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My Career … My Success
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Lesson 1 Worksheet: Three Types of Interviews
1. How do we prepare differently for each type of interview?
2. What kind of conversational depth should we expect for each type of interview?My Career … My Success
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Lesson 2 Worksheet: Pre-Interview Research
Aspirational Job Title
1. Choose an actual or aspirational job title. Keep this actual or aspirational job title in mind as you go
through this course. Write down the job title here.
2. Describe the job or position.
3. Why does this job or position interest you?
Pre-Interview Research
1. Consider an organization where you might want to work. How would you go about doing research?
The following are resources you may want to explore about the prospective employer before you
interview. Following your initial interview, you may need to do further, in-depth research.
www.LinkedIn.com
LinkedIn is a leading resource for business community social networking. It is also a useful tool for
research about businesses and government agencies. For instance, The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services has a page where you can make connections to current and former employees:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/centers-for-medicare-&-medicaid- services?trk=top_nav_home
www.ReferenceUSA.com
ReferenceUSA is a subscription database available to libraries, educational institutions, and
government agencies. Access to ReferenceUSA.com is generally available through a link on the
subscribing organization’s website. You can use ReferenceUSA to look for people who work at the
agency now or once worked there in the past.
www.Google.com
Because of (or perhaps in spite of) its position as the giant in the search industry, Google offers a
plethora of information on businesses, agencies, and individuals.My Career … My Success
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2. Use the online resources to find the following:
General Information Questions
• Size of the organization?
• Names of senior-level officers, board members, leaders?
• Organizational structure?
• Nature of the business: areas of specialization?
• Organizational purpose or mission?
• Services offered and to whom?
• Data on projects, programs, and/or products?
• Financial stability?
• Sources of funding and financial support?
• Plans for the future?
• Names and nature of the competition?
• Reputation among competitors?
• Problem areas?
• Nature of recent news reports (if any)?
Position Information Questions
• Where it fits in the organizational structure?
• Salary range for this position and next level?
• Benefits?
• Major areas of responsibility?
• Staff and resources?
• Skills required?
• Why the position is open?
• What problems must be solved?
• Management style of potential supervisor?
• How others in the organization view this position?
• Level of job autonomy?My Career … My Success
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What Else Do You Need to Know?
1. What additional, specific information about the organization would you like to know?
2. What step(s), that may require you to step out of your comfort zone, are you willing to take to get
the information?
3. Do you have networking contacts in the organization? Do you know anyone who might be able to
connect you to someone in the organization?
1. List your current, three (3) most outstanding skills.
Skill #1:
Skill #2:
Skill #3:
2. List the current, three (3) most outstanding skills that others would note about you.
Skill #1:
Skill #2:
Skill #3:
3. List two (2) accomplishments of which you are most proud and which represent your best work.
Accomplishment #1:
Accomplishment #2:
4. Provide two accomplishment stories about your best work using the SHARE model.
Story #1
Hindrance
Action
Results
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Story #2
Hindrance
Action
Results
Evaluation
5. What key skills are required for your ideal job?
Key Skills:
a. List key words and competencies from the position description, if you have it.
Key words and Competencies:
6. Do you have any skill gaps; skills that you would need to learn in order to be truly successful in this
position?
Skill Gaps:
a. If so, how can you develop your skills?
Skills Development:
b. What past project (examples) show that you can easily learn these skills?
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Lesson 3 Worksheet: Self-evaluation, Part 2
Based upon your knowledge of the job title or target position, name three (3) key skills you think they
might ask you about in an interview, linking key position skills to your accomplishment stories. For each
of these skills, provide a SHARE example (Situation, Hindrance, Action, Result, Evaluation) showing how
you demonstrated that skill.
Situation Illustrative Skill #1
Hindrance
Action
Result
Evaluation
Situation Illustrative Skill #2
Hindrance
Action
Result
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Lesson 3 Worksheet: Self-evaluation, Part 3
1. Do you possess enough overlap between your skills and accomplishments in Lesson 3 Parts 1 and 2
of your self-evaluation...
a. For you to achieve happiness and satisfaction in your targeted job? Yes or no? Explain.
b. For your prospective employer to fulfill their desires and expectations with your talents for this
job? Yes or no? Explain.
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Lesson 4 Worksheet: Answer Preparation
Write out your answers to the following statements. Think of this as a great visit with stories about your
best work and favorite talents.
1. Experience: Explain how your experience is a good match for this position?
2. Team Player: Tell me about a time in which you (a) motivated your colleagues to complete a task or
(b) when you helped a colleague complete a task or project.
3. Communication: Describe a situation in which you effectively provided feedback and/or constructive
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