Applying and Interviewing

for Employment
 Application Letters
Accompany the Résumé

WhatYou
What YouAre
AreSending
Sending

Planning WhyYou
Why YouAre
AreSending
SendingItIt Writing

Benefitsof
Benefits of Reading
ReadingItIt

Completing
Tips for Application Letters

Be Clear and Specific Show You Are Informed

Avoid Discussing Salary Keep the Letter Short

Show Some Personality Aim for High Quality

Types of Application Letters

Solicited
Solicited

Unsolicited
Unsolicited
I am writing in response to your company’s advertisement for
the position of Assistant Manager Corporate Communication
Department and would like to apply for the same.

I have done MBA with majors in marketing from XYZ University

and I am currently working with ABC company as Asst.
Manager Communication Department. For your further
reference, my detailed resume is enclosed with this application.

I assure you that, given the opportunity, I will prove to be the

most suitable candidate for this position and would be an asset
to your company. In case if you require for me to visit you or for
any other information, please contact me on my phone #
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 Sequence of Interviews
The Typical Process

Screening
Screening Stage
Stage
Applicant Employer
Objectives
Selection
Selection Stage
Stage Objectives

Final
Final Stage
Stage
Structured
Structured Unstructured
Unstructured

Panel
Panel Group
Group
Types
Types of
of
Interviews
Interviews
Behavioral
Behavioral Situational
Situational

Working
Working Stress
Stress
What Do Employers Seek?

Organization
Organization Fit
Fit Job
Job Qualifications
Qualifications

Personality
Personality Education
Education

Background
Background Experience
Experience

Style
Style Skills
Skills
Interview
Interview Preparation
Preparation
 Learn about the organization
 Think ahead about questions
 Bolster your confidence
 Polish your interview style
 Plan to look your best
 Be ready when you arrive
Learn About the Company

Operations
Operations

Markets
Markets

Challenges
Challenges
Plan
Plan to
to Answer
Answer Questions
Questions
 The hardest decision you ever made
 Your greatest weaknesses
 Goals over the next five years
 What you didn’t like about prior jobs
 Some information about yourself
Prepare
Prepare Some
Some Questions
Questions
• Are these my kind of people?
• Can I do the work and will I enjoy it?
• Is this the job I want?
• Does the job pay what I am worth?
• Who would I be working for?
• What sort of future can I expect?
Build Your Confidence
Minimize Weaknesses

Maximize Strengths

Manage Apprehension
Polish Your Interview Style

Good Manners

Competence
Confidence

Nonverbal Voice
Skills Training

Good Judgment
 A Professional Image

Business Clothing

Good Grooming

Appropriate Behavior
Be Ready When You Arrive

Preparing Traveling Waiting

Your Résumé The Location Review and Plan

Support Papers The Route Be Professional

Your Portfolio Travel Time Practice Courtesy

The Interview Process

1 The Warm-Up Stage

2 Questions-and-Answers

3 Close of the Interview

The Warm-Up Stage

First Impressions

Body Language

Social Skills
Questions-and-Answers

Deal with Questions

Listen Carefully

Handle Discrimination
Close of the Interview

Conclude Gracefully

Discuss Salary

Review Notes
 Following Up
After the Interview
Thank-You Messages

Inquiry Messages