After completing Interview Skills: Opening Interviews the user should be able to:

	Get an informational interview with companies in the targeted industry
	Conduct an informational interview
	Demonstrate suitability in gatekeeper interviews
	Handle telephone interviews in a manner that encourages additional interviews

Getting an Informational Interview

	Defining informational interviews
	Getting an informational interview

The Informational Interview

	Evaluating employment and career potential with an industry or company
	Identifying the person with the power to hire
	Questions to ask at the informational interview

Passing a Gatekeeper Interview

	Identifying a screening interview
	Objectives of the screening interview

Giving the Gatekeepers What They Need

	Identifying the things a screening interviewer is looking for
	Questions to expect and how to answer them

Preparing for a Telephone Interview

	Identifying the purpose of a telephone interview
	Advantages and disadvantages of a telephone interview
	Dodging the call for control
	Preparing for the call

The Telephone Interview

	Answering questions
	Overcoming fear
	Projecting confidence

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to prepare for a job interview
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Interview Skills: Getting the Interview (ITVC01)
	Interview Skills: Preparing Yourself (ITVC02)
	Interview Skills: Making an Entrance (ITVC03)
	Interview Skills: Listening & Answering (ITVC04)
	Interview Skills: Taking the Reins (ITVC05)
	Interview Skills: Asking Questions (ITVC06)