interview tips

SUCCESS IS A CHOICE .

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If you don’t know where to go …..any road will take you there.

BALANCED LIFE.

GOAL

Itt doesn’t matter where you are coming from……All that matters is where you are going…..

Many people know how to be successful . Very few know how to handle success.

WRITE

THE

BOOK

YOU

WANT TO

READ.

YOUR ASSETS

POSITIVE

ATTITUDE..

PAINS…THE BIGGEST DISABILITY IS A BAD

ATTITUDE.

.POSITIVE PEOPLE..TOTAL QUALITY

PEOPLE… NO TO EXCUSES….

EMPLOYEES CAN BE THE BIGGEST ASSET OR

BIGGEST LIABILITY.

YOU CANNOT LIVE A POSITIVE LIFE

WITH A NEGATIVE MIND…

.IT IS YOUR ATTITUDE…NOTE YOUR APTITUDE………….

THAT DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE.

POSITIVE PEOPLE

Employees can be the greatest asset or liability…..

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If an egg is broken by an outside source.... A LIFE ends..............If an egg is broken from within……………….A LIFE begins………………

Thoughts----Feelings…..Action----Results

Preparation for

success…..?

SKILLS.

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

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Fluency is the key

HEALTH..

YOU HAVE TO BE

PHYSICALLY FIT….

MENTALLY STABLE ….

& EMOTIONALLY BALANCED,

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INTERVIEW SKILLS.

DURING AN INTERVIEW,

3 FACTORS ARE TESTED.

1.YOUR ATTITUDE.

2.YOUR SKILLS.

3.YOUR HEALTH.

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LUCK….

Luck occurs when

preparation meets

opportunity..

Q:

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Update your resume

regularly.

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GATHER INFORMATION

REGULARLY.

STORE IT IN THE WEB….

UPDATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE&

SKILLS

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MOCK INTERVIEW.

Camera/friends/mirror.

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You got the call

Now what?

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MAKE THEM

BELIEVE THAT YOU

ARE THE PERFECT

KEY TO THEIR

LOCK.

Accept the first date and time offered to you

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Check your documents

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• KNOW YOUR COMPANY..

• KNOW YOUR JOB..

• KNOW THE INTERVIEW LOCATION......

REHEARSE YOUR ANSWERS.

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YOUR QUESTIONS...?.. 1

1. What are the major responsibilities of the job?

2. How will I be trained or introduced to the job?

3. Is there opportunity for advancement ?

4. Who are the people I would be working with ?

5.

•Your dress/physical preparation..

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Typical interview questions

Tell me about yourself:

• Highlight: – Skills

– Experience

– Abilities

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Why do you want to work here?

• Explain your interest and motivation for wanting to work with this employer




Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

• Tests ambition

• Align your goals to the position and the company




Why should we hire you?

• Tie to key performance areas

• Sell your talents

• Meet the employer’s requirements




What are your strengths?

• Communicate any special ‘abilities’




What are your weaknesses?

• Know your weakness

• How to correct weakness

• Turn your weakness into a strength



Your Folder Should contain

– Paper to jot down names, information, and questions

– Black pen, ID, reference list, and work history information for filling out an application, passport size Photos

– Certificates, Copies of resume, reference letters if any.

– Portfolio with evidence of accomplishments

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First impression is the Best impression…….But you will not get a

second chance to make a first impression

It takes 3 - 30 seconds

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First impressions

At least half will not change

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First impressions

Only a third are may change their opinion after interacting with you

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First impressions

Less than 30% of the first impression is to do with WHAT you say

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Managing your first impression.

YOUR DRESS.

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YOUR APPEARANCE.Ifthe company does not have a dress code, remember that its better to be

overdressed rather than under dressed..



Your impressions?

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Your impressions?

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BALANCED LIFE.

Physical preparation.

Hair style.

Trimmed nails/clean hands.

No costly jewelry except

pen/Belt/Shoes.

No Heavy make ups

No strong perfumes..

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PREVIOUS DAY OF

INTERVIEW.

PREPARE A CHECK LIST OF

DOCUMENTS.ARRANGE THEM

IN THE REVERSE

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER IN

THE FILE FOLDER.

EAT WELL.

SLEEP WELL.

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ON THE DAY OF INTERVIEW.

1.GOOD BREAK FAST.

2.COMFORTABLE JOURNEY.

3.ARRIVE THE CAMPUS AT

LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE

THE INTERVIEW.

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ON THE DAY OF INTERVIEW.

Your behaviour and manners at the

location show how you would be

behaving after joining the company and

the way you would be representing

bthe company in the outside world.

It also reflects your

upbringing and grooming

So BEHAVE THE BEST….

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Managing your first impression.YOUR ENTRY INTO THE CAMPUS.Beware..You never knows who is watching you........1.Report at least before 30 minutes.2. Parking.3. No relatives/friends.




WAITING FOR YOUR TURN... 1.Courteousness.2.Manage your Stress.



RELAX..

BALANCED LIFE.


YOUR ENTRY TO THE INTERVIEW HALL...



SMILE-GOODMORNING-SHAKEHAND-SIT WHEN ASKED TO-

THANKS-EYE CONTACT......

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Handshake

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Body language during the interview...• Give the appearance

of energy as you walk

• Smile• Shake hands firmly• Wait until you are

offered a chair before sitting

• Sit upright and look alert and interested

• Look the interviewer in the eye

• Be careful for folding hands and arms and crossing your legs

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During the interview

Some guidelines



DONT BE LATE............

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YOUR SMILE/SHAKE HAND/EYE CONTACT REVEALS YOUR CONFIDENCE ,ENERGY LEVEL AND POSITIVE

ATTITUDE.....




Don’t lie, your answers should be truthful, sincere to the point




DONT CAUGHT UNPREPARED...




A SENSE OF HUMOUR IS A MAJOR DEFENCE AGAINST MINOR

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Beware of your forced habits - Breaking

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Don’t answer with a simple “yes” or “no”

Explain using examples




Don’t lose your temper, control your emotions




peak as clearly as possible.. Wait for a question to be completed . Do not be

hasty in aSnswering even when you know the answer




Do not give excuses of health for not

answering….




Never bad mouth or complain about a previous employer




Do not assume that the interviewers read your CV in detail, tell them about yourself




Avoid sensitive issues such as topics related to politics and religion unless directly

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DON’T ARGUE……


DONT CRITICISE....




MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE PERFECT ANSWER TO THEIR PROBLEMS....




Sound enthusiastic about the position and the company




Have a few questions about the job or company ready




Let the interviewer raise the issue of salary and benefits




Do not try to take sympathy by expressing your family

problems / financial problems to the interviewer




When the interview is finished, ask for a card and again thank them for their time.

The card will allow you to send thank you emails..



If you get the job...

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If you get the job...

• Reply in writing whether or not you accept

• Be polite if you turn it down

• Possibly Negotiate salary



If you don’t get the job...

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If you don’t get the job...

• Be polite and gracious

• Learn what you can from the experience

• Try to find out (or work out) why you did not succeed and then do something to address the issues

• Ask the company!



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