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37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page i Practice Interview Book Dear Reader, tvOhctiohheeaoffnp aiwer ninircmoed qnnI te etn thoboomuesachAsdpteuIwepegstle enr.btu rkseis lereo pIsaes doHtt.vti srp it e henn wuiioht caoIewne o,estt’tna e terhvnwr.gwpraotgcoen s r he esnloeo soy vtadesem tehiitrorio mht anix ers lldeuwtd.eyirao tt wo l lheaecry ’l tphtI( ese .Ietr af ihk eoois ordggvartpcYtan, wei aeftir eaobfr af pfosflowteofnlwiun ou ri: onwrqcp/rea hIl oe tl’/ rfuuat wytvoodtekhchslwolereh toa ras teia.efs mwrenjhwp trn o bnte eI pkiayoajtioa besojdeo tor tonknhtseft rneo biu obncteqpsonu sessf. e aad luo nss -aflamsBnlmmoto eueew lno.no odutnsr r an—aa t e dtutnith tmhniiaind I htan ol ’at noey afavthngeanoofth emyngt r. ek tevsraaiot iihi e ernhn sn nbttbmteti th r gihottneoost na’eeme os eteu gu ntgrrhp epg hsnritvv jdacenxeeo.u ieyii clc otee pod ooisb hoIj.dtwwemC’poo.uhn mav ecc.leb a eOe tp ea tam) brr I ya a, v e inbpaowonlkmneireodegneIteutnry’hrhehetivrad odose rn3mtPdiio s owannv 0h leffihiotoani a 0de oen gppanfrc yaew.wtteesivur oeene ns.eeYnh t p n.ur ittfos ntMee-oeiuo oRfnsurghaarfniuoega vncre.arssleieta.eeidt tdrwoedf Good Luck! 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page ii The Series Editorial Publishing Director Gary M. Krebs Managing Editor Kate McBride Copy Chief Laura MacLaughlin Acquisitions Editors Bethany Brown / Kate Burgo Development Editor Christina MacDonald Production Editors Jamie Wielgus Bridget Brace Production Production Director Susan Beale Production Manager Michelle Roy Kelly Series Designers Daria Perreault Colleen Cunningham Cover Design Paul Beatrice Frank Rivera Layout and Graphics Colleen Cunningham Rachael Eiben Michelle Roy Kelly John Paulhus Daria Perreault Erin Ring Series Cover Artist Barry Littmann Visit the entire Everything® Series at www.everything.com 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page iii PRACTICE INTERVIEW BOOK Be prepared for any question Dawn Rosenberg McKay Adams Media Avon, Massachusetts 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 9/1/2006 10:47 AM Page iv To Dean and Rebecca for their patience. Copyright ©2004, F+WPublications, Inc. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews. An Everything® Series Book. Everything® and everything.com® are registered trademarks of F+WPublications, Inc. Published by Adams Media, an F+WPublications Company 57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322 U.S.A. www.adamsmedia.com ISBN 13: 978-1-59337-133-3 (paperback) ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-466-7(EPUB) ISBN 10: 1-59337-133-0 Printed in Canada. J I H G F E D C B A Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKay, Dawn Rosenberg. The everything practice interview book / Dawn Rosenberg McKay. p. cm. ISBN 1-59337-133-0 ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-466-7(EPUB) 1. Employment interviewing. I. Title. II. Series: Everything series. HF5549.5.I6M327 2004 650.14'4--dc22 2004005401 This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the pub- lisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent pro- fessional person should be sought. —From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their prod- ucts are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Adams Media was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial capital letters. This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases. For information, call 1-800-289-0963 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page v Contents TOPTENTHINGSNOTTOSAYONAJOBINTERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix CHAPTER 1: Preparing for the Interview . . . . . . . . 1 Understanding Job Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Learning about Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Learning about Your Prospective Employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Doing Your Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Take Time to Rehearse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Access Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Dealing with Anxiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What to Do about Low Confidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Night Before and Morning of the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CHAPTER 2: First Impressions Count . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What to Wear to the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What to Bring to the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Getting to the Interview on Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Arriving for Your Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Interview Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Body Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Making Your Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Interviewing over a Meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Interviewing in a Foreign Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 CHAPTER 3: Revealing Your Personality . . . . . . . . 37 Why the Personal Questions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 v 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page vi THE EVERYTHING PRACTICE INTERVIEW BOOK CHAPTER 4: Discussing Your Skills and Abilities 55 Hard Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Soft Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Skills You Haven’t Used Professionally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 CHAPTER 5: Highlighting YourAccomplishments 73 Listing Your Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Discussing Your Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 CHAPTER 6: Questions about Your Education . . . 91 How You Spent Your College Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 CHAPTER 7: Discussing Your Work History . . . . 109 How to Present Your Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 CHAPTER 8: Your Interpersonal Skills . . . . . . . . . 127 An Employee Balancing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 How Do You Resolve Conflicts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 CHAPTER 9: Did You Do Your Homework? . . . . . 147 Proving Your Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Highlight Skills That Fit the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 CHAPTER 10: What Would You Do If You Were Hired? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 What You Can Bring to a Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 What the Company Expects of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 vi

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37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page i Practice Interview Book Dear Reader, tvOhctiohheeaoffnp aiwer ninircmoed qnnI te etn thoboomuesachAsdpteuIwepegstle enr.btu rkseis lereo pIsaes doHtt.vti srp it e henn wuiioht caoIewne o,estt’tna e terhvnwr.gwpraotgcoen s r he esnloeo soy vtadesem tehiitrorio mht anix ers lldeuwtd.eyirao tt wo l lheaecry ’l tphtI( ese .Ietr af ihk eoois ordggvartpcYtan, wei aeftir eaobfr af pfosflowteofnlwiun ou ri: onwrqcp/rea hIl oe tl’/ rfuuat wytvoodtekhchslwolereh toa ras teia.efs mwrenjhwp trn o bnte eI pkiayoajtioa besojdeo tor tonknhtseft rneo biu obncteqpsonu sessf. e aad luo nss -aflamsBnlmmoto eueew lno.no odutnsr r an—aa t e dtutnith tmhniiaind I htan ol ’at noey afavthngeanoofth emyngt r. ek tevsraaiot iihi e ernhn sn nbttbmteti th r gihottneoost na’eeme os eteu gu ntgrrhp epg hsnritvv jdacenxeeo.u ieyii clc otee pod ooisb hoIj.dtwwemC’poo.uhn mav ecc.leb a eOe tp ea tam) brr I ya a, v e inbpaowonlkmneireodegneIteutnry’hrhehetivrad odose rn3mtPdiio s owannv 0h leffihiotoani a 0de oen gppanfrc yaew.wtteesivur oeene ns.eeYnh t p n.ur ittfos ntMee-oeiuo oRfnsurghaarfniuoega vncre.arssleieta.eeidt tdrwoedf Good Luck! 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page ii The Series Editorial Publishing Director Gary M. Krebs Managing Editor Kate McBride Copy Chief Laura MacLaughlin Acquisitions Editors Bethany Brown / Kate Burgo Development Editor Christina MacDonald Production Editors Jamie Wielgus Bridget Brace Production Production Director Susan Beale Production Manager Michelle Roy Kelly Series Designers Daria Perreault Colleen Cunningham Cover Design Paul Beatrice Frank Rivera Layout and Graphics Colleen Cunningham Rachael Eiben Michelle Roy Kelly John Paulhus Daria Perreault Erin Ring Series Cover Artist Barry Littmann Visit the entire Everything® Series at www.everything.com 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page iii PRACTICE INTERVIEW BOOK Be prepared for any question Dawn Rosenberg McKay Adams Media Avon, Massachusetts 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 9/1/2006 10:47 AM Page iv To Dean and Rebecca for their patience. Copyright ©2004, F+WPublications, Inc. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews. An Everything® Series Book. Everything® and everything.com® are registered trademarks of F+WPublications, Inc. Published by Adams Media, an F+WPublications Company 57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322 U.S.A. www.adamsmedia.com ISBN 13: 978-1-59337-133-3 (paperback) ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-466-7(EPUB) ISBN 10: 1-59337-133-0 Printed in Canada. J I H G F E D C B A Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKay, Dawn Rosenberg. The everything practice interview book / Dawn Rosenberg McKay. p. cm. ISBN 1-59337-133-0 ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-466-7(EPUB) 1. Employment interviewing. I. Title. II. Series: Everything series. HF5549.5.I6M327 2004 650.14'4--dc22 2004005401 This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the pub- lisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent pro- fessional person should be sought. —From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their prod- ucts are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Adams Media was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial capital letters. This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases. For information, call 1-800-289-0963 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page v Contents TOPTENTHINGSNOTTOSAYONAJOBINTERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix CHAPTER 1: Preparing for the Interview . . . . . . . . 1 Understanding Job Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Learning about Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Learning about Your Prospective Employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Doing Your Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Take Time to Rehearse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Access Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Dealing with Anxiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What to Do about Low Confidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Night Before and Morning of the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CHAPTER 2: First Impressions Count . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What to Wear to the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What to Bring to the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Getting to the Interview on Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Arriving for Your Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Interview Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Body Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Making Your Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Interviewing over a Meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Interviewing in a Foreign Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 CHAPTER 3: Revealing Your Personality . . . . . . . . 37 Why the Personal Questions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 v 37-133-0-p000i-00x.qxd 7/2/04 10:45 AM Page vi THE EVERYTHING PRACTICE INTERVIEW BOOK CHAPTER 4: Discussing Your Skills and Abilities 55 Hard Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Soft Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Skills You Haven’t Used Professionally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 CHAPTER 5: Highlighting YourAccomplishments 73 Listing Your Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Discussing Your Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 CHAPTER 6: Questions about Your Education . . . 91 How You Spent Your College Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 CHAPTER 7: Discussing Your Work History . . . . 109 How to Present Your Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 CHAPTER 8: Your Interpersonal Skills . . . . . . . . . 127 An Employee Balancing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 How Do You Resolve Conflicts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 CHAPTER 9: Did You Do Your Homework? . . . . . 147 Proving Your Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Highlight Skills That Fit the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 CHAPTER 10: What Would You Do If You Were Hired? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 What You Can Bring to a Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 What the Company Expects of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 vi

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