Job Interview

Guidelines
Oral Communication in Context
Ms. Lou Munoz
 DO YOUR
HOMEWORK
 Resumé / Curriculum Vitae

 enclosed it with brown or manila

envelope
 long and printed information
 credentials, seminars, work
experience
 used by professionals (upper
middle class)
 Resumé / Curriculum Vitae

 Resume consists of 1-2 pages, 3

or more is the latter.
 Do not submit online resume if
you’re a beginner.
 Information of the company
 this will help you to look like
you are really interested in the
company/institution.
REHEARSE THE
INTERVIEW
 practice or anticipate questions
 speak in English

Practice – Continuous
Rehearse – once
 DRESS
CONSERVATIVEL
Y
Dress and Accessories
 NEVER wear informal dresses
 Do NOT wear flashy accessories
(maximum of 3 accessories)
Dress and Accessories
 Colors of corporate attire.

Light - Top - Dark

Dark - Bottom – Darker
Darker – Shoes - Darkest
Dress and Accessories

 Socks – ankle level

 Stockings – Gray/Black or Fresh

Tone
Dress and Accessories
Lines in clothes

1. Thick – Vertical striped

2. Thin – Horizontal striped
3. Formal Stripe – Pen striped
4. Plaid – semi formal
 ARRIVE
PROMPTLY
 BE
PROFESSIONAL
Professionalism
 When asked in English, answer
in English.
BE ALERT: LOOK
THE
INTERVIEWER
AND LISTEN
ACTIVELY
 Robert Powers – looking in the
eyes can be intimidating.
GIVE YOURSELF
TIME TO THINK
Be sincere enough, ‘ask’ to repeat
the question if you did not hear it.

I’m sorry?
Come again?
Pardon?
 DO NOT BE
AFRAID TO ASK
QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE
TYPE OF WORK
YOU WILL BE
DOING
 SHOW
ENTHUSIASM IN
THE JOB YOU’RE
APPLYING FOR
DO NOT ENGAGE
IN A LONG
DISCUSSION
(SALARY)
 DO NOT GIVE
EMPHASIS ON
THE BENEFITS
OFFERED BY THE
COMPANY
Job Interview
Procedure
1. Knock on the door before
entering the room
2. Greet the interviewer
3. Wait for the interviewer to let
you sit.
4. Handshake rule: 1-2 seconds
How to sit properly in an interview

1. Chest out
2. Sit using half of the chair
3. If there is an arm rest, clasp
hands or place your hands on
your lap.
Job Interview
Questions
1. Primary Questions
2. Follow-Up Questions
3. Open-ended Questions
4. Close-ended Questions
5. Leading Questions
6. Neutral Questions
Expected
Interview
Questions
1. Tell me something about yourself.

• Give a brief of your education background

(up to plus two is fine, your family
and location, any of your hobbies etc.

• You can also mention one of your major

achievements, if it fits the circumstance.

• Keep the answer to just about 3-4

sentences and not more than that.
1. Tell me something about yourself.

• No need to explain your strengths & weakness

at this points (as that will definitely come
along).

• A common mistake seen is most HR interview

is to start the sentence like “I am basically
from...” No need to start a sentence like that.

• Keep the answer simple, to the point and give

space and time for further questions. Do not
stretch it too much.
1. Tell me something about
yourself.

“I am Lou Munoz, a graduate from

DHVSU with a BS degree in
education major in English. I am
part of the prime chorale group in
our university and other than
singing, my hobbies are…”
2. What are your key strengths ?

• Just stay positive. Even a simple answer like

“I am a very positive person” is good enough.

• You can also change this as per the

requirement of the interview. Knowing a bit
about the profile you are being interviewed
helps as well.

• Explaining your strength with an experience

from the past is desirable here.
2. What are your key strengths ?

“ My strength is I am very attentive

to details. I know it may sound like
I am perfectionist but actually, I’m
not. It’s just I like things to be in
order, systematic and organized for
a continuous flow of work.”
3. What are your weaknesses ?

• This is a trick question. The expectation here

is to answer a negative trait with a positive
twist. Something which in general a weak
point of a person, but is alright from an
organization perspective.
3. What are your weaknesses ?

“My weakness is that I tend to

build a close relationship with my
students that usually becomes a
problem. Since I am a friendly and
a jolly-looking teacher, my students
tend to tell me everything…”
3. Why should we hire you ?

As a fresher, you can’t commit to

any expertise in any specific
domain. So this question is
intended to understand what
quality of yours will be helpful
most for the company.
3. Why should we hire you ?

Knowledge about company and

what quality of yours suits the
organization, is the key to answer
this.
3. Why should we hire you ?

“My experience in PHS as a student

teacher had given me the chance to see
the outside forces of education. I’ve
handled almost 240+ students who are
in different level in terms of acquiring
knowledge which helped me to open
the windows of advancement in
learning. In line with this…”|
3. Why should we hire you ?

“My experience in PHS as a student

teacher had given me the chance to see
the outside forces of education. I’ve
handled almost 240+ students who are
in different level in terms of acquiring
knowledge which helped me to open
the windows of advancement in
learning. In line with this…”|
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What makes you unique?
3. Why do you want to work here?
4. What interests you about this role?
5. What motivates you?
6. What are you passionate about?
7. What are your greatest strengths?
8. What are your greatest weaknesses?
9. What are your goals for the future?
10.Where do you see yourself in five years?
11.Can you tell me about a difficult work situation
and how you overcame it?
12.What is your salary range expectation?
Good luck, Grade 11! 