Interview winning skills
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This document provides guidance for students on interview skills. It discusses the meaning and types of interviews. It outlines 7 habits for achieving one's full potential, including being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and prioritizing important tasks. The document also covers common interview question types and sample questions, and provides best practices for preparing for an interview, including researching the company and having prepared answers. Personality traits, skills priorities, questions to ask at the end, and dos and don'ts of interviews are also addressed.
Interview winning skills
- 1. INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS Com pile d by MS.V.Ezhilya Interview Winning Skills
- 2. An Interview What does it mean?? Derived from French word – Intervoir Types: 1. Structured 2. Unstructured 3. Group 4. Panel 5. Stress
- 3. 7 Habits to achieve your full potential Be Proactive Take responsibility for your life Begin with the End in Mind Define your purpose and mission in life Put first things first Prioritize and do the most important things first Think Win-Win Have an everyone can win attitude
- 4. 7 Habits to achieve your full potential - Contn Seek first to understand, then to be understood Listen to people sincerely Synergize Work together to achieve more Sharpen the saw Renew yourself regularly
- 5. INTERVIEW CONTENTS Types of questions: 1. Strength & Weakness questions Designed to allow you to market yourself & how self aware you are. 2. Behavioural questions Often relate to the selection criteria such as communication skills, team work & time management
- 6. Continuation 3. Biographical questions Designed to know about your background including degree, hobbies and aspirations 4.Case related questions Designed to analyze your problem solving capability
- 7. Sample Questions & Best answers Tell Me about yourself - Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. - In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying.
- 8. Sample Questions & Best answers What are your greatest strengths? - Key strategy is to fulfill the interviewers wants & needs. - Prior to interview, u should have a list mentally prepared. - Ex: Honesty, integrity , a decent human being, dedication, enthusiasm, confidence etc..,
- 9. Sample Questions & Best answers What are your greatest weaknesses? - Disguise strength as a weakness. - Ex: “ I sometimes push my people too hard. I like to work with a sense of urgency and everyone is not always on the same wavelength”.
- 10. Sample Questions & Best answers Why should I hire you? - If you know the employers greatest needs and desires, this question will give you a big leg up over other candidates. - Walk through each of position’s requirements & follow each with a reason why you meet the requirement so well.
- 11. Sample Questions & Best answers Why do you want to work at our company? - It tests whether you’ve done any homework about the firm. - Use the best sources for researching your target company.
- 12. Sample Questions & Best answers What good books have you read lately? - Never create fake familiarity you don’t have. - Reading a handful of the most recent and influential books is a part of the work of your job search.
- 13. Sample Questions & Best answers Would you lie for the company? - Try to avoid choosing between two values. - Ex: “I would never do anything to hurt the company”.
- 14. Sample Questions & Best answers Can you work under pressure? - An easy question, but you want to make your answer believable. - Ex: “Absolutely… (then prove it with a vivid example).
- 15. Sample Questions & Best answers What makes you angry? - Give an answer that’s suited to both your personality and the management style of the firm. - Ex: “I’m an even-tempered and positive person. People who don’t pull their own weight, who are negative , who lie etc.., will make me to get anger a little bit”.
- 16. Sample Questions & Best answers Who has inspired you in your life and why? - Two traps here are unpreparedness and irrelevances. - Have few Board of Directors in your target company in mind.
- 17. Personality Traits Oral communication Initiative Enthusiasm Drive Motivation Confidence Energy Assertiveness
- 18. Skills Priority – Higher to lower Inter-personal skills Teamwork skills Analytical skills Oral communication skills Flexibility Computer skills Work experience
- 19. End Of Interview Questions you can ask • What are the company’s plan for the future? • What training programs do you have available for your employees? • What level of responsibility could I expect in this position? • How are employees are evaluated and promoted? etc….,
- 20. Do’s and Don’ts Do prepare & practice for the interview. Don’t memorize or over-rehearse your answers. Do dress the part for the job & the company. Don’t chew gum before or during the interview. Do shake hands firmly. Don’t have a clammy handshake. Do show enthusiasm in the position. Don’t tell jokes during interview. Do avoid controversial topics. Don’t bring up or discuss your personal issues.