YOTAM BEN-BASSAT

HIRE ME Sessions #8 and #9 Interviews

You need to do some reading about Interview skills and techniques. Go to the
following website and read the information about how to dress and prepare for an
interview.

There are several sections of this session. Copy the questions on the second and
third pages of this document into a new document, answer the question, and place
them on your website
DUE DEC 1

This resource has all of the sections that you will need to answer your
questions: http://career.vt.edu/job-
search/presenting_yourself/interviewing.html

Name_____________Yotam Ben-Bassat_____________________________

I. Read Handshakes in the Your Skills and Demeanor section.

II. Go to Types of Interviews.

What forms of questions can you expect in Stage 2 of the interview?

Gives you more information on this position to want to work in

III. Go to Telephone Interviews

What facial expression should you try to maintain during a phone interview?

Be prepared for unexpected questions. Be composed and dont choke up. Dont
breathe heavily and sound confident

IV. Go to Interview Attire in the Your Skills and Demeanor section

Read through this information, especially the section on Grooming.

List what you would most likely wear to your interview with Ms. Hall. (And If flip
flops or Nike shorts appear in your answer, we have a BIG problem!)
Wear a suit in the right environment. Button down belt, slacks, nice
shoes

Go to Interview Dos and Donts also in the Your Skills and Demeanor section

How early should you arrive for an interview?

30-45 minutes
 When should you address the interviewer by first name?

Address by mr or mrs/ms last name

What should you do if you do not understand a question?

Ask for the person to rephrase the question to understand more

Should you have some prepared questions for the interviewer? If so, what
kinds?

You should if there is time left or the person offers. Ask questions upon
the work ethic and environment for the job
After concluding the interview and making notes, what is the final step in the
entire process? (Hint: it requires a stamp).

You write a thank you note about this opportunity of this job in hand an
thank you for this person taking their rime for this interview

When in doubt about courtesy titles, how should you address a female
interviewer?
Ms.

What is the proper cell phone etiquette during an interview?

Keep your phone on silent in your pocket for men and for women, in
your purse

V. Go to Interview Followup/Thank you letter in the After your Interviews

section

Read the information and sample. In the space below, write a short version of
a thank you note for an interview. (You are making up all of this!) Just follow the
sample and put your note in the space below:

VI. Assessment:
This is the rubric that Ms. Hall will use to interview you for placement---so be
ready your feedback from her needs to fall in the far left column!

Attire Business attire, very Casual business attire. Casual business attire, General attire not
professional look. but wore sneakers or appropriate for
seemed somewhat audience (jeans, t-shirt,
wrinkled. shorts).

Preparedness Student is completely Student seems pretty The student is Student does not seem
prepared and has prepared but might somewhat prepared, at all prepared to
obviously rehearsed. have needed a couple but it is clear that present.
more rehearsals. rehearsal was lacking.

Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or can
distinctly all (100-95%) distinctly all (100-95%) distinctly most ( 94- not be understood OR
the time, and the time, but 85%) of the time. mispronounces more
mispronounces no mispronounces one Mispronounces no than one word.
words. word. more than one word.
Uses Complete Always (99-100% of Mostly (80-98%) Sometimes (70-80%) Rarely speaks in
Sentences time) speaks in speaks in complete speaks in complete complete sentences.
complete sentences. sentences. sentences.

Posture and Eye Stands up straight, Stands up straight and Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or does
Contact looks relaxed and establishes eye contact straight and not look at people
confident. Establishes with everyone in the establishes eye during the presentation.
eye contact with room during the contact.
everyone in the room presentation.
during the
presentation.

VIII. Interview Questions

Youll need to be aware of the best way to respond in an interview. This is a list of
standard questions that interviewers may use. Go ahead and have some prepared
answers to these questions. There are 15 questions here---you choose any 8 and jot
down an answer so that I know that you have thought about at least half of these!
Put your answers directly in this document, which you will just copy and paste to your
website.

Personal

1. Tell me about yourself.

I was born in atlanta, ga. I have a mom and dad who care for my future
and schooling. I am in ap and honors classes and I play lacrosse

2. Give me here words to describe yourself.

Likeable, nice, confident, smart

3. What are the attributes of the ideal job for you?

Work at home, nice salary, fun environment

Management/Leadership Style

4. Define leadership.
Leadership is the ability to control a group while respecting them and not putting
yourself above another person
5. Tell me about a time when you successfully resolved a conflict.
I successfully stopped my friends from fighting over petty things

Strengths/Weaknesses and Skills

6. Are your creative? Give me an example.

I am creative when I am put in difficult situations. Again, this goes back to the
lacrosse field.
7. What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?
I am able to lead a group as well as be a subordinate

Interpersonal Style/Skills

8. How do you work under pressure?

 I realize the tasks at hand upon my pressure, and break them down to
able to handle this pressure.
9. Give me an example of a time when you successfully worked within a team.
I play lacrosse and we are really good at working together and are very
unselfish

10. I see that you are a TAG student. What are the benefits of being in TAG?
This opportunity to get an internship and use my skills and benefits of
this program to my use.
11. How do you balance the different priorities between academics and extra
curricular activities?
By being involved in sports and being apart of hard classes, you learn
to become a balanced student.
Job/Company/Industry

12. Why are you interested in working for our company?

I am interested, because it gives me an opportunity to explore my
options of my future and grow myself to become a better person to
benefit myself

13. What do you think this job requires?

Hard working and able to complete tasks

14. What interests you most about this position?

It seems to fit my attributes

Closing
15. Do you have any questions youd like to ask? (and you cant just answer
no---if you choose this answer, list some questions!
no