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Job Interviews: Interview Skills

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1. Warm-up
2. Job Skills
3. Simple C.V.
4. Interview Tips
5. A Job Interview Dialogue

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Warm-up

List three things you should do and three things you should never do in an interview.

Should	Should not
Greeting	Smoking
In time	Eat chewing gum
Intimate / Polite	Kidding

You can discuss one item from each column above. Why is it important to do or not to do that thing?

Example: You should not ask to smoke in an interview because the interviewer will think that you are too relaxed.

Job Skills

Simple C.V.

When applying for a job, it is important that you have a good C.V. (curriculum vitae) or resume. Here are the several information must be fulfilled.

• Personal Information
  Name:
  Nationality:
  Marital Status:
• Education
  University:
  Major:
  Year of Graduation:
  High School:
  Year of Graduation:
• Language Skills
  Speaks:
• Work Experience
  Date:
  Company:
  Position:

Interview Tips

Here are some interview tips.

Be Prepared: Before you go to your interview, make sure you are ready for it. Read about the company and its products. Learn more about the position that is being offered; do you have any questions that you would like to ask in the interview? Also, make sure to review your own experience so that you can answer questions easily.

Be Poised: During the interview, make sure that you sit up straight; this will show that you are disciplined. You should maintain eye contact with the interviewer; this will make you appear confident.

Be Positive: Try to smile and act positively. Nobody wants to work with someone who has a bad attitude. Try not to say anything negative about previous employers.

Be on time: This is so important that it needs to be said again. Be on time. If you are late for your interview, you are showing that the job is not important to you. If you aren’t on time when applying for the job, will you be on time if you get the job?

Be relevant: Try to relate your answers to the interviewer and his or her company. Focus on achievements relevant to the position.

A Job Interview Dialogue

Read the dialogue and choose the BEST responses to Ms. Ratih’s questions.

Interviewer: Good morning, I am Ms. Ratih.
1. Interviewee:
a. Pleased to meet you, Ms. Ratih. I am Dony Setiawan.
b. I am Dony Setiawan.
c. Are you interviewing me?

Interviewer: Nice to meet you, too. Now you are here to apply for a job on one of our sales teams, is that correct?
2. Interviewee:
a. Yes, it is.
b. I want a job.
c. Yes, it is. When I saw the ad, I was very excited to work for your company.

Interviewer: I am certainly pleased to hear that. Can you tell me why?
3. Interviewee:
a. I am 27 years old and have been working in sales for the last 8 years.
b. I’m not really sure.
c. Sorry, I don’t like to talk about myself.

Interviewer: According to your C.V., you left your previous job last month. Why did you do that?
4. Interviewee:
a. I enjoyed working there but wanted to try something new.
b. I didn’t like my boss.
c. I found the work too difficult.

Interviewer: How interesting! Do you know much about our company?
5. Interviewee:
a. Not really, but I am willing to learn.
b. Yes. I have been reading up on your company. That’s why I was so excited when I saw the advertisement.
c. Yes. I thought I should find out how much you normally pay people.

Interviewer: Good, that means you know what you can expect if you come and work here. Have you got any questions you’d like to ask me?
6. Interviewee:
a. Not really.
b. How much do you earn?
c. What is the standard dress code?

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