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 RED SIGNALS

•NON-PARTICIPATION IN GAMES & SPORTS

•NON-PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR, AND GROUP ACTIVITIES

•NO LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

•NO INTEREST & HOBBIES

•BREAK IN STUDIES

• LACK OF MOTIVATION

•POOR WORK HISTORY

•FREQUENT JOB CHANGES

•

 INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT 

• PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

•EXPERIENCE

•COMPETENCIES

•STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

•DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

•APTITUDE & TEMPRAMENT        

   COMPETENCIES

• PLANNING

•SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

•SOCIAL EFFECTIVENESS

•DYNAMISM

•SELF INSIGHT

•BUILDING RELATIONS

 PERSONALITY

• SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY

•WILLING COPERATION

•SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY

•SELF-CONFIDENCE

•DECISIVENESS

•LIVELINESS

•INFLUENCING ABILITY

   GIFTED INDIVIDUAL  

• GOOD ACADEMIC RECORD

•HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

•ACHIEVEMENT(S) IN SPORTS

•LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

•SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT(S) IN OWN FIELD

•MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

•REALISTIC PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL GOALS

•GOOD WORK-HISTORY

•SOUND HEALTH

•

 ATTRIBUTES DIFFICULT TO COMPENSATE

•  LACK OF AMBITION / DRIVE CANNOT BE OFFSET    BY HIGH LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE OR     PERSONALITY  

• PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT CANNOT BE OFFSET BY    JOB KNOWLEDGE & SKILL

 ATTRIBUTES THAT CAN BE COMPENSATED

  LACK OF FORMAL EDUCATION CAN BE OFFSET BY AN UNUSUALLY VARIED & BROAD EXPERIENCE

DEFFICICENCY IN  INTELLECTUAL DEPTH CAN BE COMPENSATED BY AN ABUNDANCE OF PERSISTENCE, DEDICATION & ENERGY

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SAMPLE ANSWER- CREATIVITY   

•PLEASE TELL US  A SPECIFIC  EXAMPLE   OF A TIME  WHEN YOU DISPLAYED   CREATIVITY  TO RESOLVE  A PROBLEM AT WORK 

ABILITY TO GENERATE    NEW IDEAS AND   INNOVATIVE APPROACHES  TO   ADDRESS  COMPANY,DEPARTMENT OR INDUSTRY  NEEDS

SAMPLE ANSWER- CREATIVITY   

•WHEN I WORKED AT A&A  WIRELESS  2 YEARS AGO ,OUR DEPT.  HAD A VERY POOR IMAGE. I PUT  IN A LOT EXTRA TIME  AND DEVELOPED  A CREATIVE   MARKETING STRATEGY COMPLETE WITH ADS POSTERS AND CONTESTS.   I HAD TAKEN THE INITIATIVE   TO REVIEW    THE RESULTS  OUR  OUR EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE SURVEYS.

SAMPLE ANSWER- CREATIVITY   

 I PRESENTED THIS IDEA TO MY BOSS . HE READILY AGREED FOR IMPLEMENTATION.   THERE WAS A  MARKED  IMPROVEMENT     I  RECEIVED   CEO’s  AWARD OF  EXCELLENCE   FOR IMPACT OF THE INITIATIVES.   

 SAMPLE ANSWER-  TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

  PLEASE TELL US   ABOUT A TIME  WHEN YOU HAD DIFFICULTY  COPING WITH DELAY IN WORK

ABLE TO WITHHOLD   SPEECH OR ACTION AND MAINTAIN COMPOSURE WHEN DEALING WITH CONFLICTING , DELAYED OR  INCOMPLETE  INFORMATION

SAMPLE ANSWER-  TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

   ONE MORNING  MY BOSS  ASKED  US TO CLEAR  OUR SCHEDULE  AS  DY. COMMISSIONER   IS COMING TO MEET US   AFTER LUNCH. SHE  PROVIDED  NO DETAILS  ABOUT THE PURPOSE  OF THE MEETING. SHE ALSO REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HER MANNER WAS ABRUPT.  I WAS  FRUSTRATED  BY HER ATTITUDE AND WAS EAGER TO  KNOW   WHAT THE  MEETING WAS ABOUT

SAMPLE ANSWER-  TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

   I CHECKED WITH OTHER MANAGER   THEY ALSO DON’T KNOW  AND EVEN THEY WERE NOT INVITED. MY BOSS WAS NOT   VERY PLEASED  WITH  ME FOR APPROACHING  ANOTHER MANAGER.

IT  TURNED OUT  THAT  OUR COMMISSIONER WAS ASKED GO ON   LONG LEAVE REGARDING    PROBLEM  CONNECTED WITH ONE OF OUR TEAM     PROJECTS

SAMPLE ANSWER- PROBLEM SOLVING  

   PLEASE  DESCRIBE A TIME   WHEN   YOU WERE PROUD OF   YOUR   ABILITY   TO HANDLE   A CRISIS  AT  WORK  

THE  ABILITY TO RESOLVE  BUSINESS  RELATED  ISSUES THROUGH   AN  ANALYSIS  OF AVAILABLE   DATA   AND A  LOGICAL STEP BY STEP    APPROACH  

SAMPLE ANSWER- PROBLEM SOLVING  

   LAST JUNE  WHILE  I WAS CALLING ON  A CUSTOMER    DOWNTOWN , THERE  WAS A SEVERE  STORM . I LEFT  THEIR BUILDING   IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM  . THE PARKING SLOT WAS  VERY SLIPPERY. JUST BEFORE I REACHED  MY CAR   ONE OF THEIR CLIENT CARE REPRESENTATIVE  SLIPPED AND FELL.       

SAMPLE ANSWER- PROBLEM SOLVING  

    SHE HAD DIFFICULTY    IN GETTING UP  AND COMPLAINED THAT HER ANKLE WAS  HURTING. FORTUNATELY  I HAD  MY   CELL PHONE AND I CALLED FOR  HELP RIGHT  AWAY

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TYPES  OF ANSWERS  PREFERED  

MORE SPECIFIC AND DETAILED,   DESCRIBE SPECIFIC EVENTS   AND EXPERIENCES  IN DETAILS   INCLUDING  DATES, NAMES, LOCATIONS   AND TIME FRAMES

THERE IS NO RUSH, JUST RELAX  AND  TAKE YOUR  TIME  AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING SPECIFIC.

TYPES  OF ANSWERS  PREFERED  

NOBODY   IS PERFECT : ONE OF THE  THINGS ASSESSED   WILL BE   THE INSIGHT THAT  A PERSON  HAVE  INTO  HIS/HER STRENGTHS  AND DEVELOPMENT NEED

IT IS IMPORTANT    THAT YOU SHARE SOME OF  YOUR MISTAKES  AND  WHAT DO YOU LEARNED  FROM  THOSE EXPERIENCES

  ASSESSMENT  - MULTI TASKING 

•EVIDENCE OF VERY WEAK SKILL

   BECOMES UPSET  OR COMPLAINS   WHEN THERE IS A NEED  TO JUGGLE  A VARIETY  OF TASKS , ACCURACY  DECLINES ERRORS INCREASE

•  EVIDENCE  OF VERY STRONG SKILL SET

THRIVES IN A BUSY ENVIRONMENT, HAS NO DIFFICULTY  MAINTAINING WORKING RELATION SHIP AND QUALITY  WHEN JUGGLING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS OR TASKS

  ASSESSMENT  - TOLERANCE  OF AMBIGUITY 

•EVIDENCE OF VERY WEAK SKILL

 HIGHLY  UNCOMFORTABLE   IN  UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS, FINDS  DELAYS AND UNCLEAR POLICIES  VERY FRUSTRATING AND UPSETTING, QUALITY OF WORK  DETERIORATES  WITH UNCLEAR GUIDLINES

•  EVIDENCE  OF VERY STRONG SKILL SET

 PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY RESULTS IN AMBIGOUS SITUATIONS. DISPLAYS A HIGH DEGREE  OF COMFORT IN THE FACE OF UNCLEAR GUIDELINES

ASSESSMENT  - FLEXIBILITY

•EVIDENCE OF VERY WEAK SKILL

 RIGID  IN SOCIAL DEALINGS, “ME” ORIENTED, HARD HEADED, BRITTLE, UNCOMPROMISING, INTOLERANT, CRITICAL OF OTHERS ACTION  

•  EVIDENCE  OF VERY STRONG SKILL SET

 SOCIALLY FLEXIBLE “YOU” AND “WE” ORIENTED  ABLE TO WILFULLY COMPROMISE, ACCEPT OTHERS  TOLERANT  OF DIFFERENCES

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DEALING  WITH   CHANGE

 PLEASE  DESCRIBE   A SPECIFIC SITUATION   IN  WHICH  YOU WERE  PROUD OF   YOUR ABILITY   TO DEAL WITH  CHANGE  

PLEASE  DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC  SITUATION   IN WHICH   YOUR  COPING SKILLS FAILED    YOU,   DUE TO THE INTENSITY  OF CHANGE     

TOLERANCE  OF AMBIGUITY

 PLEASE TELL    US  ABOUT A SITUATION    IN WHICH   YOU COPED EFFECTIVELY   WITH UNCLEAR   DELAYED  OR  CONFLICTING INFORMATION

 PLEASE   DESCRIBE   AN EXPERIENCE   THAT  YOU FOUND  FRUSTRATING   DUE TO UNCLEAR   POLICIES   OR AN EXCESSIVE   NUMBER  OF DELAYS   IN RECEIVING  INFORMATION

 DEDICATION

   TELL AN EXAMPLE   OF A TIME  WHEN   YOU  SACRIFICED   A PERSONAL    ACTIVITY   IN ORDER TO COMPLETE  AN  IMPORTANT  PROJECT  OR  HANDLE A LAST MINUTE REQUEST  AT WORK  

  TELL US   ABOUT A TIME   WHEN THE DEMAND   TO TAKE ON   ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS  OR WORK   LONG HOURS   WAS EXCESSIVE  AND YOU HAD TO ASSERT YOURSELF  ,  DRAW  THE LINE AND SAY NO IN ORDER TO  BALANCE YOUR  PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE    

 COMMITMENT TO  CONTINUOUS  LEARNING

    DURING  THE PAST  4 YEARS  IN WHAT  DEVELOPMENTAL  ACTIVITIES, YOU  HAVE   INVESTED  A LOT OF YOUR OWN TIME OR MONEY    

 PLEASE PROVIDE  A SPECIFIC  EXAMPLE  OF  MANDATORY COURSE   AT WORK THAT YOU RESENTED TAKING  

 ACCOUNTABILITY

 DESCRIBE  A  TIME  NO ONE  AVAILABLE FOR  YOU  TO CONSULT  AND YOU WERE PROUD OF  YOUR ABILITY  TO MAKE AN  IMPORTANT DECISION WITH LIMITED INFORMATION

 PLEASE   DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC SITUATION  IN WHICH   YOU WERE   UNFAIRLY BLAMED  OR HELD RESPOSIBLE   FOR A  WORK  PROBLEM OR ERROR.  WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO RESOLVE  THE SITUATION

 SPEED AND ACCURACY 

WHEN   HAVE YOU ACCURATELY PREPARED  OR CHECKED  A  DETAILED DOCUMENT  WITH A LOT OF TEXT , TABLES  OR NUMBERS ?. WHAT STEPS  DID YOU TAKE  TO ENSURE ACCURACY

WHEN HAVE  YOU PREPARED   AND PROOF READ  A DOCUMENT WITHIN SUCH  A TIGHT TIME  THAT  YOU MISSED   TYPOS OR  OTHER ERRORS     

 PLEASE  DESCRIBE  A VERY CREATIVE  APPROACH  THAT YOU USED FOR A SPECIAL EVENT OR A PRESENTATION

PLEASE DESCRIBE AN EVENT  OR PRESENTATION  YOU ATTENDED   IN WHICH THE CREATIVE ASPECTS   OVERPOWERED  THE MESSAGE   TO THE EXTENT   THAT IT WAS LOST    

   PLEASE   TELL US  ABOUT A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU SUCCESSFULLY  HANDLED   A NUMBER OF TASKS   SIMULTANEOUSLY .  WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR SUCCESS

SOMETIMES THE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS  THAT WE ARE  EXPECTED  TO HANDLE  CAN BE EXCESSIVE . PLEASE  DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED  TO YOU. WHAT WAS THE NEGATIVE IMPACT  ON THE QUALITY OF YOUR WORK  AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP OTHERS

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DIFFERENT  TYPES OF QUESTIONS

• INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS

•REMINDER QUESTIONS

•FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS

•LEADING QUESTIONS

•DIRECT QUESTIONS

•INDIRECT QUESTIONS

•OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

•HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS

•PROJECTIVE QUESTIONS

•

 INTRODUCTORY  QUESTIONS

 DID YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING HERE

WAS YOUR ACCOMMODATION SATISFACTORY

 REMINDER  QUESTION

• WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS YOU LIKED IN YOUR LAST JOB

•WHAT WOULD YOU SAY,  WERE YOUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN YOUR LAST JOB

 FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

• DID YOU HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES - SPORTS OR SOCIAL

•HAVE YOU HAD ANY SPECIALISED TRAINING  AFTER LEAVING COLLEGE

 LEADING  QUESTIONS

• DID YOU GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE

•DO YOUR FRIENDS FIND YOU EASY TO

   GET ALONG WITH

     DIRECT  QUESTIONS

• HOW DID YOU ORGANISE YOUR DAY TODAY

•DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY ON YOUR LAST JOB

 SOME 

•INDIRECT QUESTIONS,  

•OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

•HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS

•PROJECTIVE QUESTIONS

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APPEARANCES  & ACTION COUNT

    ARRIVE ON TIME -  CONVEYS, YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF TIME

   GREET HIM  & AND THANK  HIM BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT

   AVOID THE TIRED LOOK ( TIRED LOOK CONVEYS LACK OF INTEREST)

 APPEARANCES  & ACTION COUNT

•ALWAYS KEEP  EYE CONTACT  WITH    THE INTERVIEWER  - CONFIDENCE

• DO NOT MOVE  TOO MUCH IN  THE CHAIR -  EXPRESS RESTLESSNESS

•KEEP  ENOUGH  COPIES  OF BIO-DATA  AND ALSO PEN & PAPER-  SHOWS  YOU ARE ORGANISED

•ANSWER  IN MODERATE  TONE - DON’T SOUND TOO EXCITED

 APPEARANCES  & ACTION COUNT

• LISTEN & ANSWER - DO NOT INTERRUPT THE   INTERVIEWER TO ANSWER  QUESTIONS   BEFORE HE FINISHES WITH IT.  HE MIGHT CONCLUDE THAT  YOU ARE A PERSON  IN HASTE.

 APPEARANCES  & ACTION COUNT

• DONOT  USE BODY LANGUAGE  AS THEY SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

•YOU APPEARANCE , SITTING POSTURE  AND THE STYLE OF TALKING ALSO COUNTS

• LOOK ENTHUSIASTIC AND INTERESTED

HOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS  

    SIMPLE APPEARNCE AND CONFIDENCE  ALONE DOESNOT CREATE  AN  IMPRESSION

   SHARP ANSWERS  TO THE QUESTIONS

   ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS  AND BE READY WITH THE ANSWERS FOR THEM    

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS   

    TELL  US ABOUT YOURSELF

• DONOT GIVE FULL LENGTH OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY

•SHORT AND CONCISE ANSWER

•HIGHLIGTS  THE BEST IN YOU

•SUMMARISE  YOUR BACKGROUND , SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•BE HONEST 

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS   

    TELL  US ABOUT YOURSELF OR DESCRIBE  YOURSELF  IN THREE ADJECTIVES

• THE NORMAL ANSWER IS

    I AM HARDWORKING

    IT HAS ALREADY EXHAUSTED 3  WORDS,  FIRST IS PRONOUN, SECOND IS A VERB,   AND THE THIRD IS AN ADJECTIVE

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS   

    TELL  US ABOUT YOURSELF OR DESCRIBE  YOURSELF  IN THREE ADJECTIVES

 THE DESIRABLE ANSWER COULD BE

 HARDWORKING,  CONSISTENT, DYNAMIC

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS 

    WHAT ARE YOUR  STRENGTHS & WEAKNESS

• COMFORTABLE IN  HIGHLIGHTING THE STRENGTH

•WEAKNESS - BE CAREFUL AND TRUTHFUL. JUST MENTION SOME NEGATIVE TRAIT OF YOURS  WHICH WILL NO WAY AFFECT TO YOUR  EFFICIENCY AT WORK.

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS 

    WHAT ARE YOUR  STRENGTHS & WEAKNESS

•  STRENGTHS : PUNCTUALITY, DEDICATION, ABILITY TO ACHIEVE IN SHORT SPAN, FAR SIGHTEDNESS  AND  ASSERTIVENESS

•WEAKNESS :  MY GREATEST  WEAKNESS  IS MY  INABILITY  TO ADHERE TO  ILLOGICAL  RULES. I ALWAYS  STRIVE TO GET THEM REFRAMED

FEW MOST COMMON  QUESTIONS 

     WHAT MADE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS JOB

    WITH  THIS QUESTIONS  INTERVIWER  WILL  KNOW

• WHAT MAKES THIS JOB ATTRATIVE

•WHETHER YOU  RESEARCHED  THE JOB WELL BEFORE INTERVIEW

   

FEW MOSTCOMMON  QUESTIONS

    WHY SHOULD WE SELECT YOU  OVER OTHERS, THIS IS AN ATTEMPT  TO ASSES  YOUR GOAL ORIENTATION  AND CONFIDENCE

•EXPLAIN HOW YOUR SKILLS WILL BE IMPORTANT

•AWARENESS OF SUCH SKILL  WILL HELP  YOU TO DO A GOOD JOB

•ANY PREVIOUS INSTANCES  - MET TOUGH TARGETS WITH YOUR SKILLS    

 FEW MOSTCOMMON  QUESTIONS 

    WHY YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE PRESENT JOB

   CANDIDATES START TALKING  BAD ABOUT  THE PRESENT JOB  (X)

  

   JUST SAY YOU ARE IN THE PURSUIT OF A JOB WITH MORE  RESPONSIBILITIES  AND GROWTH  PROSPECTS  OR SOMETHING IN SIMILAR LINES

 FEW MOSTCOMMON  QUESTIONS 

SKILLS , STRENGTH, ACHIEVEMENTS

SKILLS

ORGANISE  A PICINIC

STRENGTH

EFFECTIVE  COMMUNICATION

ACHIEVEMENTS

AWARDS WON, PAPERS PUBLISHED

 FEW MOSTCOMMON  QUESTIONS 

    WHAT DO YOU SEEE YOURSELF IN NEXT FIVE YEARS

   

FEW MOSTCOMMON  QUESTIONS 

    GIVEN  A CHANCE  TO ASK,  DO NOT HESITATE

   ASK RELEVANT QUESTIONS   AND CREATE  THE IMPRESSION   IN THE INTERVIEWERS   MIND  THAT YOU ARE  CONFIDENT 

SOME Do's & Don'ts   

    EACH ONE OF US HAS   AT SOME POINT OR THE OTHER   FACED AN INTERVIEW

BRAVE FEW AMONG US  MANAGE TO RETAIN   OUR COMPOSURE  AND FEEL RELAXED

FOR A SIZEBLE  NUMBER INTERVIEW IS AN ORDEAL

SUCH NERVOUS  NELLIIES  CONSIDER INTERVIEW  AS CHOPPING OF THEIR HEAD

SOME Do's & Don'ts 

   SOME SYMPTOMS

    HEAVY BREATHING

    STREAMS OF  SWEAT  TRICKLING DOWN

   COMPULSIVE DESIRE  TO DRIK WATER

 IT IS OUT OF SHEER NERVOUSNESS  ENTERPRISING & BRILLIANT  INDIVIDUALS  END UP  LOSING THE RACE

   

SOME Do's & Don'ts 

   

   FRIGHT AND ANXIETY CAN  LOWER YOUR CHANCE OF SUCCESS

  THERE IS NO MAGIC  PILLS  TO CREATE CONFIDENCE 

  BUT  OBSERVING  A FEW Do's & Don'ts   AND MASTERING A FEW  TECHNIQUES  WILL BETTER  EQUIP YOU TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION

  

Do's   

•   ARRIVE BEFORE TIME

•   DRESS  SUITABLY-  AVOID SHABBY OUTFITS, BE CLEAN,TIDY AND SOBER

•TAP GENTLY AND GREET -  BARGING  WILL INDICATE  LACK OF ETIQUETTE

•WAIT TO BE SEATED  - GRABBING  A CHAIR IS A BAD MANNER

Do's   

•    BE  ENTHUSIASTIC AND  CONFIDENT

        YOU  MAY  FEEL THAT IT’S A FUTILE EXERCISE  BUT EMPLOYERS RATHER SELECT AN ENTHUSIASTIC  CANDIDATE

•

•PRESENT IDEAS SYSTEMATICALLY

    INTERVIEWS ARE  NOT ELOCUTION  CONTESTS. EACH IDEA  SHOULD CONNECT  TO THE NEXT

   Don'ts   

•   DO NOT ARGUE  - IF YOU WISH TO DISAGREE DO IT IN POLITE MANNER

•DO NOT BLUFF - BE HONEST AND ADMIT  THAT YOU  DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER

•DONOT SERMONIZE - TAILOR  YOUR ANSWER   TO WHAT THE INTERVIEWER  NEEDS TO KNOW

MOST  CRITICAL PART OF THE
INTERVIEW 

    1. QUESTION SESSION         X   

   2.  COMPANY TOUR              X

     IT IS TIME SPENT FOR PREPARING

  FOR IT

FOUR SESSIONS OF   INTERVIEW    

   1. THE  GREETING

   2. THE WARM UP

   3. THE Q&A

   4. THE CLOSING 

GREETING

    THIS  10 SECONDS   EVENT  SETS THE STAGE

   1. GREETINGS

   2. HAND SHAKE

   3. SMILE

   4. EYE CONTACT

  

     

WARM UP  

    A GOOD WARM UP  IS NON PERSONAL

    BUT OPTIMISTIC   COMMENT

•  THIS  IS A NICE  BUILDING

•  THE WEATHER   HAS BEEN GREAT

• THAT IS A NICE  DRESS - TOO PERSONAL 

•THE TRAFFIC IS MISERABLE - POOR CHOICE

WHY WARM UP   

    INTERVIEWER  MAY ALSO BE   JUST AS COMFORTABLE  AS YOU ARE

    A POLITE  AND POSITIVE START  PUT  EVERY ONE AT EASE  

Q&A   

    THIS IS THE HEART OF THE SESSION

   BEFORE ANSWERING THE QUESTION ASK YOURSELF WHAT IS THE  REAL QUESTION

  E.g..  WHY YOU LEFT THE LAST JOB

    THE REAL QUESTION IS , WILL THIS PERSON BE LOYAL AND RELIABLE  

Q&A   

    HENCE A LONG STORY ABOUT  OFFICE PLACE   NOT REQUIRED

  

    CONCENTRATE  ON  PUTTING THE INTERVIEWER’S  MIND AT EASE  AND MOVING   THE CONVERSATION  BACK TO YOUR  SKILLS AND SELLING POINTS  

Q&A  

   ANSWER QUESTIONS  FULLY

   USE  THE “NO,BUT” &

 “YES,AND” RULE

   Q&A   

    E.g..  CAN  YOU  USE MSWord

    DON’T JUST SAY   YES OR NO

   NO, BUT I’VE USED Word Perfect   AND  I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASSES  IN WORD  AND I WILL BE  ABLE TO LEARN IT QUICKLY

Q&A   

    E.g..  CAN  YOU  USE MSWord

    

   YES,  AND I HAVE BEEN  SKILLED WITH IT . IN MY  CURRENT JOB  I CREATED  REPORTS  AND  OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF MY SECTION.

CLOSING   

    MANY CANDIDATES  ARE SO RELIEVED   AT THE END , THEY  JUST  TELL THANK YOU AND RUN AWAY

   THIS IS WASTING AN OPPORTUNITY

   AS A CANDIDATE  YOU MUST CREATE  AN IMPRESSION THAT YOU NEED THIS JOB

 IDENTIFY ONE OR TWO THINGS  THE INTERVIEWER NEED TO  KNOW TO HIRE YOU, HIGHLIGHT THIS INFORMATOIN  

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