Psy 301-CSULB

Topic: Employment Interviewing

Source of Information: Internet link above (and the links within the link); pages 79 to 82 in Majoring in Psych? and pages 25 and 26 in Landrum, Davis, and Landrum's The Psychology Major. For those seriously seeking positions, the videos in CSULB Career Development Center are also very helpful but not critical for this quiz.

If you know the answers to the questions below, you will be well prepared for the quiz.
1. How is the employment interview different from the informational interview?
2. How should you prepare for an employment interview? How do you get information on the employer? What types of information do you want to know?
3.  What is a behaviorally-based interview?  How does it differ from the traditional employment interview?
4. What questions are likely to be asked during the interview?
5. How should you act during the interview?  Give examples.
6.  What is the purpose of a second interview and what is it like?
7. How can you practice for an employment interview? Where can you get help?
8.  What should you do after the interview is over?