Introductions

Have a 10 – 30 sec. self-introduction or elevator speech

• for introducing yourself to interviewers
• for receptionists and others you encounter

Interview Stages

These parts of interviews may happen in separate stages or weave back and forth.

• Small Talk: to help you get comfortable
• Asking You Questions: allowing you both to determine your fit with the company
• Providing Info about the position/organization: if you and the position match
• You Ask Questions: during or at the end.
• Closure: to help you know what happens next.

Interview Variations

Interview Types

• Formal, Informal, Situational, Stress, Behavioral

Format

• in-person, phone, or skype
• one-on-one interviews
• panel interviews (with multiple interviewers)
• group interviews (with multiple interviewees)
• round robins (several one-on-one interviews back to back)
• interviews requiring you to give a presentation or lead an activity
• short screening interviews to day long visits with multiple activities.

Learning more about what to do about these variations will help you to project a positive, professional image when you encounter them in interviews. Practice and get feedback on related strategies with others or at walk-in hours to practice with CPaRC staff.