job interviewing in us

Job Interviewing in the U.S.Hiring Process

Preparation

Resume Writing

Interview

Miscelleneous

Sample resumes

Hiring ProcessHiring Manager

Job Requisition

Human Resources

Like Purchasing Department -- People instead of good & supplies

Applicant

Answer phone / email

Hiring Manager

Interviews

Human Resources

Offer to Applicant

Job Requisition

From Hiring Manager to Human Resources

Human Resources Finds Candidates

Web

Internal Candidates -

Employee referals

Unsolicited applications

Head hunters

Hiring Manager Interview Phone interview

Technical Manager interview Coworker interview

Manager interview

Manager's Manager -- courtesy interview

Preparation -- Gather Information Information about company

Google, Company site [investor relations; press releases; Monster.com

Information about industry -- keep up on industry

Information about job -- Written Job DescriptionWritten Job Description

Information about yourself and your career

Keep resume & backup material up to date Accumulate answers to "nnn Most Commaon Asked

Questions" Information about required skills

"Cracking the Coding Interview" book

Interview Questions

drive for achievement -- measurement & success

strategic thinking -- long term relationship building -- work with customers and

coworkers commercial awareness -- awareness of the

business model leadership of change -- inovate leadership skills -- motivate group of people

toward common goal continuous improvement -- more efficient &

effective customer awareness -- understand customer's

goals & motivations decision-making skills and judgement influencing skills -- how to work through others development of self and others -- learning &

mentoring your teamworking skills -- go to person adapted from: "How to Answer Hard Interview Questions And

Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job You Want" Charlie Gibbs 2009

Discrimination

It is illegal to discriminate in the United States Do NOT comment on any race, sex, country,

age, handicap, political issues!! Human Resources has Affirmative Action goals

Resume Writing for U.S Market It is an advertising brochure -- purpose is to get an interview

Ask friends, "What kind of person is this?" 30,000 Meters Opinion: Measure, Accomplish, Improve, Innovate, Winner

Tailor to each job -- get written job description

Assume that it will not be completely read

Beginning then end; sometimes middle One page ok

Supplement with Lists -- skills, software, hardware, related classes, awards,etc.

The resume is the basis of most questionsThe resume is the basis of most questions

Interview Hints

Stay on message

Pay attention -- Cubicle maze example

Don't ramble Have questions Goal: interviewee <50% talking & interviewer >

50% talking

Resume Samples

Thanks

Jim

Teacher1st@bellsouth.net