Your application was so good that you've been invited for an interview.
Now you need to prepare.
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.
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Prepping for the interview
Your application was so good that you've been invited for an interview.
Now you need to prepare.
Slide 1 - Slide
What is needed for a good job interview?
Slide 2 - Mind map
What not to do
You're going to watch a short clip from the film The Devil Wears Prada.
The main character has applied for the position of assistant for the editor of the magazine: Runway. This is a fashion magazine.
What could she do better?
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Video
Tick the correct boxes for Ms. Sachs, the applicant we've just seen.
timer
0:30
Tekst
Ms. Sachs
Slide 5 - Slide
And how about this one?
We'll look at another interview.
What goes well here?
Do you think he'll get the job?
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Video
Do you think he'll get the job?
No, he did terrible.
No, he could have done better.
I don't know.
Yes, he did fine.
Yes, he did an amazing job!
He aced the interview
Slide 8 - Poll
Tick the correct boxes for Mr. Wang, the applicant we've just seen.
timer
0:30
Ms. Sachs
Mr. Wang
Slide 9 - Slide
Have a look at the green box on the next slide
Out of which categories did the interviewer
ask questions to Mr. Wang?
Are there questions you don't understand?
Slide 10 - Slide
timer
1:00
Slide 11 - Slide
Slide 12 - Video
5 interview tips
Research company and position
Prepare your answers to the most common interview questions
Prepare a few "success stories" that you can reference
Prepare questions to ask the interviewer
Tailor your entire interview to the company/organization
Slide 13 - Slide
Review
Slide 14 - Slide
Homework
You're going to prepare for your job interview:
You can choose 2 questions which you really want the HR manager to ask you during the interview. Make sure to choose them out of two different categories (e.g. skills/qualities and history)
The HR manager will ask you two more questions out of the other categories.
Slide 15 - Slide
Slide 16 - Video
Tips
Read your advert, your covering email and CV over again so that you know what to prepare for.
If you don't know how to answer a question, have a look at 'the interview guys' on , they might be able to help you.