What You Should and should Not Do at Job Interviews: Part Two
I received a very interesting query recently. Someone asked if there were other filtering methods used by employers to find suitable employees.
One applicant who interviewed with a Toronto-based web site developer was asked how she would explain object-oriented computer programming to an alien who knew nothing about computers.
Telephone screening is another method used to screen a large group of applicants. Use a mirror to see how you would react.
Many employers use situational interviews where they ask you about hypothetical situations you may encounter on the job. Behavioural description interviews are also popular, where you are asked how you handled difficult situations.
Other employers use the panel interview, where you might meet with an HR person, a technical manager and several potential co-workers.
To find more articles on this topic, search in Toronto Public Library's electronic newspaper and magazine database, Canadian Newstand Major Dailies. See the June 19th post on this blog for step-by-step instructions on how to search; but be sure to use Canadian Newstand Major Dailies.
At the Advanced Search tab, enter this article title "At job interviews expect the unexpected" (no quotes.) Then change the option from Citation and Abstract to Document Title. You should get 3 articles:
1. Jennifer Myers, At job interviews, expect the unexpected. The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2009.
2. JoAnne Sommers, Expect unexpected in job interviews. The Globe and Mail, Feb. 20, 2002.
3. Janis Foord Kirk, Expect the unexpected in job interviews. Toronto Star, May 10, 1997.
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