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479.575.2805
career.uark.edu
U of A CDC @UARK.CDC
University of Arkansas Career Development Center (CDC)
UA Career
Sources: careerbuilder.com; wm.edu (College of William & Mary Career Center); career.uark.edu (UA CDC); myjobhelper.com; levityuniversity.com; Undercover Rec; previous UA CDC interviewing presentation, Erica Estes, editor.
63% of hiring decisions are made within the first 4.3 minutes of an interview.
Based on the internship, which experience would you prepare to describe?
Why have you selected a career in social work?
What is Your Greatest Weakness?
What question often is the first asked in an interview?
Do you believe in short-term or long-term treatment?
Tell Me About Yourself
Tell me about a time you were in a disagreement over a treatment plan.
Knowing what you know now, is there something you would do differently in the management of one of your fieldwork cases?
I graduated a bachelor's degree in social work because I understand the importance of providing high quality patient care. I had the opportunity to work as a student therapist managing a caseload of 20 patients suffering from anxiety, depression, and mental illness. During that time I prepared treatment plans for patients ranging from 13 to 87 years old. I also worked as a psychiatric/medical social worker intern at a local hospital and gained experience managing the patient discharge program as well as working with nurses, physicians, and patients in a health care setting. With my strong work ethic, I can be a part of continuing your hospital's mission of excelling in providing excellent patient care.
Talk about your experience working with diverse populations or patients different from you.
How do you describe your personal boundaries?
A. Your degree(s) & academic field(s)
B. Number of undergrads you supervise in a research setting
C. Your future entrepreneurial plans
D. Information about your family
Advertising revenue was falling off for my college newspaper, The Arkansas Traveler, and several long-term advertisers were not renewing their contracts.
My goal was to generate new ideas, materials, and incentives that would result in at least a 10% increase in advertisers from the previous year.
Can you describe a time when you had to solve a problem in an innovative or creative way or in a manner that hadn't previously been tried?
We have ten other applicants just as (or more) qualified than you.
Why should we hire you?
I designed a new promotional packet to go with the rate sheet and compared the benefits of our circulation with other ad media in the area.
We signed contracts with 11 former advertisers for daily ads. We increased new advertisers by 16% over the same period last year.
Check or (if you didn't before the interview) to calculate salary ranges for jobs in specific geographic areas.
Use a Cost of Living Calculator, available at or to compare the cost of living between cities.
A budgeting worksheet (like the free version at kiplinger.com) can help determine your expenses and sources of income.
If that doesn't work, you may try to redirect the conversation by asking about other parts of the compensation package (benefits, holidays, vacation, etc.)
And if all else fails, you may decide to tell them the salary RANGE you expect.
Which question should you NOT ask the interviewer?
Always send thank you notes after the interview - handwritten instead of via email, unless a hiring decision will be made within 48 hours.
If you have an interview committee, write down their names (or obtain them from a company website) and send the thank you note with a personalized message for each.
Mail them within 24 hours to make sure they arrive in a timely fashion.
Copies of Resume
A Smile & Positivity
Pen & Notebook (paper)
Questions for Interviewer
Presentation or Sample Work (if applicable)
Identification
Preferably flats or 1-inch heels
No jacket or blazer
Ill-fitting suit jacket
No tie
Too much shirt cuff
Pants are too short
Shoes don't match suit
Casual jacket
Low-cut blouse
Distracting shirt pattern
Too-short skirt
Wrinkled pants
High-heeled sandals
Company
Websites
Many interviews, especially those in the first round, may be via phone or Skype.
Employers may also request a Skype (or phone) interview when the candidate is long-distance, thus saving on travel expenses.
Step 2: Attire