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What every interviewer expects from a candidate
Preparing for an interview in Dubai or an interview in gulf countries? This article is for you.
Every time you attend an interview, there are few things an interviewer wish they could tell
you but never gets the chance to say so! Here are few things the interviewers really want to
convey to you. Next time, you go for an interview, keep in mind the below points, they would
greatly help you to position yourself in a way the interviewer likes you!
1) Be pleasing and likeable
Every interviewer wants their next hire to have a pleasing personality. The candidate
needs to develop some sort of ‘likenesses from the interviewer. Smile, be social, be
warm, show corporate manners, be positive, sell your candidature professionally – these
are some things which would help you develop likeness of the interviewer.
2) I want you to have content
Beyond everything else, an interviewer expects you to have good knowledge about your
respective industry and subject. Make sure you are well educated on the subject and on
the position you are being interviewed for.
3) Make yourself unique and impress me
An interviewer interviews quite a few candidates for the same position you are being
interviewed for. Try to make yourself unique and have a unique selling point. Just as
they want you to tell them why should they hire you, you need to tell them why you
like this job and why you would be a good fit.
4) Ask me questions – sensible ones
Interviewers expect you to ask questions. The reason being, by asking questions, they
would be able to judge your reasoning skills, your interest in the position and how
constructively you look at things. Give them a feeling you are an innovator and creative
thinker. If you could distinguish yourself by your way of creative thinking, you stand a
higher chance to get hired for that position.
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5) Be yourself – don’t beat around the bush

2. Importantly, they expect you to be yourself. Be original. If you have career gap, so many
career movements in a short time or lower CGPA, be honest, give the real answer. If you
are not sure of something, admit it. More than you not knowing the answer, they would
like your attitude to admit shortcomings. Never argue with the interviewer. Do not
cover up things.
6) You should know the company and little bit about myself
Never attend an interview without researching about the company and the interviewer.
They expect you to have knowledge about the company, nature of work, work culture,
reputation etc. Ask for the interviewer’s name when the interview is set-up and look for
his profile in LinkedIn and do a basic google search.
7) I want you to follow-up
An interviewer expects you to send them a follow-up Thank You note. You could say it
was great meeting him/her, appreciate for the knowledge and insight shared with you.
Express gratitude for sparing time and how excited you would be to work with them.
8) I want you to bring change
With every new hire, the interviewers like to bring about positive change in the
company and the team. Be fresh on ideas, generally and on your domain. Give the
interviewer a feeling that you would bring in fresh ideas and innovation into the team.
For jobs in Dubai, jobs in Saudi Arabia, jobs in Qatar, jobs in Oman, jobs in Kuwait, jobs
in Bahrain & jobs in Egypt, visit www.arabworldcareers.com – The most preferred job
portal in Middle East & Gulf .
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