"Preparing to answer interview question" :

I want to write the most important things which  we learned today in the lesson: "Preparing to answer interview question" :

Answer question

Many interviews are unsuccessful because interviewees fail to prepare for them. The most important part of preparation is conducting an interview self-assessment. The interview self-assessment is a basic summary of your past experiences,work hstory,skills,and personal interests.

Specifically,the interview self-assessment should include five elements.

·         Your professional skills,personal interests,and opinions pertinent to the interview situation.

·         A list of your strengths and weaknesses,with examples of each,especially strengths.

·         An outline of important decisions tou have made,boyh professionally and personally. Be able to communicate the outcomes of each decision.

·         A list of your accomplishments. Be sure to have a mix of professional and personal.

·         Explations of your  long-and short-term goals.

There are several questions you will be asked regardless of the type of interview you are involved in.

Popular Interview Questions

1.      Tell me aboutyourself?

2.      Qhy do you wantTo work for ourCcmpany?

3.      What are yourbest skills?

4.      What is yourmajor strength?

5.      What are yourFuture plans?

6.      Do yiu prefer toWork alone or inA team?

7.      Did I forget toAsk something

(From: Interviewing, Glencoe, Professional Communication Series 48-53)

Methods of asking interview questions

Questioning methods can be sperated into three different categories:

·         Open/closed questions

·         Primary/secondary questions

·         Neutral/leading questions

Open/Closed Questions Open/closed questions determine the time and length of an interviewee’s answer.

Primary/secondary questions determine if a new topic is being introducd.

Neutral/leading questions determine the level of the interviewee’s opinion desired in the response.

(From: Interviewing, Glencoe, Professional Communication Series 44-47)

Types of interview question

Types of interview question

Most interviews contain a collection of questions that can be placed into five categories:

·         Behavior

·         Attitude/optinion

·         Credential

·         Knowledge/experience

·         Imaginative

(From: Interviewing, Glencoe, Professional Communication Series 40-43

Watching : “ Confession of a shopaholic.”

Film

This day we watched the film “ Confession of a shopaholic.”

 It was one of the best films that I have watched. It was a romantic comedy. The film was about a girl who wanted to work in a fashion magazine.

Verbal / nonverbal comm. In the Interview

Verbal / nonverbal comm. In the Interview

At this hour I've missed, but I asked my friend Erzana what you have done and she told me that you choosed the music about the video adv, and then you talked about verbal and nonverbal comm.

 I read it home and I learned that it was about using the verbal and nonverbal comm. In a best way in the interview, how to use some tactics that affect the success of the interview.

Those tactics are

Verbal comm. Tactics: correct grammar, precision, colloquialisms, emotion, clichés, slang, jargon.

Nonverbal comm tactics: Body movement, eye and face contact, touc, voice, time, appearance.

There were explaniation of each of them how to use and what to avoid during used them in the interview.

(From: Interviewing, Glencoe, Professional Communication Series pp.29-33)

Standard Interviews

Types on interview

This week we talked about the thre types of standard interviews which are:

1.      Selection interview- the purpose of these interviews is to screen applicants for employment, awards or membership.

2.      Information gathering interview-  interviews that focus on generating interviews from the parties involved.

3.      Persuasion interview- used to reinforce a position, recruit, or change the mind of individuals in the interview situation.

I have been selection interviews, when I applied for a work& study program in the university , in the library of the university. I also have been part of information gathering interview but as a interviewr when I has a project to do in my lesson Identity & Culture, the interview was  CROSS-CULTURE INTERVIEW, and I was gathering information about culture of the person interviewed, and I also have been part of others interview gathetrin information.

Have you ever been in one of these types of interview and which of them , can you explain?

From: Interviewing, Glencoe, Professional Communication Series pp.13-15)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

This week we watched a video about Nelson Mandela. It was a explanation of life of Nelson Mandela , all his life. It was really useful to watch video because I learned a lot about this big revolutionary.

Also we were part of an organization made by Language Center about life of Nelson Mandela with the title “What freedom means to me” . I really enjoyed this organization , it was so good.

Also we can saw some posters made by students in Language Center, they were very good prepared.

I can say that this was a big event, when everybody has the chance to get a lot of information

About Nelson Mandela.