Job Interview Techniques, P.I.E. Process, Transferable Skills, and Portfolios

Chapter 8 in Bolles: The Ten Commandments for job interviews

1. Read Chapter 8 in Bolles including the Ten Commandments for job interviews. Which of the commandments do you view as the most important? Justify your response with details or a personal experience. 
 
2. Explain, in detail, the purpose and the steps in the P.I.E. process as described in Chapter 10 in Bolles. How can you use each type to help either yourself or others as they explore a new career?
  
3.  Look at Assignment 4 Question 2. Schedule your interview with a Human Resource professional that can help provide the required information. Who will you interview? What company? What is the date and time for the interview? What specific questions do you plan to ask? Use the book to help you develop 8-10 appropriate questions.

4. What are your4 letters from MBTI and your actual Learning Style? Visionary? Contributor? Other? Additional information about your Learning Style will be needed in Assignment 5.

5. Complete the “Seven Stories” exercise (You will complete 4 stories.) in Chapter 5 on pages 66-68 in Bolles. Follow the outline in the book with the steps listed in red and follow the example.  Include ALL the steps (list them as 1, 2, 3, etc.) and analyze your stories for your transferable skills that you will include in the Flower Exercise. 

6. Develop a list of your 10 prioritized favorite transferable skills with a brief, 1-2 sentence, description of each skill as it applies to you.
 
7. Complete the Flower exercise after reading Chapter 5 in Bolles. Describe the results of your flower exercise in a graphic format. (Sample on pg. 113) 
 
8. Using the Amberton “Credit for Life Learning Portfolio/Handbook” write a 3-page paper about the use of portfolios. The narrative should include an explanation of a portfolio, the portfolio process, specific criteria, restrictions, and examples. The paper should include information from 1 journal article from EBSCO with appropriate apa documentation. In addition, include specific information regarding how you could use a portfolio to highlight your actual work and life experiences in a career search. (For assistance with EBSCO and apa format, refer to the Research Tutorials available on your eCourse portal.) To locate the Handbook, go to the Current Student link on the Amberton website. Then, go to Forms and Publications. Then, scroll down to Credit for Life Learning Portfolio Handbook. 
 
9.  Interview someone in human resources about how portfolios and skill inventories are being used within the company. You may use your own company, if appropriate. You will have prepared questions to guide you through a 15-20 minute interview. In addition to questions about skill inventories and portfolios, include questions about recruitment and promotion opportunities within the company. Write a summary of this interview and include the specific questions you asked.

10.List 5 competency statements with corresponding explanations for documentation.

1. What is the description of your learning style? Use information from the video, other information from Amberton and the information from your textbooks. Inlcude the characteristics of your style...Does this style seem to be a match for you? Why or why not?

2. What did you learn as a result of your QEP My learning Style experience?