Unit 9 project and preparation for job interviewing

Elisa C. Martin

Capstone faculty member

Make sure to use the “How To” links on the Project page.

Make sure to download the checklistThe checklist will help you make sure

you meet all the points required for the project.

Make sure to meet the minimum slide requirement – title page and reference page do not count in the minimum required 12 to 15 slides.

PowerPoint Project: Transnational Crime

Compare and contrast two separate cultures and ethnicities that harbor ill-will toward the United States This means two different societies.

Please do not include the United States.

In a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation, please compare both of your selections and be sure to discuss the role that socialization and religion play in shaping the beliefs of these cultures.

Be prepared to provide evidence about:

Why these beliefs are formed.

How culture and religion shaped these beliefs.

Why these cultures are militant in their beliefs toward the United States.

Appearance: Clean and neat. Professional – hair should be natural in color. Fingernails should be groomed. Women with

painted nails should ensure the color is subdued and they are not too long.

Tattoos should be covered. Many criminal justice professionals have them, but cover them at work.

Many employers are not hiring folks who cannot cover up their tattoos.

Remove excessive piercings. Women should wear only one pair in an interview.

Understand the organization’s mission statement and its philosophy.

Learn about its demographics.

Understand its organizational chart.

Make sure your car is clean on the outside and the inside. If your potential employer walks you to your car and sees a mess, that is an indication that you are disorganized.

Make sure your cell phone message is brief and professional. Your potential employer will not want to sit through a lengthy song to leave a message and will not appreciate a smart-aleck greeting.

Make sure your credit debt is as low as possible.

Clean up, if not delete, all your social media accounts:Employers are requiring access to your

Facebook accounts (yes, that is legal).Law enforcement will ask for access to

personal records that even the private sector is beginning to examine.

Be confident, not arrogant. Everyone is nervous in an interview, so how

you control your nervousness is important. Law enforcement agencies watch how you handle yourself.

Be sincere. Honesty is always the best policy.

Make sure you have plenty of copies of your resume when you go to interviews. Take special effort in your preparation of

the resumes – put them into protectors. Also make sure you have a cover letter.

Follow upFor a second interview, find out if you have competitors. Ask whether your interviewers have any questions that you may answer to help them decide on you for the position.

Ask for feedback. Interviewers may not be able to provide this because of legal reasons, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.

Sometimes you will be interviewed by a panel that includes two to six people.

Be prepared to answer any question. It is OK to take a minute to answer a question. Pausing will help interviewers understand that you think before you speak.

The bottom line to interviewing is looking and acting professional.

Presentation is everything.

Remember you have earned a formal education. Sell that! Help your interviewers understand that you have the ability to learn anything.