PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW

Guidelines for a successful interview are as follows:

1.Prepare and practice:

You will be asked about your personality, interests, academics and expertise. Be prepared which type of questions can be asked about each of those areas. Prepare a list of question for each area and devise inspiring answer for each. You will be asked various areas in your academic and practical learning.

Similarly, if you have mentioned work any experience in your CV, you will be asked about your practical learning in this area.

2.Prepare the common questions asked in interviews:

There are a few questions which are asked in almost every interview. Prepare impressive answer for such questions. These questions include:

• What are you hobbies?
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Why do we hire you for this position? What do you like or dislike about the current position?
• How can you work under stress or pressure

3.Knowledge about organization and job description:

Gather appropriate information about the organization and have sound knowledge of description of the job, you are applying for. You will be asked question about the both.

4.Prepare lines to introduce yourself:

One of the common questions asked in every interview is to introduce yourself in a few lines. Prepare a short comprehensive introduction for yourself using interesting lines.

5.Your first impression: You will be called in for interview. Entering the room, greet the panel with a smiling face to have a good impression on them. During the interview remain moderate, neither too serious to look rude nor too informal to look funny.

6.Dress up well and be on time:

Be in a proper get-up for interview. It adds to your personality. Plan what to wear for interview. Your dress should be simple but clean and decent having no wrinkles on it.

Reach the venue of interview an hour earlier than the prescribed time. It will be a new place, so you would need a few minutes to relax. Interact with other applicants or general staff to feel more acquainted and relaxed.

7.Your first impression:

On being called in for the interview, on entering the room, greet the panel with a smiling face. During the interview remain moderate, and keep a pleasant disposition.

8.Eye contact:

Do not look down to the floor or up to the ceiling while talking or listening to interviewer. Maintain a proper eye contact with the interviewer during the interview.

9.Express professionally:

You should express your views in a very formal and professional style.

10.Show your enthusiasm and devotion:

Be enthusiastic and lively during the interview. You words should have a fine (not over the top) energy in them. Also try show that you are highly ambitious about the job by expressing your devotion towards it.

11.What if you don’t know the answer:

• If you don’t know the answer to one or more questions, don’t worry. It does not necessarily mean that you will be disqualified. Interviewers understand that a person must not necessarily know everything. But how do you respond in such a situation?
• If you are completely blank about the answer, better say, “I am sorry, I have no idea about that” rather than giving a wrong answer.
• But if you have some rough idea, then start your answer with, “I am not sure but it is…………”.
• If you answer correctly that is good. Even if you answer wrong, you have stated in the start that though you were not sure about that but you tried to solve/answer the question.

12.End with thanking the interviewer:

When the interview ends, thank your interviewer with a smiling face.