Getting Ready For Work part V The Job Interview

Why do we have to interview for a job?

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• To meet your potential employer.

• To find out if you are interested in the job.

• To give yourself an opportunity to talk about your strengths, education, skills and work history.

• Convince someone that you are the right person for a job.

How early should you arrive for a job interview?

• The start of the day

• 10 minutes after your scheduled appointment

• 15 minutes before the interview appointment

• Only on Wednesdays

During the interview, the employer asks you about the company's mission statement and you have no idea. You should ___________________________.

• of done research about the company before the interview.

• Remembered to ask your teacher what a mission is?

• Lie!

• Ask the employer in return, "What do you know about the company's mission statement!"

In the acronym S.H.A.R.E.

The Letter A stands for

• Activate your thinking

• Answer all questions honestly

• Argue

• Agree with everything.

In the acronym S.H.A.R.E.

The letter E stands for?

• Eat

• Evil

• Eye Contact

• Eskimo

Give an example of a problem you had at work and how you solved it for your employer. (three sentences)

In the acronym S.H.A.R.E.

What does the letter S stand for?

• Save your money

• Salute your employer

• Say it loud!

• Sit up straight.

What would you consider your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses (and explain your answers)? (at least four sentences)

In the acronym S.H.A.R.E.

What does R stand for

• Research

• Remember

• Relax

• Rogaine

How should an interview end?

• Thank the employer and give them a firm handshake.

• Run out the door.

• Smile and finally let out some gas you have been holding in during the interview.

• Walk to the interviewer and give them a hug.