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Tell me about yourself
Why did you leave your last job?
11 What experience do you have in this
field?
11 Do you consider yourself successfu l?
11 What do co-workers say about you?
11 What do you know about this
organization?
rI What have you done to improve your
knowledge in the last year'?
11 Are you applying for other jobs?
11 Why do you want to work for this
organization?
11 Do you know anyone who works for
us?
Conclusion - Final Tips
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Switch off your mobile: n1ake sure it is S\vitched off during the
interview to avoid distractions.
No wet fish handshakes : Shake hands wam1ly \Vith a firn1 grip.
Handshakes have a far deeper significance than most people give
credit for.
Ask questions: At the end of the interview, ask questions. This is
your chance to really impress the intervie\ver \Vith your research
skills about the company and list of planned questions about the
role.
Body language: Don' t smoke, re lax, smile, look at people as you
speak to them, avoid one word answers, ask questions if something
seen1s unclear and keep your answers sin1ple and honest.
Job Offer: Finally: If you accept the job, you have given your
word, it is a "Verbal Contract". If you have any doubts, ask for time
to think but give a ti1ne within 24 hours by which you \Vilt
respond, and stick to it.
Conclusion - Final Tips
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Kno\\' the company: You should be pretty \Veil acquainted \Vith
the con1pany and the type of work they do. You will need to do
your ho1nework and kno\v son,ething of their corporate
cuhure, inten,al systc1ns, business history, annual
reports, n1ission state1nent etc. You can do this using several
resources including con,pany brochures, pan1phle1s, annual
reports, newsletters and the con,pany Web site.
Confirn1 important details: Conlirn1 ti1nes and arrive at least
fi fleen 1ninutes early lo create a good first i,nprcssion, travel to
the interview location a day before using the san,e method of
transport to ensure you wi ll be on time and ,nemorize the nan1e
of the interviewer.
Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing
- 7 Do let the interviewee do most of the talking
,.., Do establish rapport early and maintain it
._J Do maintain control over the subj ect matter
Do establish a time frame for the interview and stick to it
Do conclude positively
□ Do be polite and courteous.
Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing
- Do not assume anything
Do not form pre-judgments
:::i Do ask both open and closed questions
o Do verify understanding through probing and confim1ing
questions
:i Do avoid confrontation
Do act in a friendly but professional manner
J Do not interrupt
,.., Do listen actively
Do take notes but do not be obtrusive about it
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Tell me about yourself
Why did you leave your last job?
11 What experience do you have in this
field?
11 Do you consider yourself successfu l?
11 What do co-workers say about you?
11 What do you know about this
organization?
rI What have you done to improve your
knowledge in the last year'?
11 Are you applying for other jobs?
11 Why do you want to work for this
organization?
11 Do you know anyone who works for
us?
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] To find out what motivates you, how well you
communicate
7 Your actual strengths and weaknesses.
Stress interview means-
--- Being asked more than one questions at a tin1e;
'7 Being asked further questions without being
allowed adequate titne to respond;
.J Being questioned in an interrogatory tone and
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voice;
J Being asked an unrelated bunch of questions;
Having his feelings provoked.
Technical Interview
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..J This kind of interview focuses on problem solving
and creativity. The questions aim at your problem-
solving skills and likely show your ability and
creativity. Sometimes these interviews wi ll be on a
computer n1odule with multiple-choice questions.
Need for interview
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To judge the overall personality of the candidate
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JTo know whether you are able to perform the
required job or not
J To judge the skills and attributes which are not
mentioned in c. v.
u Apart from your knowledge
your abi lity and capacity to do the job
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STRESS INTERVIEW
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-J The interview, attempts to find how applicants
would respond to aggressive, en1barrassing, rude
and insulting questions.
ri A stress interview allows interviewers to see how
well you work under pressure
PANEL INTERVIEW
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_, Panel means a selection committee that is
appointed for interviewing the candidate.
J Panel may include three or five members .
. _, Questions are asked to candidates about different
aspects and marks are given to each candidate.
=i Final decision are taken by all men1bers
collectively by rating the candidates
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Phone Interviews
- ------------------------- Telephone Interviews take
place if a recruiter wishes to
dwindle down the number of
prospective candidates before
deciding on a shortlist for face-
to-face interviews. They also
take place if a job applicant is a
significant distance away from
the premises of the hiring
company such as abroad or in
another state.
EXIT INTERVIEW
• c.. .When an employee leaves the company, he is
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interviewed either by his immediate superior or by
the HRD manager. This interview is called an exit
interview.
,. ., Exit interview is taken to ftnd out why the
employee is leaving the company.
...J Exit interviews are taken to create a good image of
the company in the minds of the employees who
are leaving the co1npany.
Different Kinds Of Interview
- Face-To-Face lntervie,v
This is a lraditional interview and the most co1nn1on
type.
1 In this interview the candidate and the interviewer
meets face-to-face.
The main concept of the interview is to build rapport
with the interviewer and show how the qualifications
will benefit their organization.
The interviewee should maintain eye contact, and
respond to all the questions of the interviewer.
Behaviora l Interview Qu estions
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Tell me nbou1 n project you worked on where the requirements chnngcd rnidstrenm.
Whal did you do'! "
"Tell me nbou1 a time when you took the lend on a project. Whal did you do?"
"Describe the worst project you worked on."
"Describe a time you hod 10 work with someone you didn't like."
"Tell me uhou1 a time when you hud 10 stick by a decision you had made. even
though it mudc you very unpopular."
"Give us an example of something punicularly innovative that you have done that
madc a difference in the workplace."
"Whal happened the Inst time you 1Verc lute wi th u project?"
"I lnve you ever w1111cssi:d a person doing somethi ng that you fell was against
company policy. \Vhm did you do and why'.'"
Behavioral Interview
- A cor11mon type of job interview in the 111odern \vorkplace is
the behavioral interview or behaviora I event interview, also
ca lled a competency-based interview. This type of interview
is based on the notion that a job candidate's previous
behaviors are the best indicators of future perfom1ance. In
behavioral interviews, the intervie\ver asks candidates to
recall spec ific instances where they \Vere faced with a se t of
circun1stances, and how they reacted.
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Types of Interviews
u Face-To-Face Interview
□ Behavioral Jnterview
Ll Phone Interview
□ Panel Interview
o Exit interview
□ Stress Interview
□ Technical lnterview
Interview means different things
- J The word interview can stand for different things.
For example a reporter interviews a celebrity for
television. This kind of interviews can be one-on-
one but usually when it con1es to television there
are n1any reporters from different channels.
□ There are also job interviews where a person has to
go through in order to get a job he wants. Job
interviews are usually face-to-face interviews and it
includes papetwork.
What is an interview?
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• Basically ,an intervie,v
is a conversation
between two people (the
interviewer and the
interviewee) where
• are asked by
the interviewer to obtain
infonnation fro1n the
interviewee.
