Job Interview Tips

First Impression

-Warm smile

-Firm, non-sweaty handshake

-How are you? I am thrilled to be here today. This is my first FBLA competition and I can’t wait to get started.

Questions to Ask

-What do you like best about working for Merit Corporation?

-What qualities do your most successful employees have?

Achievements

Academic:

Athletic: Breaking freshmen record

Goals

Short Term:

-Right now I am looking forward to making it to the State Leadership Conference.

Q: Tell me about yourself.

A: What would you like to know? Wait, I’m just joking with you. That is what I would have said if I did not come prepared, but I did.

I love knowledge. Reading the books of successful entrepreneurs and business people are my favorite to read. I like to live by a set of principles that define my priorities and take me one step closer to accomplishing goals.

So, I’ll tell you about how I added a my most recent principle.

-Applied for internship, got in

-Took a one week training session at a local middle school

-Off to job, at NCCU School of Education Building

-Ms. Juls told me the quote, “Life is like a coin…”

-Other principles: Never take the simple things in life for granted, never lose sight of your goals, etc.

Q: What are your strengths?

A: