Interview Preparation

[abeetha.m]

Research is a critical part of preparing for an interview. If you
haven't done your homework, it is going to be obvious. Spend time researching
and thinking about yourself, the occupation, the organization, and questions
you might ask at the end of the interview.


Step 1: Know Yourself


The first step in preparing for an interview is to do a
thorough self-assessment so that you will know what you have to
offer an employer. It is very important to develop a complete inventory of
skills, experience, and personal attributes that you can use to market yourself
to employers at any time during the interview process. In developing this
inventory, it is easiest to start with experience. Once you have a detailed
list of activities that you have done (past jobs, extra-curricular
involvements, volunteer work, school projects, etc.), it is fairly easy to
identify your skills.


Simply go through the list, and for each item ask yourself
"What could I have learned by doing this?" "What skills did I
develop?" "What issues/circumstances have I learned to deal
with?" Keep in mind that skills fall into two categories - technical and
generic. Technical skills are the skills required to do a specific job. For a
laboratory assistant, technical skills might include knowledge of sterilization
procedures, slide preparation, and scientific report writing. For an outreach
worker, technical skills might include counselling skills, case management
skills, or program design and evaluation skills


Generic skills are those which are transferable to many work
settings. Following is a list of the ten most marketable skills. You will
notice that they are all generic.

• Analytical/Problem
  Solving
• Flexibility/Versatility
  
• Interpersonal
• Oral/Written
  Communication
• Organization/Planning
  
• Time Management
• Motivation
• Leadership
• Self-Starter/Initiative
  
• Team Player [/list]
  
  Often when people think of skills, they tend to think of those
  they have developed in the workplace. However, skills are developed in a
  variety of settings. If you have ever researched and written a paper for a
  course, you probably have written communication skills. Team sports or group
  projects are a good way to develop the skills required of a team player and leader.
  Don't overlook any abilities you may have
  
  
  When doing the research on yourself, identifying your experience
  and skills is important, but it is not all that you need to know. Consider the
  answers to other questions such as:
  
  
  
  
  
  • How have I
    demonstrated the skills required in this position?
  • What are my
    strong points and weak points?
  • What are my short
    term and long term goals?
  • What can I offer
    this particular employer?
  • What kind of
    environment do I like? (i.e. How do I like to be supervised? Do I like a
    fast pace?)
  • What do I like
    doing?
  • Apart from my
    skills and experience, what can I bring to this job? [/list]
    
    
    

[meera]

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