Mastering the art of giving interview
- 1. Mastering the Art of Giving Interview
- 3. Job interviews represent one of the most important parts of the job hunting process, and regardless of how many you have had so far, they never seem to get any easier. Finding the optimal balance between selling your skills, meeting new people and being enthusiastic can take its toll, even on the most seasoned of candidates.
- 4. What is an Interview? When you split the word ‘interview’ you get two words, ‘inter’ and ‘view’. People involved in an interview: Usually two groups or two individuals sit facing each other in an interview. The person asking questions is the interviewer and the person answering the questions is the interviewee.
- 5. It helps to verify the information provided by the candidate. It helps to ascertain the accuracy of the provided facts and information about the candidate. What the candidate has written in the resume are the main points. What other additional skill set does he have. It not only gives the interviewer information about the candidate’s technical knowledge but also gives an insight information of creative and analytical skills. It helps in establishing the mutual relation between the employee and the company.
- 8. General Interview Tell me about yourself. Answer this question as if the interviewer has asked, “Why are you here today?”. Present your significant professional and academic qualities for the position. Do not include personal information such as your age. Be concise.
- 9. Informal or conversational interview: In the conversational interview, no predetermined questions are asked, in order to remain as open and adaptable a possible to the interviewee’s nature and priorities; during the interview, the interviewer goes with the flow
- 10. Stress Interview It is designed to place the interviewee in a stress situation in order to observe the interviewees reaction.
- 11. Disciplinary interview: Disciplinary interviews are occurring when an employee has been accused of breaching the organization’s rules and procedures.
- 12. Counseling interview:This may be arranged to find out what has been troubling the workers and why someone has not been working.
- 13. Evaluation interview:This is an interview which takes place annually to review the progress of the employee is called the evaluation interviews. Naturally, it is occurring between superiors and subordinates.The main objective of this interview is to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the employees.
- 14. Unstructured interviewWhen the interview does not follow the formal rules or procedures. It is called an unstructured interview.The discussion will probably be free-flowing and may shift rapidly form on the subject to another depending on the interests of the interviewee and the interviewer.
- 15. Structured interview: Structured interviews follow formal procedures predetermined with an agenda or questions.
- 16. Standardized or open-ended interview: Here the same open-ended questions are asked to all interviewees; this approach facilitates faster interviews faster interviews that can be more easily analyzed and compared.
- 17. Closed or fixed-response interview:This is a interview where interviewers ask the same questions and interviewee is asked to choose answers from the same set of alternatives.This format is useful for those who have not practiced in interviewing.
- 18. Before we dive right in, there are three core goals you should keep in mind while job hunting:
- 20. Do your research The first step in preparing for the interview is researching the requirements for the role and outlining Three main skills that the employer is looking for
- 21. Illustrate your work Use every opportunity to showcase the fact that you are professional and detail oriented individual: bring handouts to an interview such as copies of your CV for each interviewer.
- 22. Prepare for potential questions What is your greatest weakness? The key to answering this is to focus on non essential skills. Answers such as “I’m a perfectionist” or “I work too hard” sound, at best, insincere. Top tip: Always put a positive spin on an answer. Make sure you research common interview questions and answers before the interview, and prepare a few bullet points that can guide you throughout the process.
- 23. Interview your interviewer Many candidates do not realize that an interview is a two- way street: if the position is a right fit for yourself. At the end of an interview, when you are asked if you have any questions, taking out your notebook with three handwritten queries gives them the impression that you are serious and genuinely interested in the role. • What is your ideal candidate? • What’s the best thing about working at your organization? • What are the measures used to judge how successful I am in the role?
- 24. Thank them for the opportunity A fantastic way to distinguish yourself from other candidates is to write a well crafted thank you e-mail, or send them a thank you card right after the interview. This elegant touch shows that you are attentive and eager to fill the role.
- 30. Presented By: Priya Maru