Over the years, selection process has only reinforced the importance of the interview as a part. The interview has become an indispensable tool for the selection of right candidates for all posts in most of the jobs. The interviews differ in nature and dimension.
However one thing has remained the same - through the interview, the employers try to select the most suitable candidates for a position. It is therefore, to be borne in mind that the interview is a crucial stage which you have to face confidently before you get selected for the job you have applied for. The extent of your confidence will matter most with regard to your success in the interview. If you are like most job seekers and you have had very little or no professional training with regard to good performance in the interview, you need not get scared at the very thought of it, you need not feel handicapped at all either.
The skills and techniques that one requires to win interviews, you can master on all your own. The important requisites for interview are establishing rapport, information gathering, questions based on behaviour and interviewers questions.
You have to be conscious all the time that your answers are brief. Never try to start narrating your work history. Avoid explaining why you consider yourself fit for the job. Keep smiling and display your enthusiasm. One should try to give overall introduction in just two or three minutes.
When candidates are asked open-ended questions, the must avoid the following. They should avoid fumbling and answering in the manner which is never thought to be positive. One should also be brief in presentation on career profile.
If you are a fresh graduate or post-graduate, then you should simply describe your college experience and academic highlights in brief. Start with your college then explain geographical moves, if any.
Remember to use the chronological order approach you have used while preparing your resume. Mention all your major accomplishments. Stress, why you did it, to show your decision making ability, state why you are interested in the position you have applied for.
You need not get nervous at the mere thought of getting rejected. Instead, you ought to remain focussed and confident.
Always face an interview with the thought that you have been called because the institute/ organisation wants to get you selected, not rejected. Most of the interviewers make questions easy for you and you are supposed to answer them in a proper manner.
So all the best to all the aspirants who want to crack an interview for a private job or civil services examination also called the personality test which determines one’s rank in the entire job related interview.
