Career Talk airs on Mondays on KUST

A new talk show that boasts "two-thirds music, one-third talk" airs from 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays on KUST, the St. Thomas campus radio station.

Hosts and DJs Paul and Chad from the Career Development Center pair music with career advice, topics and events. They also welcome e-mail, voicemail and instant messages during the live call-in show. All students, faculty, staff, alumni and employers are welcome to comment on topics ranging from music to internships, majors to job searches. If it's career-related, Paul and Chad want to hear it!

A weekly 20-minute podcast is available from the "Career Talk" Web site, too.

Questions? E-mail careertalk@stthomas.edu or call (651) 962-6770.
 

Ten Things Not To Do In An Interview

Credit to the author Matt Krumrie of the Star Tribune.

1. Don’t leave your cell phone on. “Don’t even leave it on mute or vibrate – this is distracting to you and definitely rude to the interviewer,” says Arlene Vernon, www.arlenvevernon.com, a human resources consultant.

2. Don’t smell like smoke. If you smoke, make sure there’s no evidence. This is especially important if you’re interviewing for a position where you have direct contact with others.

3. Don’t speak badly about previous employers or co-workers. Make sure you’ve practiced an honest answer but one that doesn’t show that you’re angry with the previous employer or circumstance.

4. Don’t bring up personal information. The interviewer doesn’t want to hear about your personal life or other information not related to how you can succeed at the job being interviewed for.

5. Don’t focus in the salary and benefits. Joyce LeMay, an associate professor of business at Bethel University says, “The interviewer may be turned off and feel that you are only interested in what the company can do for you.”

6. Don’t Fidget. Find a comfortable position in the chair you’re offered and while you don’t want to be stiff, you don’t want to move around a lot. If you fidget with you hands, keep them empty. These nervous behaviors can hurt your image.

7. Don’t ramble on. Balance talking and listening Measure how long it takes to answer a question. Watch the interviewer body language to see if you’re going too long.

8. Don’t be late. Perform a test drive to the location a day in advance.

9. Don’t tell the interviewer you have no questions. This shows a lack of interest, curiosity and depth. Have 5-10 questions prepared, and it’s OK to pull out the list if you need to.

10. Don’t rush the interviewer. Never leave until the interviewer says it’s over!