Online Class: Interview Skills 101

Course Lessons

• Lesson 1: Interview Preparation

  Just a little preparation and thought ahead of time can have wondrous effects on your interviewing skills. This course can help you prepare successfully for any job interview!

• Lesson 2: Common Interview Questions + Questions to Ask Your Employer

  Interview questions can be tricky and downright frustrating at times. If you are caught off guard, you are bound to stumble and probably look more than a little dumbfounded.

• Lesson 3: What Employers Want

  Depending on what position you are applying for, an employer could be looking for a multitude of different traits.

• Lesson 4: Attitude & Effort

  Your attitude is the single most important factor in you getting a job. If you have a poor attitude, employers will be immediately turned off by you, and that isn't something most people want.

• Lesson 5: Body Language

  The way you sit up and the way you stand; what you do with your arms, legs, hands, how you hold your head, position of your body compared to another person: all of these things communicate something about yourself and your attitude.

• Lesson 6: Research

  The job market can be a tough place, so a little research pays off more than other, harder things you can do in the meantime.

• Lesson 7: The Mock Interview

  The mock interview can be a challenge to get organized and prepared for, but complete a video-taped mock interview with a career counselor/specialist, and you've got one of the best interview tactics available to you.

• Lesson 8: Phone Interviews

  Preparing for a phone interview is similar to preparing for a normal, in-person interview, but more weight is placed upon organization and written information.

• Lesson 9: Behavioral Interviews

  Behavioral interviewers ask you questions based on your past experience. You will be analyzed, picked apart; the interviewer will try pretty much anything to catch you in a lie.

• Lesson 10: Closing the Interview

  Closing the interview is the best time to hit the interviewer with all you've got. This is the perfect time to get in one last word that will help you stand out from the crowd--try to mention something interesting about yourself that somehow relates to yo

• Lesson 11: Thank You Notes & Follow-Ups

  Effective interview follow-up does require a little assessment. Think back to each interview you participated in; then ask yourself some questions about the interview and how it went.