Workshop #5
Job Search Tips Video:
The purpose of this video was to demonstrate what to avoid doing during a job interview. The video highlights 4 important things the video highlights not do are: coming in late for the interview, being brutally honest, having a bad attitude, and being unprofessional. You don't want to be late since it keeps your employer hanging and it creates a bad impression right off the bat when you want to be leaving a good one. Being brutally honest by saying things like you're in it for the salary or you're completely clueless on how to do something may create the wrong idea of yourself in your employer and makes you look like you have no depth to yourself.
Elevator Pitch Video:
The purpose of this video was to give us advice on how to deliver a good elevator speech to different types of people. An important point the video makes is that the purpose of an elevator pitch is to set up a better time to meet/talk, get the contact info for someone involved in the hiring process, or to open up a constructive conversation that leads to an interview or next step. Elevator pitches do 4 things: identify who you are/what you do, what makes you unique, your goals, and your call to action. When you identify yourself, in addition to giving your name, you describe a job you've been doing or something you've been studying in college that is relevant to the job you're applying to. What makes you unique is some trait of yours that makes you different from other candidates. If you did an exceptionally good job in an internship or won some competition that demonstrates your excellence in the job you're applying for, you can use it for this.
Mock Interview Video:
The purpose of the video was to give us insight into the type of questions we might be asked in our interviews and what those questions are looking for. The video goes over many questions but one that was quite significant to me was "What are your hobbies?". I used to think that to answer this question, you must respond with a hobby that absolutely has something to do with your job but the video told me that the point of the question was to see if you're a well-rounded individual. The video advised against focusing solely on one job and instead show your multiple interests. Employees who are well rounded often contribute better to the company so this question is an opportunity to show how well versed you are in other things that can contribute to the company. Another question that was significant to me was "Were there any questions you were hoping to be asked?". I've never seen this type of question before and if asked, it's a great way to help make yourself unique and showcase something that makes you stand out. If there was some accomplishment of yours that you think makes you an outstanding candidate, such as winning a competition of some sort, you can use it to talk about it and tie it into why you're the best candidate for the job.
The purpose of this video was to demonstrate what to avoid doing during a job interview. The video highlights 4 important things the video highlights not do are: coming in late for the interview, being brutally honest, having a bad attitude, and being unprofessional. You don't want to be late since it keeps your employer hanging and it creates a bad impression right off the bat when you want to be leaving a good one. Being brutally honest by saying things like you're in it for the salary or you're completely clueless on how to do something may create the wrong idea of yourself in your employer and makes you look like you have no depth to yourself.
Elevator Pitch Video:
The purpose of this video was to give us advice on how to deliver a good elevator speech to different types of people. An important point the video makes is that the purpose of an elevator pitch is to set up a better time to meet/talk, get the contact info for someone involved in the hiring process, or to open up a constructive conversation that leads to an interview or next step. Elevator pitches do 4 things: identify who you are/what you do, what makes you unique, your goals, and your call to action. When you identify yourself, in addition to giving your name, you describe a job you've been doing or something you've been studying in college that is relevant to the job you're applying to. What makes you unique is some trait of yours that makes you different from other candidates. If you did an exceptionally good job in an internship or won some competition that demonstrates your excellence in the job you're applying for, you can use it for this.
Mock Interview Video:
The purpose of the video was to give us insight into the type of questions we might be asked in our interviews and what those questions are looking for. The video goes over many questions but one that was quite significant to me was "What are your hobbies?". I used to think that to answer this question, you must respond with a hobby that absolutely has something to do with your job but the video told me that the point of the question was to see if you're a well-rounded individual. The video advised against focusing solely on one job and instead show your multiple interests. Employees who are well rounded often contribute better to the company so this question is an opportunity to show how well versed you are in other things that can contribute to the company. Another question that was significant to me was "Were there any questions you were hoping to be asked?". I've never seen this type of question before and if asked, it's a great way to help make yourself unique and showcase something that makes you stand out. If there was some accomplishment of yours that you think makes you an outstanding candidate, such as winning a competition of some sort, you can use it to talk about it and tie it into why you're the best candidate for the job.
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