A short presentation to understand the concept of interview

1. Interview
By Lakshay Malhotra A2305213041
Shriya Dwivedi A2305213023
Sahil Ummat A2305213035
Shreya Sahani A2305213024

2. What is an interview ?
• Interview is a formal conversation between an interviewer and an
interviewee where the questions are asked by the interviewer from
the interviewee to get the basic knowledge about the strengths,
weaknesses, qualification and working skills of an interviewee.
• They are been held by the companies to hire a candidate or by a
university to select a student or any other organization to select the
best candidates out of hundreds of other candidates

3. Types of Interviews
There are six basic types of interviews :
i)Traditional one on one job interview
ii)Panel interview
iii)Behavioral interview
iv) Group interview
v)Lunch interview
vi)Phone interview

4. Traditional one on one job interview
• The traditional one on one interview is where you are interviewed by
one representative of the company, most likely the manager, H.R. of
the position you are applying for.
• The interview is held to check whether the skills matches the job
requirements
• These types of interviews are held by companies to select the desired
candidate.

5. Panel interview
• In a panel interview a person in interviewed by a panel of interviews.
The panel may consists of different representatives of the comoany
such human resources , management and employees.
• The are also held by companies to save times or to get the collective
opinion of panel regarding the candiodate.

6. Behavioral interview
• the interviewer will ask you questions based on common situations of
the job you are applying for. The logic behind the behavioral interview
is that your future performance will be based on a past performance
of a similar situation.
• A situation may be given to a candidate and question are asked and
answers are observed to check whether the candidate is capable
enough to get the job.

7. Phone interview
• A phone interview may be for a position where the candidate is not
local or for an initial prescreening call to see if they want to invite you
in for an in-person interview.
• Proper discipline should be maintained while giving the phone
interview and it should be done in a quiet place with no disturbances.

8. Lunch interview
• Sometimes the employer will take an interviewee to an interview
lunch or even dinner. Interview lunches are very unstructured, and
interviewer will probably be evaluating his social skills and manners.
• It is to judge how sophisticate and manner-full a person is and judge
whether he is appropriate for the job.

9. Most frequently asked questions in an
interview
• What is your greatest strength?
• Ans. The best way to respond is to describe the skill and experience that directly correlate with
the job you are applying for. Be prepared to answer by making a list of qualification mentioned in
the job posting . Then, make a list of your skills that match those listed. This list can include
education or training, soft skills, hard skills, or past work experiences. Narrow your list of skills
down to 3 - 5 particularly strong skills.
• Next to each skill, note a particular example of how you have used that strength in the past. This
will prepare you for when the employer asks you to elaborate on a particular strength.
• What is your greatest weakness?
• Ans. One approach to answering this question is to analyze the key skills and strengths required
for the position you are interviewing for and then come up with an honest shortcoming which is
not essential.

10. • Why are you leaving or have left your job?
• Ans. Regardless of why you left, don't speak badly about your previous employer. The interviewer
may wonder if you will be bad-mouthing his company next time you're looking for work. I once
interviewed a person who told me that her last employer was terrible. They didn't pay her
enough, the hours were awful and she hated the job.
That company happened to be my company's biggest, and most important, customer. And there
is no way I would have hired someone who felt that way, justified or not, about our valuable client.
So, she gave up any opportunity of getting the job as soon as she answered the "Why did you
leave?" question.
• Tell me about yourself ?
• Ans. Try starting out by sharing some personal interests which don't relate directly to your work.
Examples might include a hobby which you are passionate about like quilting, astronomy, chess,
choral singing, golf, skiing, tennis, or antiquing.
Interests like long distance running or yoga which help to represent your healthy, energetic side
are worth mentioning. Pursuits like being an avid reader or solving crossword puzzles or brain
teasers will help to showcase your intellectual leaning. Interests like golf, tennis, and gourmet food
might have some value if you would be entertaining clients in your new job.

11. • Why do you want this job?
• Ans. This is not only a fine opportunity, but this company is a place where my qualifications can make a
difference. As a finance executive well versed in the new stock options law, I see this position as made
to order. It contains the challenge to keep me on my toes. That's the kind of job I like to anticipate
every morning.
• Why should we hire you?
• Ans. To prepare an answer to this question, look at the job listing. Make a list of the requirements for
the position, including personality traits, skills, and qualifications. Then, make a list of the qualities you
have that fit these requirements. For each quality, think of a specific time that you used that trait to
achieve something at work.
• How do you handle stress and pressure?
• Ans. Stress is very important to me. With stress, I do the best possible job. The appropriate way to deal
with stress is to make sure I have the correct balance between good stress and bad stress. I need good
stress to stay motivated and productive. I react to situations, rather than to stress. That way, the
situation is handled and doesn't become stressful. I actually work better under pressure and I've found
that I enjoy working in a challenging environment.

12. •Thank you