INTERVIEW SKILLSINTERVIEW SKILLS

P.MuthukumarP.MuthukumarICFAI National CollegeICFAI National College

TirunelveliTirunelveli

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WEAR A SMILEWEAR A SMILEWEAR CLOTHES THAT ARE WEAR CLOTHES THAT ARE APPROPRIATEAPPROPRIATEHAVE A FIRM HANDSHAKEHAVE A FIRM HANDSHAKEINTRODUCE WITH YOUR NAMES INTRODUCE WITH YOUR NAMES CLEARLYCLEARLYDO NOT SIT DOWN UNTIL THE DO NOT SIT DOWN UNTIL THE INTERVIEWER ASKS YOU TOINTERVIEWER ASKS YOU TO

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DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE INTERVIEWER’S TABLE DURING THE INTERVIEWER’S TABLE DURING THE INTERVIEWINTERVIEWMAKING THE BEHAVIOUR POLITE MAKING THE BEHAVIOUR POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL IN THE AND PROFESSIONAL IN THE WAITING ROOMWAITING ROOM

FACIAL EXPRESSIONSFACIAL EXPRESSIONS

WEAR A BEAUTIFUL, WARM SMILEWEAR A BEAUTIFUL, WARM SMILE

DRESSINGSDRESSINGSMEN - SHOESMEN - SHOES

HARD-SOLED SHOES WITH BLACK OR HARD-SOLED SHOES WITH BLACK OR BROWN COLORSBROWN COLORSNO TENNIS SHOES, SANDALS OR BOOTSNO TENNIS SHOES, SANDALS OR BOOTSPOLISHES AND MATCHED WITH DARK POLISHES AND MATCHED WITH DARK COLOR SOCKSCOLOR SOCKSSEE THAT NOTHING IS STICKING UNDER SEE THAT NOTHING IS STICKING UNDER THE SHOES THE SHOES PERFECT SHOES WHICH DOES NOT COME PERFECT SHOES WHICH DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE FOOTOUT OF THE FOOT

TIESTIES

A SOLID COLOR OR A SIMPLE A SOLID COLOR OR A SIMPLE PATTERN IS BESTPATTERN IS BESTAVOID TIES THAT ARE TOO AVOID TIES THAT ARE TOO NARROW OR TOO WIDENARROW OR TOO WIDENO FLASHY COLORSNO FLASHY COLORSNO BOW TIESNO BOW TIES

SHIRTSSHIRTS

BUTTON DOWN SHIRT WITH A BUTTON DOWN SHIRT WITH A COLLORCOLLORNORMALLY WHITE OR LIGHT BLUE NORMALLY WHITE OR LIGHT BLUE OR A SHIRT WITH A NARROW LIGHT OR A SHIRT WITH A NARROW LIGHT PINSTRIPESPINSTRIPEST-SHIRTS SHOULD NOT BE USED AT T-SHIRTS SHOULD NOT BE USED AT ALLALL

JEWELRYJEWELRY

AVOID WEARING MORE THAN ONE AVOID WEARING MORE THAN ONE RING IN A HANDRING IN A HANDAVOID PIERCINGS AND HAIR DYINGAVOID PIERCINGS AND HAIR DYING

SCENTSSCENTS

AVOID STRONG PERFUMESAVOID STRONG PERFUMESPEOPLE MAY HATE THEM OR LOVE PEOPLE MAY HATE THEM OR LOVE THEMTHEMOTHER THAN SOAP DO NOT TRY ANY OTHER THAN SOAP DO NOT TRY ANY STRONGER ODOURSSTRONGER ODOURSCHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE WEARING THE SAME PERFUME OF WEARING THE SAME PERFUME OF HIS EX-WIFEHIS EX-WIFE

HAIRHAIR

IT IS WORTH TO SPEND FOR A IT IS WORTH TO SPEND FOR A SHORT HAIR CUTSHORT HAIR CUTDO NOT WEAR HATDO NOT WEAR HATIT DEPENDS ON THE HIRING IT DEPENDS ON THE HIRING TRENDS IN THE MARKET PLACETRENDS IN THE MARKET PLACEINTERVIEWERS PREFER LESS HAIR INTERVIEWERS PREFER LESS HAIR ON YOUR HEAD AND FACEON YOUR HEAD AND FACE

ACCESSORIESACCESSORIESPAD OF PAPER AND A PEN OR PENCIL TO PAD OF PAPER AND A PEN OR PENCIL TO TAKE NOTESTAKE NOTESAVOID TAKING CELL PHONEAVOID TAKING CELL PHONEEVEN A CELL IN THE POUCH WILL LOSE EVEN A CELL IN THE POUCH WILL LOSE THE FOCUSTHE FOCUSWEAR A WRIST WATCH TO BE WEAR A WRIST WATCH TO BE CONSCIOUS OF TIMECONSCIOUS OF TIMECARRY A BRIEFCASE OR A LEATHER CARRY A BRIEFCASE OR A LEATHER PORTFOLIO MAKES YOU LOOK 100% PORTFOLIO MAKES YOU LOOK 100% PREPARED FOR THE BUSINESSPREPARED FOR THE BUSINESS

WOMENWOMEN

WEAR MEDIUM SIZED HEELS.WEAR MEDIUM SIZED HEELS.BLACK, BROWN OR NAVY IS FINEBLACK, BROWN OR NAVY IS FINEAVOID FLASHY SHOES WITH AVOID FLASHY SHOES WITH BRIGHT COLORS LIKE RED OR BRIGHT COLORS LIKE RED OR LITTERLY GOLDLITTERLY GOLDNO TENNIS SHOES, OPEN TOES OR NO TENNIS SHOES, OPEN TOES OR SANDALSSANDALSFLATS MAY BE OK FOR AN FLATS MAY BE OK FOR AN EXTREMELY CASUAL WORKPLACEEXTREMELY CASUAL WORKPLACE

DRESSESDRESSES

CHURIDHAR HELMS SHOULD BE CHURIDHAR HELMS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE KNEE AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE KNEE AND NECKLINES SHOULD NOT BE NECKLINES SHOULD NOT BE REVEALING.REVEALING.TRY TO WEAR DRESSES WITH TRY TO WEAR DRESSES WITH SIMPLE PATTERN TO MAKE SURE SIMPLE PATTERN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERVIEWERS SEES THAT THE INTERVIEWERS SEES YOUR FACE AND NOT THE CLOTHINGYOUR FACE AND NOT THE CLOTHING

JEWELRYJEWELRY

STICKING TO ONE RING PER HAND STICKING TO ONE RING PER HAND AND ONE BRACELET PER WRISTAND ONE BRACELET PER WRISTDON’T WEAR DANGLY OR MULTIPLE DON’T WEAR DANGLY OR MULTIPLE EARRINGS THAT MAY BE EARRINGS THAT MAY BE DISTRACTING THE INTERVIEWERDISTRACTING THE INTERVIEWERREMOVE ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL REMOVE ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL PIEARCINGSPIEARCINGS

HAIR AND MAKE UPHAIR AND MAKE UP

KEEP SIMPLE AND DO NOT ALLOW LONG KEEP SIMPLE AND DO NOT ALLOW LONG OR WAVY HAIR TO HIDE YOUR FACEOR WAVY HAIR TO HIDE YOUR FACEWEAR LIGHTER OR LESS MAKEUP THAN WEAR LIGHTER OR LESS MAKEUP THAN USUALUSUALDO NOT APPLY TOO MUCH FOUNDATION DO NOT APPLY TOO MUCH FOUNDATION OR EYE MAKEUPOR EYE MAKEUPAVOID STRONG PERFUMES. COLOGNE OR AVOID STRONG PERFUMES. COLOGNE OR BODY LOTIONS WHICH MIGHT DISTRACT BODY LOTIONS WHICH MIGHT DISTRACT THE INTERVIEWERTHE INTERVIEWER

ACCESSORIESACCESSORIES

REMEMBER TO CHECK THE REMEMBER TO CHECK THE SCRATCHES ON THE BRIEFCASE OR SCRATCHES ON THE BRIEFCASE OR PORTFOLIOPORTFOLIOA PAD, PEN AND A PENCIL TO SHOW A PAD, PEN AND A PENCIL TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE A LISTENERTHAT YOU ARE A LISTENER

HANDSHAKESHANDSHAKESPRACTICE HANDSHAKES WITH YOUR FRIENDSPRACTICE HANDSHAKES WITH YOUR FRIENDSIT SHOULD NOT BE EITHER REARRANGE-YOUR-IT SHOULD NOT BE EITHER REARRANGE-YOUR-FINGER-BONE HANDSHAKE OR A DEADFISH FINGER-BONE HANDSHAKE OR A DEADFISH HANDSHAKEHANDSHAKEA FIRM HANDSHAKE, USING THE WHOLE HAND A FIRM HANDSHAKE, USING THE WHOLE HAND IN THE OTHER PERSON’S HAND, IS AN IN THE OTHER PERSON’S HAND, IS AN APPROPRIATE BUSINESS HANDSHAKEAPPROPRIATE BUSINESS HANDSHAKETHERE ARE NO DIFFERENT HANDSHAKES FOR THERE ARE NO DIFFERENT HANDSHAKES FOR MEN AND WOMENMEN AND WOMENKEEP TESTING HANDSHAKES IN DIFFERENT KEEP TESTING HANDSHAKES IN DIFFERENT STRENGHTS AND POSITIONS UNTIL YOU AND STRENGHTS AND POSITIONS UNTIL YOU AND THE OTHER PERSON FEEL COMFORTABLETHE OTHER PERSON FEEL COMFORTABLE

GREETING THE INTERVIEWERGREETING THE INTERVIEWER

INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME CONFIDENTLY AND BOLDLY WITH A CONFIDENTLY AND BOLDLY WITH A CONFIDENT SMILECONFIDENT SMILEDON’S SIT BEFORE HE ASKS YOU TO SIT, DON’S SIT BEFORE HE ASKS YOU TO SIT, IF HE DOES NOT ASK, YOU POLITELY ASK IF HE DOES NOT ASK, YOU POLITELY ASK HIM “MAY I HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE?’HIM “MAY I HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE?’DO NOT PUT THE NOTE PAD OR THE DO NOT PUT THE NOTE PAD OR THE PURSE ON THE DESK. HE WOULD FELL AS PURSE ON THE DESK. HE WOULD FELL AS IF YOU HAVE ENCROACHED HIS IF YOU HAVE ENCROACHED HIS TERRITORYTERRITORY

Con…..Con…..PUTTING ANY ITEM, INCLUDING YOUR HANDS PUTTING ANY ITEM, INCLUDING YOUR HANDS OR ELBOWS ON THE DESK WILL BE TAKEN AS A OR ELBOWS ON THE DESK WILL BE TAKEN AS A SIGN OF DISRESPECT AND AN UNCONSIOUS SIGN OF DISRESPECT AND AN UNCONSIOUS THREAT. TAKE NOTES HOLDING IT ON YOUR LAP.THREAT. TAKE NOTES HOLDING IT ON YOUR LAP.DO NOT TAKE BEVERAGES OR COFFEE INTO THE DO NOT TAKE BEVERAGES OR COFFEE INTO THE INTERVIEWERS ROOM-SPILLS OR CHOKING CAN INTERVIEWERS ROOM-SPILLS OR CHOKING CAN BE EMBARRASSINGBE EMBARRASSINGIF YOU ARE OFFERED COFFEE, IT’S QUITE IF YOU ARE OFFERED COFFEE, IT’S QUITE ALRIGHT TO POLITELY DECLINEALRIGHT TO POLITELY DECLINESWITCH OFF THE CELL PHONE, NEVER MIND TO SWITCH OFF THE CELL PHONE, NEVER MIND TO GLANCE EVEN TO SEE WHO HAS CALLEDGLANCE EVEN TO SEE WHO HAS CALLED..

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