Be Prepared For Any Job Interview Style
t is wise to be prepared improve your chances of success
for any job interview if you find out what style of
style. After all the early interview will be used. Usually
bird or the bird that is prepared the human resources department or
gets the worm. receptionist will explain the
general interview style, format
While employers use several and process to you. Remember in
styles of interviews, there are most cases people are quite
two basic approaches to conservative and do not stray
interviewing – that is structured from the path they are taught by
and unstructured interviewing their predecessor. This mentor
tactics. Sometimes these most likely was taught by his
approaches are combined within boss. And on it goes. Not a lot
one category. At other times, the of originality in the interview
interview falls into one of the process.
two categories. It all depends as Use this knowledge and
they say. It may be your lucky understanding or the system to
day if you are prepared for your benefit in the eventual
scenario one and it falls in your hiring process.
lap. However it can just as
easily go the other route. Plan What are the two types of
ahead and prepare for the interviews formats? First is the
eventuality of the second type of structured interview. Next is the
interview format. It is destined behavioral interview.
to come your way at some point in
your employment interviewing (or The structured interview is often
interrogation) career path. used by professional interviewers
who work in human resources
Once you have the job interview departments or are part of a
scheduled, you will greatly corporate team, panel or other
trained group. The interviewer planning ahead for the interview
typically uses a planned pattern with all of its apparent lack of
or questioning, sometimes originality and easily answered
recording the applicant’s questions to lead you onwards o
responses and making notes on a later job employment meeting
checklist or an interview rating along the employment interview
form. path.
It can be well stated that many Second in line of interview
interviewers were all taught from formats is the “Behavioral
the same book and lack Interview “style. In the
originality. Use this knowledge behavioral interview style, the
to your benefit to anticipate and interviewer asks questions aimed
plan ahead for answers to those at getting the applicant to
standard questions – What are provide specific examples of how
your strong points? What are your he or she has successfully used
weak points? Where do you see the skills required for the
yourself in 2, 5 or 10 years? target job. It is all not unlike
etc. etc. etc. the question “Have you stopped
beating your wife?” It is all
The approach of the structured about seeing how you react to
interview is formal and focuses questions and situations. Again
on obtaining factual information. many of the questions and
Or at least apparently. Because situations asked can be
the structured interview is by anticipated and planned for ahead
it’s vary nature structured the of time.
approach does not give the
interviewer adequate information. The interviewee is evaluated
Again you can use this to your based on their responses and
advantage both in terms of behavior. How you react to these
questions and situations is thought processes, thoroughness
supposed to be indicative of how and attention to detail. All
you will respond to these same apparently valued traits in most
situations under employment. organizations.
However this is all very similar
to the behavior of actions of a In the end preparation and
young woman who is desperate for planning for job interview and
marriage or a young man out on a job interviews is everything.
prowl. It is best to sit back and Remember as well that you are
ponder for a moment what the interviewing the organization as
“correct answer “is to the to whether it is a good place to
question. Remember no one will work as well as a good career
ever criticize you in a job stepping stone for you. The
interview for taking the time to interviewer is your only
be thorough and ask further reflection and source of
questions in order to clarify the information for that firm or
situation before jumping to organization on hand.
action. Such a pattern shows real
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Arthur T. Fellon artfellon@yahoo.com http://www.winnipegjobshark.com http://www.aceemploymentservices.net
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