Maintaining, Job Search, Interviewing Oct2015
- 1. Relationships Presented by Michael T. Breslin Lally Office of Career Management and Professional Development September 30, 2015
- 2. • Maintaining Relationships • Job Searching • Interviewing Agenda
- 3. Informational Interviewing • Research – SWOT Analysis – Employer website headlines – Google company and interviewee • Prepare for – TMAY aka WMTYR – Why our firm? – Why our industry?
- 4. TIARA • Trends – Trends impacting? How business changed/will change? • Insights – What surprises you about your work? Best lesson? • Advice – Best preparation for this field? 1st 30 days on job? • Resources – Next resources/next steps for me? • Assignments – Common/important projects in your/new hire’s work?
- 5. Monthly Check-in • Thanks – “Thank you for speaking with me last month…” • Advice recap – And feedback regarding that advice – “I started reading Barrons…feel much more able to converse…” • Request more suggestions – “Do you have additional suggestions for…” • Keep posted on progress after – “I hope you are well. Quick update…
- 6. Job Searching • GoinGlobal • GoogleAlerts • Taleo – site:taleo.net intitle:careers JOBTITLE OTHERIMPORTANTWORDS • JobLink = RPI Career Fair
- 7. Job Search Tracking • Tabs • Submission page • https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=0AkZyK4st_9NpdGY1ZHhTMnVnVVQyT0 F6b0daR1BYUEE&mode=public&ddrp=1#
- 8. Interviewing • Tell me about yourself. • Why did you choose Rensselaer and the career for which you are preparing? • What do you see as your developmental needs? What actions are you taking to address them? • How do you think a friend or a professor who knows you well would describe you? • What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort? • How would you compare your academic achievement to your expected employment success? • What have you learned from participation in extracurricular activities? • What two or three things are most important to you in your job? • Describe for me something that you’re really proud of. • What one thing would you change about yourself today, and why? • Of the jobs that you have held, which one was most satisfying, and why?
Editor's Notes
- #5: Trends (feeling smart, building rapport) Insights (building rapport) Advice (expert mentor/empathy) Resources (now that s/he “knows” you) Assignments (greater understanding/vocab)