Interviewing 101 General Information and Expectations Presented by

Interviewing 101: General Information and Expectations Presented by: David Chrištof & Jack Trump

Overall Staff Expectations “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere. ” ~Ronald Reagan ¡ What are we doing? l ¡ Looking for the best people we can find we will have great candidates… interviewing is a two way street… we will be interviewing candidates as much as they will be interviewing us

Overall Staff Expectations (cont’d) ¡ ¡ ¡ Appropriate Behavior (verbal and nonverbal) Professional demeanor at ALL times. NO alcohol consumption with candidates Time commitment—keeping times open Airport runs—attire/reimbursements Interview candidates objectively and positively

Overall Staff Expectations (cont’d) ¡ ¡ ¡ Respectful towards candidates, University, ORLNSP, Oxford Interview questions—keep with the program! Use “I” statements when describing your perceptions and experiences Refer questions that require more indepth responses to Debbie (for FYA candidates) Please submit feedback in a timely manner

Activity Time With your non-dominant hand write the sentence, “Interviewing is fun” ¡ Now write the same sentence with your dominant hand ¡ Who can guess the moral of the story? ? ? ¡

FYA Interviews: General Information ¡ One candidate per day, M-F l Possibility of having two candidates Interviews tentatively begin the week of February 13 and will continue until all positions are filled ¡ Interested in doing Airport Runs? Sign up in 227 Warfield ¡

FYA Interviews: Schedule Overview ¡ ¡ ¡ Evening before Prior to 8 am 8: 15 -9: 00 am: 9: 00 -9: 50 am: 10: 00 -10: 50 am: 11: 00 -11: 30 am: 11: 30 -12: 30: 12: 30 -1: 50 pm: 1: 50 -2: 00 pm: 2: 00 -2: 45 pm: 2: 45 -3: 30 pm: 3: 30 -4: 00 pm: *Dinner* Continential breakfast on their own Overview *General Interview* *Case Study* Student Affairs colleagues session *Lunch at dining hall* *Campus Tour* BREAK LLC/Central Staff session Jerry Interview Wrap-up *Indicates timeslots that ORLNSP Advisory Staff will be signing up for

ORLNSP Interviewing Requirements Staff doing only FYA Interviews**: ¡ Full-time: 4 slots per week ¡ Graduate Assistants: 3 slots per week ¡ Cailin : 2 slots per week Staff doing both GA and FYA interviews: ¡ Full-time: 3 slots per week ¡ Graduate Assistants: 2 slot per week **The entire semester needs to be blocked off for all FYA interviews ~ 48 hour rule

FYA Interview Scheduling Details ¡ ¡ Sign up for you slots on bulletin board in WAR 227 by Monday January 16 Debbie Anderson is the Scheduling Coordinator for all interview days (M-F) Finding Interview Replacements ¡ If you know ahead of time, contact Debbie and she will make sure you are not scheduled to interview that day. ¡ Once you have been assigned to an interview, you are responsible for finding a replacement. Please contact Debbie with this information.

Miscellaneous Items Dates we will NOT hold FYA Interviews ¡ 2/20 (Pres. Day), 2/23 -2/24 (CSP Days #1), 2/27 (Open House), 3/2 -3/3 (CSP Days #2), 3/11 -3/15 (NASPA), 3/13 -3/19 (Spring Break), 3/18 -3/21 (ACPA), 3/27 + 4/10 + 4/17 (Open Houses) ¡ Signing up for Reference Checks will replace one interview slot. These checks will occur throughout the semester (4 spots available) ¡ Those with less flexible schedules (URD/GAs) please sign up ASAP (sign-up sheets are now posted in 227 WAR) ¡ Letter of intent for 2006 -07 due to Debbie by January 20, 2006

CSP Interviews : General Information Debbie has already contacted those involved via email ¡ CSP GA interviews will take place Thursday/Friday February 23 & 24 and March 2 & 3 ¡ You will be assigned specific interview times approximately one week prior to the interview dates ¡

CSP Interviews: Schedule Overview Day One: (2/23 & 3/2) ¡ 1: 00 -2: 15 pm: Welcome Lunch ¡ 2: 30 -3: 15 pm: Faculty or Assistantship Interview ¡ 3: 30 -4: 15 pm: “ ” ¡ 4: 30 -5: 30 pm: Class Session with Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda ¡ 6: 15 -8: 30 pm: Dinner uptown w/CSP escorts ¡ 8: 30 -9: 30 pm: CSP Student Panel-Dodds ¡ 9: 30 -10: 00 pm: ORLNSP candidates (only) Hall/Suite Tour Dodds and Porter Hall

CSP Interviews: Schedule Overview Day Two: (2/24 & 3/3) ¡ 7: 45 am-8: 45 am: Breakfast w/CSP students at hotel ¡ ¡ 9: 00 -9: 45 am: 10: 00 -10: 45 am: 11: 00 -11: 45 am: 12: 00 -1: 00 pm: ¡ 1: 00 -1: 45 pm: 2: 00 -2: 45 pm: 3: 00 -3: 45 pm: 4: 00 -4: 45 pm: 2: 00 pm: ¡ 5: 00 pm: ¡ ¡ Faculty or Assistantship Interviews “ ” Lunch in the Great Room, Mac. Millan Hall (pizza or similar provided) Faculty or Assistantship Interviews “ ” “ ” Aiport shuttles to Cincinnati & Dayton (as needed) “ ”

Non-CSP: General Overview Tentative interview date: April 7 ¡ Three part interview: ¡ l l l Standard interview Case Study ORLNSP information, Q & A w/non-CSP GA’s, hall & suite tour

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