{"id":795,"date":"2017-10-10T20:08:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sbs\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2023-06-21T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:54:09","slug":"interviewing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/student-resources\/career\/interviewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/student-resources\/career\/interviewing\/#Types\" title=\"Types of interviews\">Types of interviews<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/student-resources\/career\/interviewing\/#Prepare\" title=\"Prepare for an interview\">Prepare for an interview<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/student-resources\/career\/interviewing\/#Resources\" title=\"Additional resources\">Additional resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-1087\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-1087<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:career@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> career&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\">SBS<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Job interviewing for SBS students<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to ace job interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Landing a job requires skillful navigation of the hiring process. Crafting an attention-grabbing cover letter and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is just the beginning. Acing your interview can be the deciding factor for receiving a job offer so it&#8217;s important that you come to your interview prepared for an array of interview styles, formats, and questions. Below we&#8217;ve provided helpful information to help you navigate the interview process and put your best foot forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"Types\" \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels reduceSpaceBelowThisBlock  \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"h3 headlineAlignLeft\">\n                    Types of interviews                <\/h2>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-gold  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-Types-0\"\n                            id=\"panel-Types-0\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Phone interviews<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<p>Phone interviews are generally brief, take place over the phone or with a web conferencing tool, and are used by recruiters and hiring managers to screen screening candidates.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-Types-1\"\n                            id=\"panel-Types-1\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Face-to-face interviews<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Face-to-face interviews generally follow a screening interview and usually involve traveling to your prospective workplace to meet one or more hiring managers or team members.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-Types-2\"\n                            id=\"panel-Types-2\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Case interviews<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>In a case interview, an interviewer may ask you to demonstrate your problem-solving skills. They will outline a situation and ask you to formulate a plan.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-monsoon  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-Types-3\"\n                            id=\"panel-Types-3\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Group interviews<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Usually designed to uncover the leadership potential of employees, these interviews are used to see how you interact with others and how you use knowledge and reasoning to create influence.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels reduceSpaceBelowThisBlock  \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Lunch\/dinner interviews<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>In this type of interview, an employer or recruiter will discuss your experience and a job opening in a public place while you have a drink or meal.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Prepare\">Prepare for an interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the best impression and land that dream job, preparation is key. Here are some tips and tricks to prepare for the big day and make a lasting impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before the interview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Read the job description carefully.<\/li><li>Research the company, their products or services, and the person who will be interviewing with you.<\/li><li>Research common interview questions and plan your answers.<\/li><li>Make a list of important accomplishments to highlight.<\/li><li>Practice answering common interview questions with a live person.<\/li><li>Plan thoughtful questions to ask the interviewer(s).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">During the interview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Arrive several minutes early.<\/li><li>Dress the part.<\/li><li>Practice active listening and pay close attention to names.<\/li><li>Answer all questions thoughtfully while emphasizing your strengths.<\/li><li>Illustrate your qualifications and experience with examples and storytelling.<\/li><li>Ask insightful questions.<\/li><li>Be courteous, attentive, and don&#8217;t forget to smile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After the interview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Send an email within twenty-four hours to everyone you interviewed with. Thank them for their time and reinforce why you are the best fit for the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Resources\">Additional resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-blue \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2023\/04\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_264-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2023\/04\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_264-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2023\/04\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_264-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student discussing with another student.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p>For more information and resources on interviewing, visit Career Development. 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