Interview Skills Series: Getting the Interview
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how to find the right job openings and get
an invitation to an interview.
Objectives:
Explain the basic function of an interview
Define a hiring manager's needs for a position
Design a list of skills to offer to a hiring manager
Research companies and job openings
Get in the front door for an interview
Topics:
Interview Myths and Reality
Solving the Employer's Every Problem
Creating Your Skill List
Researching Companies and Positions
Making Interviews Happen
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Interview Skills Series: Preparing Yourself
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how to prepare for an interview, from the
time they receive the request for the interview to the night before
Objectives:
Handle a request for an interview
Put together an interview kit
Dress appropriately for an interview
Topics:
Getting the Call for an Interview
Putting Everything Together
Dressing for Interviewing Success
Wardrobe Notes for Men and Women
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Interview Skills Series: Making an Entrance
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Summary:
This interview skills course talks users through arriving at an interview and
establishing a connection with the interviewer.
Objectives:
Arrive promptly for an interview
Make productive use of the time waiting for the interviewer to
arrive
Manage nerves
Enter the interview confidently
Build rapport with the interviewer
Topics:
Between Your Door and Theirs
Dealing with Nervousness
Making a Good First Impression
Establishing a Connection
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Interview Skills Series: Listening and Answering
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how to actively listen to the interviewer
and answer the most common interview questions with the solutions
that the interviewer needs.
Objectives:
Focus on the speaker and draw out the issues and needs that should
be addressed
Listen and respond to the speaker
Show the skills and solutions the manager can expect
Answer common interview questions
Topics:
Dynamic Listening
Focusing Your Efforts and Judging Reactions
Demonstrating Your Skills
Employment and Salary Questions
Problem-Solving and Historical Questions
Unusual and Inappropriate Questions
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Interview Skills Series: Taking the Reins
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how and when to steer an interview, and how
to handle salary negotiations.
Objectives:
Decide when to provide direction and action to an interview
Communicate effectively with many types of interviewers
Negotiate salary at the proper time in an interview process
Topics:
Steering the Interview
Dealing with the Individual
Talking about Money
Negotiating Your Paycheck
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Interview Skills Series: Asking Questions
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how to ask questions in an interview that
will provide needed information as well as demonstrate preparedness
for the job.
Objectives:
Identify which questions to always ask at an interview
Use questions that demonstrate eagerness to get the job started
Choose questions that confirm capability for a job
Topics:
Questions to Always Ask
Questions about the Job
Questions That Show Your Vision
Questions for Different Professions
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Interview Skills Series: Opening Interviews
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Summary:
This interview skills course shows users how to generate opening interviews for
themselves and how to handle gatekeeper and telephone interviews
designed to weed out unsuitable candidates.
Objectives:
Get an informational interview with companies in the targeted
industry
Conduct an informational interview
Demonstrate suitability in gatekeeper interviews
Handle telephone interviews in a manner that encourages additional
interviews
Topics:
Getting an Informational Interview
The Informational Interview
Passing a Gatekeeper Interview
Giving the Gatekeepers What They Need
Preparing for a Telephone Interview
The Telephone Interview
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Interview Skills Series: Tough Interviews
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Summary:
This interview skills course show users how to handle difficult interviews, including
group interviews, performance tests, and stress interviews.
Objectives:
Manage group and multiple interviews
Handle computer tests
Deal with interviews during meals
Solve performance tests
Handle stress interviews
Topics:
Juggling Group Interviews
Handling Computer and Meal Interviews
Acing Performance and Employment Tests
Grace under Stress Interviews
Answers to Stress Questions
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Interview Skills Series: Following Through
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Summary: This
interview skills course shows users how to overcome objections during
interviews, handle follow-up interviews, and step through the
process from post-interview to the first days on the new job.
Objectives: Resolve objections that arise during an interview
Manage follow-up interviews Create thank-you letters after an interview
Follow up after an interview Manage a job offer and starting a new job
Topics: Overcoming Objections Answering Career Objections
The Follow-Up Interview Thank-You Letters
Following Up
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