大外课件4-3.ppt

Content Employer’s Dislike Arrogance, or overt aggression Lack of self-confidence Asking about salary or benefits too early Dishonesty Lack of questions Lack of knowledge about the company/job Poor communication skills Prejudiced remarks SUCCESS in an Interview ! See your goal Understand the obstacles Clear your mind of doubt Create a positive mental picture Embrace the challenge Stay on track Show the world you can do it! applicant, interview, prospective, endeavor, blurt, bracket, employment, identify, follow up, make a difference, from one’s standpoint, applicant: n. a person who applies for sth. esp. a post prospective: adj. likely to become or be Text A Get The Job You Want When a recent college graduate came into my office not too long ago looking for a sales job, I asked him what he had done to prepare for the interview. He said he’d read something about us somewhere. Has he called anyone at Mackay Envelope Corporation to find out more about us? No. Had he called our suppliers? Our customers? No. Had he checked with his university to see if there were any graduates working at Mackay whom he could interview? Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go to the library to find newspaper clippings on us? Did he write a letter beforehand to tell us about himself, what he was doing to prepare for the interview and why he’d be right for the job? Was he planning to follow up the interview with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us? Would the letter be in our hands within 24 hours of the meeting, possibly even hand-delivered? 1. Prepare to win. “If you miss one day of practice, you notice the difference,” the saying goes among musicians. “If you miss two days of practice, the critics notice the difference. If you miss three days of practice, the audience notices the difference.” When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for t