Interviewing 101 via Stanford

Stanford Interview Pointers.pdf


Here is more from: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/alumni/career-resources/job-search/interviewing

Interviewing

A job interview is your opportunity to demonstrate the value you would bring to a specific job and organization.

Before the Interview

Knowing that you have an interview coming up can be stressful. However, if you use the time before your interview to prepare yourself, you will likely look and feel more confident during the interview.

• Research the job scope and qualifications, the company, and the interviewer.
• Prepare a concise answer to the question “Who are you and why do I care?” The answer should be a short, memorable, and credible statement of your values that aligns with the interviewer’s needs. Construct an elevator pitch.
• Think of persuasive examples that illustrate situations in which you had a positive, measurable impact, brought a relevant skill to bear on a task, or overcame significant obstacles to achieve a goal.
• Have a set of 3-5 questions prepared that demonstrate authentic interest in the role and the company. At the very least, they should indicate that you have been to its website and read your interviewer’s LinkedIn profile.
• Develop a case to present if it’s a consulting interview or a stock to pitch if it’s for an investing position.

During the Interview

Whether you get the job depends largely on how you behave at the interview — what you do, what you say, and how you say it.

Demonstrate the Following

• Ability — focus on accomplishments that best illustrate your capability to solve complex problems and lead problem-solving activities
• Fit — based on energy, expressed ambition, insight into the company, and respect for the interviewer’s time
• Motivation — including the ability to summarize and align your skills and values with the needs and values of the target company, demonstrated in part by the quality and authenticity of your questions

Close Strong

• Consider asking the interviewer if there are any areas of concern regarding your candidacy. This allows you to proactively address a concern that might not be expressed.
• Reiterate your interest and excitement in the role.
• Ask about next steps and timeline in the hiring process.
• Request a business card if you do not yet have the interviewer’s contact information.

After the Interview

After a job interview, it’s important to follow up with the hiring manager. Thank the interviewer for taking the time to meet with you and to reiterate your interest in the position. Your thank-you letter, email, or call is also an opportunity to highlight your relevant qualifications and slip in important details that may not have come up during the interview.

How To Write A Joke

How To Write A Joke



From the article:

To understand how to write a joke, we must first understand why people laugh. Fact: the number one element that triggers human laughter is SURPRISE. It’s like magic, only with words. A magician surprises the audience when he does his trick. If there is no surprise, there is no trick. The formula for any magician is to have surprise. Without formulating surprise, you’re gonna have one hell of a boring act. Jerry Corley

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Free Headspace Meditation App.

From the site:https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

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At Headspace we’re way more than a meditation app. But it’s important to us that the Headspace journey is accessible in as many ways as possible. So our mobile app makes practicing simple mindfulness techniques easy, from a variety of systems - helping fulfill our mission of a healthier, happier world, one mobile device at a time!

Mike Long on Comedy, Writing and Physics

http://www.aps.org/careers/physicists/profiles/long.cfm


Excerpt from the article above on Advice for Students:

Advice for Students

Physics is a Life Skill
“You may love physics, and just not know it,” Mike says. “If you crave order, if you imagine there is more to the world than mere opinion, it’s the way to go. What distinguishes it from other sciences is that it ultimately it teaches you how to think- if you can master the technique of learning physics, you can learn pretty much anything, and it will make you better at whatever you want to do.” 
Enjoy Your Work
“When you pick a career, the only question you should ask is ‘what looks like fun?’” Mike says. “The goal is to get up in the morning and do what you like. So many people say, ‘I’m going to find something that makes enough money so I can enjoy the rest of my time’- and that’s just a terrible mistake. You have to integrate your love with your work.” 
Don’t Rule Out Options
Mike initially ruled out writing as a career because he didn’t know if it was a practical career option. He leaned towards physics and biology because even though he didn’t know many professional scientists, he knew the sciences were thriving, mentally-challenging fields with many job opportunities. 
Regardless of what fields or subjects you are interested in, if you aren’t familiar with available career options, don’t rule them out. Research about them online and reach out to possible mentors. 
“If you really truly love it with your heart…find a way to do it,” Mike says. “The very best thing you can do is get paid to be yourself.”

Mike Rowe Works Scholarships Awarded to Central Lakes College Students

Two Central Lakes College students enrolled in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technician program were recently awarded a $1,000 tool scholarship from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.
Tommy Hoheisel, of Pierz, and Rustle Warwas, of Eveleth, are both PSEO students currently enrolled in the CLC program.
In order to receive the $1,000 tool scholarship from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, the student must be in an AED accredited Diesel/Equipment Technology program and have the highest cumulative GPA. The candidate is chosen by the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technician program instructor.
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation is a foundation that Mike Rowe (host of the “Dirty Jobs” TV show) started to get people interested and to help them succeed in the Diesel/Equipment technology field. For the scholarship, two students are chosen from each college or high school that is AED accredited. It’s a great honor to be chosen, CLC program staff say. The scholarship money must be used to buy tools, which quite easy to do in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technician industry.\

http://profoundlydisconnected.com/foundation/  Mike Rowe Works Scholarships

Reading Pulp Fiction Online with Links

http://www.blackmaskmagazine.com/notchedgun.html Walt Coburn

Library of Congress Pulp Fiction

Pulp Magazines Project

From the site:

The Pulp Magazines Project is an open-access archive and digital research initiative for the study and preservation of one of the twentieth century's most influential print culture forms: the all-fiction pulpwood magazine. The Project also provides information and resources on publishing history, multiple search and discovery platforms, and an expanding library of high-quality, cover-to-cover digital facsimiles.

http://www.pulpmags.org/default.htm

charlie feathers & jr kimbrough/release me

Junior Kimbrough and Charlie Feathers - I Feel Good Again

Ramble On

Gaby Dunn on Comedy Process Video

Gaby Dunn: Open Mics from CJ Johnson on Vimeo.


I enjoyed this video on the process Gaby Dunn uses for performing stand up comedy in LA.  The video is dated, but it was still really informative and showed the difficulties associated with putting oneself out there and trying to make an unknown crowd laugh.