INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIPS TO GET OFFER LETTERS
Every youngster aspires to get a good job with a decent salary, a very reasonable expectation of every individual. To get a single interview call, every youth applies for hundreds of jobs posted in different Media. A single interview call from employers brings a sigh of relief, but at the same time induces anxiety about performance and final selection. Many youngsters appear in a number of interviews and get disappointed for not being selected. Even after a lot of brainstorming job applicants are unable to easily figure out the reason for failure at various interviews. The present article on interview preparation tips will help to reduce your tension about improving your performance during the interview and final selection.
TIPS FOR INTERVIEW PREPARATION
The word TIP has its roots in England as way back in the 17th Century, TIP is considered to be an acronym for “ To Insure Promptitude”. The interview preparation tips of this article will ensure your promptitude towards job interviews
For every job posting the number of applications received are in multiple of 100, which is a very significant number. A large number of applications, resumes are rejected for multiple reasons. Only a few candidates receive calls for personal interviews, all the candidates appearing interviews are stringently evaluated on several parameters, only candidates performing well in interviews are shortlisted for the next rounds and ultimately reach the final selection. There are fair chances for the candidates final for not being selected and missing the job opportunity. There are several areas that the candidate needs to focus on before appearing in any job interview. Job aspirants need to follow these interview preparation tips.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 1 :- RESEARCH THE COMPANY
A large number of information-providing resources are available at your disposal, Use these resources to know more about the company. Collect information regarding the promoters, the top management of the company. Understand the company’s business, products, services. Collect information about the operating countries, their annual turnover, collect the information about culture, corporate social responsibility approach. Latest events hosted by the company, any new product launches, or any business acquisition. This information can be used to show your interest in the organization.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 2 :- GET INTERVIEWER INFORMATION
This information will help you understand the interest area of the interviewers, which will help you in connecting within no time. Use social media platforms to collect the information and use it to your advantage during the interview.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 3 :- KNOW THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
A large number of candidates are unaware of the interview process and a number of interview rounds. Knowing about the process will help you to invest your time and energy in the right direction, For eg. If you come to know there is no aptitude test, there is no point in focusing on aptitude preparation, the same applies for group discussions and case study solving.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION T TIP NO 4 :- PERFORM SKILL AUDIT
A self-skill audit is essential before applying for a job or appearing for an interview. Know what skills the job requires and employers’ demands. Read the job description thoroughly to understand the skill requirements. Knowing what you are good at ? & what you are weak at ? will help to address many routine questions. Skill audit will help you to bring out your strength on the table for discussion.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 5 :- PREPARE ROUTINE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
There are many routine/ general questions asked during an interview, the objectives are of the interviewer can be varied but, you as a candidate need to thoroughly prepared with these simple questions. Many candidates falter and mess. This casual approach towards routine questions spoils your impression and the entire interview.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 6 :- PREPARE SITUATIONAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Interview questions fall into different categories, candidates need to identify the question category and use proper techniques to answer these questions. Situational questions are very commonly asked by HR managers to test different skill sets of candidates. Most of the time candidates are not prepared with appropriate answers and are screened out of the interview rounds. Find out what kind of problem people working in the same job profile come across & try to think of a solution apt for dealing with the situation.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 7 :- PREPARE BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Behavioural interviews are the favourite of the HR panel to identify the past behaviour of any candidate. Most of the candidates get stuck with these questions, as these questions require a lot of brainstorming, which is done only by a few candidates. There are various techniques available for answering these questions but, very few are able to use those techniques correctly.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 8 :- DRESS FOR THE OCCASION
A very common tip yet advisable is about interview dressing, which conveys a strong nonverbal message. Many candidates ignore this aspect which leads to not creating a good impression. Interviewers are very observant about the dressing, which show candidates a serious attitude towards the job. A formal dress code is to be followed for interviews.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 9 :- FOLLOW INTERVIEW ETIQUETTE
Unsaid rules about behaviour prevail. Interviewers give a lot of weightage to candidates behaviour before, during and after the interview. These include knowing how to manage non-verbal signals like eye contact, handshake, sitting positions and many more. Candidates have to understand their own behaviour and change according to the situation.
INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIP NO 10 :- BOTTOM LINE
The above-mentioned interview preparation tips are a broad outline, that will serve as a guide to you for improving your performance during interviews. It will help to identify any area that you were missing during preparation. However, Interview preparation means practice and implementation. Skills, knowledge, or competency can be only be acquired through sincere and serious efforts. So put in the sincere effort & use the above TIPS to succeed in your next interview. ALL THE BEST
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The author has served as Director of the Management Institute and Head of the Training and Placement vertical. The author has rich experience in training candidates for job interviews. The author is a certified Interviewing Professional, Psychometric Testing Professional, Instructional Designer, and L&D Professional. He has authored various research papers and received the best research paper award.