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Thank you for coming in today and I'm happy to help you with your preparing for your interview.
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Why don't we start by having you tell me a little bit about yourself.
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So I'm a senior communications major here at Curry.
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Graduating, anticipated graduation is May of 2015.
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I have very strong points in working with people.
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I am very involved here at Curry, So I'm a part of the student activities office.
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I'm a student worker there.
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I was an orientation leader as well.
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I have a background in theater.
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I've spent almost half of my life doing theater.
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I have Vocal talents.
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I've taken voice lessons for nine years.
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I don't know what else to say.
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I don't know what else to talk about.
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I'm from Franklin, Mass.
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Overall, really good.
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I think you did a really nice job of showing both
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parts of your background
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but also some interests it really helps to paint a picture
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of who you are as a person I think what you need to be careful of
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and what is a common mistake is to not just reiterate everything
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that they're looking at on your resume so once you start to get into
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that I'm at this type of major and that I did this job
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and then before that I did
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that job all you're doing is reading your resume to them
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and they've already read your resume that's why they brought you in as a candidate
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so you kind of to think about what your pitches
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and what your story is and what is it
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that I want them to know within the first few minutes of meeting me.
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And that's really hard.
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This isn't something that's an easy thing to do.
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But you want to just try to stay away.
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And you actually did a good job.
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I would say you weren't.
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I've had, you know, I, well, I'm from Franklin, Mass.
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And I went to such and such high school.
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And then I went to Curry College.
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And then I did this job.
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And you didn't do that, which was good.
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But you want to try to stay away from what I
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kind of would describe as like the chronology of your background
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and more as a summary of who you are as a candidate, what you're looking for, where your passion lies, as it relates to the position.
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What is a weakness that you have?
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My weakness is when things aren't going my way, I tend to stress myself out to the max, and I just don't know where to go from there,
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but then when it all comes down to it, I can pick myself back up.
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And so it's a weakness that builds into a strength kind of thing.
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I have a little bit of a formula
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that I like students to follow when it comes to answering this question because this is a tough one.
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And it's a three-part formula.
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One, pick something that's honest and authentic.
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So you did that.
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I didn't get the, oh, I'm just, I work too hard.
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That's not very authentic.
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So you did.
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You picked an authentic weakness.
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Step two is to not pick a weakness that's going to throw yourself under the bus.
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So you don't want to say, for instance, you're going into PR.
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I really don't like working with people.
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Like that's a weakness that's going to be a deal breaker for that kind of industry.
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Three, you then take it and you talk about how you mitigate that weakness.
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So that's where the step, the third step I'd want you to take.
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So I think you hit one and two.
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But three would be to then say, so typically what I do when I feel myself getting really overwhelmed is I stop, I take a breather, or I begin to write lists,
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or I figure out a way to organize my day.
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so that if you were to ask my co-workers at Outback, they probably have no idea that I'm like this, but internally this is something that I go through,
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and so these are the things that I do to make sure that it doesn't affect my work.
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Can you give me an example of an accomplishment you've had and what that tells us about you?
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So I think one of my greatest accomplishments is the general focus of me going to college,
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because initially graduating high school I didn't I wasn't planning on
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going to college I was a C student in high school wasn't involved in anything basically just went to school
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and left and didn't really do much and then coming to college I had
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that mindset of I'm just gonna like do whatever
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and then I got involved on campus I ended up getting Dean's List both semesters of my freshman year
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and then both semester sophomore year and then it continued up up until my senior year, I've made Dean's List almost every semester, a couple of semesters I haven't, but close enough.
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I'm extremely involved on campus.
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I was an orientation leader.
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I have been involved in Curry Theater and I'm participating in all of these specific things that go on at Curry,
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which initially I had no idea or anticipation of me doing anything that I've done at Curry so far.
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So I think that right there is a great aspect of my life that I initially had never expected to happen.
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Great.
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I think, again, very good sort of common way to answer an interview question.
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I think taking it up a notch is to complete the question, which I kind of fed you, which was, what does that tell us about you as a worker?
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And that's usually not how that question is going to be asked.
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They'll say, can you give me a sense of an accomplishment that you've had?
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But what you want in your brain to do is to translate that for them.
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So your example of making dean's lists.
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So I didn't think I was going to go to college, and then I went to school, and I made dean's lists immediately.
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And what that can tell you about me is that once I get myself going, I'm really committed, that I've got great time management skills.
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It took me a little while to really put a commitment to education, but once I did, I was committed,
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and that's where I am now and start to think about what is it that made you get that accomplishment.
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So what skills, because those are transferable skills, those skills that helped you to get Dean's List are the same type of skills that an employer wants,
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that time management, the attention to detail, the getting things done, getting things done on time.
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Those are the things that help you to get Dean's List are also the things that help you be a productive employee.
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So anytime you have an opportunity to talk about an accomplishment, you want to tie it immediately back to what attributes about you
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helps you get that accomplishment
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because that's going to paint a picture for them of what kind of worker you're going to be.
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What do you think sets you apart from other candidates?
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This sort of ties into like my strengths.
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I'm incredibly well at communicating with people and just being with people in general.
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I tend to have people gravitate towards me when I go places.
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I'm respectful.
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I am able to to put forth any effort to help others, including myself, but others as well.
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And I'm just very creative as well.
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And I'm always able to bring like a creative aspect into a situation.
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So again, I would encourage you to think about what sets you apart, what makes you truly different, and oftentimes look at your combination of experiences.
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Because most people won't have the exact same background as you.
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So if you piece together the different areas that make you different, so it might be the combination of event planning plus the theater
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or something that is a real interesting cross-section
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that then brings a certain caliber to the workplace and kind of figure out what that is.
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And I think the other part of it is anytime you have an opportunity to talk about a story or an example,
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that that could have been another opportunity to to provide an example to support what you're saying when you answer that question.
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Do you have any questions for us?
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I don't have any questions.
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Thank you.
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We always want to have questions prepared prior to coming into an interview
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and oftentimes what happens is just through the back and forth of the interview those questions get naturally answered.
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That said you do want to have some additional questions
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or have questions that are most likely not going to get answered unless you ask them
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and so the best way to do that is through company research.
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Research that organization, research how they've been covered in the news.
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If you ask a question related to a PR agency
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or interview with a PR agency and you saw in the news that they just had a new client come on, that's a great opportunity to show that you've been really keeping track of them as an organization.
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So I noticed that you are now a PR agency for XYZ company.
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Can you tell me a little bit about how that might impact the work of this area that I'm interviewing for?
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So that's a way to show that you've been engaged
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and you've been following them and that you're really interested in them as an organization
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and it also gives you a chance to ask a really good question.
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I would say overall very good.
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I think you are your interviewing level is at above average of a typical college student.
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I think this feedback is intended to take you to the next level
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and to be more on the professional seasoned professional level of interviewing.
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So it's not an organism.
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I think a lot of times students think it's just answering the questions
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and there's a right way to answer a wrong way to answer and it's an ABC.
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It's not that it's really a back and forth conversation
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and you should be driving the interview as much as them
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so it's your opportunity to learn about the position the organization
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you're anytime you're on an interview you're trying to figure out
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whether this organization is a good match for you as much
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as they're trying to figure out whether you're a good match for them
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 140 zinnen en 1787 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:28. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 211 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| weakness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | zwakte |
| accomplishment zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ | voltooiing |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| worker zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | arbeider, arbeidster |
| theater zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | theater |
| semester zelfstandig naamwoord | /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ | semester |
| anytime bijwoord | altijd, wanneer dan ook | |
| resume werkwoord | /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ | hervatten, voortzetten |
| authentic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | authentiek, echt |
| formula zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ | formule |
| aspect zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæspɛkt/ | aspect |
| commit werkwoord | /kəˈmɪt/ | toevertrouwen, toewijzen |
| orientation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ | kerkbouwrichting |
| naturally bijwoord | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | natuurlijk |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| figure out werkwoord | uitvogelen, er achter komen |
| back up werkwoord | teruggaan |
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've spent · I've taken · they've already read |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | wasn't involved · have been involved · be asked |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 66 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, breather /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als weakness, accomplishment, skill.
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