Mastering Your Interview: Tips for Success and Confidence

1. Welcome to a Presentation on FACING INTERVIEW DR. VK JACOB

2. OBJECTIVE S OF THIS PROGRAM HOW TO BE A WINNER INDIRECT QUESTIONS IMPORATNT PARTS OF AN INTERVIEW COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS TO FAMILIARISE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE VARIOUS TCHNIQUES USED IN AN INTERVIEW

3. AN INTERVIEW IS A TOOL EMPLOYED BY THE INTERVIEWER TO ASSESS SKILLS, TALENTS AWARENESS LEVELS, INQUISITIVENESS AND MORE AS AN INTERVIEWEE , PRESENT YOURSELF WELL AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CONFIDENTLY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. DEFINITION

4. ARRIVE ON TIME - CONVEYS, YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF TIME GREET HIM & AND THANK HIM BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT AVOID THE TIRED LOOK ( TIRED LOOK CONVEYS LACK OF INTEREST) APPEARANCES & ACTION COUNT

5. ALWAYS KEEP EYE CONTACT WITH THE INTERVIEWER - CONFIDENCE DO NOT MOVE TOO MUCH IN THE CHAIR - EXPRESS RESTLESSNESS KEEP ENOUGH COPIES OF BIO-DATA AND ALSO PEN & PAPER- SHOWS YOU ARE ORGANISED ANSWER IN MODERATE TONE - DON’T SOUND TOO EXCITED APPEARANCES & ACTION COUNT

6. LISTEN & ANSWER - DO NOT INTERRUPT THE INTERVIEWER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BEFORE HE FINISHES WITH IT. HE MIGHT CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE A PERSON IN HASTE. APPEARANCES & ACTION COUNT

7. DONOT USE BODY LANGUAGE AS THEY SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS YOU APPEARANCE , SITTING POSTURE AND THE STYLE OF TALKING ALSO COUNTS LOOK ENTHUSIASTIC AND INTERESTED APPEARANCES & ACTION COUNT

8. SIMPLE APPEARNCE AND CONFIDENCE ALONE DOESNOT CREATE AN IMPRESSION SHARP ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS AND BE READY WITH THE ANSWERS FOR THEM HOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

9. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF DONOT GIVE FULL LENGTH OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY SHORT AND CONCISE ANSWER HIGHLIGTS THE BEST IN YOU SUMMARISE YOUR BACKGROUND , SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE BE HONEST FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

10. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF OR DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE ADJECTIVES THE NORMAL ANSWER IS I AM HARDWORKING IT HAS ALREADY EXHAUSTED 3 WORDS, FIRST IS PRONOUN, SECOND IS A VERB, AND THE THIRD IS AN ADJECTIVE FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

11. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF OR DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE ADJECTIVES THE DESIRABLE ANSWER COULD BE FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS HARDWORKING, CONSISTENT, DYNAMIC

12. WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS & WEAKNESS COMFORTABLE IN HIGHLIGHTING THE STRENGTH WEAKNESS - BE CAREFUL AND TRUTHFUL. JUST MENTION SOME NEGATIVE TRAIT OF YOURS WHICH WILL NO WAY AFFECT TO YOUR EFFICIENCY AT WORK. FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

13. WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS & WEAKNESS STRENGTHS : PUNCTUALITY, DEDICATION, ABILITY TO ACHIEVE IN SHORT SPAN, FAR SIGHTEDNESS AND ASSERTIVENESS WEAKNESS : MY GREATEST WEAKNESS IS MY INABILITY TO ADHERE TO ILLOGICAL RULES. I ALWAYS STRIVE TO GET THEM REFRAMED FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

14. WHAT MADE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS JOB WITH THIS QUESTIONS INTERVIWER WILL KNOW WHAT MAKES THIS JOB ATTRATIVE WHETHER YOU RESEARCHED THE JOB WELL BEFORE INTERVIEW FEW MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

15. WHY SHOULD WE SELECT YOU OVER OTHERS, THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO ASSES YOUR GOAL ORIENTATION AND CONFIDENCE EXPLAIN HOW YOUR SKILLS WILL BE IMPORTANT AWARENESS OF SUCH SKILL WILL HELP YOU TO DO A GOOD JOB ANY PREVIOUS INSTANCES - MET TOUGH TARGETS WITH YOUR SKILLS FEW MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS

16. WHY YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE PRESENT JOB CANDIDATES START TALKING BAD ABOUT THE PRESENT JOB(X) JUST SAY YOU ARE IN THE PURSUIT OF A JOB WITH MORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND GROWTH PROSPECTS OR SOMETHING IN SIMILAR LINES FEW MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS

17. FEW MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS SKILLS , STRENGTH, ACHIEVEMENTS SKILLS ORGANISE A PICINIC STRENGTH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS WON, PAPERS PUBLISHED

18. WHAT DO YOU SEEE YOURSELF IN NEXT FIVE YEARS FEW MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS

19. GIVEN A CHANCE TO ASK, DO NOT HESITATE ASK RELEVANT QUESTIONS AND CREATE THE IMPRESSION IN THE INTERVIEWERS MIND THAT YOU ARE CONFIDENT FEW MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS

20. EACH ONE OF US HAS AT SOME POINT OR THE OTHER FACED AN INTERVIEW BRAVE FEW AMONG US MANAGE TO RETAIN OUR COMPOSURE AND FEEL RELAXED FOR A SIZEBLE NUMBER INTERVIEW IS AN ORDEAL SUCH NERVOUS NELLIIES CONSIDER INTERVIEW AS CHOPPING OF THEIR HEAD SOME Do's & Don'ts

21. SOME SYMPTOMS HEAVY BREATHING STREAMS OF SWEAT TRICKLING DOWN COMPULSIVE DESIRE TO DRIK WATER IT IS OUT OF SHEER NERVOUSNESS ENTERPRISING & BRILLIANT INDIVIDUALS END UP LOSING THE RACE SOME Do's & Don'ts

22. FRIGHT AND ANXIETY CAN LOWER YOUR CHANCE OF SUCCESS THERE IS NO MAGIC PILLS TO CREATE CONFIDENCE BUT OBSERVING A FEW Do's & Don'ts AND MASTERING A FEW TECHNIQUES WILL BETTER EQUIP YOU TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION SOME Do's & Don'ts

23. ARRIVE BEFORE TIME DRESS SUITABLY- AVOID SHABBY OUTFITS, BE CLEAN,TIDY AND SOBER TAP GENTLY AND GREET - BARGING WILL INDICATE LACK OF ETIQUETTE WAIT TO BE SEATED - GRABBING A CHAIR IS A BAD MANNER Do's

24. BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND CONFIDENT YOU MAY FEEL THAT IT’S A FUTILE EXERCISE BUT EMPLOYERS RATHER SELECT AN ENTHUSIASTIC CANDIDATE PRESENT IDEAS SYSTEMATICALLY INTERVIEWS ARE NOT ELOCUTION CONTESTS. EACH IDEA SHOULD CONNECT TO THE NEXT Do's

25. DO NOT ARGUE - IF YOU WISH TO DISAGREE DO IT IN POLITE MANNER DO NOT BLUFF - BE HONEST AND ADMIT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER DONOT SERMONIZE - TAILOR YOUR ANSWER TO WHAT THE INTERVIEWER NEEDS TO KNOW Don'ts

26. 1. QUESTION SESSIONX 2. COMPANY TOURX MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE INTERVIEW IT IS TIME SPENT FOR PREPARING FOR IT

27. 1. THE GREETING 2. THE WARM UP 3. THE Q&A 4. THE CLOSING FOUR SESSIONS OF INTERVIEW

28. THIS 10 SECONDS EVENT SETS THE STAGE 1. GREETINGS 2. HAND SHAKE 3. SMILE 4. EYE CONTACT GREETING

29. A GOOD WARM UP IS NON PERSONAL BUT OPTIMISTIC COMMENT THIS IS A NICE BUILDING THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GREAT THAT IS A NICE DRESS - TOO PERSONAL THE TRAFFIC IS MISERABLE - POOR CHOICE WARM UP

30. INTERVIEWER MAY ALSO BE JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS YOU ARE A POLITE AND POSITIVE START PUT EVERY ONE AT EASE WHY WARM UP

31. THIS IS THE HEART OF THE SESSION BEFORE ANSWERING THE QUESTION ASK YOURSELF WHAT IS THE REAL QUESTION E.g.. WHY YOU LEFT THE LAST JOB THE REAL QUESTION IS , WILL THIS PERSON BE LOYAL AND RELIABLE Q&A

32. HENCE A LONG STORY ABOUT OFFICE PLACE NOT REQUIRED CONCENTRATE ON PUTTING THE INTERVIEWER’S MIND AT EASE AND MOVING THE CONVERSATION BACK TO YOUR SKILLS AND SELLING POINTS Q&A

33. ANSWER QUESTIONS FULLY USE THE “NO,BUT” & “YES,AND” RULE Q&A

34. E.g.. CAN YOU USE MSWord DON’T JUST SAY YES OR NO NO, BUT I’VE USED Word Perfect AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASSES IN WORD AND I WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN IT QUICKLY Q&A

35. E.g.. CAN YOU USE MSWord YES, AND I HAVE BEEN SKILLED WITH IT . IN MY CURRENT JOB I CREATED REPORTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF MY SECTION. Q&A

36. MANY CANDIDATES ARE SO RELIEVED AT THE END , THEY JUST TELL THANK YOU AND RUN AWAY THIS IS WASTING AN OPPORTUNITY AS A CANDIDATE YOU MUST CREATE AN IMPRESSION THAT YOU NEED THIS JOB IDENTIFY ONE OR TWO THINGS THE INTERVIEWER NEED TO KNOW TO HIRE YOU, HIGHLIGHT THIS INFORMATOIN CLOSING

37. SAMPLE CLOSING I ENJOYED THE INTERVIEW I LIKE THE JOB REQUIREMENTS YOU MENTIONED FOR THIS JOB DURING THE INTERVIEW THANK YOU VERY MUCH CLOSING

38. DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS • INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS • REMINDER QUESTIONS • FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS • LEADING QUESTIONS • DIRECT QUESTIONS • INDIRECT QUESTIONS • OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS • HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS • PROJECTIVE QUESTIONS

39. INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS DID YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING HERE WAS YOUR ACCOMMODATION SATISFACTORY

40. REMINDER QUESTION • WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS YOU LIKED IN YOUR LAST JOB • WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, WERE YOUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN YOUR LAST JOB

41. FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS • DID YOU HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES - SPORTS OR SOCIAL • HAVE YOU HAD ANY SPECIALISED TRAINING AFTER LEAVING COLLEGE

42. LEADING QUESTIONS • DID YOU GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE • DO YOUR FRIENDS FIND YOU EASY TO GET ALONG WITH

43. DIRECT QUESTIONS • HOW DID YOU ORGANISE YOUR DAY TODAY • DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY ON YOUR LAST JOB

44. SOME • INDIRECT QUESTIONS, • OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS • HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS • PROJECTIVE QUESTIONS

45. DEALING WITH CHANGE PLEASE DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC SITUATION IN WHICH YOU WERE PROUD OF YOUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH CHANGE PLEASE DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC SITUATION IN WHICH YOUR COPING SKILLS FAILED YOU, DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF CHANGE

46. TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY PLEASE TELL US ABOUT A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU COPED EFFECTIVELY WITH UNCLEAR DELAYED OR CONFLICTING INFORMATION PLEASE DESCRIBE AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU FOUND FRUSTRATING DUE TO UNCLEAR POLICIES OR AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF DELAYS IN RECEIVING INFORMATION

47. DEDICATION TELL AN EXAMPLE OF A TIME WHEN YOU SACRIFICED A PERSONAL ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO COMPLETE AN IMPORTANT PROJECT OR HANDLE A LAST MINUTE REQUEST AT WORK TELL US ABOUT A TIME WHEN THE DEMAND TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS OR WORK LONG HOURS WAS EXCESSIVE AND YOU HAD TO ASSERT YOURSELF , DRAW THE LINE AND SAY NO IN ORDER TO BALANCE YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE

48. COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING DURING THE PAST 4 YEARS IN WHAT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES, YOU HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF YOUR OWN TIME OR MONEY PLEASE PROVIDE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF MANDATORY COURSE AT WORK THAT YOU RESENTED TAKING

49. ACCOUNTABILITY DESCRIBE A TIME NO ONE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO CONSULT AND YOU WERE PROUD OF YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT DECISION WITH LIMITED INFORMATION PLEASE DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC SITUATION IN WHICH YOU WERE UNFAIRLY BLAMED OR HELD RESPOSIBLE FOR A WORK PROBLEM OR ERROR. WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION

50. SPEED AND ACCURACY WHEN HAVE YOU ACCURATELY PREPARED OR CHECKED A DETAILED DOCUMENT WITH A LOT OF TEXT , TABLES OR NUMBERS ?. WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO ENSURE ACCURACY WHEN HAVE YOU PREPARED AND PROOF READ A DOCUMENT WITHIN SUCH A TIGHT TIME THAT YOU MISSED TYPOS OR OTHER ERRORS