CaptBob
03-20-2006, 08:13 AM
Since one hundred percent of your score to get hired for San Jose is in the oral board how are you going to stun the oral board panel to convince them to give you the badge over the other candidates? Bottom line most candidates don't do enough interviewing to get good at it. This is also true for any job interview. You've got around 20 minutes for a 25+-year career. Just a point or two either way will make the difference in you going forward in the hiring process.
A candidate wrote:
As you have said before oral board is the most important step in the process and the step that is least prepared for. Well I can support your statement. As I watched the recording of my score for LA City (reading upside down) I noticed 60's and 70's on the scores of those that interviewed before me. I would assume there were about 25 names on the sheet prior to mine. Rich
One of the best things you can do before game day is practice your answers with a hand held tape recorder to hear what the panel is going to hear out of your mouth. The vast majority of candidates I talk to have never heard what they sound like. A tape recorder will help you get your timing, inflection, volume, where to cut out material, get rid of the uh’s and other pause fillers, or to find out if you really sound like Donald Duck. To keep up on the San Jose oral boards and hiring process check out the web site below.
A candidate wrote:
As you have said before oral board is the most important step in the process and the step that is least prepared for. Well I can support your statement. As I watched the recording of my score for LA City (reading upside down) I noticed 60's and 70's on the scores of those that interviewed before me. I would assume there were about 25 names on the sheet prior to mine. Rich
One of the best things you can do before game day is practice your answers with a hand held tape recorder to hear what the panel is going to hear out of your mouth. The vast majority of candidates I talk to have never heard what they sound like. A tape recorder will help you get your timing, inflection, volume, where to cut out material, get rid of the uh’s and other pause fillers, or to find out if you really sound like Donald Duck. To keep up on the San Jose oral boards and hiring process check out the web site below.