Careers

According to a recent survey, 91% of executives from the nation’s largest companies consider their administrative assistants’ opinions of candidates as an important part of the selection process. Here are the four most important things to remember in a team interview.

1. Respond to each member of the group on an individual basis. Refer to each person by name whenever possible.
2. Don’t ignore anyone. Give good eye contact to all members of the team.
3. Take your time, just as you would in a 1-on-1 interview.
4. Send a thank-you note to each individual on the team.

Well, I got an interview with ITT-Tech Career Services in Richardson, TX. I am very excited because this is something I really want to do. I have been keeping in contact with the hiring director since February so hopefully that will help me get my foot in the door. I have already answered some screening questions and now I am going for a face to face interview. I am going to take some of the materials with me that I have developed while working for Career Services so I can show some examples of my work. And………….another good thing happened today too! We got a nice little house in east Plano and I can have a dog there so I am really excited about that. I am going to start moving right after graduation, because they asked me when I could start working and I figure the middle of the month is about right. What an exciting day, I can’t wait to see what happens.

Sometimes employers will request information regarding your salary history on initial application or during an interview. Employers utilize salary histories to gauge where they should begin their salaries, to determine if a prospective employee’s salary is likely within the budget for the position and to indicate a prospective employee’s performance in previous positions based upon frequency and amouts of raises the candidate has received. How should you respond to to questions of salary history? On an application, the words, “open,” “negotiable,” and “competitive” are appropriate. In discussing your salary history during an interview or in a letter to an employer, acknowledge the request, but be vague in your response. Regardless of how you vaguely acknowledge the request for your salary  history, creating a relationship between your salary history and a current potential offer should be avoided. The current salary should be based only on the value of the vacant position and your qualifications for that position.