Title: Identify steps to prepare for a job interview and follow-up.
Course: Fashion Marketing (12153-I) > Section: Developing Employability Skills

Identification should include

- professional self-representation for successful interviews, such as
  - clothing appropriate to a professional interview
  - accessories and grooming as part of the professional appearance
- behaviors important for successful interviews, such as
  - researching the company
  - going alone to the job interview
  - arriving in a timely manner
  - offering a professional greeting and handshake
  - using professional language throughout the interview (e.g., using appropriate speech, tone, and courtesy titles)
  - being prepared to answer common interview questions and to ask appropriate questions of the interviewer
  - bringing the interview to closure in a professional manner
- elements important in the interview follow-up, such as
  - a timely, professionally written thank-you letter (with additional information not mentioned in the interview)
  - maintenance of contact information for future reference
  - reflection on one's performance in the interview
- pre-employment tests, such as
  - skills-based tests (e.g., mathematical)
  - verbal or written tests
  - personality tests
  - drug screening.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are good questions to ask during an interview? What questions should be avoided?
- How can an interviewee exhibit professional courtesy?
- How can body language make or break an interview?
- How do dress and grooming affect first impressions?
- Why is follow-up important? What should be included in the follow-up communication after an interview?
- What may one do to prepare for pre-employment testing?