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1. Best Personfor
the Job Gets It
•Only Possible in Case of InternalRecruitments•
There is No PERFECT Interview yet takenlace
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2. Interviews are
Like School Exams. The more
you say, the
better you will
do.
Interviews are more about Interaction andRapport Simultaneously Attracting SMARTAnswer. Smart does not mean detailed andprecise.
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3. InterviewersKnow
What they areDOING
Most of the time, Interviewer is Branch Manager, RegionalManager etc. having other responsibilities too apart from Taking Interviews
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4. Never Say I Don’t Know
If You Don’t Know
the Answer, betteradmit to it ratherthan pretend toknow and startwaffling.
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4. Only Good Looking PeoplGet the Job
Looks has pretty less relevanceagainst desired Knowledge and
Skills.
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6. If you Answer Better Thanthe Others you get the JOB.
Interview is also aboutconvincing the person
that you are niceperson to work with
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7. Y ou Should t r y t o Giv e T he P er f ect Answer
We may end up talking too much in order to giveperfect answer. This is deadlock situation.
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8. You Must Ask QUESTION todemonstrate your Interest and
Intelligence
Asking IRRELEVENT Question can be Harmful.Asking too many question indicates that you are notWELL PREPARED.
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9. Relax and Just Be Yourself
I n t e r v i e w s
a r e n o t
S o c i a l
E n g a g e m e
n t.
T h e y
a r e
H i g h l y
F o r m a l
i z e d E v e
n t s
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10. Interviewers areLooking for FLAWS
Don’t Be Defensive with thisAssumption.Interview is the process to select aperson who is the best FIT for the
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Summary
1. The best person for the job does not necessarily win it – Often it’s
the person who give the best interview2. Interviews are more than just giving technically correct answers.
They are also very much about building rapport.3. Not all Interviewers Know what they are doing; your job is to know
how to handle the good and bad interviewer.4. It is better to be honest and admit ignorance than try to pretend
you know an answer.5. Good looking people wins jobs – May be in Bollywood Movies.
Employers are keen to hire talents over superficial factors.6. Striving to give perfect answer can get you into trouble. It is better
to give a good answer, to the point rather than searching forperfect answer.
7. Do not ask question for sake of asking8. Interviews are formal occasion requiring formal behaviors.9. Interviewers are more interested in getting overall picture of what
you are and not interested in finding your faults.
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By,Kaushal R [email protected]
