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COMM 202Tutorial 8: Employment Interviews

LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT!

AGENDA For today

Resume/CLDebrief

EmploymentInterview

InterviewQ&A

MyThoughts

Course Timeline

Employment interview next week!

Week 12 Week 14Week 13

• Tutorial:Employment interviews

• Interview stream due Nov. 25th @ 11:59PM

• Lecture:When you’ve got the job!

• Interviews Nov. 28th to Dec. 1st

• Informational interview assignment due (Friday Dec. 9th

11:59PM)

Resume & CLDebrief

Moving on to the

Employment Interview

Employment Interview• WHEN: November 28th, 29th, and December 1st

• WHAT TO BRING:1. Resume2. Cover Letter3. Job Description4. Padfolio5. Pen6. Research Notes

Employment Interview• the interview:

o Check in with “reception” in birmingham

o BE EARLY! – Ideally about 10 minutes, if you’re not there when the interviewer arrives, you will receive an automatic zero

o Interview is approximately 20 minutes long with one COMM 202 team member/coach or external consultant (allot 30 minutes total).

o You can sign up for timeslots for interviews starting nov 22nd at 12:01 am until nov24th midnight. You can choose between a consultant or TA/coach

o Interview will consist of behavioural questions

Employment InterviewDressing to IMPRESS is dressing for SUCCESS

DRESS BUSINESS FORMAL

InterviewQuestion + Answers

Interview Q&A

What is the most commonInterview Question?

So…Tell me about yourself

Q1: Tell me about yourself• Keep it under 2 minutes

• Brand yourself – give them something to remember you by

• Sound natural – not like you’re reading off a script!

• Speak to your skills and accomplishments

• Show passion

• Provide a well-rounded picture

Q1: Tell me about yourself

The Beginning The Spark Growing

InterestYour

FutureWhy you are here?

The Goal: Tell them a story that no one else can replicate and impress them in the first 2 minutes

Q1: Tell me about yourself• telling YOUR story

Introduction

Realization that this is the right career for you

Your formula and how it has helped lead you to this role

Where you see yourself

How this position ties into it all

Growing interest

The spark

Your future

The beginning

Why you are here

Q1: Tell me about yourself• My formula

+ +

“Building Relationships”Building

relationships through shared

passions(Agriculture /

Blueberry Farming)

Building relationships

through teaching

COMM 202 and working at FCC

Building relationships at

_____!

Q1: Tell me about yourself

Question Types Iwouldconsideryouastrongcandidate.(3pts.)

Iwouldliketointerviewyouagain.(2pts.)

Iwouldnotconsideryouatopcandidate.(1pts.)

Iwouldnothireyou.(0 pts.)

Tellmeaboutyourself

Doesthestudentprovideanoverviewoftheirskills, fitanddesirefor

the role?

Thestudentprovidesarelevant“story”highlightingtheir

passions,accomplishments,goalsandfittotheorganization

inaconcisemanner(2minsor less)

Thestudent providesa“story”highlightingsomebutnotallaspectsin

columnoneoranswerwaslongerthan2minutes

Studentprovideda“story” thatisnot

conciseandismorethan2minutes

Studentfailstoanswerthequestionoranswerisnotcoherentandislonger

than2minutes

• Rubric

Q1: ACTIVITY• Activity: grab a partner and swap “tell me about yourself stories”

• 2.5 minutes story telling; 1 minute feedback

• Goal: convey the elements of the story in a logical way and experiment with finding your formula

The Beginning The Spark Growing

InterestYour

FutureWhy you are here?

Question 2What are your

strengths?

Q2: What are your strengths?• Way for the interviewer to tell if you know yourself and

that you know you have what it takes to do the job

• Can also be asked in different ways! Prepare multiple strengths

• There is no right answer – just good answers and bad answers

Q2: What are your strengths?• Rubric

Strengths

Isthestudentabletoconveytheirbrandandrelevantskills/strengths

fortherole?

Student isabletochoosestrengthsrelevanttotheposition,givesastrong

examplesandcommunicatesconcisely

Student is abletochoosestrengthsrelevant tothepositiongives astrong

exampleofexecutionbutmaylacklinktothe

position

Student’sstrengths maybeirrelevanttothepositionand/orlacks

proofofexecutionorlinktothejobopportunity

Studentfailstoprovidestrengthsandstrengthsaretotallyirrelevanttothe

position

Question 3What are your Weaknesses?

Q3: What are your Weaknesses?• Be authentic

• Pick a weakness that is acceptable for the job (prepare multiple)

• Pick a weakness that is “fixable”

• Demonstrate that you are working on your weakness

• Do not flip WEAKNESSES into STRENGTHS!

Q3: What are your Weaknesses?

✘ “I’m such a perfectionist”✘ “Too detail-oriented”✘ “Over-achiever”✘ “I work too hard sometimes”

Q3: What are your Weaknesses?• Rubric

Question 4Behavioural

Questions

Q4: Tell me about a time when…

S T A RSITUATION ACTIONTASK RESULTwhat position

and where were you?

what was the challenge you

faced?

what did YOU do and how did

you do it?

what was the accomplishment and the impact?

+ LINK back to job and why the story is relevant

Q4: Tell me about a time when…• Rubric

Question 5WILDCARD

Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION• Industry/Job Specific or…a surprise!

• Way for interviewer to gauge your interest and knowledge of the position and industry

• Test your ability to communicate clearly

• Shows the interviewer how you think (rash vs. critically)

• It’s the question you WON’T be able to prepare for!

if all the barbers in Vancouver were to get on a bus and leave tomorrow,

how many barbers do you need to hire to replace all of them?

FINANCEWHAT ARETHETHREEWAYSTOVALUEACOMPANY?PITCHMEASTOCKSOMANYCURVEBALLS…

ACCOUNTINGWHYDOYOUWANTTOPURSUEYOURCPA?WHY DOYOUWANTTOWORKFORXFIRM?WALKMETHROUGHANACCOUNTSPAYABLECYCLE?

MANAGEMENTCONSULTINGHOWMANYWORDSAREONTHEFRONTPAGEOFTHENEWYORKTIMES?WHAT AREYOUR5WEAKNESSES?…TELLMEANOTHER…ANDANOTHERCASES

MARKETING HOWWOULDYOUINCREASESALES OFXPRODUCTBYX%?SELLMETHISPEN

TLOG WHAT WOULDYOUDOTOINCREASEOURPRODUCTIVITY?HOWMANYCHAIRSAREINSAUDER?

HUMAN RESOURCES HOWSHOULDWECHANGEOURHIRINGPROCESS?HOWWOULDYOUFIREMEIFYOUHADTODOITRIGHTNOW?

RANDOM QUESTIONSORSCENARIOS

WOULD YOURATHERGOSKYDIVINGORSCUBADIVINGANDWHY?HOWWOULDYOUDIVIDEACAKEINTO8EQUALPIECESWITHONLY3KNIFECUTS?[ROLEPLAYINGADECISIONMAKINGSITUATION]TELLMEABOUTSOMENEWSYOUHAVEREADRECENTLYANDHOWITRELATESTOTHISJOB?

Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION• Rubric

Creative/stumperquestions

Student“aces”everyopportunitytodifferentiate

themselvesduringtheinterview: e.g.,theyoffera

credible,logicallyorganized,andconciseanswerforevery

question.

Student“handles”someopportunitiesto

differentiatethemselvesduringtheinterview:e.g.,theyoffercredibleand/orlogicallyorganizedand/orconciseanswersformany

questions.

They“miss” toomanyopportunitiesto

differentiatethemselvesduringinterview:e.g.,

theyofferwidely varyinganswers intermsofcredibilityand/orlogicalorganizationand/or conciseness.

Studentfailstoprovideaclearanswerordoesn’tattempttoanswer

Do you have anyQuestions?

Do you have any questions?• Always have at least 2 questions!

o Avoid asking questions you could find the answer to on google

o Do not ask something that has already been addressed in the interview

o Always safe to get them talking about themselves – maybe ask something directly related to their job/industry

Closing the Interview

• Thank them

• Reiterate your interest

• End with a handshake

• Ask for their business card

• Ask if you can call to follow-up

• Use their Name!

The follow up• Send an email or handwritten card

• Reference the interview – something you want to emphasize or something unsaid that you want them to know

• Reiterate your interest in the position

• Thank them for the opportunity again

• Reference an answer they gave you to one of your end of interview questions

• If you interviewed with multiple people make sure the follow-up is personalized to each person

Ali’sInterview Tips

Guide the conversation

Answer the Darn Question

Know your own documents

Do your research

Let your brand shine through

Bring energy to the room

Practice.

Remember that you are interviewing them too.

Action items

1. Interview stream due tonight 11:59PM!

2. EMPLOYMENT interviews are on november 28th, 29th, and Dec. 1st

3. Informational interviews are due on december 9th @ 11:59PM on TURNITIN

4. Next week is lecture!

And now…Some words of wisdom

(I think)

Make mistakes, Don’t repeat them.

Savour the journey.

Follow your own path.

Never settle.

And above all else

Make happiness your priority.

One last thing

Thank Yo

Ways to keep in touchAli Jatoi

@Itsjatoi

ajatoi1808@gmail.com