...Job Interview Answer: What is Your Greatest Weakness? When you're asked what your greatest weakness is, try to turn a negative into a positive. For example, a sense of urgency to get projects completed or wanting to triple-check every item in a spreadsheet can be turned into a strength i.e. you are a candidate who will make sure that the project is done on time and your work will be close to perfect. Note that the term "weakness" isn't used in the sample answers - you always want to focus on the positive when interviewing. * When I'm working on a project, I don't want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to complete the project well ahead of schedule. * Being organized wasn't my strongest point, but I implemented a time management system that really helped my organization skills. * I like to make sure that my work is perfect, so I tend to perhaps spend a little too much time checking it. However, I've come to a good balance by setting up a system to ensure everything is done correctly the first time. * I used to wait until the last minute to set appointments for the coming week, but I realized that scheduling in advance makes much more sense. * I would say that I can be too much of a perfectionist in my work. Sometimes, I spend more time than necessary on a task, or take on tasks personally that could easily be delegated to someone else. Although I've never missed a deadline, it is still an effort for me to know when to move on to the next task...
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...How to Survive a Job Interview, 10 Tips for Creative Professionals Do Your Research Before you even apply for a job, you should do some research into the company or business advertising. A few years ago this would have been a time consuming task, but now, with the popularity of "online marketing", all the information you need is just a few mouse clicks away. Before your interview, you should have a clear idea about the size of the company/business, the kind of work or clients they have and what role they would expect you to work in. Knowing a bit about the company or business that is interviewing you will always come in handy. There's nothing worse than being asked "so... do you know much about our business" when the answer is no! If you find out that the job you have an interview for isn't really what you're looking for, there's no harm in attending the interview anyway... practice makes perfect. Dress the Part Having conducted many interviews in the past, I can honestly say, leave the suit and tie at home. In creative fields a suit is too rigid and old fashioned and you don't want to appear that way. This doesn't mean that you should turn up in your jeans and sneakers either (unless you're a freelance Illustrator with an outstanding portfolio... they seem to be excluded). Try to dress a little bit better than what's expected from the staff, this way you will show that you're putting in some effort, but also that you're not a bad match for the workplace. If you're really...
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...Table of content Research Background 1 Culture Research 1 1. Consumer Culture: Nail Preference Culture 1 2. When and where were the observations/interviews done? 1 3. Consumer List 2 4. Consumer theory Analysis 2 5. Observation Outline and Question List for Interview. 7 6. Who is the target of this culture? (Both demographic and psychographic profile of the individuals) 7 7. Group Members and their contribution to the project 8 Appendix I 9 Nail Preference Culture of Female Consumers Research Background Since marketers successfully promote the slogan “It is women’s nature to be beauty”, it seems also well-explained a phenomenon why in current market female consumer exists huge growth potential to marketers to pay attention to it. In this research project, we are trying to explore the nail preference culture of female consumers and understand their potential behavior motivations. In order to get practical information from this group of consumers, we interviewed some consumers in Nail D’Amour nail salon store as well as its nail specialist. In addition, we used value – Utilitarian Value/Hedonic Value, Motivation – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and Decision Making Process Model these three theories to explain behavior and motivations of these consumers. According to the interviewing results, we found that this group of consumers love doing nail is mainly due to its Hedonic value which satisfies consumers’ emotional demands to make...
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...INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & TECHNIQUES Collected by MBA Dept General Advice Before you go for your interview you need to find out everything you can about the company. Reread your application/CV/covering letter, so that you can think about your skills and qualifications, and also questions that you might be asked. In order to do well in the interview you need to be able to convince the interviewer that you have the right skills for the job, this will include your motivation towards the job, how well you will fit into the company, along with meeting their academic and skills requirements. You should dress smartly and appropriately and should leave in plenty of time allowing for possible delays, so that you are not late. Remember first impressions last! Tips It's a good idea to ask for a glass of water, as you will be doing a lot of talking, but it’s also good to take a sip if you want a few seconds to think about the question asked. • Ensure that you are sitting comfortably in a position where you can address all the interviewers. • Make sure that you remember the names of the interviewers, and take note of their various roles. First Impressions Most people make an initial opinion of a stranger within the first five minutes of meeting them. According to research employers' impressions are made up of the following: Body Language and image (70%) Tone of voice (20%) What you say (10%) As soon as you enter the building you need to be polite to everyone...
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...TE AM FL Y FEARLESS INTERVIEWING How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence Marky Stein McGraw-Hill New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2003 by Marky Stein. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-141572-6 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-140884-3. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more information, please contact George Hoare, Special Sales, at george_hoare@mcgraw-hill.com or (212) 904-4069. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and its licensors reserve all rights in and to the work. Use of this...
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...October 21, 2013 Informational Interview Assignment For this Informational Interview Assignment I interviewed my father and his close friend/ business partner. They are both work in a business of a clothing line called Blow Genes. It's a unisex clothing line for all adults and children. It includes graphic design of the pit bulls from their dog kennel. I chose to interview the two of them because I have a strong interest in fashion and hope to maybe do fashion merchandising one day. I interviewed Joey & Dave. They are both business partners for Blow Genes. Which is based out of Los Angeles, California but they also work locally in Spotsylvania, Virginia where the interview took place. Interview: Q: What do you do in a typical day? A: Handle all sales, marketing and promotions for the east coast. And I assist with clothing designs Q: What are advantages & disadvantages to this career? A: Advantages: I travel a lot and I meet a lot of people. I form new relationships and connections Disadvantages: I’m not an owner I am just a partner. So I get handed all of the bad jobs and poor travel spots. Q: What are the employee benefits? A: Free clothes, free VIP sections, free drinks at clubs and extra pocket money Q: What type of people work in this field? A: Self-employed artists, people in the entertainment industry, from actors to models to recording artists. Q: What's the typical beginning salary level? A: There is no salary we have no employees...
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...Rajiv Nair Mock Interview Reflection Paper Business 275: Portfolio & Experiential Learning November 28, 2014 Delaware Tech Rajiv Nair Mock Interview Reflection Paper Business 275: Portfolio & Experiential Learning November 28, 2014 Delaware Tech Mock Interview Reflection Paper Introduction: ------------------------------------------------- The following paper is written based of a simulated interview that I had participated in; the conditions that were placed in the interview were for me an individual interviewing for an internship opportunity. This internship opportunity encompasses tasks such as; Operations Management, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and human resources. It is through this exposure that the individual that obtains the position will experience an overall perspective of how a business functions. The idea about this paper is created for the intended purposes of providing an honest reflection of our thoughts about the interview. During the interview, I felt a tad nervous about the camera being pointed at me, it was in the interview that I had felt a certain unease about myself. This uneasiness was not only caused by tension of a camera pointed, but underlying factors that reflected moderate anxiety. As I left the interview, I had been confident that it had gone well, but recognized some minor facial expressions that I might have had made. When I viewed the video, I had noticed the facial expressions that I had made. In the...
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...for Interview Interview 1 – Date: dd/mm/yyyy Interviewer: Observer: Interviewee(s): (Write down position, name and the amount of time he/she worked at the company) (NOTES) ------------------------------------------------- B: Background – Story – secondary research 1. History of the company: When? How? Why? “Cash cow” marketing matrix 2. Research the market of the industry 3. Value proposition of the company? Why should they choose Avant? Success rate very important 4. Financing issues. How do they finance their company? We already know that look up the last interview we had with them. 5. Look at porter strategy then decide what strategy they implement in their company. It is a small company. 6. Write briefly down what you already know about the risk of the company. Also present in the previous interview we had with them. Risk of an vof 7. Write down the organisational culture. Write down an experience you’ve had with a driving school. 8. Leadership style – Porter leadership and management style use that definition to get 9. Use Porter’s value chain definition to define the startegy: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newSTR_66.htm 10. Leadership style pret-a-porter http://leadersyndrome.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/leadership-and-management-styles-the-pret-a-porter-collection/ 11. ------------------------------------------------- Ambition on future developments on financing option. Also look at the interview summary...
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...The research on this article is based on interviews. The specific technique that the authors used was based on the previous methods from Lazarsfeld (Merton, Fiske, and Kendall 1990), the long interview of McCracken (1988), or the phenomenological interview of Thompson, Locander, and Pollio (1989). The interviews were also classified as nondirective, because it implied several limitations such as keeping the consumer focused and the selection of ads to be discussed. The interviews were in the form of questionnaires and it was directed to 130 college students. The goal of the interview was to discover if fashion ads were themselves consumed, or instead seen as another product. The methodology in this scenario provided excellent results, because...
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...MKT 348 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR PROJECT GUIDELINES General Overview All students must complete a consumer behavior project that will be due at the end of the semester. The purpose of this project is to provide you with the opportunity to: * Examine a specific consumer behavior in detail as experienced/practiced by consumers personally and directly * Gain experience in collecting and analyzing primary consumer data * Apply some of the important concepts and knowledge acquired in the course to derive practical, managerial insights about the behavior you have examined * Work through differences of opinions, work habits, schedules, and so on characteristic of a group dynamic to produce a quality final report Group Formation Students must complete the project in self-selected as opposed to professor assigned groups of 4 students. These groups should be formed as early as possible (as soon as the enrollment stabilizes around the third week of the semester). Groups must elect one designated member, who will be responsible for all project online submissions/uploads. For the most part of the semester, you will need to meet outside the class to work on project-related tasks. Additionally, to ensure that you have adequate time to meet with your group to work on the project, three project workshop days (refer to syllabus) have been scheduled during class time. Topic Selection Although your group can pick the project topic, you are strongly encouraged to...
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...Changing to an evidence-based interview process significantly improves your odds of hiring the right person. Using correct filters eliminates applicants upfront, who do not possess necessary qualifications for the job opening. These days it's common for recruiters to obtain resumes from a popular social networking website. Rather than speeding up the interview process, it gobbles up more time in the long run, because you must keep doing 'rinse and repeat', before finding a suitable applicant. Job Advertisements – Example Filters Specific advertisements serve to target the right candidates for the job opening. For example, stating the job requires Power Point skills filters out applicants who aren't versed in Power Point. Craft a killer...
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...All Business states that your small business can use different types of recruitment and selection methods. In human resources' jargon, recruiting or advertising for new employees is sometimes referred to as "sourcing," meaning using different sources to find said employee candidates. Once a number of candidates are found, you must qualify each and determine if they are a good fit.(dunlapp, n.d.) Internal sourcing is the practice of advertising a new or recently vacated position within a business to existing employees. More businesses have come to use internal sourcing as a method to recruit employees upward or laterally within the company because little or no training is needed, and expenses that include advertising for a new employee and running background checks are spared. It also fosters loyalty and parity among team members. External sourcing is a method of recruitment that conducts an employee candidate search through external recruitment tools, such as job boards, newspaper advertisements and trade publication announcements. This method favors bringing in job candidates that may or may not have direct experience in your small business' line of work; a candidate within a satellite field may offer a fresh, out-of-the-box perspective to the organization. External sourcing is also used when the open position is not able to be filled by a current employee because of the technicality or specialty of the position. Small Business recommends that you know exactly what type of job...
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...Creating an Interview Portfolio Your portfolio shows proof of who you are and what you can do! Images include: photos, graphs, videotapes, DVD, CD, pictures, logos, web designs, sketches, designs, flyers, prototypes, marketing work, sales materials, graphics of your ideas, listing of projects completed, summary charts, past job designs/graphs, models, diagrams, artwork, patent sketches, et cetera. Text includes: anything requiring a written plan, schedule of events, reports, proposals, articles, journal publications, business plans, co-op/internship accomplishments, school and/or newsletter articles, performance reports, letters of recommendation, highlights of projects- include personal and business text. Your portfolio will set you apart from other applicants. Know your work! Be proud of it. Portfolio Guidelines • Give the portfolio a personal, original title. • Use a new binder with clear plastic sleeves that allow your work to be seen. A 10”x 13” tri-fold presentation binder or traditional flat book style is impressive. • Keep it neat, simple, interesting, unique, and professional. • Your portfolio should be highly visual. • Images should be clear, uncluttered, and easy to read. • Text reports should only be used in support of images. • Do not include any text reports longer than two pages. Interviewers have no time to read and would rather look at images instead. • Prototypes and inventions- if you have a small one, bring...
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...How to Answer the 31 Most Common Interview Questions By The Daily Muse Editor, February 11, 2014 Wouldn't it be great if you knew exactly what a hiring manager would be asking you in your next interview? While we unfortunately can't read minds, we'll give you the next best thing: a list of the 31 most commonly asked interview questions (and, of course, some expert advice on how to answer them). While we don't recommend having a canned response for every question (in fact, please don't), we do recommend spending some time getting comfortable with what you might be asked, what hiring managers are really looking for in your responses, and what it takes to show that you're the right man or woman for the job. Consider this your interview study guide. 1. Can you tell me a little about yourself? This question seems simple, so many people fail to prepare for it, but it's crucial. Here's the deal: Don't give your complete employment (or personal) history. Instead give a pitch—one that’s concise and compelling and that shows exactly why you’re the right fit for the job. Start off with the 2-3 specific accomplishments or experiences that you most want the interviewer to know about, then wrap up talking about how that prior experience has positioned you for this specific role. 2. How did you hear about the position? Another seemingly innocuous question, this is actually a perfect opportunity to stand out and show your passion for and connection to the company. For example, if...
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