Presented by:
Isa Watanabe
Center for Career Opportunities
Purpose – What Are Interviews For?
Attire – What to Wear
Resume – Top Attributes
Interview Structure
Interview Question Types
S.T.A.R Method
Wrapping Up the Interview
Interview Tips
OVERVIEWOverview
Purpose
Attire
Resume
Structure
Question Types
STAR Method
Wrapping Up
Tips
Your Goals:
Showcase Skills, Accomplishments
Learn about the Employer
Create a Positive Impression
Purpose - What Are Interviews For?Overview
Purpose Employer’s Goals:
Establish Rapport
Learn about your Skills
Introduce Organization
Evaluate Fit
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Resume
Structure
Question Types
STAR Method
Wrapping Up
Tips
Attire - What NOT to WearOverview
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Attire - What NOT to WearOverview
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Casual Clothing (e.g. Jeans and T-shirts) unless ‘casual’ is specifically stated
Expensive jewelry
Low-cut tops and other revealing clothing
Sunglasses
Very high heels
Non-traditional colors (e.g. bright pink shoes)
Attire - What to WearOverview
Purpose
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Resume
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Question Types
STAR Method
Wrapping Up
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Attire - What to WearOverview
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Standard dark-colored suit, preferably black or dark grey
Black formal shoes
Any articles of clothing required for religious purposes are perfectly acceptable (the formal rule still applies, of course)
Resume – Top AttributesOverview
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Question Types
STAR Method
Wrapping Up
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Interview StructureOverview
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Opening/Small Talk
Questions/Discussion about your background and experience
Your turn to ask questions
Closing/Wrap up
Follow-up
Two Interview Question TypesOverview
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Traditional – Open-ended, situational, future oriented
Behavioral – Specific questions about past behavior
Traditional, Open-Ended QuestionsOverview
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Examples:
Why did you choose this field?”
“Tell me about yourself.”
“One of your strengths/weaknesses?”
“Why should we hire you?”
Behavioral QuestionsOverview
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Examples:
What has been your most challenging project and why?
Give me an example of a time you worked on a team and…
Someone wasn’t cooperating.
You took charge of the situation.
Your team did not meet it’s goals.
STAR MethodOverview
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Method of comprehensively responding to behavioral interview questions: Situation, Task, Action, Result
Behavioral interview response visual example
Situation
Task
Result Action
STAR Method – Example 1Overview
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Tell me about a time you took a leadership role on a project.
S) During my sophomore year at Purdue I was appointedchairperson of the XYZ Committee at my residence hall.
T) The committee was responsible for organizing a Women’shealth fair to bring community resources within the reachof hall residents.
A) I first led the group on an analysis of similar events that wewanted to see 300 attendees and representatives from 10community organizations. I organized the committee intoa marketing subgroup and a community outreach subgroupeach responsible for achieving the afore-mentioned goals.
R) In the end, the event was a great success. We had 500attendees and representatives from 12 community groups.The fair was later chosen for the “event of the year” awardamongst all residence hall events that year.
STAR Method – Example 2Overview
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Describe a time you went above the call of duty to achieve an outcome.
S) When I arrived at XYZ company they were just beginning to launch a new product.
T) I took the opportunity to recommend an onlinecomplement to the launch and offered to lead the project.
A) I created a prototype web advertisement along withassociated market data to demonstrate the need for theonline complement.
R) The director of marketing approved the concept, my teamexecuted the advertisement, and sales in week one were30 percent greater than forecasted without thecomplement.
STAR Method – Practice QuestionsOverview
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Tell me about a time when you worked effectively in a team.
What is one of the most challenging tasks you have faced and how did you handle it?
Wrapping Up the InterviewOverview
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Thank the interviewer
Ask when you can expect to hear from the company (if appropriate)
Ask for his/her business card
Send a thank you email/card when you get home!
TipsOverview
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Prepare questions ahead of time
Don’t ask questions for which you should already know the answer.
Ask questions to get them to sell the organization to you!
Need More Help?Overview
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Come to the Center for Career Opportunities, located at YONG 132
Our Services:Resume Drop-In Assistance
1 on 1 Career Counseling
MyCCO (Job listings/On-campus)
Career Advice Video
Interview Stream
Mock Interviews
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APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 10th 2014
Callouts January 22nd , 28th KRAN G018 at 6:00PM
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