Thursday, December 6, 2012
Further Discussion Concept
I wish we could have discussed quite a few more concepts from the book, although it was merely impossible for an online class in one semester. The concept I wanted to break apart more would have to be communication relating to the professional environment. Hearing from other students experiences in the office, workforce, and interviews would be have been helpful and enjoyable. Another student's post included verbal and nonverbal ques she looked for in interviews (thus she was interviewing the client), in which I thought was extremely informational, interesting, and helpful to students looking for a job (or a new job). Interviews concentrate hard on communication skills, and without practice or knowledge of thereof, individuals have a difficult time conveying their confidence. Maybe having one of the journal entries should be about interviewing experiences, what the employer expects versus the potential employee. I recently had an interview with my now new job this semester, and honestly, "googling" other people's experiences, thoughts, and ways to answer a question guided me into the right direction. Not only did it bring background information, it allowed me to prepare and feel comfortable that other people felt nervous such as I did.
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I’ve been through several layoffs and unfortunately, several interviews. I find that the more interviews you go through, the easier you get. Most often you get the same types of questions from interviewers, so you can gauge how good your response is by the way the interviewers in turn react to your response. I have eliminated responses that I didn’t feel go well, and improved and re-used responses that I got favorable reactions on. I’m just now starting to be the interviewer in my career, and it is really interesting to sit on the opposite side of the table. Sometimes I don’t even know what I am going to ask them, but I don’t feel the same pressure as I did when I was the one being interviewed. We have had several employees who gave us a good gut reaction when we interviewed them, and then after one or two days of employment we realized they were not who they presented themselves to be at all. It’s tough!
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