PCC Preparing for Job Interviews

Select all the true statements about informational interviews.

• Make sure to dress in shorts and a t-shirt for your interview.

• Practice your elevator pitch so you can tell the interviewer a little bit about yourself.

• When you walk into the office, chew gum, make eye contact, and give your interviewer a firm handshake.

• When you walk into the office, hold your head high, make eye contact, and give your interviewer a firm handshake.

Select the qualities that a job seeker displays in an informational interview that are strengths.

Choose all that apply.

• energetic and persistent

• arrogant

• organized

• unassertive

• timid

Tim is writing a thank-you letter to the judge that he met with yesterday. Read his letter and identify the sentence in which he requests to follow up again.

Dear Judge Connors,

(1)I wanted to thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I learned a lot about what it takes to become a judge and the experience that I’ll need to reach my career goals. (2)I was interested to hear about the courses that you would recommend that I take in law school to ensure that I’ll be better prepared to become a judge someday.

(3)I plan on checking the websites that you suggested to find internships that would help me, and I have already contacted the legal association that you mentioned. (4)I will let you know about my progress. What is the best way to keep in contact with you?

Thank you again for your assistance. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Tim Campbell

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Match the task to the step in the informational interview process.

Talk to friends and family members about who they may

know in your chosen career field.

• Prepare for the interview.

• Identify someone to interview.

• Follow up.

• Research a career field.

Match the task to the step in the informational interview process.

Write down and rehearse an elevator pitch.

• Prepare for the interview.

• Identify someone to interview.

• Follow up.

• Research a career field.

Match the task to the step in the informational interview process.

Write a thank-you letter to find out the best way to stay in

touch.

• Prepare for the interview.

• Identify someone to interview.

• Follow up.

• Research a career field.

Match the task to the step in the informational interview process.

Use the Internet to learn more about a particular company.

• Prepare for the interview.

• Identify someone to interview.

• Follow up.

• Research a career field.

Which two questions are good questions to ask in an informational interview?

• How much money do you make?

• Why did you choose this occupation?

• What is the employment outlook for this career?

• What is your company mission statement?

• What does your company do?

What is the purpose of informational interviews?

• to receive an employment position with the company

• to get advice and information about a career field

• to tell an employer about your skills and qualifications

• to discuss the employee’s salary in the position

• to provide your résumé to a potential employer

Xochitl completed an informational interview with a preschool teacher in her area. She wants to write a thank-you letter. What should she remember to include in the letter?

• an inquiry about the best way to stay in contact

• a plea for a job with the company

• a cover letter and résumé

• a list of questions to discuss