Tanya Maldonado

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Interview and Salary Advice

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Look for continuity and commonality in your past experiences to make connections between you and your target job. Think of it as building interview bridges.

Interview Tips Webinar

Interview “Class” Talk Slides

Online practice interviewsTo schedule a mock interview/interview strategies appointment please call 971-722-5600.

PCC also has software Interviewprep for individualized video-recorded mock interviewing.

www.pcc.edu/resources/careers/job-coach/interview-practice.html

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  1. LinkedIn has an AI-powered interview recording tool: www.linkedin.com/interview-prep
  2. Yoodli is even more powerful and I know the University of Washington-Foster team has been using it: www.app.yoodli.ai

The key to a strong interview is understanding the employer’s agenda behind their questioning. Learn to predict their problems and needs.

Bring in work samples to your interview. You can create a notebook with written samples of your work, transcripts, recommendations, awards, etc. I suggest you organize the materials in a way that allows you to look “together” and that you can reference easily while talking to the interviewer/s

Science of People presents how to talk about yourself without bragging

Interview Preparation “Tools”

Tanya’s Tips

All work environments and roles can be analyzed and divided into four categories – People, Data, Things, and Ideas. Breaking it down in this way will help you predict corresponding tasks, skills, and personalities that are necessary to perform the job. This is a useful process to do prior to interviewing to predict “roughly” the employer’s needs and the questions you can expect to be asked.

Video and Phone Interviewing

Body Language

Interview Mistakes

www.careerealism.com/interview-mistakes-getting-offer

A Bit of Humor to Lighten the Mood

Quick Interview Tip Video Clips (Homemade)

Interview Articles

Salary and Benefit Negotiation

Interviewing After a Firing or Layoff

It may be hard to imagine that you can move your career forward after a negative experience but you can.

Take time to feel your feelings and make peace. Examine what happened and what you learned from this. Decide your focus and make a new game plan to move on. Talk to a career counselor and work out how you will handle this change and keep at least a neutral attitude about the past employer.

Industry-Specific Questions

Clothing

Follow PK Gardner (University Career Professional) on Pinterest for non-binary clothing ideas

Quote from Work it Daily – Poor Attire

I once saw a tweet online that said, “The impression you make when first meeting someone is 7% verbal, 28% body language, and 65% visual.” I retweeted that one. I’m not sure if the numbers are 100% accurate, but they are pretty much aligned with my personal experience.

How you dress does count. When you’re going to work, look like you’re going to work—especially if you want that promotion. If you work for a large company, you’ll notice that your senior executives dress well. Most days, they’ll be wearing a suit. You don’t have to wear suits all the time, but you should follow their example. In general, you’ll find that executives wear clothing that fits well and is clean and in good repair. You should too.

Remember that “business” is the first word in “business casual.” Dress like you’re going to work and are serious about your job. Here’s a piece of advice I give to my coaching clients. Every morning, before you leave for work, stop and look in the mirror. Ask yourself this question: “Does what I’m wearing today indicate that I respect myself and the people I’ll meet today?” If the answer is yes, go ahead and knock ‘em dead. If the answer is no, head back to your closet and change.