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Giveanegativethat'
sreallyapositive:
∙"
Iamsometimesimpatient,whichdrivesmetoworkexcessively."
IfIstartonaproject,Isometimesforgettogotolunch."
SinceI'
msuchaperfectionist,IsometimesfindithardtodelegatebecauseI抦concernedotherswon'
tdothejobaswellasIcan."
Caution:
Theperfectionistresponseisoverused.
Giveanegativethatisreallyinconsequentialandhaslittletodowithhowwellyouwouldperformthejob:
Iamnotagoodspeller,soIkeepadictionaryhandy."
Morechoicesforrespondingtoweaknessquestion:
∙Simplyreassuretheinterviewerthatyouknowofnoweaknessesthatwouldstandinthewayofyourperformingthisjob.
∙Revealatraitthatoncewasaweakness,butexplainhowyouovercameitandlearnedfromit.
2.Whatspecificgoals,includingthoserelatedtoyouroccupation,haveyouestablishedforyourlife?
IwanttobeworkingforanexcellentcompanylikeyoursinajobinwhichIammanaginginformation.Iplantocontributemyleadership,interpersonal,andtechnicalskills.Mylong-rangecareergoalistobethebestinformationsystemstechnicianIcanforthecompanyIworkfor.
SeealsothispageofourJobInterviewingTutorial.
Wheredoyouwanttobein5(or10or15)years?
Whatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?
Strikeadelicatebalancewhenrespondingtothiskindofquestion:
Honesty/Ambition/Yourdesiretobeworkingatthiscompany.
Avoidresponseslikestartingyourownbusiness,runningforCongress.
Nottotallyinappropriatetomentionthepersonal(marriage,family),butfocusshouldbeonprofessionalgoals.
Responsecouldbe:
"
I'
mheretoletyouknowthatIamthebestpersonforthejob.IfinthefutureyoufeelIwouldbeacandidateforahigherlevelposition,IknowIwouldn'
tbepassedup."
OR:
Ihopetostayatthecompanyandexpectthatinfiveyears,I’llmakeasignificantadvanceintheorganization."
Iwouldliketobecometheverybest______________yourcompanyhas."
3.Howhasyourcollegeexperiencepreparedyouforabusinesscareer?
Ihavepreparedmyselftotransitionintothetheworkforcethroughreal-worldexperienceinvolvingtravelabroad,internship,andentrepreneurialopportunities.WhileinterningwithaprivateorganizationinEcuador,Idevelopeda15-pagemarketingplancomposedinSpanishthatrecommendedmoreeffectivewaysthecompanycouldpromoteitsservices.IalsotraveledabroadontwootheroccasionsinwhichIresearchedtheindigenouscultureoftheMayanIndiansinTodosSantos,Guatemala,andparticipatedinatotallanguageimmersionprograminCostaRica.Asyoucanseefrommyacademic,extracurricular,andexperientialbackground,Ihaveunconditionallycommittedmyselftosuccessasamarketingprofessional.
Doyouhaveanyactualworkexperience--inthisfield?
Discussthekeyskillsyouhavegainedfromyourworkexperiences--andhowtheseskillswillhelptheemployer.
Thisquestionalsogivesagoodopportunitytotalkaboutyourtransferableskillsifyouhaveminimalexperience.
StrategicPortrayalofTransferableJobSkillsisaVitalJob-SearchTechnique
Oneofthemostimportantconceptsyouwilleverencounterinthejob-huntingprocessisthatoftransferablejobskills.Infact,ItellmyundergraduatecollegestudentsthattransferableskillsisthemostimportantideaImentionallsemester.Thedeftuseoftransferableskillsshouldpervadeyourjobsearchandbeakeyfactorinyourresume
coverletter,andinterviewstrategies.
Whataretransferableskills?
Simplyput,theyareskillsyouhaveacquiredduringanyactivityinyourlife-jobs,classes,projects,parenting,hobbies,sports,virtuallyanything-thataretransferableandapplicabletowhatyouwanttodoinyournextjob.
Inresumes,coverletters,andduringinterviews,youshouldalwaysportrayyourskillsasapplicabletothejobyouseek.Ifyouhavegoodexperienceandyou'
reseekinginajobinthesamefieldyou'
vepursuedinthepast,portrayingyourskillsastransferableisrelativelyeasy.Butifyouarechangingcareersandseekingtodosomethingentirelydifferentfromwhatyou'
vedoneinthepast,oryouareacollegestudentorotherentry-leveljobseekerwithoutmuchexperience,youhaveamuchmoredifficulttaskaheadofyou.
Let'
sfirstlookatthecareer-changer'
sdilemmafirst.Iwasrecentlyaskedtodoaresumemakeoverforawomanwhowantedtobecomeanaccountrepresentative(sales,inotherwords).Iwon'
ttellyouwhatfieldshesoughttochangefrom;
seeifyoucanguessitfromthisentryonheroldresumeabouthercurrentjob:
∙Utilizepersonalcomputerforwordprocessing,spreadsheets,andgraphicdesignincludinginternal/externalcorrespondence,reports,proceduremanualsandpresentations.
∙CreateanddistributeavarietyofqueriesandreportsusingAccess.
∙Processconfidentialemployeerecordssuchassalarychanges,vacation/absenteeismreportsandperformanceappraisals,etc.
∙Completeandsubmitinvoicestoprocessforpayments.
∙Schedulemeetings/appointmentsandmaketravelarrangements.
∙Accountableforreconciliationofexpensereports.
∙Developandmaintainproductapplicationguidesusingflowcharts.
Didyouguesssecretary?
You'
reright.Herresumescreams"
secretary,"
notaccountrepresentative.
Itoldherthatifshereallywantedanaccountrepposition,shewasemphasizingthewrongskills.Sheshouldnothavebeenemphasizingclericalandsecretarialskills-�orevencomputerskills.Noneofthoseskillsisevenmentionedintheadsshesentmetypifyingthekindofjobshewanted.
Itoldhersheshouldbeemphasizingsales,customerservice,interpersonal,andcommunicationsskills.Almostnothinginhercurrentjob-�thewaysheportrayeditonheroldresume�-supportedherdesiretobeanaccountrep.Yet,I'
msureherjobrequiresgreatinterpersonalskills,andsheinteractswithlotsofdifferentpeopleandsolvetheproblemsofherbossandothers.Thosearethekindsofskillsneededintheaccountrepjobs.
Forexample,Itoldherthatinsteadofsaying"
Schedulemeetings/appointmentsandmaketravelarrangements,"
sheshouldsay"
Interactwithawidevarietyofpersonalitiestoschedulemeetingsandmaketravelarrangements."
That'
swhatyouneedtodoifyou'
reseekinganewjob.Thinkofeverythingyou'
vedoneintermsofhowitistransferabletowhatyouwanttobedoingandportrayitthatway.
Foreveryitemonyourresume,think:
HowcanIportraythisskillsothatitsupportstheideaofdoingwhatIwanttodoinmynextjob?
Ifyoucan'
tmakeitsupportwhatyouwanttodo,leaveitout.
TheclassicexamplesIshowmystudentsabouthowacollegestudentcanportraytransferableskillscomefromDonaldAsher'
sbook,FromCollegetoCareer,oneofthebestresumesbooksavailableforcollegestudents.
LookathowAshertakesatypicallowlyjobheldbyacollegestudent,thatofreceptionist,andportraysitasapplicabletoherdesiretoworkinfinance:
∙Provedabilitytodealwithawiderangeofindividuals,includinghigh-net-worthinvestorsandinstitutionalmoneymanager,inastressfulandtime-sensitiveenvironment.
∙Gainedknowledgeoffinancialmarketsandinstruments,especiallystocks,bonds,futuresandoptions.
Nowseehowhemakesawaitressseemlikejustthepersonyou'
dwanttohireinanentry-levelmarketingjobbyportrayingherskillsastransferable:
∙Actasa"
salesrepresentative"
fortherestaurant,sellingadd-onsandextrastoachieveoneofthehighestper-ticketandper-nightsalesaverages.
∙Prioritizeandjuggledozensofsimultaneousresponsibilities.
∙Havebuiltloyalclienteleofregularsinadditiontotouristtrade.
∙Usecomputerdaily.
4.Pleasedescribetheidealjobforyoufollowinggraduation.
Sampleexcellentresponse(equatesidealjobwithjobhe'
sinterviewingfor):
MyidealjobisonethatincorporatesbothmyeducationandpracticalworkskillstobethebestIcanbe.Namelycombiningmyeducationinfinancewithmyworkingknowledgeofcustomerserviceoperations,entrepreneurialabilities,computerskills,andadministrativeskills.Iwanttoutilizemyanalyticalexpertisetohelppeoplemeettheirfinancialgoals.ThisisexactlywhyIamconvincedthatIwouldbeaveryvaluablememberoftheMerrillLynchteam.
Questionsthattargetyourdecision-makingskills:
∙Whydidyouchoosethiscareer?
∙Howdoyouplantoachieveyourgoals?
Besureyourresponsesdemonstratesounddecision-makingprocesses.
5.Whatinfluencedyoutochoosethiscareer?
MypastexperienceshaveshownmethatIenjoyfacingandovercomingthechallengeofmakingasale.Withoutadoubt,onceIhavepracticedmypresentationandpreparedmyselfforobjections,IfeelveryconfidentapproachingpeopleIdon'
tknowandconvincingthemthattheyneedmyproduct.Lastly,Ilikesales
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