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JOBTALKSJOBTALKS
Interview Issues
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
INTERVIEW ISSUES
Offer withdrawal
discrimination
application blanks
interviewing for experience
NERVOUSNESS Important Natural Feeling Builds Alertness Important Motivator
NERVOUSNESSHow to Minimize
• PreparationBuilds confidenceDiminishes Uncertainty
• Experience InterviewingFamiliarity Breeds Confidence
GRADES• grades relate • to past • achievement
good grades - tout thempoor grades - accentuate positive
Recruiter’s Crutch: “grades predict future”
TURNDOWN LETTERSConfidence DestroyersThe Best Get Them: Be PreparedDon’t Read Into ThemDon’t Get Defensive
REJECTION CORRESPONDENCE
Your Credentials: Not You
Compared to….
Your Competition and/or the job description
Feedback… Legally unwise to give you reasons!
DISCRIMINATIONSex
RACE
Need Facts - Not Hunches
OFFER WITHDRAWALS• not uncommon• Moral Issue; not Legal
issue• pressure to accept is legal!• set decision target date
together• set high ethical standards
The Bad News Is ...
APPLICATION BLANKS
name
experience
education
salary
DISCOURAGEMENT
bounce backseek advice
get feedbackdon’t give up
Feedback Issues
• Not Employer’s Role
• Market Conditions Influence
• Timing is Important
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DELAYS
Usually Between 2 & 8 WeeksWhy?– Correspondence Backlog– Waiting For Other Responses– Complete Candidate Base– Not Recruiter's Decision Alone
why mention plans?
Graduate School
INTERVIEWING FOR EXPERIENCEBAD IDEA!!!
insincere attituderejection resultsconfidence destroyers
rehearse your presentation
• Friends• Mirror• Video or tape recorder• Network Partner
Practice Makes Perfect
Best Interviews
COMPENSATIONjob worthphilosophyqualifications
outside competition
salary schedule
JOB WORTH
pay lesspay averagepay top
Employer CompensationPhilosophies
Candidates Qualifications
• Experience• Education• Field-occupation• Activities• Competitiveness
COMPENSATION
• seldom key factor in job choice
• varies little from basic mean
• rarely negotiable• offers occasionally
are withdrawn
LACK OF ADEQUATE FOLLOW-UP
Destroys manygreat interviews
“Thanks so much Ms. Blatantly. I really hope to hear from International Fools.”
WHAT RECRUITERS SEEK
* Evidence Of Competencies
* Desire To WORK* Ambition: Goals* Ability To Communicate* Compatible Attitude
* Education* Grades* Experience* Future Career Plans* Interview Presentation
MATCHJob Requirements Your Evidence
Fifteen Knockout FactorsIll-Defined GoalsShopping AroundLacks ConfidenceOver AggressiveNot Prepared
Restricted LocationPoor CommunicatorPoor QuestionsSalary OrientedEvasive
Little Interest & EnthusiasmPoor Personal AppearanceNot Academically QualifiedLittle Evidence Of achievementWants Too Much Too Soon
“I could tell by the interviewer’s body language that I wasn’t doing well…she got up and left the room.”
FOLLOW-UP
make notes immediatelythank you correspondenceevaluate results
Follow-Up Strategy
maintain extensive employer filerecontact at designated intervalsset reasonable time frameforce closure within reasonable time
Follow-up!
1. analyze self
2. conduct employer research
3. prepare presentation
4. attend to follow-up
THE COMPANY AVERAGE ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWINGInterviewsinvitevisitofferacceptances
1002016126
“I take it this isn’t your first interview, Fred!”
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