Interview Skills

A classmate is interviewing to be a server at a restaurant. What would you recommend they wear?

• 
• 
• 
• 

You should always wear formal wear (dress, suit coat, tie, heels) to an interview

• True, always

• False, not always

What is a professional handshake?

• As tight as you can grip

• Firm but not too tight

• Soft and limp

What does good posture look like in an interview?

• Looking at the interviewer

• Putting your feet on the desk

• Putting your head down to sleep

• Looking at your phone

Good eye contact means looking at the interviewer's eyes for the entire interview

• True

• False

Sitting or standing confidently can make you look confident, even if you are nervous.

• True

• False

What is a good response to the question, "What are your strengths?"

• "I'm great at video games"

• "I'm an awesome volleyball player"

• "I work well in a team"

• "Uh, I don't know"

If you are asked about your weaknesses you should...

• share details about what you struggle with

• share something you have struggled with but are working to overcome

If you go to an interview, you are committing to taking the job.

• True - you have to take the job

• False - you can decide it isn't a good fit