INTERVIEWING: What You'll Be Asked When Re-Entering the Workforce
Some people
leave the workforce for extended periods, only to re-enter the
workforce much later. These extended periods are not merely
several-months-long gaps between jobs, but stretch on for a year or
more.
That, of course, means employers will ask questions about why you've been out of the workforce. Whether you've been an at-home parent, incarcerated, suffered health issues or cared for an ill relative, employing minds want to know.
Here are a few of the most common questions for which you should prepare answers:
What made you decide to re-enter the workforce?
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
What did you do to keep your skills current?
What accommodations will you expect?
Was your incarceration related to any job functions or responsibilities you would be expected to perform here?
Have you notified your P.O. (parole officer) that you have applied for this specific job at this company?
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
If everyone deserves a second chance, then can you tell me why I should be the one to give it to you?
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
What did you do to keep your skills current?
Has the issue been resolved or is it on-going?
What accommodations will need to be made for you if we decide to hire you?
IN THE CARAVAN: Re-entering the workforce after an extended time will force employers to ask tough questions. Be sure you know what they are ahead of time so you can properly prepare for them.
LATER TODAY: Post Interview Self Evaluation (Podcast)
NEXT THURSDAY: Positive Attitude, Positive Answers
Check out last Thursday's posts:
INTERVIEWING: Your Invisible Security Blanket
INTERVIEWING PODCAST: The Apprentice and Other Live Interviews
That, of course, means employers will ask questions about why you've been out of the workforce. Whether you've been an at-home parent, incarcerated, suffered health issues or cared for an ill relative, employing minds want to know.
Here are a few of the most common questions for which you should prepare answers:
At-Home Parent
What made you decide to re-enter the workforce?
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
What did you do to keep your skills current?
What accommodations will you expect?
Incarcerated
Was your incarceration related to any job functions or responsibilities you would be expected to perform here?
Have you notified your P.O. (parole officer) that you have applied for this specific job at this company?
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
If everyone deserves a second chance, then can you tell me why I should be the one to give it to you?
Health Issues/Caring for Ill Relative
How have you prepared to re-enter the workforce?
What did you do to keep your skills current?
Has the issue been resolved or is it on-going?
What accommodations will need to be made for you if we decide to hire you?
IN THE CARAVAN: Re-entering the workforce after an extended time will force employers to ask tough questions. Be sure you know what they are ahead of time so you can properly prepare for them.
LATER TODAY: Post Interview Self Evaluation (Podcast)
NEXT THURSDAY: Positive Attitude, Positive Answers
Check out last Thursday's posts:
INTERVIEWING: Your Invisible Security Blanket
INTERVIEWING PODCAST: The Apprentice and Other Live Interviews
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