is not everything

  11. Last Minute Traps • “What a relief. It’s almost over!” • Lunch

  12. The Last Few Minutes • Verify the next step. • Say “Thank you”, and smile • Leave

  13. Follow Up! • Send Thank-You letter • Debrief yourself

  14. Sources • “Get Hired”, by Paul Green, Bard Books, Inc. ISBN# 1-885167-14-8 • “Engineer’s Guide to Lifelong Employability”, IEEE Press, ISBN# 0-87942-314-5 • “What Color Is Your Parachute?” by Richard Bolles, Ten Speed Press. ISBN# 0-89815-633-5

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