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Show EdTj JJnxm&rj CD. Woirttll " in "V 7 ; N . ir '' h' . - jT This article was excerpted from "What Employers "Want" a booklet written by James C. Worthy, rmhlished .and 'copyrighted, 1953, by Science Research Associates, Inc. If you would like copies of the booklet, write Family Weekly, 179 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, III.,, enclosing 50 cents for each copy. , 48-pa- UO YOU'JUS LOOKING for a job! You feel a little excited, a little frightened, too. You're wondering where and how you're going to find your proper place in the workaday world, and whether you'll to decide whether the job seems right for you. No two businessmen conduct their interviews in exactly the same way, but most of them want to find out certain basic things. Chances are make a "go" of the job once your interviewer never saw you've found it you before, but he'll get a Well, believe it or not, em general impression when you ployers are- - troubled by thetawalkJ4hA.doox; joo..fe same questions when it comes ter what type of work you're to finding the right workers looking for, neatness, good for the jobs they have open. grooming, and poise are imIt's just as important for them portant assets. to hire the right people as it The secret of a successful is for you to get the right job. job interview is to be your Seldom is a job filled withbest self. Answer questions out an interview to give the directly, fully, and without employer a chance to see and vague rambling. Your prosto talk the applicant in perpective employer will pay son. At an employment interparticular attention to the view, your prospective boss way you respond, the alertr can learn things about you ness of your actions, and the that he could never learn intelligence with which you from an impersonal applicaanswer his questions and pretion form. Of course, the insent your own case. Throughterview also is your chance out the interview, he'll be & . fAMItV WEEKLY MAGAZINE StPTIMIE 11 IfJJ keenly aware of the self-confide- judge these things? He can determine what you can do by examining your school records and talking to your former employers. Aptitude and intelligence tests will help indicate how you are to do the job you seek. , nce you display. Your interviewer, will note your general attitude and outlook on life. He'll watch ' for indications as to whether you're cheerful and optimistic, grumbling and complaining, likable or unfriendly. ' well-prepar- When the What ha waits to kiew There are. two principal points the employer seeks tp discover about you during the interview: " what you can do and what you toilt do. Once he knows these things he'll be able to determine to some extent how you will perform in the job he wants to fill. What you can do is determined by the basic equipment you bring to the jobmental ' ability, skills, training, and experience. What you will dc' is determined by the way you use your basic equipment How docs the interviewer -- -- ed potential em ployer seeks to discover what you will do, however, his job becomes more difficult He must know your personality traits because they will influence your work performance, but time is short and he must get his information indirectly. Your- - interviewer can't, for example; ask point-blan- k: "Are you a dependable person?" You would answer with an emphatic A' Yes," which would tell him nothing. But the interviewer can make a fairly accurate estimate of your personality from . ge the way you answer general questions about yourself and specific questions about your qualifications. At the same time, you will be answering many questions that are asked only in his mind. It's important' that you know what these unspoken questions beMnd the ques tions are. You can ' hear your pro spective employer asking: ' What kind of work did you do on your last jo?? Did you receive any' promotions and raises? How long were you unemployed? How old were you wnen you began support ing yourself? Did you complete your educationif not, why? Did you earn any of your school expenses? When you left school, did you continue your education through trade school, night school, or correspondence courses? Behind these spoken ques- - |