Interview Preparation
Interview is the most important element for every job seeker, finding a job is not a difficult task but to find a right job (of your choice) is quite difficult.Interview, you can say is a skill , so in order to enhance it ,preparation and practice is the only solution.Preparation can define the difference between getting an offer and rejecting with open hands and from this site one can get the material for Interviews like Questions, Tips etc. that can help in getting a job.
Before going for interview one must do
1. Self assessment The preparation for the job interview must begin with self assessment i.e about your skills, talents, abilities, strengths, weakness, interest, re-examine accomplishments and achievements. It implies an in-depth SWOT analysis of your skills and values. The self assessment of the person may begin with the revaluation of his current talents, changing job trends, industrial requirements, adaptability, and scopes of improvement and so on and so forth. When you are to face a job interview reevaluate your past and present accomplishments, like-word of praise from manager, compliments received during a 360° evaluation. You may need to present them the best way to your future employer.
2. Updating Your Resume: Updating resume involves more than just updating the facts and figures in your CV. You would need to take special care in designing the resume in the best possible way which is appropriate for the job profile.
Highlight your experience and skills that are required for the profile in offer. Declare a clear career objective, which is relevant to the position you are aiming at. Use active words and remove superfluous and orating vocabulary. Short and concise resume will always help you create a good impression upon the employer.
3. Research about the profile: Before you send your application research about the profile offered. It will help you customize your resume as well as prepare yourself better for the job. It is always wise to do your homework on the company as well as on the profile before attending the job interview.
You can now search online to find out about the company profile, its business, competitors, partners, board of directors and current openings. Visit company site or access your university’s alumni network database for information.
4. Preparing for critical questions: Do you have any negative record in your profile, like- firing, misdemeanors, job hopping, low GPA, points in your driving license and drunk driving points etc.? If you have ever been incarcerated, be prepared to explain the reasons. Be ready to answer what you have done to erasure such records from your profile.
Interview Preparation should be done methodically. You have to be prepared to discuss anything on your resume. You may also need to answer questions or issues you really don't want to answer, such as your lack of related experience, greatest weakness, low GPA, or lack of leadership experiences or your record of switching jobs.During interviews you have to select appropriate attire. You can choose it long before the interview day. If you are in doubt, then a business suit is always acceptable.
Listen : Listen is the best habit , before the interview your interviewer give information,you must hear it carefully, otherwise you may lose some important points.Communication skills not only include speaking it also include listening, a good listner is always a winner.
Confidence: Whats ever you speak , speak with confidence. As confidence is the key to cross every barrier of life.
Dress Properly: As first impression is the last impression, your dress makes the first impression, so be wear some formal clothes or a business suit.
Use Proper Language : Use proper professional language during the interview. Don't use any inappropriate slang words or references to age, race, religion, politics or sexual orientation.
Talk up to the point : Telling the interviewer more than he want to know could be a fatal mistake. Answer only those question what he asked , reply up to point.
Stay Updated with Current Affairs : Interviewers check how updated you are with the World and its news and hence it becomes mandatory for the candidate to read the newspapers and stay current.
Prepare the frequently asked questions in advance: Do prepare for the answers to the questions like Describe Yourself, Where do ypu want to see yourself after 5 or 10 years. This may help you to give answers quickly without any hesitation.
1. Puntuality : Be on time for your interview. If possible reach the venue 15 to 20 min before the schedule time.
2. Research: Research about the company before going for interview.You must know about the services, work culture, clients, domains ,products, customes, about CEO of company etc. Interviewer can ask question why you want to join this company? , in that case informationabout company is useful.
3.Enthusiasm: when you enter in the room , handshake with the interviewer and eye contact describe your confidence.
4.Prepared: Bring all the copies of your certificates, extra copies of your resume.You should also have questions prepared to ask at the end of the interview.
Interview Preparation Questions
There are many websites that offer sample questions which will help you during interviews. Practicing these questions will make you confident about your interview. The list of questions you must be prepared to answer at the time of job interview are:
Q: Describe yourself
Give a short rundown including your educational background, past job titles and total work experience. Don’t put forward your personal profile.
Sample answer- I am a hard working and ambitious person and appreciate hardworking and serious people. I had joined by first company as a programmer analyst and presently working as a senior associate. I have a total work experience of 5 years.
Q: Tell me about your educational background?
Be specific and to the point. You don’t have to start with your high school percentages. Instead highlight on the recent past qualification. Don’t forget to mention the name of the college/university from where you had attained the degree.
Sample answer- I graduated from IIT Kharagpur with a B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering. I completed my MBA from IIM Calcutta and had been recruited by a corporate giant in my final year.
Q: What do you know about the organization?
Highlight the positive aspect of the company and make the interviewer feel that you have researched well about the company’s profile and history. You need to express your knowledge about the organization in front of the interviewer. Keep your answer short and crisp and yet it should say all that the interviewer wants to hear!
Q: What are your weaknesses?
Give a negative reply that in real sense is a positive one and in no makes the interviewer feel ill about your performance. Your weakness should be a boon to the company.
Sample answer- I am too much focused on my work; you can even say that I am a workaholic! So, I think that I should get some time out for my family and hobbies.
Q: What are the projects you have ever undertaken?
Mention about the projects about which you are pretty sure of. You need to provide concrete examples, whenever necessary.
Sample answer- In my 5 years career as a mechanical engineer, I have undertaken a couple of projects like-
Fabrication of turbo super charger for two wheeler
SMS Based automatic vehicle accident information system
Over speed indication and Automatic accident Avoiding System for four wheeler
Hydraulic hybrid system for four wheeler
Efficiency Increasing System in Automobile by using preheating method
Q: What do you do in leisure?
Apart from highlighting your hobbies that you love pursuing during your leisure breaks, you need to say something that would add to the interest of your company.
Sample answer- During my leisure hours I prefer browsing the internet, listening to music, chatting with my friends and reading newspapers.
Q: Do you want to ask anything from us?
Failure to ask questions to the interviewer is indeed a major flaw. In fact, your success in grabbing a job largely depends on what and how your ask.
Q: What are your hobbies?
Though this isn’t a professional question, yet you need to answer it with transparency.
My hobbies include browsing the internet, blogging, listening to music, chatting with my friends and reading newspapers.
Q: Who has been an inspiration for you?
Do not take the names of any famous person or someone from your family. Well, it is not bad in having them as your role model but try to separate yourself from the other interviewees. Say about someone who is not so famous but has been motivated you. If you really follow someone from deep within your heart then say things that may be reflected in your work.
You may say, “I am inspired by Thomas Alva Edison and have tried to experiment and discover a lot in my childhood days. Though I failed most of the time but continued the nonsense of understanding nuances of science”.
Q: What are your strengths?
Be careful in answering this question. Try to mention only those strengths that you could complement with an example. Say something like, “My honesty and hard work has being my strength throughout my career. In my last company when there was crunch in Human resource I took up additional responsibility…” or you may say “I am a quick learner. When I started off my career I had to unlearn and learn a lot, even I had to learn customized software used by the company. I did all this in limited time frame.”
Q: What role are you ready to take in a group?
Do not jump into any particular role like team player or leader. The interviewer(s) is trying to measure your comfort level in different level of the organizational hierarchy. Share your experience and knowledge that you have gained in professional sphere in view to the question. Mention your willingness to work under someone and also highlight the potential that you have to lead a project. Make sure your answer is according to the profile of the job and your experience.
For a Team leader job, do not say, “I am ready to allow any one take the charge”. It would send wrong signal about you management skills. Vice versa if the position is for junior level then do not talk about the higher designation. You may inform that you would be comfortable in taking higher responsibilities in future.
You may say, “With my experience and knowledge I am feel that I could take on challenging roles. I would implement my experience in attaining optimum result for my group. I am comfortable in wearing the team leader shoes as I have the required experience. I also have no qualms in playing the role of a team member under someone more experienced.”
Q: Why do you want to work with this organization?
If this question is followed by the previous one then mention the business operation of organization. It is ideal if you could study about the organization’s profile, and its future expansion plan. Use these data to explain the reason behind your urge to associate with the organization.
You may say, “The organization has a very promising future plan, from what I have understood after reading the vision statement. I believe the future course of action would help the organization in becoming a market leader. And I also feel that I could use my knowledge and experience is playing a vital role in the growth of this organization…”
If the previous question was not raised then use the above mentioned answer along with the points mentioned in this question.
Q: Where do you see yourself five years down the line?
Don’t exaggerate and say that you would become the CEO. Also do not be modes in your answer. The answer should help you in projecting yourself down line of five years. Say things like, if you are fresher, “I see myself as a potential employer and a key contributor in the operations of the organization. I believe I would be able to make valuable contribution in the turnover of the organization and also in the functioning of the overall industry”.
If you are a senior professional, then say, “As I have experience in this line of job, it would help me in optimizing the production level. My strategy would be to engage in sustainable development and create a platform for the company that would help the organization in further expansion. The future expansion would be beyond the five years time frame as we do not do business for 5 or 10 years.”
Q: What has been your greatest failure?
Never say that you do not have any failure. Each and every individual in this world is bound to have some failure. Share your failure but do not go on sharing everything that you have failed in. Try to add what you have learnt from your failure. What you may say is, “All failures are bad and it would be wrong to categorize them in degree. I think that the major failure was when I…”
Q: What is more important to you money or position?
Be honest and say what you believe in. There is nothing wrong in mentioning that money is important provided you don’t say things that would create any negative impression like corruption, dishonesty and malpractice. In the same way if you believe that position is important then do not over stretch it and create a situation where it may mean that money is something you are least bothered. Try to balance you answer no matter what is your preference. E. g. - “I believe that position is important as it helps you in taking responsibilities and developing yourself. And I believe that with position and knowledge earning a good remuneration is not difficult.”
Q: How do you handle repetitive tasks?
In any organization there will be tasks that are repetitive. As such you should not say “I am disturbed or not comfortable with repetitive task” or “I want to work on new issue every time”. It is better to say, “Repetitive task would exist in any organizational hierarchy. The best way to deal is to draft a work process in handling such issues. This process would not only reduce time consumption but also make things more professional”
Q: What would you do if someone asked you to do something unethical?
“No…it is advisable not to enter into any unethical practice. In short term, it may look beneficial but in the long term things may create awkward situation for the organization. With corporate governance and other practices in place, one must not enter into activities that are likely to affect the goodwill of the organization.”
Q. What about your previous companies and job experience?
When the interviewer asks about precious job experience they expect the incumbent to have a clear idea about the job profile and his potential. This is your scope to highlight your suitability for the position. Explain your skills that are relevant for the current position.
Q. What are the challenges you faced in your previous job?
When the interviewer asks you about the challenges faced in the workplace they are more interested in knowing how you have handled the challenges and hence, don’t go about ranting. Rather, carefully describe the problem and give more focus on the innovative solution that you have used in solving it. Punctuate your answer with the acknowledgment that you have received from the management for the achievement.
Q. What are the things you liked or disliked about your earlier job?
This is a tricky question. The interviewer will be expecting you to open your heart and say all the negative things about your previous workplace. But you may avoid being too negative.
Sample answer can be – I loved working there. The environment was friendly and charged with positive energy. The reason I am leaving is that I wasn’t facing enough challenges in the organization. I was feeling that I am not being able to exploit my full potential working there.
Q. What were your biggest accomplishments or failures in your previous concern?
While answering a question of the above nature cite your achievements with the help of examples. Mention the appreciation letters you have got from your seniors for solving problems.
While discussing about failures choose examples that are not too big or derogative in nature. Present your answer in a way that even your failures turn out to have a positive impact on your profile.
Q. How was your relation with your supervisor and colleagues?
This question is asked to determine your ability to work in a team. Take your time before you answer such question. Don’t be too negative or judgmental. Try to highlight the positive side of the relation that you have enjoyed with your manager and colleagues.
Q How will you evaluate yourself as a worker?
This is a question which will give you the chance to sale yourself for the position. The interviewer can also ask you to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. Take time in explaining your strengths and how they are relevant for the position in offer.
For the negatives say them in a way to make them sound positive traits for you; like- I am very finicky. I always thrive for perfection. Analyze the company nature to evaluate which of the negatives you may discuss.
Q. How will you define success?
Define success in words which will help you present yourself as a competent professional. Describe success from different point of view but all should lead to make you the perfect choice for the position.
Q. Have you been fired from your last job?
Often this is the hardest question faced by professionals. Turn the incident into your favor. You may answer that getting fired from the organization has allowed you to explore other areas in career where you can make better use of your skills.
Q. Why do you want to work for this organization?
This is one of the most common questions that you will be asked during an interview. To best answer the question research about the company, its ethics, work culture etc. Compare your aims and objective with the company’s outlook and prepare your reply accordingly.
Q. How can you benefit the company?
Highlight your accomplishments in the previous company and how they have contributed towards the development of the company. Cite your achievements with examples that have benefited your earlier company.
Job interviews can be stressful no matter how many of them you have faced during your lifetime. Hence, it always pays to prepare in advance for the interview. Allow yourself ample time before appearing for the interview and research about the profile and company to best prepare your replies.
Before going for interview one must do
1. Self assessment The preparation for the job interview must begin with self assessment i.e about your skills, talents, abilities, strengths, weakness, interest, re-examine accomplishments and achievements. It implies an in-depth SWOT analysis of your skills and values. The self assessment of the person may begin with the revaluation of his current talents, changing job trends, industrial requirements, adaptability, and scopes of improvement and so on and so forth. When you are to face a job interview reevaluate your past and present accomplishments, like-word of praise from manager, compliments received during a 360° evaluation. You may need to present them the best way to your future employer.
2. Updating Your Resume: Updating resume involves more than just updating the facts and figures in your CV. You would need to take special care in designing the resume in the best possible way which is appropriate for the job profile.
3. Research about the profile: Before you send your application research about the profile offered. It will help you customize your resume as well as prepare yourself better for the job. It is always wise to do your homework on the company as well as on the profile before attending the job interview.
You can now search online to find out about the company profile, its business, competitors, partners, board of directors and current openings. Visit company site or access your university’s alumni network database for information.
4. Preparing for critical questions: Do you have any negative record in your profile, like- firing, misdemeanors, job hopping, low GPA, points in your driving license and drunk driving points etc.? If you have ever been incarcerated, be prepared to explain the reasons. Be ready to answer what you have done to erasure such records from your profile.
Interview Preparation should be done methodically. You have to be prepared to discuss anything on your resume. You may also need to answer questions or issues you really don't want to answer, such as your lack of related experience, greatest weakness, low GPA, or lack of leadership experiences or your record of switching jobs.During interviews you have to select appropriate attire. You can choose it long before the interview day. If you are in doubt, then a business suit is always acceptable.
Interview Preparation Tips
Communication Skills : while communicating with interviewer you must be confident , making eye contact, firm handshake.As you know first impression is always makes a huge impact.Listen : Listen is the best habit , before the interview your interviewer give information,you must hear it carefully, otherwise you may lose some important points.Communication skills not only include speaking it also include listening, a good listner is always a winner.
Confidence: Whats ever you speak , speak with confidence. As confidence is the key to cross every barrier of life.
Dress Properly: As first impression is the last impression, your dress makes the first impression, so be wear some formal clothes or a business suit.
Talk up to the point : Telling the interviewer more than he want to know could be a fatal mistake. Answer only those question what he asked , reply up to point.
Stay Updated with Current Affairs : Interviewers check how updated you are with the World and its news and hence it becomes mandatory for the candidate to read the newspapers and stay current.
Prepare the frequently asked questions in advance: Do prepare for the answers to the questions like Describe Yourself, Where do ypu want to see yourself after 5 or 10 years. This may help you to give answers quickly without any hesitation.
Interview Rules
1. Puntuality : Be on time for your interview. If possible reach the venue 15 to 20 min before the schedule time.2. Research: Research about the company before going for interview.You must know about the services, work culture, clients, domains ,products, customes, about CEO of company etc. Interviewer can ask question why you want to join this company? , in that case informationabout company is useful.
3.Enthusiasm: when you enter in the room , handshake with the interviewer and eye contact describe your confidence.
4.Prepared: Bring all the copies of your certificates, extra copies of your resume.You should also have questions prepared to ask at the end of the interview.
Interview Preparation Questions
There are many websites that offer sample questions which will help you during interviews. Practicing these questions will make you confident about your interview. The list of questions you must be prepared to answer at the time of job interview are:
Q: Describe yourself
Give a short rundown including your educational background, past job titles and total work experience. Don’t put forward your personal profile.
Sample answer- I am a hard working and ambitious person and appreciate hardworking and serious people. I had joined by first company as a programmer analyst and presently working as a senior associate. I have a total work experience of 5 years.
Q: Tell me about your educational background?
Be specific and to the point. You don’t have to start with your high school percentages. Instead highlight on the recent past qualification. Don’t forget to mention the name of the college/university from where you had attained the degree.
Sample answer- I graduated from IIT Kharagpur with a B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering. I completed my MBA from IIM Calcutta and had been recruited by a corporate giant in my final year.
Q: What do you know about the organization?
Highlight the positive aspect of the company and make the interviewer feel that you have researched well about the company’s profile and history. You need to express your knowledge about the organization in front of the interviewer. Keep your answer short and crisp and yet it should say all that the interviewer wants to hear!
Q: What are your weaknesses?
Give a negative reply that in real sense is a positive one and in no makes the interviewer feel ill about your performance. Your weakness should be a boon to the company.
Sample answer- I am too much focused on my work; you can even say that I am a workaholic! So, I think that I should get some time out for my family and hobbies.
Q: What are the projects you have ever undertaken?
Mention about the projects about which you are pretty sure of. You need to provide concrete examples, whenever necessary.
Sample answer- In my 5 years career as a mechanical engineer, I have undertaken a couple of projects like-
Fabrication of turbo super charger for two wheeler
SMS Based automatic vehicle accident information system
Over speed indication and Automatic accident Avoiding System for four wheeler
Hydraulic hybrid system for four wheeler
Efficiency Increasing System in Automobile by using preheating method
Q: What do you do in leisure?
Apart from highlighting your hobbies that you love pursuing during your leisure breaks, you need to say something that would add to the interest of your company.
Sample answer- During my leisure hours I prefer browsing the internet, listening to music, chatting with my friends and reading newspapers.
Q: Do you want to ask anything from us?
Failure to ask questions to the interviewer is indeed a major flaw. In fact, your success in grabbing a job largely depends on what and how your ask.
Q: What are your hobbies?
Though this isn’t a professional question, yet you need to answer it with transparency.
My hobbies include browsing the internet, blogging, listening to music, chatting with my friends and reading newspapers.
Q: Who has been an inspiration for you?
Do not take the names of any famous person or someone from your family. Well, it is not bad in having them as your role model but try to separate yourself from the other interviewees. Say about someone who is not so famous but has been motivated you. If you really follow someone from deep within your heart then say things that may be reflected in your work.
You may say, “I am inspired by Thomas Alva Edison and have tried to experiment and discover a lot in my childhood days. Though I failed most of the time but continued the nonsense of understanding nuances of science”.
Q: What are your strengths?
Be careful in answering this question. Try to mention only those strengths that you could complement with an example. Say something like, “My honesty and hard work has being my strength throughout my career. In my last company when there was crunch in Human resource I took up additional responsibility…” or you may say “I am a quick learner. When I started off my career I had to unlearn and learn a lot, even I had to learn customized software used by the company. I did all this in limited time frame.”
Q: What role are you ready to take in a group?
Do not jump into any particular role like team player or leader. The interviewer(s) is trying to measure your comfort level in different level of the organizational hierarchy. Share your experience and knowledge that you have gained in professional sphere in view to the question. Mention your willingness to work under someone and also highlight the potential that you have to lead a project. Make sure your answer is according to the profile of the job and your experience.
For a Team leader job, do not say, “I am ready to allow any one take the charge”. It would send wrong signal about you management skills. Vice versa if the position is for junior level then do not talk about the higher designation. You may inform that you would be comfortable in taking higher responsibilities in future.
You may say, “With my experience and knowledge I am feel that I could take on challenging roles. I would implement my experience in attaining optimum result for my group. I am comfortable in wearing the team leader shoes as I have the required experience. I also have no qualms in playing the role of a team member under someone more experienced.”
Q: Why do you want to work with this organization?
If this question is followed by the previous one then mention the business operation of organization. It is ideal if you could study about the organization’s profile, and its future expansion plan. Use these data to explain the reason behind your urge to associate with the organization.
You may say, “The organization has a very promising future plan, from what I have understood after reading the vision statement. I believe the future course of action would help the organization in becoming a market leader. And I also feel that I could use my knowledge and experience is playing a vital role in the growth of this organization…”
If the previous question was not raised then use the above mentioned answer along with the points mentioned in this question.
Q: Where do you see yourself five years down the line?
Don’t exaggerate and say that you would become the CEO. Also do not be modes in your answer. The answer should help you in projecting yourself down line of five years. Say things like, if you are fresher, “I see myself as a potential employer and a key contributor in the operations of the organization. I believe I would be able to make valuable contribution in the turnover of the organization and also in the functioning of the overall industry”.
If you are a senior professional, then say, “As I have experience in this line of job, it would help me in optimizing the production level. My strategy would be to engage in sustainable development and create a platform for the company that would help the organization in further expansion. The future expansion would be beyond the five years time frame as we do not do business for 5 or 10 years.”
Q: What has been your greatest failure?
Never say that you do not have any failure. Each and every individual in this world is bound to have some failure. Share your failure but do not go on sharing everything that you have failed in. Try to add what you have learnt from your failure. What you may say is, “All failures are bad and it would be wrong to categorize them in degree. I think that the major failure was when I…”
Q: What is more important to you money or position?
Be honest and say what you believe in. There is nothing wrong in mentioning that money is important provided you don’t say things that would create any negative impression like corruption, dishonesty and malpractice. In the same way if you believe that position is important then do not over stretch it and create a situation where it may mean that money is something you are least bothered. Try to balance you answer no matter what is your preference. E. g. - “I believe that position is important as it helps you in taking responsibilities and developing yourself. And I believe that with position and knowledge earning a good remuneration is not difficult.”
Q: How do you handle repetitive tasks?
In any organization there will be tasks that are repetitive. As such you should not say “I am disturbed or not comfortable with repetitive task” or “I want to work on new issue every time”. It is better to say, “Repetitive task would exist in any organizational hierarchy. The best way to deal is to draft a work process in handling such issues. This process would not only reduce time consumption but also make things more professional”
Q: What would you do if someone asked you to do something unethical?
“No…it is advisable not to enter into any unethical practice. In short term, it may look beneficial but in the long term things may create awkward situation for the organization. With corporate governance and other practices in place, one must not enter into activities that are likely to affect the goodwill of the organization.”
Q. What about your previous companies and job experience?
When the interviewer asks about precious job experience they expect the incumbent to have a clear idea about the job profile and his potential. This is your scope to highlight your suitability for the position. Explain your skills that are relevant for the current position.
Q. What are the challenges you faced in your previous job?
When the interviewer asks you about the challenges faced in the workplace they are more interested in knowing how you have handled the challenges and hence, don’t go about ranting. Rather, carefully describe the problem and give more focus on the innovative solution that you have used in solving it. Punctuate your answer with the acknowledgment that you have received from the management for the achievement.
Q. What are the things you liked or disliked about your earlier job?
This is a tricky question. The interviewer will be expecting you to open your heart and say all the negative things about your previous workplace. But you may avoid being too negative.
Sample answer can be – I loved working there. The environment was friendly and charged with positive energy. The reason I am leaving is that I wasn’t facing enough challenges in the organization. I was feeling that I am not being able to exploit my full potential working there.
Q. What were your biggest accomplishments or failures in your previous concern?
While answering a question of the above nature cite your achievements with the help of examples. Mention the appreciation letters you have got from your seniors for solving problems.
While discussing about failures choose examples that are not too big or derogative in nature. Present your answer in a way that even your failures turn out to have a positive impact on your profile.
Q. How was your relation with your supervisor and colleagues?
This question is asked to determine your ability to work in a team. Take your time before you answer such question. Don’t be too negative or judgmental. Try to highlight the positive side of the relation that you have enjoyed with your manager and colleagues.
Q How will you evaluate yourself as a worker?
This is a question which will give you the chance to sale yourself for the position. The interviewer can also ask you to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. Take time in explaining your strengths and how they are relevant for the position in offer.
For the negatives say them in a way to make them sound positive traits for you; like- I am very finicky. I always thrive for perfection. Analyze the company nature to evaluate which of the negatives you may discuss.
Q. How will you define success?
Define success in words which will help you present yourself as a competent professional. Describe success from different point of view but all should lead to make you the perfect choice for the position.
Q. Have you been fired from your last job?
Often this is the hardest question faced by professionals. Turn the incident into your favor. You may answer that getting fired from the organization has allowed you to explore other areas in career where you can make better use of your skills.
Q. Why do you want to work for this organization?
This is one of the most common questions that you will be asked during an interview. To best answer the question research about the company, its ethics, work culture etc. Compare your aims and objective with the company’s outlook and prepare your reply accordingly.
Q. How can you benefit the company?
Highlight your accomplishments in the previous company and how they have contributed towards the development of the company. Cite your achievements with examples that have benefited your earlier company.
Job interviews can be stressful no matter how many of them you have faced during your lifetime. Hence, it always pays to prepare in advance for the interview. Allow yourself ample time before appearing for the interview and research about the profile and company to best prepare your replies.
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Thanks Jobzing for this
Thanks Jobzing for this update. You have stressed the need for Self Assessment, which very few people do nowadays. Very few candidates really do anything on researching the profile and preparing for the critical questions. From my experience of interviewing for many reputed companies (including MNCs), I can say that 90% of the questions can be predicted, if you use your brain.
Next question is your ability to think on your feet and formulate an excellent response and convincingly deliver it. This is the most critical part and cannot be done by attending training program. You must use a high end interview simulator, if possible, the one by Espoir Technologies. Like flight simulator, an interview simulator can help you practice your interview any number of times.
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