I am doing research for my business class and I need your help! I’m taking a survey from people who have experience interviewing and hiring people for entry level IT/IS related positions at their work place. If you are such a person please help me out and complete the following survey and email it to me at christdo@u.arizona.edu
1. Could you please state your job title and company for the record? (*this is optional if you are uncomfortable with this)
Job title:
Company:
2. What kind of initial impressions do you look for when you first meet a job candidate?
3. In general, what kind of qualifications should a candidate have?
4. Specifically, what kind of education and work experience should the ideal candidate have?
5. What skills (in general) should he/she have?
In the following questions, Please be as specific as possible.
6. Specifically what communication skills? Why are they important/relevant?
Examples: Writing, Oral (presentation/speech) Interpersonal, Technical
7. Specifically what kind of people skills? Why are they important/relevant?
Examples: Gets along well with others?? Self starter? Solve problems effectively?
8. Specifically what Technical Skills? Why are they important/relevant?
Examples: Hardware, Software, Programming, Networking, Web
9. Specifically what X (where X is any skill group you listed in question 5 that has not yet been addressed) skills? Why are they important/relevant?
10. What kind of activities does this job require the applicant to be able to perform?
11. What kind of problems do entry-level employees have and what can job candidates do to avoid these problems?
12. In today?s economy and job market, Job seekers need to be able to differentiate themselves from the competition. What can applicants do to make themselves standout from the others?
Thank you
christdo@u.arizona.edu