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Improving your interview performance
First Impressions
Dress to impress – be well groomed and dress appropriately to reflect the business image you wish to project.
Arrive at the reception 10 minutes before the time.
Greet the interviewer enthusiastically and shake his/her hands firmly.
Panel Interview
If there is more than one interviewer, you should:
Smile and shake hands with all the interviewers at the beginning and at the end of the interview
Focus on the person who is speaking
Look at each of the interviewer when you are speaking
Body Languages
Sit upright and comfortably, but never sprawl all over the chair.
Listen attentively and do not look bored.
Eye contact -- make it frequent and sustained
Elements of Good Answers
Keep the answers brief, informative and to the point.
Use action words such as “achieved, managed, improved, developed, established, improved, resolved, trained, and determined” in your answers.
Be prepared for prejudice and use positives to override employer’s concern
Play Down Shortcomings
Moves have been recent – give specific and positive reasons
No local experience – stress relevance of qualification/experience to the local market and local connection of previous employers
Dissatisfaction with current company and position – be positive, never badmouth your current or previous employers
Closing Techniques
A positive close can sometimes rescue an otherwise average interview performance:
Two MUST ASK questions:
Is there any other question that you want to know about me to offer me a job?
What is the next step in the decision cycle?
Do not ask questions about salary during the initial interviews
Draw attention to the relevant skills and experience
Hope to be given the opportunity to contribute to the company
Thank the interviewer for the meeting
Many times, a single interview question serves to evaluate multiple attributes of a candidate. The following are questions frequently asked during interviews:
General Information
Tell me about yourself
Please walk me through your resume
What are the most important areas of your current job?
What interests you most about a job offer?
Why have you been out of work for so long?
How does your xxx degree help you perform in this job?
Do you have any preferences of target companies? Why?
What are your position preferences?
What are the companies that you have gone for interviews in the past year? What were the positions? Reasons for failure?
Presentation Skill
How does your current job relate to the overall goals of your division and your company?
Describe a typical workday.
How do you feel speaking in public or to a group of people?
Please describe a recent experience of public or group speaking? What was the situation and how did it go? What would you have done differently?
Give me five reasons why a company should hire you?
Communication Skill
What have you learnt at your current company?
Would you rather write a report or make a verbal report? Why?
What is the extent of your participation in major reports or analysis that have to be written?
What is the worst communication problem you have experienced?
Tell me about preparation for, and results of, the regular meetings you have conducted.