•When you create a user name and password you must write them down in a place that you can retrieve immediately when needed.
•You must write down passwords exactly as they were entered in, and when using them to get into a website they must be entered in exactly as it was when you created it. Capitalization always matters with passwords.
•There will never be any spaces in a user name or password. You cannot create a user name or password with a space in it. The computer program will not let you.
•If you enter a website that you have never been to and want to find out about a job, you must
register first. You cannot enter in a user name and password from another website to get into that website. If you choose to create a user name and password on the new website you can use ones that you have used before for the sake of convenience, but remember this will not be as secure as using a different user name and password for each website.
•Typically, if you start filling out an online application on a website you can use the backspace to go to the previous screen to make a correction, but chances are you will loose everything you have entered on the page you are on.
•When you have given the computer a command, look on the top left hand side and notice if the tiny globe or flag is moving. If it is, then the computer is working on the command you gave it. Giving the command again will only delay the computer in accomplishing what you want it to do. This is especially true while on the internet.
•If you do not know how to operate a computer "mouse" then learn before or while you trying to accomplish tasks on the computer. Many people want to accomplish tasks on the computer without learning how to operate a computer in the process. Accomplish tasks on the computer in a way that encourages learning and memory of what you are doing.
•If you try to click on an icon, be very gentle because if the "mouse" moves any at all while you click the left button, a circle with a line across the middle will come up and that means the command did not take.
•Learn where and how to use the following: "Back" Button, Refresh Button, Forward Button, Address Line, Copy and Paste icon, How to highlight a section of text or picture, moving between the various screens on your computer, pull up the programs you want to work with.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Job Search Fundamentals
Looking for work
The competitive nature of securing work. Many experts in the Job Search Training profession agree that too many people do not fully realize the competitive nature of securing work. Competition is obvious if you are in the midst of a basketball game for example but in a very real sense the sport on job hunting is just as competitive. For every position open only one person will win that position. As long as what you do in your job search is ethical, legal and done in good taste you are allowed to do it.
Liberty in securing work
You have greater freedom to look for work than you are probably taking advantage of. Let me share some examples from people that I have talked with. One man’s story went as follows. There was a construction job eight miles away from his home that he wanted to work at. To get that job he went to the job site to talk to the supervisor every day for three weeks, an opening became available and he was offered the job.
Everything else being equal who would you hire? The man that was there every day for three weeks or the man that showed up twice in a three-week period.
Another person I spoke with told me that while she was already employed she contacted an employer every week for three months by either calling or visiting the office speaking to the receptionist and various people having the authority to hire her. An opening became available and she was the first person that was considered for the position and was hired.
In another story a man told me how a friend of his got a job with a large manufacturing company in our area. He had done all of the traditional things he could do such as filing out an application and attaching a resume and he knew a few people in the company that let him know when openings became available etc. One day he went to this company and spoke to the receptionist and said, “I notice that there is a lot of trash that has built up around your buildings. Twice a week I am going to pick up the trash and put it in your dumpster. I just needed to let you know that I am doing this to show how much I want to go to work for you, that I do not expect to get paid for this and to make sure you don’t call the police on me.” Now this was a very large operation and meant many hours of time and effort each week. He did this for three weeks then was hired.
The last story comes from a man that was so inspired by these true stories that the last time I saw him, he told me this story: “Today I went to a fence company looking for work and noticed the semi-truck being unloaded by a crew of men. I decided to help. I worked very hard for about 20 minutes when the supervisor came to me and asked me, ‘When did you get hired on here?’ I told him that I was not employed here and I was demonstrating how much I wanted to go to work. I had a conversation with the supervisor that lasted about twenty-five minutes. He was very impressed with what I had done and although he had a full crew for the job they were unloading the truck for, he said that he would be in touch with me in the future.” That is the last time I saw him. Now I don’t know if he got a job there but I do know that with that kind of effort and attitude it would not be long until he would get hired.
I gave you these examples to demonstrate just how free the individual is to look for work. Some of these examples may seem extreme to you but I use them to make the point that you have a great deal of freedom in securing work. Remember, as long as what you do in your job search is ethical, legal and done in good taste you are allowed to do it.
There are so many ways to jump ahead of the competition it’s not even funny
Most people look for work in very traditional ways. They do not realize just how much freedom they have in looking for work. They do not look at job searching as an entrepreneurial activity. You can be different. You can have an entrepreneurial spirit toward looking for work.
Getting good at looking for work
It is my firm belief that if most people were as good at securing work as they were at performing their jobs that they would not be unemployed nearly as long. Realize that you may have to gain new knowledge and skills.
This means you will have to face the dreaded learning curve. That is you may start out with very little knowledge and skill, not perform well and experience the anxiety that goes with it. Don’t get upset over this. This is the same thing you have experienced every time you had to gain new knowledge, skill and experience.
Let me emphasize that it will take experience. It does not matter how much knowledge and instruction I would have received in learning to drive a standard shift vehicle. I would have gotten the same results when I got in the vehicle for the first time. The first time almost everyone will have a little grinding of the gears and a little hiccupping when starting out in first gear. But guess what, after a little while, once I reached a certain level of mastery, driving a standard shift was no big deal. The same goes for looking for work.
The nature of securing work
You must realize the very nature of the task you are faced with. Most of us accomplish tasks in a very different situation than this. We work and as we work we see that the task is being accomplished. We are given immediate reinforcement for our efforts. This is not true at all in the task of looking for work. It is much more like being an outside sales person selling very expensive equipment who only makes two to three sales a year. When he gets paid he is paid a large commission. He works for months with no sign of results, no reinforcement for his efforts.
Many people become very discouraged in their job search because when they do not see immediate results. They don’t know that it is the very nature of what they are dealing with. Remember that looking for work is very much an entrepreneurial venture.
Mark K. Rovell Sr.
The competitive nature of securing work. Many experts in the Job Search Training profession agree that too many people do not fully realize the competitive nature of securing work. Competition is obvious if you are in the midst of a basketball game for example but in a very real sense the sport on job hunting is just as competitive. For every position open only one person will win that position. As long as what you do in your job search is ethical, legal and done in good taste you are allowed to do it.
Liberty in securing work
You have greater freedom to look for work than you are probably taking advantage of. Let me share some examples from people that I have talked with. One man’s story went as follows. There was a construction job eight miles away from his home that he wanted to work at. To get that job he went to the job site to talk to the supervisor every day for three weeks, an opening became available and he was offered the job.
Everything else being equal who would you hire? The man that was there every day for three weeks or the man that showed up twice in a three-week period.
Another person I spoke with told me that while she was already employed she contacted an employer every week for three months by either calling or visiting the office speaking to the receptionist and various people having the authority to hire her. An opening became available and she was the first person that was considered for the position and was hired.
In another story a man told me how a friend of his got a job with a large manufacturing company in our area. He had done all of the traditional things he could do such as filing out an application and attaching a resume and he knew a few people in the company that let him know when openings became available etc. One day he went to this company and spoke to the receptionist and said, “I notice that there is a lot of trash that has built up around your buildings. Twice a week I am going to pick up the trash and put it in your dumpster. I just needed to let you know that I am doing this to show how much I want to go to work for you, that I do not expect to get paid for this and to make sure you don’t call the police on me.” Now this was a very large operation and meant many hours of time and effort each week. He did this for three weeks then was hired.
The last story comes from a man that was so inspired by these true stories that the last time I saw him, he told me this story: “Today I went to a fence company looking for work and noticed the semi-truck being unloaded by a crew of men. I decided to help. I worked very hard for about 20 minutes when the supervisor came to me and asked me, ‘When did you get hired on here?’ I told him that I was not employed here and I was demonstrating how much I wanted to go to work. I had a conversation with the supervisor that lasted about twenty-five minutes. He was very impressed with what I had done and although he had a full crew for the job they were unloading the truck for, he said that he would be in touch with me in the future.” That is the last time I saw him. Now I don’t know if he got a job there but I do know that with that kind of effort and attitude it would not be long until he would get hired.
I gave you these examples to demonstrate just how free the individual is to look for work. Some of these examples may seem extreme to you but I use them to make the point that you have a great deal of freedom in securing work. Remember, as long as what you do in your job search is ethical, legal and done in good taste you are allowed to do it.
There are so many ways to jump ahead of the competition it’s not even funny
Most people look for work in very traditional ways. They do not realize just how much freedom they have in looking for work. They do not look at job searching as an entrepreneurial activity. You can be different. You can have an entrepreneurial spirit toward looking for work.
Getting good at looking for work
It is my firm belief that if most people were as good at securing work as they were at performing their jobs that they would not be unemployed nearly as long. Realize that you may have to gain new knowledge and skills.
This means you will have to face the dreaded learning curve. That is you may start out with very little knowledge and skill, not perform well and experience the anxiety that goes with it. Don’t get upset over this. This is the same thing you have experienced every time you had to gain new knowledge, skill and experience.
Let me emphasize that it will take experience. It does not matter how much knowledge and instruction I would have received in learning to drive a standard shift vehicle. I would have gotten the same results when I got in the vehicle for the first time. The first time almost everyone will have a little grinding of the gears and a little hiccupping when starting out in first gear. But guess what, after a little while, once I reached a certain level of mastery, driving a standard shift was no big deal. The same goes for looking for work.
The nature of securing work
You must realize the very nature of the task you are faced with. Most of us accomplish tasks in a very different situation than this. We work and as we work we see that the task is being accomplished. We are given immediate reinforcement for our efforts. This is not true at all in the task of looking for work. It is much more like being an outside sales person selling very expensive equipment who only makes two to three sales a year. When he gets paid he is paid a large commission. He works for months with no sign of results, no reinforcement for his efforts.
Many people become very discouraged in their job search because when they do not see immediate results. They don’t know that it is the very nature of what they are dealing with. Remember that looking for work is very much an entrepreneurial venture.
Mark K. Rovell Sr.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Sample Objective Statements
Use these examples to create your own objective statements and explore your options.
Objective
To secure full time employment in a stable organization using acquired skills and abilities
Objective
To secure a position in the food service industry with major responsibilities that will effectively utilize my communication, leadership, and organizational skills
Career Objective
To obtain a position in business management with an emphasis in computers and customer service
Profile
To secure full time employment in a position that will fully utilize 10 years of human resources experience with emphasis on training and consulting in business environments, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and thorough performance of duties.
Objective
To obtain an internship in the area of Child Protective Services
Career Objective
To secure a position as a Training and Performance Development Specialist with emphasis on continual performance development in the workplace.
Objective
Seeking a position in Project Coordination to lead, coordinate, and manage client-based projects
Objective
To secure full-time employment in a stable organization using acquired skills and experience
Objective
To obtain management position in procurement where over 10 years of experience will add value to operations
Objective
To secure full time employment in a stable organization using acquired skills and abilities
Objective
To secure a position in the food service industry with major responsibilities that will effectively utilize my communication, leadership, and organizational skills
Career Objective
To obtain a position in business management with an emphasis in computers and customer service
Profile
To secure full time employment in a position that will fully utilize 10 years of human resources experience with emphasis on training and consulting in business environments, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and thorough performance of duties.
Objective
To obtain an internship in the area of Child Protective Services
Career Objective
To secure a position as a Training and Performance Development Specialist with emphasis on continual performance development in the workplace.
Objective
Seeking a position in Project Coordination to lead, coordinate, and manage client-based projects
Objective
To secure full-time employment in a stable organization using acquired skills and experience
Objective
To obtain management position in procurement where over 10 years of experience will add value to operations
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Are You Prepared to Answer These Interview Questions?
Years ago I filled out an employment application that had 30 interview type questions on it. When I was handed the application I was told to bring the application back in a week after I had finished it. I worked hard on my answers. I did not get the job but I discovered that I was performing much better in interviews. When I would answer interview questions I found myself drawing from the work that I had done in filling out that application.
In the same way you can prepare more effectively for interviews. From the list below pick what you feel are the 30 most important and most likely questions you could be asked in an interview and write out your answers. You may also want to come up with questions of your own that you think you could be asked in an interview. When appropriate also write out 2 or 3 examples because this adds credibility to your answers. Once you have a finished product, review your work often so that when you are under the pressure of an interview you remember the direction that you will go in when you are asked these questions.
1. What do you know about our company? (Use company research)
2. What qualifications do you have for this job? (Match what you know about the job and company to your experience)
3. What is your greatest strength? (Relate to job description)
4. What is your greatest weakness? (Turn into a positive i.e. perfectionist with high self-expectations.
5. Admit a past problem and what you learned form it.)
6. Tell me about yourself. (Reveal something semi-professional but still professional)
7. Why did you leave your previous job? (Turn into a positive)
8. If you were hired, what ideas/talents could you contribute to the position or our company?
9. What would you do if…? (Imagine situations that test your knowledge of the job.)
10. Could you give me an example of how you have demonstrated ____________________ skill? (Think first, be specific, speak only long enough to answer the question.)
11. Give me an example of how you handled a difficult situation on a previous job.
12. Why are you interested in working for this company? (Relate your skill to what you know about the company)
13. Tell me about your education. (Use examples that relate to the position.)
14. Why have you chosen this particular field?
15. Describe your best/worst boss. (Keep it positive, don’t be critical)
16. In a job, what interests you most/least? (Relate to position)
17. How do others describe you? (Keep it positive)
18. What do you consider the single most important idea you contributed or your most noteworthy accomplishment in your last job?
19. Where do you see yourself in three years? (Demonstrate ambition and flexibility)
20. How does this position fit into your future plans? (Demonstrate potential and ambition)
21. What could have you done better on your last job? (Keep it positive)
22. What have you done recently that shows your initiative and willingness to work?
23. How would you describe yourself to others? (Keep it positive and brief)
24. What kind of work are you looking for?
25. What new goals have you set recently?
26. What do you think of your past supervisor?
27. What did your subordinates think of you?
28. What are your three biggest accomplishments in your career?
29. How long would it take for you to make a contribution to our company?
30. What do you expect as a starting salary? (Answer something like this: What would you pay someone with my experience?
31. It is best in negotiating your salary if the interviewer gives a figure or range first.)
32. I’ve interviewed several people with more experience than you.
33. Why should I hire you instead of them?
34. What kind of boss of supervisor do you prefer?
35. How did your previous employer treat you?How do you spend your spare time?
36. Why are you considering a career in the ______industry?
37. How do you feel your past employment relates to this job?
38. Give an example of how well you “read” people and “read” situation.
39. What is an important goal you set in the past and how did you achieve it?
40. Are you currently in the process of working towards a goal? If so, what?
41. What are the obstacles you’ve encountered and how have you overcome them?
42. What are three of your major accomplishments?
43. What personality traits do you possess that you are least proud of?
44. How would you describe the perfect boss?
45. What do you think you could contribute to our company?
46. What would be a lot of money to you?
47. If you were to earn that amount, what would you spend it on? Why?
48. Of all your jobs, which did you enjoy the most and why?
49. Of all your jobs, which did you enjoy the least and why?
50. What sort of job functions do you enjoy doing?
51. What specific job functions do you dislike doing?
52. How many different jobs have you held?
53. What is the average length of time you have remained on each job?
54. Were the hours of work too long in any of your past jobs/ If yes, describe.
55. Have you ever supervised the work of others?
56. Describe any promotions you have received.Have you ever been bored with your work?
57. If yes, describe.Were you ever fired from a job? If yes, why?
58. How did you leave your last employer?
59. What do you want form a job?
60.What is important to you about a job?
61. What is your greatest weakness in effectively utilizing your time?
62. In prior positions, in what areas would you have personally liked to have received more training?
63. In prior positions, were you made aware of the acceptable standards of performance expected of you?
64. In prior positions, do you feel you were held accountable for your efforts in your work environment?
65. How have you benefited from mistakes you have made in the past?
66. Can you summarize the contribution you would make to our organization?
67. Why are you interested in this job?In what kind of environment are you most comfortable?68. How do you work under pressure?
69. How do you handle conflict?
70. How competitive are you?
71. What the most important rewards you expect in your career?
72. Are you willing to relocate?
73. Tell me about a time you experienced a failure and how you handled it.
74. Tell me about a time you were under pressure to meet a goal.
75. If you could have any job in the world what would it be?
76. What motivates you?
77. Why do you want to work for us and not our competitor?
78. What did you like/dislike about your last job?
79. Why are you leaving your current job?
80. Why should we hire you instead of your competition?
POPULAR BEHAVIOR-BASED QUESTIONS
Look back on your work experiences and pre-pick 5 to 7 challenging work experiences as examples. Those challenges are examples of many things such as those asked in behavior-based questions. If you do this you will be more prepared than most of your competition.
Tell me about a time when you…
1. Worked effectively under pressure
2. Handled a difficult situation with a co-worker
3. Were creative in solving a problemHad to adapt to a difficult situation
4. Were tolerant of an opinion that was different from yours
5. Had to deal with an irate customer
6. Delegated a project effectively
7. Made a bad decision
8. Turned down a good job
9. Had to make an important decision with limited facts.
Another important thing you can do to jump ahead of your competition is to have good questions to ask an employer and have a notepad with you to take notes if you need to. You should ask between 3 to 7 questions of the interviewer.
Choose from the following questions what you want to ask your interviewers:
1. How do you feel about working in this organization?
2. Were there any questions I didn’t provide an adequate answer for?
3. As you think about the position, what aspects of this job could be performed better?
4. What are the key challenges or problems of this position?
5. Where can I go from here, assuming that I meet/exceed the job’s responsibilities?
6. What are the company’s short and long-term objectives?
7. What do you see as my greatest strengths and weaknesses pertaining to this position? (This is your opportunity to clear up any misconceptions and gain information that may help you in future interviews.)
8. What are the opportunities for personal growth?
9. What makes your firm different form its competitors?
10. What do you see as the company’s Strengths and weaknesses?
11. How would you describe your corporation’s personality and management style?
12. What characteristics does a successful person within your company possess? (This is your opportunity to use this answer to further persuade the interviewer that you should be hired for the position.)
13. What would a typical day in this job be like? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
14. Could you describe a typical first assignment? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
15. Who would I work most closely with on a day to day basis?
16. What are the most challenging aspects of the position? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
17. Why is this position open?
18. How many times in the past 5 years has this position been open?
19. How is success in this position measured?
20. How do I receive feedback on my performance?
21. What sorts of tasks would I be expected to accomplish within the first six months on the job?22. How do employees in this organization keep current with developments in the field?
23. How long has this position been open?
24. What are the responsibilities and duties in this position?
25. What qualifications do you prefer for this job?
26. How many people will I be supervising?
27. Do you require travel for this job?
28. Will it be necessary for me to relocate?
29. If hired, would I be filling a newly-created position, or replacing someone?
30. Was my predecessor promoted?
31. Which duties are the most important for this job? Least important?
32. How would I be trained or introduced to the job?
33. How is the job important to the company—how does it contribute?
34. What are the department’s goals for the year?
35. If hired who would I report directly to?
36. What major markets does this company (or parent company) compete in?
37. Are annual sales for the company ahead of last year’s sales?
38. What do you consider to be my weaknesses? Strengths?
39. I want this job! Would you consider hiring me on a thirty-day trial period to prove that I could do the job?
40. How permanent is this position?41. May I have a tour of the worksite?
42. To whom do I report?
43. Is there a chance for overtime?
44. How does one advance in this organization?
Mark K. Rovell Sr.
In the same way you can prepare more effectively for interviews. From the list below pick what you feel are the 30 most important and most likely questions you could be asked in an interview and write out your answers. You may also want to come up with questions of your own that you think you could be asked in an interview. When appropriate also write out 2 or 3 examples because this adds credibility to your answers. Once you have a finished product, review your work often so that when you are under the pressure of an interview you remember the direction that you will go in when you are asked these questions.
1. What do you know about our company? (Use company research)
2. What qualifications do you have for this job? (Match what you know about the job and company to your experience)
3. What is your greatest strength? (Relate to job description)
4. What is your greatest weakness? (Turn into a positive i.e. perfectionist with high self-expectations.
5. Admit a past problem and what you learned form it.)
6. Tell me about yourself. (Reveal something semi-professional but still professional)
7. Why did you leave your previous job? (Turn into a positive)
8. If you were hired, what ideas/talents could you contribute to the position or our company?
9. What would you do if…? (Imagine situations that test your knowledge of the job.)
10. Could you give me an example of how you have demonstrated ____________________ skill? (Think first, be specific, speak only long enough to answer the question.)
11. Give me an example of how you handled a difficult situation on a previous job.
12. Why are you interested in working for this company? (Relate your skill to what you know about the company)
13. Tell me about your education. (Use examples that relate to the position.)
14. Why have you chosen this particular field?
15. Describe your best/worst boss. (Keep it positive, don’t be critical)
16. In a job, what interests you most/least? (Relate to position)
17. How do others describe you? (Keep it positive)
18. What do you consider the single most important idea you contributed or your most noteworthy accomplishment in your last job?
19. Where do you see yourself in three years? (Demonstrate ambition and flexibility)
20. How does this position fit into your future plans? (Demonstrate potential and ambition)
21. What could have you done better on your last job? (Keep it positive)
22. What have you done recently that shows your initiative and willingness to work?
23. How would you describe yourself to others? (Keep it positive and brief)
24. What kind of work are you looking for?
25. What new goals have you set recently?
26. What do you think of your past supervisor?
27. What did your subordinates think of you?
28. What are your three biggest accomplishments in your career?
29. How long would it take for you to make a contribution to our company?
30. What do you expect as a starting salary? (Answer something like this: What would you pay someone with my experience?
31. It is best in negotiating your salary if the interviewer gives a figure or range first.)
32. I’ve interviewed several people with more experience than you.
33. Why should I hire you instead of them?
34. What kind of boss of supervisor do you prefer?
35. How did your previous employer treat you?How do you spend your spare time?
36. Why are you considering a career in the ______industry?
37. How do you feel your past employment relates to this job?
38. Give an example of how well you “read” people and “read” situation.
39. What is an important goal you set in the past and how did you achieve it?
40. Are you currently in the process of working towards a goal? If so, what?
41. What are the obstacles you’ve encountered and how have you overcome them?
42. What are three of your major accomplishments?
43. What personality traits do you possess that you are least proud of?
44. How would you describe the perfect boss?
45. What do you think you could contribute to our company?
46. What would be a lot of money to you?
47. If you were to earn that amount, what would you spend it on? Why?
48. Of all your jobs, which did you enjoy the most and why?
49. Of all your jobs, which did you enjoy the least and why?
50. What sort of job functions do you enjoy doing?
51. What specific job functions do you dislike doing?
52. How many different jobs have you held?
53. What is the average length of time you have remained on each job?
54. Were the hours of work too long in any of your past jobs/ If yes, describe.
55. Have you ever supervised the work of others?
56. Describe any promotions you have received.Have you ever been bored with your work?
57. If yes, describe.Were you ever fired from a job? If yes, why?
58. How did you leave your last employer?
59. What do you want form a job?
60.What is important to you about a job?
61. What is your greatest weakness in effectively utilizing your time?
62. In prior positions, in what areas would you have personally liked to have received more training?
63. In prior positions, were you made aware of the acceptable standards of performance expected of you?
64. In prior positions, do you feel you were held accountable for your efforts in your work environment?
65. How have you benefited from mistakes you have made in the past?
66. Can you summarize the contribution you would make to our organization?
67. Why are you interested in this job?In what kind of environment are you most comfortable?68. How do you work under pressure?
69. How do you handle conflict?
70. How competitive are you?
71. What the most important rewards you expect in your career?
72. Are you willing to relocate?
73. Tell me about a time you experienced a failure and how you handled it.
74. Tell me about a time you were under pressure to meet a goal.
75. If you could have any job in the world what would it be?
76. What motivates you?
77. Why do you want to work for us and not our competitor?
78. What did you like/dislike about your last job?
79. Why are you leaving your current job?
80. Why should we hire you instead of your competition?
POPULAR BEHAVIOR-BASED QUESTIONS
Look back on your work experiences and pre-pick 5 to 7 challenging work experiences as examples. Those challenges are examples of many things such as those asked in behavior-based questions. If you do this you will be more prepared than most of your competition.
Tell me about a time when you…
1. Worked effectively under pressure
2. Handled a difficult situation with a co-worker
3. Were creative in solving a problemHad to adapt to a difficult situation
4. Were tolerant of an opinion that was different from yours
5. Had to deal with an irate customer
6. Delegated a project effectively
7. Made a bad decision
8. Turned down a good job
9. Had to make an important decision with limited facts.
Another important thing you can do to jump ahead of your competition is to have good questions to ask an employer and have a notepad with you to take notes if you need to. You should ask between 3 to 7 questions of the interviewer.
Choose from the following questions what you want to ask your interviewers:
1. How do you feel about working in this organization?
2. Were there any questions I didn’t provide an adequate answer for?
3. As you think about the position, what aspects of this job could be performed better?
4. What are the key challenges or problems of this position?
5. Where can I go from here, assuming that I meet/exceed the job’s responsibilities?
6. What are the company’s short and long-term objectives?
7. What do you see as my greatest strengths and weaknesses pertaining to this position? (This is your opportunity to clear up any misconceptions and gain information that may help you in future interviews.)
8. What are the opportunities for personal growth?
9. What makes your firm different form its competitors?
10. What do you see as the company’s Strengths and weaknesses?
11. How would you describe your corporation’s personality and management style?
12. What characteristics does a successful person within your company possess? (This is your opportunity to use this answer to further persuade the interviewer that you should be hired for the position.)
13. What would a typical day in this job be like? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
14. Could you describe a typical first assignment? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
15. Who would I work most closely with on a day to day basis?
16. What are the most challenging aspects of the position? (An opportunity for you to show how you are the right person for the job.)
17. Why is this position open?
18. How many times in the past 5 years has this position been open?
19. How is success in this position measured?
20. How do I receive feedback on my performance?
21. What sorts of tasks would I be expected to accomplish within the first six months on the job?22. How do employees in this organization keep current with developments in the field?
23. How long has this position been open?
24. What are the responsibilities and duties in this position?
25. What qualifications do you prefer for this job?
26. How many people will I be supervising?
27. Do you require travel for this job?
28. Will it be necessary for me to relocate?
29. If hired, would I be filling a newly-created position, or replacing someone?
30. Was my predecessor promoted?
31. Which duties are the most important for this job? Least important?
32. How would I be trained or introduced to the job?
33. How is the job important to the company—how does it contribute?
34. What are the department’s goals for the year?
35. If hired who would I report directly to?
36. What major markets does this company (or parent company) compete in?
37. Are annual sales for the company ahead of last year’s sales?
38. What do you consider to be my weaknesses? Strengths?
39. I want this job! Would you consider hiring me on a thirty-day trial period to prove that I could do the job?
40. How permanent is this position?41. May I have a tour of the worksite?
42. To whom do I report?
43. Is there a chance for overtime?
44. How does one advance in this organization?
Mark K. Rovell Sr.
Summary of Skills and Abilities
Summary of Skills and Abilities Examples
You are going to need a "Summary of Skills and Abilities" for your resume if you are going to be able to compete.
Here are some examples to start that gray matter sparking with ideas.
Summary of Skills and Abilities examples:
Summary of Skills and Abilities
You are going to need a "Summary of Skills and Abilities" for your resume if you are going to be able to compete.
Here are some examples to start that gray matter sparking with ideas.
Summary of Skills and Abilities examples:
Summary of Skills and Abilities
• Critical Thinking
• Strong Service Orientation
• Active Listening
• Written and Oral Expression
• Create PowerPoint Presentations
• MSWord
• Assess training needs
• Conduct Workshops
Summary of Skills and Abilities
• MS WordExcel
• Internet Navigation
• Type 55 wpm
• Operate computer scanning devices
• PowerPoint
• HTML
• Identifying Resources
• Gathering Information
• Extracting Important Information
Summary of Skills and Abilities
• Handling details
• Coordinating tasks
• Managing groups
• Promoting change
• Selling ideas
• Decision making with others
• Managing conflict
• Cooperating
• Enforcing policies
• Punctual
• Time Management
• Meeting goals
Summary of Skills and Abilities
• Analyzing data
• Calculating numerical data
• Finding information
• Handling detail work
• Imagining new solutions
• Tolerating interruptions
• Dispensing information
• Compiling statistics
Summary of Skills and Abilities
• Implementing decisions
• Cooperating
• Enforcing policies
• Being punctual
• Managing time
• Attending to detail
• Meeting goals
• Enlisting help
• Accepting responsibility
• Setting and meeting deadlines
• Organizing
• Making decisions
Now you need to go onto the internet and do a google search on "Summary of Skills" or "Job Skills" to get even more ideas.
Pull up MSWord and and copy and paste onto it what you decide is the best information. Copy and paste in the following way: Copy - Paste Special - Unformatted Text - Paste. Be sure to include the website address you got the information from and separate your entries with ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>" or "*****************" to more easily tell where the information from one website ends and another starts. Learning to do this will help you learn any subject.
Mark K. Rovell Sr.
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