Preparation of Interview Skills for How to Develop your Skills For Interview
- 1. Prepared By: Jothymani R II-MBA
- 2. Your interview starts before you walk into an employer’s door..
- 4. Understand Yourself 1. Education 2. Experience, both paid and unpaid 3. Accomplishments and achievements 4. Skills and competencies 5. Community service 6. Clubs and organizations 7. Extra-Curricular activities 8. Work ethics 9. Values Take an inventory of your attributes
- 6. Create Your Personal Profile Create a professional resume. Look for ways to put a positive spin on your career history. Create a powerful, competent and experienced image by using action words to describe yourself and your accomplishments.
- 7. Create Your Personal Profile Give yourself all the credit you deserve. Be totally honest, but don’t shortchange yourself by underestimating or minimizing your accomplishments. Have a professional critique of your resume.
- 9. Know the Position Make sure you and the position are a match. Duties of the position Compensation range Location Work schedules Benefits
- 11. Know the Organization Organization’s name Private or public What products or services Key management team
- 12. Know the Organization Where to find organization’s information: Organization’s website Search engines like Google or Hoovers College placement office Networking Library and newspaper archives
- 14. General Tips Map your route to the interview site so you’re not late. Appropriate business attire is a must. Refer to your achievements often before your interview date, so they’re fresh in your mind. Know your answers to probable questions before you walk in the door.
- 15. General Tips Practice, practice, practice your answers and your delivery. Ask others to critique you. If you have access to a video recorder, tape a mock interview so you can see your nonverbal communication. The image you project and how you present yourself will be either a deal-maker or deal-breaker. Think about questions you need to ask. Write them down to jog your memory.
- 16. Legal versus Illegal Questions KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!! Arrest or police records Sex Disability Age Military service Race/Color Child care Religion National origin Marital status It is important to understand the concept of legal versus illegal questions. Any company wishing to avoid charges of discrimination knows that there are some legal minefields to avoid with respect to interview questions they may ask applicants for positions.
- 17. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions Tell me about yourself. (Don’t ramble. Stay focused on those things about yourself that make you best qualified for the job.) What are your strengths? (Make sure you know what they are before you get to the interview. Make a list.) What are your weaknesses? (Careful of this one. What you say can and will be held against you.)
- 18. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions How would your current (or last) boss describe you? (Be honest . . . They may be talking to him/her) Describe the attributes of the worst boss you ever had. (Treat this like a minefield. A misstep could blow up in your face. Try to put a positive spin on the negative attributes.)
- 19. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions Describe a conflict or disagreement you have had at work and explain how you handled it. How do you react to criticism? (This is not the time for ego) Give an example of a risk you took at work or school and how it turned out. What did you learn from the outcome?
- 20. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions What is your managerial style? Why do you want to leave your current employer? (Positive, positive. A prospective employer doesn’t want to hear a litany of grievances against your current employer.) What was your most important contribution to your last (or current) employer?
- 21. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions What accomplishment in your life are you most proud? Would you hire you for this job? Why? Why should we hire you over other finalists for this position? (Of course, you won’t know their credentials, so focus on your own.)
- 22. Typical and not so typical Job Interview Questions What motivates you? How do you motivate others to achieve their personal best? (Keep in mind that motivation is internal. You can only “motivate” yourself.)
- 23. Summary You know yourself and what you have to offer. You know you and the position are a match. You know the organization’s history and the benefits you would bring to it. You have prepared a professional resume. You’ve practiced, practiced, practiced your delivery. You’ve selected appropriate attire.
- 24. Summary You know answers to probable questions, including behavioral-based questions. You’ve practiced your smile, eye contact, and firm handshake. You’ve made it to the interview site on time. This organization couldn’t live without you.