The document provides guidance on common questions asked during job interviews. It discusses that an interview allows an employer to assess a candidate's qualifications and determine if their skills match the job requirements. The interview process typically involves conversations or structured questions to evaluate a candidate's abilities. Different types of interviews like situational, behavioral, and panel interviews may be used depending on the employer's needs. The document also provides tips on how to prepare for interviews, how to answer tricky questions, dress appropriately, maintain good body language, and follow up after an interview.

1. COMMON FAQs
TO ASK AT AN
INTERVIEW
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2. What exactly a job deals with?
This is a kind of a personal meeting with your
potential employer, who will assess your
qualification and will determine whether your
skills and qualifications match with the
requirements of the job.
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3. What is included in a job interview
process?
An interview is basically an event that provides
the interviewer and the candidate a chance to
know one another in a better manner and decide
whether the candidate is the right choice for the
job. The process of an interview might include a simple
conversation between the employer and the applicant, or
structured questions that help in evaluating the skills and
abilities of the candidate. On one hand, the interviewer
tries to find out specific skills in the candidate, whereas
the candidate tries to find out about the company’s
culture and the job responsibilities on the other.
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4. What are the main types of interviews?
Employers can employ different types of
interview process to conduct the interview.
This can comprise of situational interviews,
behavioral interviews, stress interviews, task
based interviews, panel interviews, group
interviews, and even video or telephone
interviews depending on their needs. All the
different types of interview process have
different structure and characteristics.
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5. Should I negotiate salary for the job?
In private sector, you will have to negotiate
salary for the job, but this happens only when an
offer is made to your after the interview process
is over. A number of points should be considered
while negotiating salary, which includes your
career record (whether you are a fresher or an
executive), the experience you hold in a job, the
kind of job, the job responsibilities that you need
to render, etc.
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6. What if the employer asks me about a
skill that I don’t possess?
You might have to face tricky questions
during an interview, and it can make you blank
for a moment. You will be asked such type of
questions especially when you are switching
your career, or when you are being promoted.
However, experts suggest that you should apply
for a job where all your skills match with the job
requirement. Still, if you face such a question,
you should try to answer it in a positive tone.
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7. How to prepare for an interview
Preparations before the actual interview play
a very significant role in succeeding in interviews.
You should try to find out some of the common
questions that are asked in an interview, and
should prepare their answers beforehand, as this
enhances your confidence level. You should also
look for tricky questions that can come up in an
interview and should practice the way to deal
with sudden tricky questions that can take you
off your feet.
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8. What should I do if the employer asks me
about the gap in my job?
Try to make your answer as positive as
possible, and emphasize more on the
activities that you were involved in during the
gap. This can include some training, courses
undertaken, voluntary work that you did,
network building, etc. You can answer this
question by saying that you are selective and
you did not jump to any opportunity that come
your way, and was waiting for a good job
opportunity.
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9. Is thank you message important?
Yes, it is important, and it is always better to
put it on paper and send it to the employer
soon after your interview. You can also email
the message to your employer. this helps in
displaying your interest in the job and keeps
you in the list of preferable candidates as well.
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10. What is the right dress code for
interviews?
This is one of the common questions hovering in
the mind of both male and female interviewees.
Your apparel is an important part of the
impression that you create in front of your
interviewer, so you should dress to make an
impact on the employer. You should first try to
find out about the interviewing method and the
culture of the organization you are interviewing
for, and then decide whether traditional or
casual apparel will work for the interview.
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11. How should I work on my body language?
Your body language is another very important
part of your interview, as it highlights your
communication skills and your confidence.
You should try to keep up eye contact with
your interviewer and should also shake hands
in a warm manner. Your posture while sitting
should be correct as well. All the elements show
that you are not nervous and you are prepared
to meet all the challenges.
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12. What is targeted selection or interview?
This kind of interview follows the principle
that past experiences forecast behavior of a
candidate in future. The questions usually
asked in this kind of interview are very
straightforward and the answers should also
be very particular and related to examples
from your previous jobs.
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13. How to wrap up an interview
The final words are as important as the
initial greeting in an interview. You can end
up saying thanks for the time that the
spared for you, or you can also ask about
the further process of selection. Keep your
tone positive and confident until the end.
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14. THANKYOU FOR
VISITING US
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