Earthsoft to face interview and succeed in getting a dream job

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Index
• Interview
• Before interview
• During interview
• Preparation - Likely questions
• Entire process
• Do’s & Don’ts
• Attire


Definition of interview
Face-to-face contact & communication with
anyone having authority to hire or supervise, to
evaluate based on your education, experience &
skills and personality
“They want to know that what you
know instead of that what you
don’t know.”


Objectives
• To understand the purpose of the interview
• To prepare for your interview
• To develop strategies & techniques for a good
interview


The Purpose
• To evaluate
• Your abilities, talents, interests, personality,
work experience, education, and motivation
• Communication between employer & you
• Employer needs, history, work environment,
business activities, and future plans
• To test your ability to operate under pressure
• To demonstrate your problem-solving skills
• To conclude compatibility about the job
• How effective you communicate?
• How successfully you both close it?

Need of interview
To evaluate your personality & check
• Smartness, Energy
• Education, Knowledge, Expertise
• Experience, Reliability, Ability to execute
• Vision
• Convincing power, Communication skill
• Decision making ability
• Leadership quality, Team work
• Personality – Habits, Hobbies, Health
• Body language, Attitude


Interview Skills
• Have a Plan
• Demonstrate your desire to work
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
• Smile, make eye contact
• Bonding Moment
• Concise vocabulary
• Hand Shakes
• Demonstrate Energy
• Precise Time –in & Time Out
• Be Flexible
• Be honest , sincere & polite

Ten Most Marketable Skills
• Technical
• Analytical / Problem Solving
• Flexibility / Versatility Energy
• Interpersonal
Ethics Energise
• Oral / Written Communication
• Organization / Planning Personality
• Time Management
Etiquette Edge
• Motivation
• Leadership Execution
• Self-Starter / Initiative
• Team Player

Interview process
Based on quality of your resume & credentials
mentioned
• Initial employment interview
• Pre-screening process
• Ability tests
• Language tests
• Personality tests
• Followed by 2nd / 3rd interviews till closure
• Letter of appointment
• Acceptance
• Joining

TOOL BOX FOR THE
SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH


Beginning of Job Search
• Research the organization
• Read Job description, knowledge, skills &
abilities required of the position
• Assess the value you have to offer to position &
organization
• Match experience to the job requirements
• Be realistic, Think about yourself & opportunity
• What did you like most in past? Would this job offer
what you like or is it still better?
• How do you interact with others?
• What motivates you?
• Know your qualifications and limitations both

Know Yourself
• List adjectives that describe yourself
• Create table of job satisfaction factors
• Rank personal values
• Analyze past work experiences
• Assess strengths & weaknesses
• List life & career goals
• Stay aware of current events
• Assemble and review job portfolio
• Review notes on employer
• Match your qualifications to their needs
• Formulate questions to ask
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Check before interview
• Check the current unemployment rate & trends
• Is it employers or employees market?
• Ambition & reality to converge
• Prepare for interview from the beginning
• First impressions last forever, you only get one
chance, opportunity knocks only a once!
• Attempt fully prepared, easier it will be
• While your resume opens the door, the interview
keeps it open or closes it quickly


Need to know
• Size & Age of company
• Number of employees
• Divisions and subsidiaries
• Locations/length of time there
• Services or products
• New products or projects
• Growth pattern
• Sales/assets/earnings
• Reputation, Culture and values
• Competitors within the industry


Preparing for the Interview
• Prepare a resume
• Prepare a brief & precise profile note
• Prepare anticipated questions & rehearse the
answers
• Prepare a file having copies of resume,
references, education & work certificates, etc
• Remember to bring a set of stationary like white
paper, pen, pencil, eraser, etc
• Review your work history & projects
• Write questions about the job or organization
• Be prepared for surprises

Before the Interview
• Find out and record where, when, and with
whom you will interview with
• Will I be only one interviewed during this time?
• What kind of questions will be asked?
• How can I best prepare for the interview?
• What are the names & profiles of interviewers?
• Any question or doubt about organisation
emerged from the research
Psychological Preparation
• Put yourself in the right frame of mind
• Show self-confidence, be prepared

Develop & pursue career goals
• How would you describe yourself?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Identify challenges you are looking for
• Know what you want to accomplish
• Your short-term & long term career goals?
• Why did you choose this career?
• Is it aligned to your goals?
• What do you want from this job?
• What is compatibility between profile & job?
• Why should employer hire you?
• Have a focus & a time bound plan or agenda
• What are you doing to achieve your goals?

Getting the interview
• Confident hand shake, you have a skill set that
organisation needs, be genuinely interested
• Be prepared for everything – Technical,
Behaviour, HR, Finance related questions
• Remain professional & offer pleasant smile
• Never expose previous negative experiences
• Practice online test for the subject matter
• Always set yourself apart wherever possible
• Interview is an opportunity to impress employers
• If you feel good then let the employer know


Get Organized!
• Greeting
• Small talk
• Confident, Can-Do statements
• Strategy
• Deliver topic sentences
• Provide concrete examples
• Organize for conciseness
• Adapt to audience
• Closing (memorize)
• Summarize qualifications
• Reinforce interest in position

Convey Confidence
• Appearance
• Dress
• Posture
• Gestures
• Attitude
• Attention
• Eye contact
• Voice quality
• Resume
• Preparation


Interview - Do’s and Don’ts
Do not chew gum or smoke
Do not distract the interviewer
Do not bring family or friends
Do not use slang
Do not ramble

Do formulate your answers
before beginning to speak


Do’s & Don’ts
Do’s Don’t
Listen Exaggerate
qualifications
Paraphrase/clarify Give yes/no responses
Engage & elaborate Criticize previous
employer
Monitor body language Be nervous


While at interview
• Do find out the exact time and place of the
interview – arrive 10 minutes early and relax!
• Be in a neat appearance
• Dress appropriately, Keep perfume to a
minimum, check personal cleanliness
• Pay particular attention to fingernails.
• Freshen up
• Be energetic and with self-confidence
• Do bring a copy of resume and other supporting
data, perhaps in a portfolio


Interview DO’s
• Treat people with courtesy & respect
• Address interviewer Mr. or Ms. First / last name
• Maintain good eye contact during the interview.
• Sit still in seat; avoid fidgeting and slouching.
• Offer a firm handshake, make eye contact, and
have a friendly expression when greeted
• Listen & be sure to understand interviewer’s
name and the correct pronunciation
• Organize your thoughts and apply your
knowledge, skills and abilities
• Switch off the mobile/wireless device

Interview DO’s
• Think globally! Relate experiences to
demonstrate your qualifications & skills
• Back up statements with specific examples
• Ask clarification if question is not understood
• Be thorough in responses, be concise in
wording, be affirmative
• Use good grammar & diction
• Say “yes”, not “yeah” Don’t fill pauses with “um”
“uh” or “ah”. Don’t punctuate sentences with
“you know”, “I like that”, “I see” , “okay”,
“wonderful” or “great”, etc

Interview DO’s
• Treat the interview seriously and show interest
in the employer and the opportunity presented
• Respond to questions in a positive manner.
• Answer the question, use professional
experiences & descriptive to demonstrate how
you would respond to a situation


Interview DO’s
• Watch the tone of your voice
• Make sure answers have a definite flow. In the
beginning state major points; in the middle
expand upon those points or ideas, and in the
end reinforce your key points and end on a
positive note.
• Make sure you understand the employer’s next
step in the hiring process; know when and from
whom you should expect to hear next
• Evaluate the interviewer and the organization.
An interview is a two-way street.

Interview Don’ts
• Don’t treat the interview casually
• Don’t keep on talking
• Don’t bring up the subject of salary, Don’t
impress that you are only interested in salary
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions
• Don’t make excuses.
• Don’t avoid taking responsibility for your
decisions and your actions.
• Don’t make negative comments about previous
employers or supervisors (or others)
• Don’t act as though you would take any job or
are desperate for employment.

For successful interviewing


Successful Interviewees
• Analyze situation & audience
• Organize knowledge and experience
• Convey confidence
• Handle questions
• Reduce anxiety

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Differentiating yourself
• Briefing about yourself
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Your understanding about job description
• What do you know about the company?
• Why you feel more suitability about the job
• Why do you want this job?
• Why are you looking to leave current position?
• Light moments - How would your colleagues &
boss describe you at work? Outside of work?


During the Interview
• Be on time, Be friendly
• Show your enthusiasm
• Be positive and honest
• Maintain eye contact, express yourself
• Don’t criticize previous employers
• Be aware of body language
• Be a good listener
• Emphasize your strengths, Be yourself
• Avoid personal issues
• Be confident
• Convey the best of past & possible contribution

Posture During the Interview
• Sit on front middle of the seat
• Men: legs uncrossed, but closed
• Women: legs or feet crossed if wearing a skirt,
may be uncrossed, but closed
• Hands folded in front
• Sit up straight with head, neck, and chest
aligned with hips
• Be careful of bad habits
• Tapping your fingers
• Biting your nails, Playing with your hair
• Clicking your pen, etc.

During the interview
• Firmly shake hands with those you meet
• Greet all involved in the interview process and
try to remember names
• Be friendly to everyone (recruiters, interviewers)
• Follow the interviewer’s lead (direction, selecting
a seat, drink, etc.)
• Be specific, not general or vague!
• Don’t describe how you would behave, Describe
how you did behave
• If you later decided you should have behaved
differently, explain this

Remember…
• Nervousness is normal
• Take a deep breath and try to R E L A X without
getting noticed
• Don’t let nervousness interfere with your
answers or conversation
Remind
• This is just part of the process to see if you are
a good fit for the position
• If you are not selected, sky is not going to fall!
• Think whatever happens for good!!


Answering the Questions
• Points must be clear, relevant and adequate
• To enable the interviewer to understand what
you are saying
• To determine your strengths for particular job
• To have sufficient information to make a good
decision
• The interviewer needs to determine if you can
do the job and if you will do the job and if you
are the best one!
Hiring RIGHT person & long runner is the goal.


During the interview
• Listen with patience & answer with enthusiasm
• Have examples to highlight competencies –
demonstrate your ability
• Have questions ready
• Department structure
• Are there any training or personal development
opportunities associated with the role?
• 3-5 year business plan
• Body language throughout interview
• Handshake/closure


Questions


The Interviewer’s Agenda
• They have an agenda
• To determine if you have the skills
• Identify your personal attributes
• Assess your motivation

• Help them by
• Showing how you fit their company
• Exhibit your personality
• Share your career goals


STAR Approach

 S ituations - Describe the situation

 T asks -What approach did you use?

 A ctions - What action did you take?

 R esults - What was the result of your action?

STAR guides an outline for answers


The best predictor of future performance
is past performance


Interview Questions
• Directive Questions
• What skills do you have to deliver
responsibilities of this position?
• Non-Directive Questions
• Tell me about yourself?
• Hypothetical or Case Questions
• Suppose you were working on a guest floor,
and a fire broke out. What would you do?
• Behavioral Questions


Types of interview questions
• Competency based – To demonstrate what
you have done
• Worked as part of a team
• Leadership qualities
• Worked under pressure
• Multitasking abilities
• Working with clients or associations
• Effective communication skills
• Worked on a entire cycle of project
• Level of involvement/seniority
• Dealt with conflict/resolved issues

Types of interview questions
• Behavioural – scenario questions to
establish behaviour patterns
• Role plays and/or Case study
• Establishing analytical / problem solving /
operational / time management / supervisory
experience
• Technical – demonstrate level of technical
ability throughout work experience
• Accounting and IT
• Check what systems / procedures they use and
prepare examples

Competency based interviews
• Adaptability - Changing priorities to achieve
• Client focus - Provided extra ordinary services
to a client beyond their expectations? How did
you identify the need? How did you respond?
• Communication - Situation that required
extensive communication & handled well
• Organisational awareness - Describe the
vision & culture of organisation & your alignment
to achieve the common goal
• Results orientation - When you set and
achieved a goal

• Teamwork - successful as a team member
• Problem solving & judgment - When you
identified the underlying causes to a problem,
resolved successfully & shared the right
judgement, took correct actions
• Developing others - When you coached
someone to help them improve their skills or job
performance. What did you do?
• Innovation – Example that was new and
different for the organisation, resulted improved
performance & productivity

• Impact and influence - series of steps on an
issue to influence an individual or a group
• Leadership - When you had to lead a group to
achieve an objective
• Relationship building - A situation in which you
developed an effective win/win relationship with
a stakeholder or client. How did you go about
building the relationship?
• Self management - Describe the level of stress
in your job and what you do to manage it.
Example of high pressure situation

Write answers or scenarios
• Draft written answers to potential interview
questions
• Develop appropriate scenarios based on your
research of job description & organisation


Communication tools


Most FAQ
• Tell me about yourself.
• Your education qualification & performance
• Which courses did you enjoy most? Why?
• Describe your research / project work?
• Why did you choose this field of study?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What are your most significant
accomplishments?
• What motivates you?
• What do you know about this organization?
• Why do you want to consider us?
• Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Most FAQ
• How can you benefit this organization?
• Describe a problem you have had to deal with.
How did you handle it?
• Do you prefer well-defined responsibilities or
flexibility? Why?
• Tell me about your past jobs.
• Describe your experience and/or education.
• Describe your ideal job
• What are your short-term & long-term goals,
how do you expect to achieve them?
• What salary are you expecting?

Most FAQ
• When you have gone beyond to satisfy a
customer.
• Tell me about a conflict with a co-worker and
how you resolved it?
• What qualities a successful manager should
have?
• What is the last book you have read?
• Who is your role model?
• What is your family background?


Tell Me About Yourself
Create a 60-second sound byte
Include
• Geographic origins
• Educational background
• Reason for choosing major
• Specific expertise and accomplishments
• How you can contribute to company
• Identify your career goals
• Speak clearly, sincerely and honestly


Your Strengths
• 2 or 3 strengths related to position
• Relate them to the job
• Give examples & demonstrate these
• How were they developed
• Identify your mentors and/or role models


Your Weaknesses
• Relate these to your work
• Show the positive side of these
• Steps you have taken for improvement
• Detail the results and/or time frames expected
• Share criticism you have received and its effects


Behavior Based Questions
Situation

Result Action
• Identify an incident where your leadership
proved to be valuable to the operation?
• Prepare Examples of SAR
• Situation
• Action
• Result

Behavior Based Questions
• Based on the theory that past behavior is
predictive of future success.
• Questions about skills, character, and
preference based on examples from your past
work or school experience.
• Key idea is to paint a picture of the thinking that
underlies the decision making or behavior
• What do you think of working overtime?
• Describe a time when you needed to work extra
hours to meet a deadline or complete a task
• Examples show the meaning you have made of
education and experience

Behavior-based Questions!
• When did you face problems or stresses at work
that tested your coping skills. What did you do?
• A time when you were quick while deciding
• An important goal you had to set and tell me
about your progress in reaching that goal.
• A problem you faced on the job, and how did
you solve it
• A situation in the past year in which you had to
deal with a very upset customer or co-worker
• If a customer yelled at you, what would you do?
• Time you dealt with an angry guest to ensure
the situation was corrected to their liking?

Leadership qualities
• Describe a time when you needed to work extra
hours to meet a deadline or complete a task.
• Identify an incident where your leadership
proved to be valuable to the operation?
• Describe a time you assisted an angry guest to
ensure the situation was corrected to their liking
• Provides insight on how the candidate’s mind
works
• Do you have leadership traits? What are they?


Unlawful Questions
• Do you have children?
• How old are you anyway?
• What is your date of birth?
• Where is your birthplace?


When it is done
• ASK when you can expect a decision or if you
should call
• Express thanks for their time
• FOLLOW UP the interview with a thank-you
note or letter or email
• ANALYZE your performance in the interview (for
later interviews)

Don’t get discouraged if you are not selected!
Learn from the process and be patient

About Salary
• Salary topic is addressed in a second interview
or after the job is offered
• Research the average salary
• Know what you want, and be realistic
• Evaluate situation well
• Don’t undersell yourself
• Understand clearly what is being offered to you
• Evaluate is it worth for the considerations &
communicate clearly
Know what you’re getting !


Questions for the Interviewer
• Always have 4 or 5 questions prepared
• Most effective ways to compare employers
• Assure questions show interest & enthusiasm
• Demonstrate knowledge of the industry &
company
• Consider multiple areas
• Corporate values & Work environment
• Anticipated responsibilities
• Employment trends
• Measures of work performance
• Quality of work, Personality factors, etc

Questions to ask
• What would my responsibilities and duties be?
• How would my performance be evaluated?
• How would I be supervised?
• What opportunities for advancement exist?
• Is there a training program?
• How much travel is required?
• Who would I be working with?
• Where will I be working?


Too much & unrelated sharing


Interview


The three most important things you
should do before your interview

1. PREPARE!

2. PREPARE!

3. PREPARE!

Attitude
• Be on time for the interview
• Treat the receptionist with respect
• Be enthusiastic, eager, and smile
• Don’t sit until you’re invited to, and sit up straight
• Practice good eye contact
• Walk with confidence
• Adapt to your surroundings
• Use Mr. or Ms. unless asked to use first name


Practice the Soft Skills
• Greet people with a firm handshake
• Stand up to meet people
• Keep your guard up during lunch or dinner
• Practice your dining etiquette
• Remember “please” and “thank you”
• Be good at chatting and small talk


Why spend time finding out
about the employer/job?
 Your goal is to show the
employer why you are the
best person for the job
 Relate your strengths and
experience to the job


First Impressions
 Your Resume
 Your Application
 Your Clothes & Appearance
 Your Body Language


What is employer looking for?
• Job skills and transferable/adaptable skills
• Flexibility
• Dependability
• Teamwork
• Productivity
• Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
• Organizational Skills & Leadership Skills
• Communication/Customer Service
• Ability to continuously learn


Personal attributes
Energy Energise Edge
Health, Dreams, Attitude, Team Aptitude , Ability
Liking, Consistency, Player, ,Skill, Expertise
Nature, Life style, Delegation, Management,
Commitment, Self Interpersonal Teaching ability
Motivation, Flexibility, skills, Stability
Execution Etiquettes Ethics
Family support, Ability Self discipline, Value, Character
to close successfully, Well planned, Believes,
Reliability Organising Religious,
Trustworthy


Professional attributes
Energy Energise
Deep willingness to Respect, Making a
excel,Fun & working difference
under Pressure, Need Recognition
& availability ,Travel Connecting with people
Edge Execution
To gain Knowledge, Good management, Cost,
Enhances algorithmic Passionate to grow, To
& Logical Sharpness, contribute, Quality &
Quick learner timely deliveries

Prove You Can Do The Job
 Employers want concrete examples
 Identify your skills: adaptive, transferable,
and job-related
 Present a good “story”
 Use data - numbers, volume, %, etc.
Emphasize results: what happened as a
result of your skills/efforts?
Link up what you’re good at & how you can
help the employer out in this job


Closing the Interview
• Review your strengths
• Ask questions
• Say thank you for the opportunity
• Say what is next action? & by whom?
• Ask for their business card
• Extend a handshake and exhibit enthusiasm


Follow-up
 Send a Thank You note
 Call back in a few weeks
 Get a next interview/meeting

• Send a short thank you note within 24 hours
• Remind them of key points from the interview
• Emphasize your interest
• State when you expect the next contact to be


Don’t Give Up
 It takes time and persistence to reach your goal
 Consider every interview a learning experience


Illegal Topics
Topics to avoid include
• Nationality/race
• Marital status
• Religion
• Affiliations
• Disability or medical history
• Pregnancy, birth control, child care
• Age


Evaluate
• How did you do overall?
• What were your strengths?
• What right things you did?
• Which mistakes did you make?
• What needs improvement?
• Develop a follow-up chart for tracking


Revisiting
• Describe appropriateness of your attire/
appearance
• Specifics on what you did well
• Specifics on what you can improve
• What you thought of the questions the
interviewer asked and their interview style
• How well you responded to the questions
• If you think you should have been “hired” or not
• Describe your nonverbal behaviors
• Describe anything that surprised you


Attire


Dressing for Success
• Take into account the weather
• Think conservative, traditional, neat,
modest, clean
• Do not go for “shock value”
• Dress to fit in
• One level above the work environment
• Dark or neutral colors
• Natural fabrics
• Little or no scents (Perfume)


Appearance Matters. . .A Lot!
• If you don’t dress seriously, they can’t take you
seriously!!
• Make a good first impression
• Pride in yourself implies pride in your work
• Show your creativity in your work
• Dress conservatively
• Be well groomed and clean


Don’t Forget the Details
• Nicely styled hair
• Natural, clean looking face/makeup
• Clean your fingernails
• Wear a Suit, Iron your clothes
• Shoes should be in good condition
• Aloha Attire is Not Appropriate
• Gentlemen-Jackets Buttoned
• Professional Watch
• Skip the clunky jewelry
• Avoid strong perfumes
• Avoid cigarettes

Interview Attire
• Ladies- Closed-Toe Shoes and Hose
• Minimal Jewelry
• Make-Up and Earrings for Balance
• Purse/Portfolio
• Conservative Length Skirts
• Groomed Hands


Do NOT Wear
Clothes with printed logos

Formal wear Worn-out garments

Hats indoors Strong scents

T-shirts, Shorts Excessive jewelry

Clothes that are sexually revealing


For Men
• Suit matching of good quality (Navy, dark grey)
• Silk tie, no extremes
• Long sleeved shirts in white or light blue
Leather, lace-up business shoes in black
• Belt should match shoes
• Facial hair well-groomed
• Conservative watch and other jewelry
• Removing earrings is safest
• Do not leave the tags on outside of apparel
• Long socks to match color of suit


Professional Image for Men
• Best choices
• Business suit, dark colors (blues, grays,
browns), white shirt
• Suit with solid shirt
• 2-piece suit, lighter colors, striped shirt
• Button your jacket when you stand
• Shine your shoes
• Socks-appropriate color, no holes, long length


Professional Image for Women
• Best choices
• Navy or black suit, solid blouse
• Suit in solid colors, printed blouse
• Straight dress with jacket, solid colors
• Wear polished, low heeled shoes
• Minimal accessories
• Hosiery - appropriate color
• Don’t wear anything too tight or revealing


For Women
• Two-piece matching skirt or pant suit
• Full sleeved blouse
• If skirt, no mini’s! Navy, grey, brown, black
• Wool, wool blends, microfibers
• Conservative watch
• Avoid extreme or excessive jewelry
• Keep makeup conservative
• Shoes should be leather or fabric, closed-
toe; belt to match
• Purse/bag should be small, simple,
coordinate with shoes, leather is best

What to Bring to an Interview
• Several copies of your resume
• Your portfolio, if applicable
• New notebook and a nice pen
• Briefcase or leather folder
• Names, addresses & phone numbers of
references


Reference slides


Applications & Resumes
• Resumes should be brief and to the point (1-2
pages). Both must be ERROR FREE!
• Complete the application form or covering letter
• Make sure all information is accurate and
captures what you have done in each job.
• Document your qualifications. NEVER assume
anything


Types of interviews
• Screening
• Telephonic interview
• Campus interview
• Walk in interview
• Confrontational / Stress interview
• Personal interview / One-on-One
• Technical interview
• Panel / Group
• Task or Technical
• Presentation


Types of Interviews
The Directed Interview
• In-person - one to one, seeks to reveal facts
• Interviewer takes notes of outline & checklist
• Compares you to others
The Undirected Interview
• Unstructured, an open discussion
The Stress Interview
• Creates discomfort
The Behavioral Interview
• Interested in past behaviors
The Audition
• A simulation to evaluate your skills

Types of Interviews
The Group Interview
• Several applicants at one time
• Provides a sense of leadership & style
• How do you interact with peers?
The Panel/Board Interview
• Several interviewers are present
• Maintain eye contact when answering
questions
The mealtime interview
• Check on behavior & mannerism
• Frank discussions

Types of Interviews
The Second/Follow-Up Interview
• Focused on specific job, to seek re-confirmation
• Conducted by department or senior manager
• Serious & the best candidates are called
• To understand issues candidate would have
• To negotiate & finalise compensation
The Telephone Interview
• Have copy of resume nearby, speak a bit slower
• Don’t worry about pauses
• Make sure roommates or family are quiet or
other telephone should not disturb you

Telephone Interviews
• Be available on scheduled time
• Check voice quality of instruments
• Have your notes organized, highlighted, and
within easy access
• Without non-verbal communication, be aware
that it is difficult to “read” the interviewer
• Make sure your voice conveys enthusiasm
• If more than one person on the other end, have
them identify themselves


Research
• To whom are you meeting? Check LinkedIn to read their profiles
• Where is meeting? Know exact location & transport
arrangement? Be before time!
• Company Background – Google Search
• Year established?
• Size of business and their locations?
• What do they primarily do?
• Read last Annual Accounts to familiarise yourself
• Press releases on company website
• Job description – know what’s entailed inside out and be able to
give examples on each aspect
• Practice psychometric testing / technical testing online
beforehand or topics related to your expertise
• Prepare two questions to ask at the end of the interview
• Thank them for their time while expressing level of interest

Dealing with anxiety
Interviewing for a job is often filled with anxiety
and fear but it doesn’t have to be that way.

There are things we can do to prepare ourselves
and become more self-confident and relaxed.


Breathing Exercise
• Relax shoulders, neck, and jaw
• Place fingertips on diaphragm
• Inhale slowly and silently count to 5
• Hold 3 seconds
• Exhale while counting to 5
• Repeat sequence for 5 minutes

102

Practice!
• Practice answering questions out loud
• Mock interview w/ different people
• Get videotaped
• Keep a journal about interview experiences to
aid future preparation
stress

performance

Consideration
Why should I consider you a strong applicant for
this position?
Articulate what’s in your resume.
• Be self-assured, not arrogant.
• Relate your knowledge, skills and abilities
directly to the job
• Demonstrate your passion
• Tell and sell your story


The “weakness” question
• Everyone has a weakness. A weakness is a
deficient skill that you have or need to improve.
A weakness is not a character flaw.
• Be honest and always use an example that is
NOT job-related.
• Always describe the weakness in the past tense
and discuss briefly how you have improved.
• Avoid trite answers such as, “I am a
perfectionist.”


Good and bad answers
"I do such a good job that it makes
everyone else envious of how great I am.“
"I've never been in a position with enough
influence to do any damage, so I'm not
sure.“
“My greatest weakness would have to be
speaking in public. I don't think it's
something that comes naturally to me, so
I've taken courses X and Y to get some
practice, as well as put myself in situations
where I was forced to improve."

Possible Interview Questions
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Act outlaws
questions about age, national origin, marital
status, sexuality, and religion
• Be prepared for the possibility
• If it happens, … don’t over react
• If you are uncomfortable, kindly respond that
you would rather not answer the question


For Everyone
• Hair should be neat and clean
• Shoes should be in good condition
• Clean fingernails
• Clothes should fit properly
• Use appropriate deodorant
• Details
• Everything clean and well-pressed
• Slim leather briefcase if needed


Thank You


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