Job Interviews

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Job Interviews

• ILC workshop

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You are not alone!

• CUHK help- library, colleges, ILC
• Key help OSA CPD- check this website

http//osanta.osa.cuhk.edu.hk/osa/cpdc/first/first
.asp
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ILC website

• http//www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/english/index.htm
• Check out the job search help via our home page,
  download page and links pages

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HK wide help

• SCMP
• www.classifiedpost.com
• Includes a wealth of useful information and links
  to HK based job seeking resources.

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Strategy

• Know yourself
• Know the position
• Know the company/ institution
• Know your own goals
• Prepare
• Practice
• Present yourself professionally

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Know Yourself

• Identify your transferable skills
• These are often soft skills like teamworking and
  problem solving
• Useful books include What Color is Your
  Parachute?
• Practise identifying evidence in your life of
  your success with these skills- prepare short
  examples to talk about at interview

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STAR

• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Use this framework to talk about examples of your
  success and to showcase your SKILLS and ABILITIES.

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Know the Position

• Analyse the ad/ notice of vacancy/ discuss with a
  contact
• Try to research the position through your network
• Identify the KEY SKILLS and ABILITIES they want-
  focus on your match to these in the interview
  preparation

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Know the company

• Research
• Use company/organisation website
• Use a GOOGLE search
• Use the Careers Collection and HK section of the
  CUHK library
• Use your website
• Identify DIRECTION, RECENT initiatives

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Know your own goals

• Before the interview prepare (mentally) questions
  to ask. Use the interview to discover if the
  position will help you reach your own goals.

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Examples

• Does the company have a professional development
  commitment?
• Does the company have plans to expand into the
  Mainland?
• Does the company have a problem solving culture?
• What is the management style?
• Will there be opportunities for you to add to
  your IT skill base?

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Typical Questions

• Tell us about yourself
• What did you learn from your university
  experience?
• Why do you want to join our organisation?
• What do you have to offer?
• What are your career goals?
• What experience have you had of teamwork/
  leadership/project management/ budgeting etc?

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Prepare answers

• Do not script answers- they must sound
  genuinebut practise what you can say.
• Practice now!
• Tell us about yourself
• What did you learn from your university
  experience?
• Why do you want to join our organisation?
• What do you have to offer?

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Best of Luck for Your Job Search