job interviewing in us
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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
