Reflection

How are you planning to use the reflection in developing your e-portfolio content pages? Can you give any examples on how this reflection page can benefit you and what specific things it can do to better you and your understandings. What is your understanding of reflection? How is it different from description? Take the time now to reflect your reflection ;) and tell us about it!

Interviewing Part II

When being interviewed, there are a few different questions that come your way. Of course, the standard “How do you work with others?” or “Why did you leave your last job?” comes up. Those are pretty easy to answer, although it is best to think of something like a good example of why you answered the questions the way you did. I like to give them a reason to trust the things I say about myself. There are also non-standard questions that are used to find out a little bit more about the way you work and think. These are the ones on which you really want to “wow” your potentially future employers.

What do you think is the best way to answer each of these types of questions? Why?

Not all interviews are in person, either. Some employers do not have time to sit down with you and conduct the interview over the phone. How would you deal with that situation? Another type of interview is a panel interview, where you are being asked questions by a whole panel of people. What then? Also, the time always comes when you want to find out how much money you are going to be making with this company. When is an appropriate time to ask that seemingly uncomfortable question? A lot of times it’s the interviewee who has to ask, not the interviewer simply offering up the information.

We want to know how you will deal/have dealt with your interviews. It’s something everyone has to go through, so what are your strategies?