Basic Interview Skills was the workshop I attended for the Career Exploration requirement. Considering I am certainly going to apply to many jobs and internships for the rest of college life and after, this was a workshop I did not want to miss. The workshop focused on the best techniques one should bring to an interview in order to have a higher chance of succeeding. Some of the topics they covered were dress, attitude and preparedness.
On the topic of dress they urged everyone who will ever go to an interview to go in proper business attire or business casual depending on the job. For a guy full business attire included a neutral colored suit, clean face, and a fresh haircut. For girls, it consisted of a full pants or skirt suit with stockings and mid- heeled shoes. It she does not wear a suit a basic buttoned top and pants would work nicely. Neat hair and nails were also mentioned.
They spoke about attitude briefly. They mentioned being positive and showing interest in the job you are applying to even if it is not your ideal job. If you are nervous try limiting your gestures that show nervousness. And the last piece of advice was to make sure you give a firm handshake because that can set off a good or bad vibe from the beginning. In reference to being prepared, they tied all of these components together saying that being prepared means dressing properly, giving a good attitude and researching your job before and having prepared questions for the interviewer about any concerns or questions you may have. This shows commitment and shows that you are taking every aspect of the job process very serious.
This workshop was helpful, it helped me refine some key interview skills and made me aware of others I did not know of before hand.