CAREER SERVICES. Interview skills

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1 CAREER SERVICES Interview skills

2 AGENDA What is your concern? You re the recruiter Preparation job interview Tips & Tricks job interview STAR(E) Dresscode Q&A

3 What is your concern?

4 YOU RE THE RECRUITER What do you think is a job interview? With whom do you have an interview? You re the recruiter, what do you expect of an applicant? What do you think is typically Dutch?

5 YOU RE THE RECRUITER You < to get to know > company Face to face interview / case interview / telephone interview / interview at career fair / 1st 2nd 3rd interview / Recruiter / HR / CEO / (future) colleague / headhunter / recruitment consultant / lecturer / (line) manager / What kind of questions can you expect from?

6 YOU HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW PREPARE YOURSELF! If you have more interviews, practice with competitors Check the company s website Google yourself Google the recruiter and the company Know what questions you can expect Prepare an elevator pitch about yourself Bring your CV and the vacancy with you Make sure you have a nice suit Plan your journey thoroughly and leave on time Take the contact details of recruiter / company with you Take a good rest before the interview

7 GOOGLE CÉCILE REULEN

8 GOOGLE ROTTERDAM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

9 NEWS ABOUT

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11 LINKEDIN Where did other people start? Find people who work at your dream company Find information about your dream company Connect to interesting groups Interested in career opportunities Alumni of your education might be of great help!

12 FIND ALUMNI

13 TIPS & TRICKS - ATTITUDE BE YOURSELF Be there on time Introduce yourself properly and make eye contact SMILE Be enthusiastic Show that you re prepared (pen, paper, notes) If you re too nervous, mention this Adopt a relaxed attitude

14 TIPS & TRICKS - INTERVIEW An interview is a two-way conversation: be curious and ask questions Speak slowly Speak the language of the company Keep it short Keep it simple Stay positive and friendly Use the open questions of the interviewer to pitch yourself (what, how, where, who, when) Be honest about (gaps in) your CV If you don t understand a question: let the interviewer know Think about your answer if it is a difficult question

15 DON TS - ATTITUDE Be there too late Coughing or sneezing in your hands, before a hand shake A weak hand shake Leaving your mobile phone switched on Being rude / arrogant Ignore other employees / secretary

16 DON TS - INTERVIEW Interrupt the interviewer (even if he/she is boring) Discussions with the interviewer Being too honest Not knowing anything about the company Mention salary Socially desirable answers Talk negative about a former employer Talking too much Talk about we if you are asked about your responsibilities in a team or project

17 STRUCTURE OF THE INTERVIEW 10% of our communication is saying 30% is represented by our sounds 60% is body language

18 STAR(E) S ituation From August to October 2010 I ve done an internship as a researcher at the Marketing department of Heineken What was your goal? T asks Together with my colleague I was responsible for the analyses of the data for The Netherlands What were your responsibilities in a team or project? Don t talk about we

19 STAR(E) A ctivity I ve been using SPSS to analyse the data provided by department X. I had to run some standard tests. My colleague would check my results and handed them over to our supervisor. How did you handle your task(s)? R esult On the basis of our testresults our supervisor could adjust his marketingplan and saw the sales figures increase with 5% Support your result with facts

20 STAR(E) E valuation If you had to do it again, what would you do differently? Recruiters respect self reflection

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22 DRESSCODE Do s - Invest in a nice suit / accessories - It s better to be overdressed than underdressed - Polish your shoes - Make sure you look well groomed Don ts - Clothes that are too big or too small - Too many prints / colours - Keep your chest hair or cleavage out of sight - Too much perfume, make up or accessories - Staines, bad breath and dirty hair

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