This is a lesson that I designed to help prepare for a job interview.

1. The Job Interview
Your Key to Unlocking a New Career

2. The 4 P’s of Interviewing
Prepara7on
Prac7ce
Personal Presenta7on
Poignant Ques7ons

3. Preparation
Know about the Company
Know what is on your Resume
Know why you are qualified for the Job

4. Research the Company
• Vision and Mission
• Goals
• Annual Reports
• Job Descrip7on
• Web Site

5. Review Your Resume
• Dates
• Work History
• Knowledge
• Skills and Competencies

6. Practice
Prepare answers for commonly asked
Interview ques7ons
Prac7ce in the Mirror
Prac7ce with a Friend

7. Top Interview Questions
• Why do you want to work
here?
• What are your goals?
• What Can You Do for Us That
Other Candidates Can't?
• What Are Your Weaknesses?
Practice, Practice, Practice!

8. Personal Presentation
Professional ARre
Personal Hygiene
What Not to Bring
Interview Tips

9. Men
How to Dress for an Interview
Don’t Do

10. WOMEN
How to Dress for an Interview
Don’t Do

11. Personal Hygiene
• Bathe
• Clothes Cleaned and Pressed
• Deodorant
• Clean Teeth and Fresh Breath
• Nails Clean and Clipped
• Comb Hair

12. What TO Bring
• Extra Resumes
• Notebook and Pen
• References
• Breath Mints
• Tissues
What NOT to Bring
• Cell Phone
• Gum
• Ipod
• Remove Rings from Piercings
• Cover TaWoos

13. Poignant Questions
Develop Tough Ques7ons
Show You Know about the Company
and the Posi7on

14. Extra Interview Tips
• Arrive Early
• Speak Clearly – Don’t Use
Slang
• Eye Contact
• Sit Up Straight
• Ask for Business Cards

15. The Job Interview
Your Key to Unlocking a New Career