APPLYING AND
INTERVIEWING
FOR EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 15 - 1
Contents
• Employment Messages
• Employment Interviews
• Interview Preparation
• Build Your Confidence
• Following Up After the Interview
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Employment Messages
Résumé Support Documents
Applications
Inquiries
Follow-Ups
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Application Letters
Accompany the Résumé
What You Are Sending
Planning
Why You Are Sending It
Writing
Benefits of Reading It
Completing
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Tips for Application Letters
Be Clear and Specific
Show Your Knowledge
Do Not Mention Salary
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Tips for Application Letters
Keep It Short
Show Your Personality
Aim for High Quality
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Attention
Interest
Using the
AIDA Model
Action
Desire
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Application Follow-Ups
Update the
Application
Demonstrate
Interest
Show
Persistence
Underscore
Commitment
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Employment Interviews
Organization’s
Main Objective
Find Best Talent to
Fill Job Openings
Applicant’s
Main Objective
Find Right Match for
Goals and Capabilities
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Sequence of Interviews
The Typical Process
Screening Stage
Applicant
Objectives
Selection Stage
Employer
Objectives
Final Stage
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Structured
Open-Ended
Panel
Group
Types of
Interviews
Behavioral
Situational
Working
Stress
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What Do Employers Seek?
Organization Fit
Job Qualifications
Background
Education
Attitudes
Experience
Style
Skills
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Preemployment Testing
Integrity
Tests
Job Skills
Tests
Personality
Profiles
Substance
Tests
Background
Checks
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Interview Preparation
Learn about the organization
Think ahead about questions
Bolster your confidence
Polish your interview style
Present a professional image
Be ready when you arrive
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Study the Organization
Operations
Markets
Challenges
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Plan to Answer Questions
The hardest decision you ever made
Your greatest weaknesses
Goals over the next five years
What you didn’t like about prior jobs
Some information about yourself
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Prepare Some Questions
• Are these my kind of people?
• Can I do the work and will I enjoy it?
• Is this the job I want?
• Does the job pay what I am worth?
• Who would I be working for?
• What sort of future can I expect?
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Build Your Confidence
Minimize Weaknesses
Maximize Strengths
Manage Apprehension
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Polish Your Interview Style
Mock
Interviews
Nonverbal
Skills
Voice
Training
Competence
Confidence
Good Manners
Good Judgment
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A Professional Image
Business Clothing
Good Grooming
Appropriate Behavior
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Be Ready When You Arrive
Preparing
Traveling
Waiting
Your Résumé
The Location
Review and Plan
Support Papers
The Route
Be Professional
Your Portfolio
Travel Time
Practice Courtesy
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Following Up
After the Interview
Thank-You Messages
Inquiry Messages
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More Follow-Up Messages
Requesting
More Time
Accepting
Job Offers
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More Follow-Up Messages
Declining
Job Offers
Resigning
From a Job
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