Exam 16: Interviewing and Following Up

If you have sent out only one job application or résumé, you must consider yourself an active job seeker.

If you didn't get a position that you really wanted, what should you do?

Probably the best source for learning about a company's day-to-day culture is

After your interview you should alert your references that they may be contacted by the employer.You might also have to request a letter of ____________________ to be sent to the employer.

During ____________________ negotiation don't inflate your current earnings just to get a higher offer.

During an interview it is appropriate to talk negatively about previous employers since doing so will show that you are honest.

Tanisha is actively looking for a job and knows that she may soon receive phone calls from prospective employers.What is the best advice you can give her so that she'll make a good first impression?

____________________ interviews occur when a company interviews several candidates for the same position at the same time.

Before an interview clean up any ____________________ dirt in case the company uses Google or social networking sites to screen applicants.

Before Puya's job interview, she wants clean up any digital dirt that an employer might locate about her through a Google or Facebook search.What should she do?

Job applicants face a number of kinds of interviews that have different purposes.List and describe three of these interviews.

Employers often hire people who present themselves well instead of others with better credentials.

How should you respond if an interviewer asks Why should we hire you when other applicants have better credentials?

The most common type of hiring/placement interview is the online interview.

During the job interview,

A company has decided to interview several candidates for the same position at the same time to judge their leadership skills.This is an example of a group interview.

If you've been interviewed by more than one person, send one thank-you message for the group to the organization's human resources department.

____________________ interviews are meant to test your reactions during nerve-wracking situations.

The only person you need to impress during the interview process is the interviewer.

Some companies use online virtual communities to hold virtual job fairs and to screen job applicants.