kular, jaideep - tutorial 8

COMM 202 TUTORIAL 8

T22 & T29

AGENDA

Employment Interview

Interview Q & A

My Personal Take

Action Items

TIMELINE

Week 12 Week 13

• Informational Interview

(20%):

due Apr 14th at 11:59pm

via Turnitin

• Final Tutorial:

interview

questions

• Employment

Interview

*Sign-up*:

Mar 27-29th (if

you applied to

COOL on time)

and Mar 30th (if

you applied to

COOL late)

• Final Lecture: when

you’ve got the job!

• Employment

Interviews (25%):

happening Apr 3rd,

4th, 6th

• Optional:

interview stream

available until Apr 7th

@ 11:59pm

Week 14

EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW

When: Apr 3rd, 4th, 6th 25%

WHAT TO BRING (Mandatory):

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Job Description

• Padfolio

• Pen

• Research Notes

THE INTERVIEW:

• Check in with “reception” in Birmingham (it is the student’s responsibility to find the check-in desk)

• BE EARLY! – ideally by about 10 minutes: if you’re not there by your scheduled interview time, you will receive an automatic 0 (you must also bring your resume, cover letter and job posting printed in order to be able to do the interview)

• Interview is approximately 20 minutes long with one COMM 202 team member/coach or external consultant (allot 30 minutes total)

• You can sign up for timeslots for interviews starting: • Mon Mar 27th at 8:30am until Wed Mar 29th for those who applied to the COOL job

posting on time (you will get an email with instructions)• Those who applied to the COOL job posting late can only sign up on Thurs

Mar 30th

• Do NOT miss the deadline to signup on time!

• Interview will consist of behavioural questions

25% When: Apr 3rd, 4th, 6th

EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW

Dress to IMPRESS &Dress for SUCCESS

INTERVIEW Q&A

QUESTION #1

Tell me about yourself

Most common question that you will be asked during

an interview

Can be asked in a different way

PRACTICE!

QUESTION #1

Tell me about yourself

Keep it 2 minutes or less

Brand yourself – give them something to remember

you by

Sound natural, not like you’re reading off a script!

Speak to your skills and accomplishments

Show passion

Provide a well-rounded picture

TELLING YOUR STORY!

THE GOAL: Tell them a story that no one else can replicate and impress them in the first 2 minutes

The Beginning

The SparkGrowing Interest

Your Future

Why you are here?

A Common Theme

Introduction

Realization that this is the right career for you

Your formula and how it has helped lead you to this role

Where you see yourself

How this position ties into it all

Growing Interest

The Spark

Your Future

The Beginning

Why You Are Here

TELLING YOUR STORY!

MY FORMULA?

Social Entrepreneur-

shipEducation Internships JK

CourageCompassionVisionary

Collaborative LearningHighly Analytical Finance & Cases

Client ExposureFinancial StatementsComfort with AmbiguityLeadership

YOUR STORY

Grading Rubric: Tell Me About Yourself

I would consider you a strong

candidate. (3pts.)

I would like to interview you again. (2pts.)

I would not consider you a top candidate.

(1pts.)

I would not hire you. (0 pts.)

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF

The student provides a relevant “story” highlighting their passions, accomplishments, goals and fit to the organization in a concise manner (2mins or less)

The student provides a story” highlighting some but not all aspects in column one or answer waslonger than 2 minutes

Student provided a “story” that is not concise and is more than 2 minutes

Student fails to answer the question or answer is not coherent and is longer than 2 minutes

ACTIVITY: Grab a partner and swap “Tell me

about yourself” stories

2.5 minutes story telling; 1 minute feedback

Goal: Convey the elements of the story in a logical way and experiment with finding your formula

YOUR STORY

QUESTION #2

What are your strengths?

A way for the interviewer to tell if you know yourself

and that you know you have what it takes to do the job

Can also be asked in different ways! Prepare multiple

strengths.

There is no right answer – just good answers and bad

answers

YOUR STRENGTHS

Grading Rubric: Strengths

I would consider you a strong candidate.

(3pts.)

I would like to interview you again.

(2pts.)

I would not consider you a top candidate. (1pts.)


STRENGTHS Student is able to choose strengths relevant to the position, gives a strong examples and communicates concisely

Student is able to choose strengths relevant to the position gives a strong example of execution but may lack link to the position

Student’s strengths may be irrelevant to the position and/or lacks proof of execution or link to the job opportunity

Student fails to provide strengths and strengths are totally irrelevant to the position

QUESTION #3

What are your weaknesses?

Do not flip

WEAKNESSESinto

STRENGTHS!

QUESTION #3


A way for the interviewer to see if you are able to

identify weaknesses and have a plan in place to

improve them

Talk about weaknesses that would not impair you

from doing the job you are applying for well. Again,

prepare multiple!

QUESTION #3


✘ “I’m such a perfectionist”✘ “Too detail-oriented”✘ “Over-achiever”✘ “I work too hard sometimes”

YOUR WEAKNESSES

Grading Rubric: Weaknesses


(3pts.)


(2pts.)



WEAK-NESSES

Student is able to choose a developmental area not key to the function of the position and share how they overcame the situation, the lesson learned andaction plan movingforward whiledemonstrating self-reflection and resilience

Student is able to choose a developmental area not key to the function of the position and share how they overcame the situation however is not able to articulate the Lesson learned or action plan moving forward and/or student chooses cliché answers

Student either chooses a skill essential to the position or was not able to clearly convey the lesson and/or their action plan for moving forward; student was unable to provide a weakness

Student fails to provide a clear answer and isn’t able to demonstrate any weaknesses clearly

#4 TELL ME ABOUT A TIME WHEN…

S T A RSITUATION ACTIONTASK RESULT

What position

and where

were you?

What was the

challenge you

faced?

What did YOU

do and how

did you do it?

What was the

accomplishment

and the impact?

+ LINK back to job and why the story is relevant

WILD CARD QUESTION

WILD CARD QUESTION

INDUSTRY/JOB SPECIFIC OR… A SURPRISE!

A way for the interviewer to gauge your interest and

knowledge of the position and industry

Test your ability to communicate clearly

Shows the interviewer how you think

TESTS BUSINESS ACUMEN: news, trends, etc.

WILD CARD QUESTION

Grading Rubric: STUMPER!


(3pts.)


(2pts.)



CREATIVESTUMPER

QUESTIONS

Student “aces” every opportunity to differentiate themselves during the interview: e.g., they offer a credible, logically organized, and concise answer for every question.

Student “handles” some opportunities to differentiate themselves during the interview: e.g., they offer credible and/or logically organized and/or concise answers for many questions.

They “miss” too many opportunities to differentiate themselves during interview: e.g., they offer widely varying answers in terms of credibility and/or logical organization and/or conciseness.

Student fails to provide a clear answer or doesn’t attempt to answer

QUESTIONS WE’VE BEEN ASKED

FINANCEWHAT ARE THE THREE WAYS TO VALUE A COMPANY?

PITCH ME A STOCK

SO MANY CURVEBALLS…

ACCOUNTINGWHY DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE YOUR CPA?

WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR X FIRM?

WALK ME THROUGH AN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CYCLE?

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

HOW MANY WORDS ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES?

WHAT ARE YOUR 5 WEAKNESSES? … TELL ME ANOTHER … AND ANOTHER

CASES

MARKETINGHOW WOULD YOU INCREASE SALES OF X PRODUCT BY X%?

SELL ME THIS PEN

TLOGWHAT WOULD YOU DO TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTIVITY?

HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE IN SAUDER?

HUMAN RESOURCESHOW SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR HIRING PROCESS?

HOW WOULD YOU FIRE ME IF YOU HAD TO DO IT RIGHT NOW?

RANDOM QUESTIONS OR SCENARIOS

WOULD YOU RATHER GO SKY DIVING OR SCUBA DIVING AND WHY?

HOW WOULD YOU DIVIDE A CAKE INTO 8 EQUAL PIECES WITH ONLY 3 KNIFE

CUTS? [ROLE PLAYING A DECISION MAKING SITUATION]

TELL ME ABOUT SOME NEWS YOU HAVE READ RECENTLY AND HOW IT RELATES

TO THIS JOB?

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Always have at least 2 questions!

Avoid asking questions you could find the answer to on Google

An example of a good question: “What specific traits and qualities

do you look for in a successful candidate?” Listen to what they

say and link it back to you if it applies!

Do not ask something that has already been addressed in the

interview

Always safe to get them talking about themselves – maybe ask

something directly related to their job/industry or some career

advice.

CLOSING THE INTERVIEW

THANK them

Reiterate your INTEREST

End with a HANDSHAKE

Ask for their BUSINESS CARD

Ask if you can CALL to follow-up

Use their NAME

FOLLOW UP!

Send an email or handwritten card

Reference the interview – something you want to emphasize or something unsaid that you want them to know

Reiterate your interest in the position

Thank them for the opportunity again

Reference an answer they gave you to one of your end of interview questions

If you interviewed with multiple people make sure the follow-up is personalized to each person

Use Your Skills Matrix

Listen to the

Questions

Answer the Questions

Asked

TIPS

& Smile

TIPS

& Smile

• Guide the conversation to where you are comfortable

• Answer the darn question!

• Smile and nod

• Differentiate yourself

• Bring the energy into the room

PRACTICE YOUR ANSWERS

WORDS OF WISDOM

ACTION ITEMSOPTIONAL Interview Stream available until Apr 7th at 11:59pm

(simply if you want to practice, not for marks)

Employment Interviews on Apr 3rd, 4th, 6th (check email inbox

and course blog for instructions on how to signup this week)

Informational Interview due Apr 14th at 11:59pm on Turnitin

Check my previous tutorial’s slides and the course blog for

instructions and assignment criteria

Next Week is … (final) LECTURE:

*only happening on the Tuesday and Wednesday – check

Lecture video online if you can’t make it in person*

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