Title: Identify qualities evaluated during a job interview.
Course: Surgical Technologist II (14056--II) > Section: Developing Employability Skills

Identification should include qualities such as

- professional/corporate dress and accessories
- acceptable hygiene
- punctuality
- courtesy
- effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills
- attentiveness
- erect posture, eye contact, a firm handshake, and other appropriate body language
- honesty
- reasonable knowledge about the employer/company
- acceptable responses to interview questions
- required documentation in hand.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do dress and grooming affect first impressions?
- When deciding what to wear to an interview, why is it important to consider the company where one is applying? The job for which one is applying?
- How can body language make or break an interview?
- How can an interviewee exhibit professional courtesy?
- Why is it helpful to research the company prior to the interview? How can this be accomplished?