This document provides advice for job interview success. It discusses preparing for an interview by researching the company, anticipating questions, practicing responses, and ensuring a professional appearance. During the interview, non-verbal communication like eye contact and body language are important. Interviewers look for confidence, passion for the role, and cultural fit. Questions should be answered thoroughly without rambling. Follow-up includes sending a thank you letter and, if offered the job, understanding details like responsibilities, compensation, and work culture. Proper preparation and presentation of one's qualifications can help make the interview a success.
2. Interview: A process for both parties
An interview is a conversation between an employer
and a candidate for both parties to learn more about
each other for the purpose of filling a position within
a company or organization.
You and the interviewer each have a need:
you want a job and
the interviewer wants to find the right person to fill the job.
If you receive an interview, chances are you have
already been “prescreened meet all or most of the
requirements the employer is looking for in a
candidate.
3. Three Phases You Need to Prepare
Pre-Interview
On-Interview
Post Interview
4. Gaining work Experience
In addition to your qualification, have something to
say that you are experienced:
Internship
Project Work
Hot experience
5. Pre-Interview
Construct an effective resume
Constructing the Heading
Your name and Address are usually the main heading
Should be bolder and larger font size
Should be in all caps, E.g.
GEETA RANI M
or caps and lower case
Geeta Rani M
Next level of headings are:
Statement of Objective
Should describe the work you seek
Use the term such as Career Objective or Job Objective
E.g. Objective: Marketing Research Intern
Profile: State yourself in nutshell or talking head
Education
Experience
Skills: Functional Skills (What skills you have developed on
different jobs)
Accomplishment/Achievement
6. Pre-Interview
Writing Impersonally and Consistently
Write without personal pronouns (no I’s, we’s,
you’s)
Write all equal-level headings
E.g. Specialized Study
Experience in Promotion Work
Personal and Physical
Qualified References
7. Pre-Interview
Know as much about the company and the position
as you possibly can
Collect info. about the company from the web/Placement
Agency
Have info. about the position from the Job advertisement
Find out exactly where interview venue is and
importantly the landmark to reach.
8. Don’t hide employment gap in resume and in
interview
A gap in resume is not the end of your career.
Don’t allow yourself to low confidence
Prove your self-worth.
Be honest
Assure
You were in touch with industry and latest development
Short term training programme
Convince
Build a strong case to convince that you would stick to the job for
significant period.
9. Pre-Interview
Anticipate tough questions
Prepare for the probable questions from the
Interviewer
Tell me about yourself
Review your career, education and other
strengths
What do you know about our organisation?
Why are you interested in this position?
What are your most significant career
achievements?
10. Pre-Interview: Probable questions Continues…..
Describe a situation in which your work was
criticized?
How would you describe your personality?
How do you perform under pressure?
How have you improved yourself over the
past year?
Why are you leaving your present company?
What kind of salary are you looking for?
Why should we hire you?
11. Pre-Interview
Go early bed in the previous day
Wake up early so that your body clock will allow you to think
sufficiently
Show yourself a neat and clean look
Dress Appropriately
Comb your hair properly if need be with Gel.
Ensure that your face is neither dry nor oily
Don’t apply heavy perfume or cologne
Check yourself in Mirror to see how you look
Ask your family members or friends as to how you look
Have light food but nutritious.
12. Pre-Interview
Concentrate your inner mind for a while
Prayer or meditation
Arrive in the interview spot at least by 30 minutes early.
Avoid people who discourage you attending interview
Have a small chat with pleasing people if it happens
Psychologist Oscar Ybarra, Michigan University finds (sample of 3,500 ages 24-96) that ten
minutes of talking, face to face or by phone improves and boosts intellectual performance as much
as doing crossword puzzles.
Don’t ever smoke just before you enter into the interview room
Stand in front of the mirror and talk
Practice required
Read and reread whatever interests you
Just write a small piece on what you have understood
14. Avoid What?
Not selling your skills
Avoiding eye contact
Not asking any question
No showing interest in the company
Whining about previous employer
Not listening attentively
Giving ambiguous responses
15. On Interview: What the interviewers look for?
You may be asked to walk the interviewer through
your resume.
A thorough knowledge on what you have learned in
each experience you have listed out in the resume.
16. On Interview: What the interviewers look for?:
Some more Important Points
First-impression traits
Appearance
Body Language
Eye contact is a vital factor
Preliminary evaluation within the first 30 seconds of meeting
a candidate.
Within five minutes-91% make out if the candidate is eligible
for the job.
Knowledge about the particular company, department and
about the job.
Self-confidence
Attitude & Integrity (Avoid frame stories)
Good Communication Skills
Avoid fake accent
17. On Interview: What the interviewers look for?: Some
more Important Points
Cultural Fit
New research shows that the vast majority of employers (88%)
are looking for a “cultural fit” over skills.
High Energy
Manager can read you the moment you walk in the door.
from the clothes you wear to, the way you stand to, the grip of your
first hand-shake.
presenting yourself as a confident, energetic professional is about
as basic as career advice gets.
Confidence
The most successful applicant is the one who walks into every
interview with her hand outstretched for a handshake.
Self-Monitoring
Intellectual Curiosity
18. On Interview : What the interviewers look for?
Conceptual Clarity
Ability to work in a Multi-cultural environment
High Degree of Ownership in the Successful
execution of the tasks assigned
Strong Team Player
Very importantly, the passion to work
19. Technical Knowledge
How knowledgeable you are on the nature field you
called for?
How adaptive you are to changing technology?
Are your prepared for the future development of the
organization?
20. On Interview
Don’t ramble
Don’t answer questions with simple “yes” or “no”.
Explain whenever possible
Do not lie
Don’t make derogatory remarks about your present
or former employers or companies
Be assertive
21. On Interview: Do’s
Get permission from the interviewer before entering
into the room
Wish them “Good Morning” or “Good Afternoon”
Smile and Make eye contact
Don’t slouch and maintain composure
Be seated with decent body gestures
Concentrate on employer’s words and tone of voice
and body language
Never interrupt the interviewer
22. Interview: Don’t’s
Avoid Mind block
Reasonably Good English
Effective putting across the point
Any accent is fine as long as you have stuff.
23. Post Interview
Don’t ever forget to say “Thanks”
Don’t be discouraged if no definite offer is made or
specific salary discussed.
A “thank you” letter should be written.
24. Post Interview: If you were given a job…
Have thorough knowledge about the nature of job.
Pay
Benefits
Promotion opportunities
Work culture
Distance between home and work place
Women give greater preference to shorter commutes.
Hinweis der Redaktion
Most of the employers(56%) within five minutes of an interview can figure out if a candidate is fit for the job and majority of them consider failing to make eye contact as the biggest body language mistake made by the applicant.
Other body language mistakes: Playing something on the table (45%); failing to smile (44%); having a weak handshake (44%); fidgeting too much in their seat((35%); crossing their arms over chest(35%); playing with their hair or touching their facr (31%); using too many hand gestures (31%); having a handshake that is too strong(23%).
Job-seekers should avoid framing stories while answering questions about their personal and professional life. In case a candidate is caught lying, it removes any chances of getting a job. Giving specific instances while answering and giving to-the-point answers is the key to success in interviews.
Self-Monitoring: Present yourself as a self-monitoring personality type, adjust resume language to call attention to work experience where you’ve worked independently or excelled without the guidance of direct leadership. “In interviews, chose anecdotes that show how you’ve saved, made or achieved in previous positions… and how self-motivation was critical to that success.”