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Interviewing
1. Interview prep
Drawing upon our years of experience, we always offer to prepare you for your interviews. A sampling of the topics covered include:
The value of your questions as a communication tool
Using stories to enhance your conversation
How to recognize and adjust to different communication styles
Reviewing your goals
How to sing your own praises most effectively
How to enjoy the process
2. Sample questions that might be asked and that you should ask (we deal with these and other questions during your interview prep).
How do you like your current job? Why are you thinking of leaving?
How do you get along with your boss?
Where would you like to be in five years?
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
Can you give an example of your ability to manage or supervise others?
How do you feel about the way you and others in the department were managed by your supervisor?
Your sample questions:
What freedom would I have to determine my work objectives?
What is your most pressing problem? What would you like to see done in the next 2 to 3 months?
What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the company?
What do you like most about working here?
3. Other topics - here is a sample of other themes we may discuss with you before your interviews:
Personal conduct before and during the interview
Discussion of money during the interview
Interview no-no's
Telephone/face-to-face interviews
The mutual interview
4. News of the Weird interviews - as reported in the Washington Post (we do not recommend the following strategies):
Said he was so well qualified [that] if he didn't get the job, it
would prove that the company's management was incompetent.
Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.
Brought her large dog to the interview.
Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.
She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to the music and me at
the same time.
Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few
minutes later, wearing a hairpiece.
Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.
Asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive
was qualified to judge the candidate.
Announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and
French fries in the interviewer's office.
Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific
interview questions.
When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap
dancing around my office.
Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him.
Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought
of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet.
Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to insure that the
offer was formal.
Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much.
During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's
brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave
for another interview.
A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his
wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which company? When do I
start? What's the salary?" I said, "I assume you're not interested in conducting
the interview any further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll
pay me more." I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job
offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer.
He came to the interview with a moped and left it in the reception
area He didn't want it to get stolen, and stated that he would require
indoor parking for the moped.
He took off his right shoe and sock, opened a medicated foot powder
and dusted it on the foot and in the shoe. While he was putting back the
shoe and sock, he mentioned that he had to use the powder four times a day,
and this was the time.
He whistled when the interviewer was talking.
Asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture on my desk.
When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and wanted my phone
number. I called security.
She threw up on my desk, and immediately started asking questions
about the job, like nothing had happened.
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