HOW TO NAIL AN

INTERVIEW

By

Danielle Stierna

Erika Cain

June Ko

Stephanie Camello

How to Interview

Interviewing is Like Dating

Timing is Key

Employer’s Fears

Bring Out Your Best

At some point this

will be you

Your Issues of Interviewing

This is Not a Science

How to Interview

Interviewing is Like Dating

Timing is Key

Employer’s Fears

Bring Out Your Best

Interviewing is

Like Dating

An Employer’s Fears

Lack the Skills

You Won’t Be There Long

Cost the Company Money

How to Interview

Interviewing is Like Dating

Timing is Key

Employer’s Fears

Bring Out Your Best

20 sec/2 min RULE

• Responses should be about 2 minutes

• Sometimes responses can be as good as 20

seconds!

• Don’t be a grunter

Be the SOLUTION

Not the

PROBLE

M

How you do your job is related to

how you job-hunt –to your

employer Employers can

tell when you do a half-hearted job-hunt

Don’t assume that the employer thinks the two are unrelated

Bring evidence of your work If you are a programmer, bring

your scripts, an artist, your

visuals and portfolio

This shows proof of your skills in

the hiring-interview

How to Interview

Interviewing is Like Dating

Timing is Key

Employer’s Fears

Bring Out Your Best

Don’t bad-mouth previous

employers

Why did you leave your last job?

The employer is afraid you don’t get

along well with people.

Say whatever positive things you

possibly can without lying.

If you were fired explain it was an

abnormal occurrence that you and your

boss didn’t get along well.

Tell me about yourself…

Afraid they won’t ask the right questions.

Good employee in the past, brief

history, interests, etc.

Honest, self-complimentary: hard

worker, did more than was expected…

What is your greatest weakness?

Hopes you will divulge any character flaws…

You aren’t perfect but you always work to

improve…

Mention a weakness

then turn it into a positive.

How to Interview

Interviewing is Like Dating

Timing is Key

Employer’s Fears

Bring Out Your Best

Bring Out Your Best

Ask what you really

want to know

Ask when you can

expect to hear back

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