JOB INTERVIEW FLASH CARDS
6 - 10
Work-Based Learning Virtual Campus
Learning Objectives
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Become familiar with typical interview questions
Exploring answers to interview questions
Practicing the interview dialog
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Pre-Test
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If your interview is scheduled for 9am, what time
should you arrive?
What type of professional greeting should you
extend to the employer? Explain.
If you’re not sure how to get to the employer’s
location, what should you do?
Describe the type of body language that
communicates interest and professional courtesy to
the employer?
Resources & Technology
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Students will need to be able to use Microsoft Word
 Create
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a resume
Students will need to have a working knowledge of
the Internet
 Searching
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WBL sites for interviewing resources
Students will need to have access to a quality
printer
 Resume
printing & related documents for the interview
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Be Ready Physically & Mentally
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Physically
 Get
your rest before the interview
 Be sure your dresses & groomed properly
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Mentally
 Practice
interview questions with a friend
 Walk through the typical interview process
 Entering
the Employer’s Office & Greeting the Employer
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Preparation is Key!
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Use the Flash Cards to Prepare for the interview
questions
Rehearse interview with a friend
Tape yourself and view the tape to constructively
criticize yourself
Be careful of posture & body language
Know how to get there & get there early, about 1520 minutes before interview time
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Flash Cards
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Each card covers a typical interview question and
answers as well as reasons why are on the back
Use the cards as a way to practice the answers
Mix up the cards within topics, you never know!
Be prepared for the question you didn’t practice!
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Flash Card #6
Tell me about a problem you
confronted and how you solved it.
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Flash Card #6
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Tell me about a problem you confronted and how
you solved it.
 Think
of something related to work, school, or
volunteering
 Tell it as a story
 Give lots of detail
 The interviewer wants to see how you define the
problem, identify options , and decide on a solution
Throw Back Question: “Will this position require me to solve many problems?”
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Flash Card #7
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Do you enjoy school? Why?
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Flash Card #7
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Do you enjoy school? Why?
 Be
sure to point out the positive aspects of school
 Talk about courses you enjoyed most and why
 The interviewer wants to know if you enjoy learning
and might benefit from a training program
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Flash Card #8
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Do you plan to continue your
education?
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Flash Card #8
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Do you plan to continue your education?
 Describe
the type of post high school education you
plan to attend
 Tell why you have decided that that was best for your
career plan
 Adding to your education tells the employer that you
want to grow and prosper, professionally as well as
personally
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Flash Card #9
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Are you at your best when working
alone or in a group?
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Flash Card #9
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Are you at your best when working alone or in a
group?
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best way to answer this question is to generate a
statement that covers both possibilities, like
 “Both, I enjoy working as part of a team and I can
work independently to get my share of the work done.”
 The interviewer is really questioning your flexibility
here as well as your interpersonal skills
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Flash Card #10
What would you do if one
supervisor told you to do
something now and another
supervisor told you to do it
later?
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Flash Card #10
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What would you do if one supervisor told you to do
something now and another supervisor told you to
do it later?
 Careful
with this one, the employer wants to know how
you would handle conflict
 How would you handle it?
 Don’t overreact with emotion and anger!
 Be cool and confidently mention to the second
supervisor that you were asked by the first to complete
a task and then you’d be more than happy to complete
second task, shows maturity and respect
Post Test
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How important is it to be prepared for an
interview? Explain.
How can you best prepare? Describe the steps
you would take.
What other non-question preparations are equally
important? Name 3.
What do you think is the hardest interview
question to answer? Why?
What do you think is the easiest interview question
to answer? Why?
Assessment
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Students will,
 create
interview stack of flash cards
 Role play interview dialog
 Act out entire interview entrance prior to dialog and
after
 Unit Project – Students research classified ads, find a
job, search for location and actually prepare
themselves as if they were interviewing for that job