NBC10's Get a Job Seminar: Interviewing Tips

We want to again say "thank you!" to everyone who took part in our sixth "NBC10 Get a Job" event here at the NBC10 studios in May. You know I'm on a mission and I'm not going to stop -- I want to help everyone who needs a job, get a job!

Hundreds of you have attended our monthly "NBC10 Get a Job" events -- Free -- and we'll continue to work with Kane and Partners to help you find work.

For those of you who couldn't make it out to our session on Interviewing -- here are the tips from Kristin Kane's presentation.

Interview Tips
The Interview focus should successfully articulate the following points:

  • First Impression
  • Qualification/Skills/Experience
  • Holding an Open/Casual Conversation
  • Your prepared questions

Tips for Preparing Answers:

Prepare your responses for objections, read Job Description

  • Lack of Experience
  • Lack of Education
  • Different/Similar skill set
  • Long commute?
  • Step down/up in career?

Examples of:

  • Strengths
  • Work Ethic
  • Overcoming Challenges/Obstacles
  • Your Typical day
  • Accomplishments

Tell me about yourself in 30 to 60 seconds

Tell me about your career path in 60 seconds

"5 Steps to Prepare for an Interview"

 1.    Set up the Interview

 2.    Research the company

 3.    Research the job

 4.    Verbal practice

 5.    Readiness & questions

 VOLUNTEER CAREER EXPERTS:

Presenter:

Kristin Kane, Kane Partners Staffing Solutions
215.699.5500 | www.kanepartners.net | Facebook | Twitter

Guest Experts:

McCloskey Partners, LLC - Denise Hackendahl
215-453-1978 / www.mccloskeypartners.com

Career Guidance Center – Marc S. Jacobs
215 280 1675 / Mjacobs296@gmail.com / www.TheResiliencyCenter.com

The Dubin Group - Kelly DeFinis
267-514-3200 | 267-514-3201 f | www.TheDubinGroup.com
2 Penn Center, Suite 1303, 1500 JFK Blvd | Philadelphia, PA 19102

Career Concepts, Inc. - Kathleen Williams
Human Resources Consultant, Client Services
4 Sentry Parkway East, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422 | Office: 800-214-7537
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenwilliams | kwilliams@cciconsulting.com

Debbi Harris Associates -Debbi Harris, JCTC, CEIC
215-407-1630 / Debbi@DebbiHarris.com / www.DebbiHarris.com

Leslie C. Whittington
www.ResumesByImagineToday.com
302-588-6090

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