From the interview videos, I learned not only the importance of a strong introduction but HOW to do so. The outline looks like this: name, interest, experience or course work, strengths and what you’re seeking. For example, to put this into practice, I would say this, “Hi, my name is Jillian Grammer and I am interested in marketing. I have experience in social media and marketing where I’ve assisted in executing marketing plans and social media strategies. My strengths are communication, creativity and the Adobe programs. I am seeking more information about the open positions in the marketing department.” Having this introduction ready makes it easier to answer the “tell me about yourself” question and will also make me sound more professional. In the past my answer was so short; I would just state my school and major because I didn’t know what else to say.
To prepare for an interview, it’s beneficial to know the logistics, check your digital footprint, research, study and practice. Whenever I go into an interview I always research the company as much as I can and even look on sites such as Glassdoor to see if anyone has wrote about their interview process with the company. I also prepare a couple questions to ask at the end of the interview. In general, from all of these interview videos, I have learned to relate your answer to a specific scenario you went through at work. This is why you should think of your answers ahead of time for traditional questions, because they are generally the same. I have personally never been asked technical questions because I’ve only ever applied for internships, where previous knowledge isn’t always expected.
Lastly, I will review the STAR method which stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result. As an example relating to a conflict I had to solve at work..
S: A client had an event and I had been emailing her all week. The night before her event, she sent me two emails but I didn’t have a chance to respond to them because I was in my photography lab working on a project all night. The next morning, I went into work and my boss told me she had emailed her directly, explaining that I was a poor communicator etc.
T: The task was to email the upset client to resolve the situation.
A: My boss emailed her and explained that I am still in school and had a project due so I wasn’t checking my email. I also emailed her and apologized.
R: We have now decided to put a disclaimer for a 24 hour response period in our email signature.
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