HOW TO FACE INTERVIEW?

by :
DR. T.K. JAIN
AFTERSCHO☺OL
centre for social entrepreneurship
sivakamu veterinary hospital road
bikaner 334001 rajasthan, india
FOR – PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
mobile : 91+9414430763

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 Q 1. : Introduce yourself ?

1. Briefly mention your professional and

academic achievements
2. Summarise your recent accomplishments
3. Briefly tell about your career goal
4. Logically relate youself to the position for
which you are appearing

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Q 2 : Why do you want to do this
job ?
1. Extend your answers of previous question
and relate your achievements / strengths /
interests / aptitude to the present job
requirements
2. undertake your brief SWOT analysis and
relate your capabilities to the present position.
3. relate the present job to your career goal and
your career anchors.
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 Q 3: How much salary do you
want?
1. dont speak out – first try to get it from the
company – know about the hr policy of the
company - avoid talking about this issue in the
first round of interview
2. If you are pressed to speak out your
requirements – spell out your requirements
3. Learn the art of negotiations – it is necessary
to have a good idea about the leverage /
decision making freedoms of other party
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 Q 4 : Can you work anywhere?

Say yes – if you dont have any preferences – if

you have any preferences – mention them with
reasons
it is better to be flexible about these issues and
remember that you should not be a constraint
for the company – you may be transferable as
per company's requirements.
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 Q 5: when will you join?

Be practical before you commit. Know about

HR terms and conditions, pay package,
working conditions etc. before you commit.
Take up enough time for joining date – so that
you are fully prepared when you join dont ask
for leave just after leaving. You have to ensure
that when you join, you are able to put in your
best and create a good first impression.
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 Q 6: what was your experience
with your previous boss ?

Dont criticise your previous boss.

Dont share the modes operandi / secrets of
your previous employer

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 Q 7 : what are your
achievements / strong areas?

We all have some achievements – share them

modestly (without Ego) and do remember to
give credit to your colleagues / friends /
relatives / employer – due to whom you were
able to achieve your successes

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 Q 8 : do you want to know about
our company?

Avoid asking questions about the company in

the interview room. Try to collect information
about the company after the interview is over –
informally. If you have some specific queries –
then ask for that – but be very polite in asking.

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 Some useful tips ...

Study the website / news clippings / reports of the

employer before you go for interview
talk to those who know about this company very well
before you proceed for interview, so that you know about
the company very well.
Fill yourself with positive attitude and positive thinking.
Take all your biodata, credentials, photographs with
enough photocopies (if required, you may deliver them)

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 Be careful about body language
Be smiling, positive, confident
read books on body language : like the book by
allan pease etc
read the following links :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22790277/Body-Langua

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19229742/Facing-Interv
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 Study the job ....

Dont just join any job – join a job, where you

can really put in your best – join a job, where
you can work as intrapraneur (with passion).
Study the job description carefully and
understand the requirements of the company
very carefully. You should be able to
meaningfully contribute to the company. Think
about long term career.
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 Avoid jobs – that are painful

Avoid jobs that are going to be painful to you -

believe in your capability – you can earn your
requirements – there is no need to work in a
place which is unethical / painful / unfriendly
and where you have to listen to unreasonable
comments every day. We dont get life again
and again - so work where you can achieve
your dreams. Dont do job – be intrapreneur.
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Join a learning organisation – dont
look at money
Join a truly learning organisation – where you
can learn everyday- where you can grow every
day – where really good people work – so that
you can groom yourself everyday – where you
are challenged every day and put to quality
standards – where you can find fairness,
collaboration and mutual sharing – this will
compensate for money (which will follow you
later)
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 References .....

Avoid giving caste based references – give

merit based references and join only those
organisations, which value merit and where
merit is rewarded. Take permission before
giving references.

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