Interview Observation Assignment
On Thursday March 30, 2017, I observed Emily Simose’s interview for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Graphic Designer position. Emily appeared confident and calm as she walked into the room to shake the interviewer’s hand.
A moment after Emily sat down, the questions started. The first question asked was “Why did you decide to apply for this job?” Emily responded with “Um I applied to the job because I’ve worked with the ballet for two years now, and I feel like I have a good feel for the company and what it stands for.” It was a good reply, but she should’ve included some information about her interest in Graphic Design. The following question was “What have you been doing for the ballet?” Emily replied, bluntly, that she was working …show more content…
Emily was caught off guard when asked, “What kinds of things do you think of when you think of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet? What kinds of words or images come to mind, qualities?” Emily replied with “Very professional, well known… Um well there’s been a couple of instances where I’ve received calls from the queen’s office in England – very professional,” she repeated herself. The interviewer then asked “Do you find that you’re good at managing multiple tasks and juggling time management?” Emily replied “Yes, I believe so. In the box office, I will be juggling three phones and running to get sales at the same time. So trying to manage all that and still have a customer in front of you.” The reply was well put together. She provided examples that supported her answer. When Emily was asked “Have you ever had a difficult situation with a customer and how did you resolve it?” Emily responded with, “Well a lot of the time we have
On Thursday March 30, 2017, I observed Emily Simose’s interview for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Graphic Designer position. Emily appeared confident and calm as she walked into the room to shake the interviewer’s hand.
A moment after Emily sat down, the questions started. The first question asked was “Why did you decide to apply for this job?” Emily responded with “Um I applied to the job because I’ve worked with the ballet for two years now, and I feel like I have a good feel for the company and what it stands for.” It was a good reply, but she should’ve included some information about her interest in Graphic Design. The following question was “What have you been doing for the ballet?” Emily replied, bluntly, that she was working …show more content…
Emily was caught off guard when asked, “What kinds of things do you think of when you think of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet? What kinds of words or images come to mind, qualities?” Emily replied with “Very professional, well known… Um well there’s been a couple of instances where I’ve received calls from the queen’s office in England – very professional,” she repeated herself. The interviewer then asked “Do you find that you’re good at managing multiple tasks and juggling time management?” Emily replied “Yes, I believe so. In the box office, I will be juggling three phones and running to get sales at the same time. So trying to manage all that and still have a customer in front of you.” The reply was well put together. She provided examples that supported her answer. When Emily was asked “Have you ever had a difficult situation with a customer and how did you resolve it?” Emily responded with, “Well a lot of the time we have