Interview/Leadership Skills

As you wait in the lobby for your interview to begin, you should:

• read a magazine or watch the lobby television

• play a game on your phone

• review your research, skills, and goals for the interview

• walk around and introduce yourself to others

If you have already mailed your resumé to the employer, you do not need to bring another copy of it to the interview.

• True

• False

An employer may look for clues such as making eye contact to decide whether you are giving honest answers.

• True

• False

As you answer interview questions, you should try to call positive attention to your work skills and strengths.

• True

• False

Under no circumstances should you talk about difficult issues in your past.

• True

• False

If the employer does not tell you when he or she will be making a decision, you should:

• ask before you leave the interview

• call the office later that day

• all in one week’s time

• call in one week’s time do nothing until you hear from the employer

8. Which of the following reasons for not hiring an applicant is an example of illegal discrimination?

• he does not have enough years of experiences

• she isn’t strong enough to do the work

• he is a member of a certain religious group

• she cannot work on Sundays for family reasons

Jim interviewed for a job on Monday. The interviewer said she would be making a decision within a week. Jim has a job interview on Friday, but he still hasn’t heard from the first employer. Jim should:

• cancel the job interview that was scheduled for Friday

• call the first employer on Friday morning to see if he got the job

• notify the first employer that he will not be able to take the job

• attend the job interview as planned (correct)Correct!

Check any answer that applies. Before you go to an interview, you should:

• clean your social media accounts

• quit your current job research the company

• prepare responses to common questions

• get a new wardrobe

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