Chapter 5 Reading Notes

Chapter 5

Quotation: “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting an opportunity.” Oprah Winfrey.



I. The Importance of Self-preparation in an interview: If you have been asked to interview, consider it a great opportunity for reaching this stage. Congratulate yourself!
A. Preparing for an Interview: Polish your communication skills, be open, adaptable and positive! Practice, Practice, Practice for the interview!
B. Mental Preparation: Preparing yourself mentally. The interview is your chance to impress the employer so he/she can give you the job. It is a mutual exchange of information during which I will decide if this position is right for me. Placing yourself in the position of an equal partner can tend to lower intense pressure, eliminate a feeling of desperation, and elevate your confidence.
C. Knowing what Employers Want on Page 189, 190 and 191.
D. Selling Yourself During The Interview
a. Focus on the four developmental areas of self: physical, mental, emotional, and social. Employers are looking for these sought-after skills: Interpersonal, teamwork, verbal communication, analytical, computer, written communication and leadership. Selling yourself means that you know what employers want and letting them know that you possess these qualities.
b. Physical Self on page 192 and 193, Mental Self on page 195, emotional self on page 196 and social self on page 197
c. Professionalism: means being where you are supposed to be with time to spare. Punctuality is an absolute requirement. Being late to an interview is worse than being late to your wedding.
d. I N T E R V I E W time: (smile, look directly at the person; offer an appropriate greeting such as “hello,” “Good morning,” or “Good Afternoon.”
e. Selling Yourself Non-verbally: Maintain the best posture and body position; Use direct eye contact; change facial expression; nod affirmatively; use gestures; avoid distracting behaviors; respond with brief comments or questions
f. Selling Yourself Verbally: Use paralanguage: variations in the voice itself; varying rhythm and inflection can clarify and add interest to what you say; be clear and concise; respond to questions in the most positive way. What is important in an interview page 205?
g. SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLE RESPONSES (start with page 204 and on….)
h. Asking Impressive questions on page 216.




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Review Guide for Chapter 3

Importance of career and job satisfaction, difference between a career and a job, ways people limit themselves in terms of selection, factors to consider in career satisfaction including but not limited to: interests and skills, work orientations and values, personality preferences, factors to consider in job selection, use of salary calculations, eustress related to job selection, goal achievement and the importance of wants replacing shoulds, ways of assessing goals, obstacles related to achieving goals, the importance of actions steps, pinpointing, and intermediate dates, reaons to research employers, information sources including the Internet, informational review, job shadowing, "shotgun" approach, sources of leads, college placement services, government agencies, "word-of-mouth" possibilities, networking, major reason employers hire certain individuals, professional and personal references and how to proceed in using direct contact with employers, 3-step telephone method and responses to various replies, newspaper classified advertisements and their limitations, online postings, public and provate employment agencies and "headhunters", temporary work, internships and work-study programs, volunteer work, ways to handle rejection.

Please use this review to study.

Good luck to you!