Title: (Optional) Describe expectations for a job interview and follow-up.
Course: Education for Employment - Exploratory (Development) (22901-6) > Section: Exploring Job Acquisition Skills

Description should include

- scheduling the interview
- preparing for the interview
  - researching the employer
  - reviewing one’s résumé
  - participating in a mock interview (e.g., in-person, phone, virtual)

- arriving early
- dressing professionally
- practicing good manners (e.g., being friendly and gracious, maintaining eye contact) and professional behavior (e.g., turning off cellphone)
- extending a firm handshake and greeting to everyone before the interview and thanking each person at the close of the interview
- following up with an email thanking the interviewer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is job interview preparation important?
- Why is hygiene and personal grooming an important factor in the success of a job interview?
- How might the job description influence interview attire?
- How important is body language in an interview?
- What types of information should (and should not) be volunteered during a job interview?
- How can an applicant use mock interviews to prepare?
- When does an interview begin and end?
- What are three questions that would be appropriate to ask during a job interview?
- Why is it important to evaluate one’s performance after an interview?