Many job seekers do not realize that the job and career site Glassdoor is a superb source of job-search information, postings, reviews, and salary data. Glassdoor provides anonymous posts by current and former employees revealing current information on company culture, salary comparisons, CEO approval ratings, interviews, and more. For authentic insider data about job interviews and other invaluable information, check out Glassdoor.

Let's say you wish to know what LinkedIn is like as an employer and how happy applicants are with LinkedIn's interview process. You would search on the company by name and could refine your search by targeting a specific job title and location. You would see that at 4.6, the career network has a high rating overall and that its CEO Jeff Weiner has achieved a stellar 98 percent approval rating. 

YOUR TASK At the Glassdoor site, search for your dream employer. You can select from industries or search for companies by name. Examine the reviews and the inter-view modalities. How happy are interviewees and current workers with their employer? Summarize your findings.

 

PLEASE SEARCH FOR CROWE LLP, A PUBLIC COMPANY, WHO IS MY DREAM EMPLOYER.

 

16_2: YouTube: Critiquing Interview Skills

The adage Practice makes perfect is especially true for interviewing. The more you confront your fears in mock or real interviews, the calmer and more confident you will be when your dream job is on the line. Short of undergoing your own interview, you can also learn from observation. YouTube and other video sites offer countless video clips showing examples of excellent, and poor, interviewing techniques.

YOUR TASK Visit YouTube or search the Internet for interview videos. Select a clip that you find particularly entertaining or informative. Watch it multiple times and jot down your observations. Then summarize the scenario in a paragraph or two. Provide examples of interview strategies that worked and those that didn't, applying the information you learned in this chapter.

 

16_3 Building Interview Skills With Worksheets

Successful interviews require diligent preparation and repeated practice. To be well prepared, you need to know what skills are required for your targeted position. In addition to computer and communication skills, employers generally want to know whether you work well with a team, accept responsibility, solve problems, are efficient, meet deadlines, show leadership, save time and money, and are a hard worker.

YOUR TASK Consider a position for which you are eligible now or one for which you will be eligible when you complete your education. Identify the skills and traits necessary for this position. If you prepared a résumé in Chapter 15, be sure that it addresses these targeted areas. Now pre-pare interview worksheets listing at least ten technical and other skills or traits you think a recruiter will want to discuss in an interview for your targeted position. 

 

PLEASE CHOOSE THE SKILLS FOR THE POSITION I WISH - AN AUDITOR

 

16_4 Following Up After Submitting Your Résumé

A month has passed since you sent your résumé and cover letter in response to a job advertisement. You are still interested in the position and would like to find out whether you still have a chance.

YOUR TASK Write the follow-up e-mail or letter to an employer of your choice that does not offend the reader or damage your chances of employment.