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Marcus’ Mumble & Fumble Job Interview
Woooo hooo! Marcus’ resume was so appealing it enticed a prospective employer to interview him for the job. He was nervous but excited when he went into the interview. Unfortunately, he was caught off-guard by a few awkward questions he was not prepared to answer. Your job: Observe the interview and listen to Marcus’ answers. Critique his responses and compare your answers with the experts’ recommendations. Q1 Interviewer: Marcus, we’ve had several excellent applicants for this position. Why should we hire you? Marcus: Hmmm…well, I don’t know. Let me think about that. For one thing, I applied for the job. For another thing, I showed up at this interview. So obviously I’m interested in working here. Critique: _ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT PREVIEW Q2 Interviewer: Marcus, what is your greatest weakness? Marcus: Oh man, where do I start? I guess my greatest weakness would be that I really wasn’t the best student in school. I’m smart, but I procrastinate sometimes and miss deadlines. Other than that I’d be a great employee. Critique: _ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Q3 Interviewer: Marcus are you married? Do you have any children? Marcus: Ummm well no, but I don’t have anything against that I guess.
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