Mildred Rivers - What to Do When You Get That Job Interview

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What To Do When You Get That Job Interview by Mildred Rivers CCB Publishing British Columbia, Canada
What To Do When You Get That Job Interview Copyright 2012 by Mildred Rivers ISBN-13 978-1-77143-003-6 Second Edition Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Rivers, Mildred, 1949- What To Do When You Get That Job Interview [electronic resource] / written by Mildred Rivers. 2nd ed. ISBN 978-1-77143-003-6 Also available in print format. 1. Employment interviewing. Title. Title.

HF5549.5.I6R59 2008 650.14'4 C2008-904627-7 Additional cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada This manual is copyrighted by Mildred Rivers with all rights reserved. For information contact: Mildred Rivers, P.O. Box 245, Elmwood Park, NJ, 07047. Extreme care has been taken to ensure that all information presented in this book is accurate and up to date at the time of publishing. Neither the author nor the publisher can be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Additionally, neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

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Dedication In memory of my parents, William and Agnes Rivers, who taught me the importance of survival and independence. You are with me in my thoughts each day.
Acknowledgements My daughter Celeste, who means the world to me. My sister Elnora Thomas and her family, for all their love and kindness.

My best friends Evelyn and Ronnie Desciora for their love and friendship and being supportive in everything that Ive been involved with.
What To Do When You Get That Job Interview Before the interview, compile a list of honorable job intentions. Know who and what you are about. This is very important, since we often tend to accept the first job or position offered to us without considering if it is what we want to do or not. Ask yourself these questions such as. Do I work well with others? Do I prefer to work alone? Am I comfortable with regular working hours? Can I handle overtime, and weekends? Whatever the answers are, see yourself in the answers.

Be prepared by gathering as much knowledge as possible about the interviewing company. Go to the library and do some research. Look for information on the company. The Thomas Register, published by Thomas Publishing, One Penn Plaza, New York N. Y. 10001.

This reference book is a multi volume work, that shows products and services, company profile and a catalog file for all manufacturers listed. Here you can find out how long the company has been in business, who are its owners or owner, and what have the gross sales, and profit or losses been during the last five years up until now. What is the growth plan? Get a copy of the annual report. Find out if the company is downsizing or expanding or restructuring. You will be very distraught if you find out after taking the job, that the company is laying off staff, or is being sold or has gone bankrupt. Review what you have done on previous jobs.

Make a list of the good, bad, and indifferent.
Interviewers Questions The questions that are listed are for you to go over and over again. These questions are the most asked questions by the interviewer. 1. According to your qualifications, have you done the best work you are capable of doing? (Pick out your best work and be brief.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 2. What have you learned from your previous jobs? (Be positive and brief.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 3.

Which of your jobs was the least interesting? Why? (Never say anything bad about your previous employers.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 4. What kind of employee are you? (Be truthful.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 5. On your last performance evaluation, what did your supervisor criticize you for? (Give a minor example if you have one.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 6. How do you normally handle criticism? (Give an example, for instance, from suppliers, from peers, or co workers, or from customers and clients.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 7. What are your weaknesses? (With regards to work skills.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 8. What have you done to correct those weaknesses? (Give one good example.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 9.

How do you normally handle failure? (Be brief.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 10. What are you looking for in your next job? (Be brief mention improvement.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 11. Have you ever been terminated or asked to resign? Why? (If yes or no, be vague.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 12. Why have you held so many jobs? (Talk about your needs.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 13. Why did you stay with one company so long? (An example is security.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 14. Do you consider yourself a loyal employee? (Yes, no elaboration.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 15.

What are your career goals/objectives? (Be brief and job associated.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 16. How does this job fit in with your career goals? (Talk about goals and financial directive.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 17. How do you feel about further training? (Always give positive answers.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 18. How do you normally handle changes on the job? (Be positive.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 19. Would you like to have your bosss job? (Use tact when you answer this one.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 20. Why havent you progressed more in your career? (Example, convenience.) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 21.