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Campus Interviews:
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On-Site Interviews:
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Purpose:
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Purely a screening mechanism that allows the company to discover the job-seekers with the most potential -- and identify who will be offered an on-site interview.
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Allows both the employer and job-seeker to further assess each other and look for fit. Ideally results in job offer.
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Job-Seeker's Objective:
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To have the preparation, presence, and delivery to make the cut -- and get invited for a company visit.
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To get the job offer by demonstrating that you are the most qualified, have the most potential, and have the best fit with the organization -- and to gather enough information about the company to help you decide whether to accept or reject the offer.
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Company's Objective:
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Looking for rapport, confidence, qualifications, and any other basic information that will allow them to reduce the number of potential applicants to a select few.
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Looking for the best candidate for the job, which may include both current potential as well a long-range promotability within the organization.
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Interviewers:
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Many times the recruiter is a fairly recent hire who is asked to go back to campuses and recruit. Other times, it is someone from the Human Resources department. And occasionally, it is a manager from the department with the opening(s).
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Numerous people, ranging from your potential new boss, to higher managers and executives, to co-workers both inside and outside the department, to Human Resources specialists.
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Interview Length:
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Depends on the setting. Anywhere from 10 minutes to a half-hour.
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The length of these interviews is not as important as the number of interviews -- both formal and informal.
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Critical Issue for Job-Seeker:
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Establishing rapport.
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Demonstrating potential impact.
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Job-Seeker Attire:
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Standard business attire. See our article, When
Job-Hunting, Dress for Success.
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Standard business attire. See our article, When
Job-Hunting, Dress for Success.
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