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18 The Ex-Offender’s Job Interview Guide

re-read the examples from the perspective of an employer rather than a employee. Why
should you hire and keep someone with such workplace behaviors?

Understand the Employer’s Viewpoint

Consider the following situations/questions to determine your understanding of the
employer’s point of view and the dilemma the employer faces.

1. If a candidate for a job has the skills to do the job, why should the employer
worry about anything else?
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2. What are three other things, in addition to the skills to do the job, the employer
wants in an employee?
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3. Why does the employer care whether I stay with the company for only a few
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4. Give an example of a situation when an employer might be suspicious of my
motives (think I might be conning him) when I go for a job interview?
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5. What positive workplace characteristics can I truthfully communicate to
employers? Go back to the list of Positive Workplace Personality Traits on page 13 to
help make your selection. Look at the space to the right of each trait where you placed a
number between 5 and 1. Pay special attention to those traits you rated as a 5 or 4. These
are the traits you thought were your strongest. List five of your strongest traits below. Just