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Ⅰ  Initialtipsforjobinterviewpreparation

Tipsforjobinterviewpreparationfromthetimeyoureceivethephonecallinvitingyoutothefirstinterviewuntilyouattendaninterview.

●WhattoSayinaJobInterview

1.Theartoflistening

Oneofthefirstskillsofaconversation,letaloneaninterview,istheartoflistening.Thereisamajordifferencebetweenhearingandlistening.Wehearmusic,anactioninwhichwemaymisssomelyricsorsomepartofthemusic,butwehearwhatisimportanttousandwhatweshouldpayattentionto.Duringaninterview,oneshouldremindoneselftohear,understandandkeepinmindwhattheinterviewerissaying.

2.Whentospeak

Also,duringaninterview,oneshouldkeepinmindwhentospeakandwhennotto.Peoplewhospeakwhennotrequiredstandahighriskofbeingbrandedatalkativeperson,orapersonwhodoesnotthinkproperlybeforeheorshespeaksout.Therefore,takethetimetokeepsilentandlistentowhattheinterviewershavetosay.Thisisdoublyimportantwhenyouarefacingmorethanoneinterviewer.

3.Theinformationyouprovide

Duringaninterview,howmuchinformationyougiveoutisasimportantashowmuchinformationyouretain. Also,trytoremainascalmandconfidentaspossible.Makesurethatyoudonotfidgetwhileansweringanyofthequestions.Fidgetingwillonlymaketheinterviewerthinkthatyouarebluffingtheinterview. Concentrationandfocusarequiteimportantinajobinterview.

4.ProvideFacts

Makesurethatyouhaveashortfacttoshareaboutwhateveryoutelltheinterviewer.Thiswillonlyaddtoyourresumelater.However,thefactshouldnotbetoolongandboring.Remember,theinterviewisofaveryshorttimespan. Givesuchfactsonlyiftheinterviewerasksyouaboutit.

5.Relevancy

Additionally,makesurethatyourjobinterviewfocusesonrelevancy.Youshouldshareanyinformationrelevanttoyourcareer,orthejobprofileingeneral,orevenrelevanttotheinterview.Ifthejobrequirescertainabilitiesthatyoupossess,makesurethatyourinterviewconcentratesonthose.

6.Ateamplayer

Makesurethatyougivetheinterviewersanideathatyouareateamplayer.Beingateamplayermeansalotintoday’scorporateworld. Also,onceyouhaveproventhatyouareateamplayer,youshouldtrytoputacrosstheideathatyouliketointeractwithyourteammembersaswellasotherindividualsonageneralbasis.

7.Motivation

Anotherimportantaspecttoputacrossisthatyouliketoknowmoreaboutthecompaniesthatyouworkfor,sothatyoubetterunderstandtheworkingsofthecompanyandhencecontributetothevaluesofthecompany.

8.Futureplans

Also,makesurethatyoutellthemaboutanyconcreteambitionthatyouhave.

9.Honestanswers

Lastly,rememberthataninterviewisjustthebeginningofthejobandhiringprocess.Thereareseveralstepsalongthewaywhereanythingthatyousaywillbecheckedandcrosschecked.Thereforemakesurethatyouarecompletelyhonestaboutyouranswers.

●WhatNOTtoSayinaJobInterview

Herearesomeofthe‘don’tsaboutappearingforaninterview:

1.Privateinformation

Oneofthebiggestmistakesthatpeoplecommitinaninterviewisgivingoutprivateinformationwhenitisnotneeded,orevenwhenitissimplynotasked.

2.Yourweaknesses

Donotconfesstoanyweaknessesthatmayputyouinabadlight.Ifitweresobad,theinterviewerwouldhavealreadynoticeditandnotcalledyouforaninterview. 

3.Pastproblems

Anothermajorproblemiscreatedwhenpeoplespeakabouttheproblemsthattheyencounteredwhiletheywereintheirpreviousjobs. Also,donottrytotellthemaboutanypersonallikesordislikesthatyoumayhave. Makesurethatyoudonottalktothemaboutyourpastdisappointments,oranythingnegativethatyouhavetotellaboutyourpreviousorganizationyouworkedwith.

4.Thesalary

Neverdiscussthesalaryunlessanduntilyouareaskedaboutit.Salarynegotiationsarealwayscarriedoutafterreceivingajoboffer.

Therefore,sayingthewrongthingsduringtheinterviewmightcostyouthejob,whilesayingtherightthingsmightgetyouthejob.

Additionally,youmightbethinkingofsometrickyquestionsaskedduringyourjobinterviewandhowtohandlethesequestions.

●WhattoBringtoanInterview

Whenitcomestogettingreadyfortheinterview,makesurethatyouhavethefollowingathand:

1.Foldersforholdingalldocuments,fromeducationtojobprofile. 

2.Youshouldalsocarryatleasttwopens.

3.Makesurethatyouhaveatleasttwocopiesofyourresume.

4.Ifyouareusinganyreferences,makesurethatyouhavetheircontactdetailswithyou.Trytocreateadocumentthatsimplifiestheconnectionbetweenthecompanyandyourreferences.

Ⅱ  JobInterviewProcess:

StagesofanInterviewProcess

1.Firstinterview–InitialfacetofaceIntervieworPhoneInterview

Thisisthestagewherethecompanyinformsyouaboutthejobpositionvacantintheircompany,orwhereyouapplyforthesaidpostintheircompany.Inanycase,duringtheinitialinterview,thecompanytriestogetanyprofessionalinformationaboutyouandgaugewhetheryoufittherequirementsofthecompany.Incasethecompanyandyouaresituatedingeographicallocationsthatarefaraway,thiscanevenbeaphoneinterview.Inthecaseofaphoneinterview,theinterviewisplacedonatimethatismutuallyacceptablebybothparties.Duringthis,thecompanyrequiresyoutogivetherelevantinformationaboutyourprofessionalpast.

2.SecondJobInterview–2ndinterviewtips

The2ndjobinterviewstepisatechnicalinterview.Ifyouhavereceivedacallforthesecondinterview,youcanbesurethatyouhaveaverygoodchancetobeemployedforthejob.Thesecondinterviewwillbasicallyhaveyoumeetwiththedepartmenthead,ortheindividualinthecompanywhomyouwouldbereportingto.Thisismoreofaninteractionbetweentwoprofessionalsthanajobinterview.Ifalliswell,theindividualwillsharewithyouyourjobresponsibilities,andwilltrytoknowmoreaboutyourprofessionalskillsandwhetheryoufitthebillabouttheresponsibilitiesthatheorshehasinmindforyou.

Atipforthe2ndinterview:

Youmaybeinterviewedbyyournewteammates.Thistypeofinterviewiscalledateaminterviewandisbasedonteamquestionsrelatedtoyourprofessionalknowledgeandcompetencybasedskill.

3.ThirdInterview–the3rdinterview:

HRinterview,SalaryNegotiations

Ifyoucrossthesecondinterview,youcanbesurethatyouarealmostemployedwiththecompany,barringsomeaspectsthatneedtobeclearedout–mostimportantlythefinancialpartofit.ThethirdinterviewwillbeajointinterviewwiththeHumanResourcesDepartmentaswellastheAccountsDepartment.Individualsfromthesedepartmentswillinformyouabouttherulesandregulationsthathavetobeadheredtobythecompanyandtherefore,rulesandregulationsthathavetobeadheredbyyou.Youwillalsobeinformedaboutanydocumentationthatisrequiredforyoutojointhecompany.Also,thethirdinterviewisbasicallyabargaininginterview,wherethecompanyinformsyouabouttheintenttohireyouandthefinancialsthattheyhaveinmindtotakeyouonasanemployee.DuringthiskindofHRoraccountsinterviewyouwillhavetonegotiateonyoursalaryandotherjobconditions.Therecanbeseveralinteractionsbyyouandthecompanybetweenthethirdandthefourthinterview.Theseinteractionswillbasicallycirclearoundtheconfirmationofthedocumentationaswellasfurthercommunicationregardingthefinancialsinvolved.

4.FourthInterview–GettingtheJobOffer

Thefourthinterviewisbyfarthefinalinterviewwhenitcomestojobinterviews.Thefourthinterviewrevolvesaroundyourdepartmentheadconfirmingthathaveyouhavebeenhiredwiththecompanyandtakingaverbalorwrittencommitmentfromyouaboutthejoiningdate.ThesecondpartofthefourthinterviewwillalsohavetheHRDortheAccountsDepartmentprovidingyouwithanofferletterorappointmentletter,puttingafinalsignoftheapprovalonyourhiring.

Mostoftheinterviewingprocesseshavetheabovefourstages（andatthesamestagesorder）.However,therecanbeacouplemorestagesintheinterviewprocessdependsonthejobprofileandthenatureofthecompany.Therefore,forclarifyingtheinterviewprocess,youmayquestaboutitatthefirstinteraction/interviewwiththecompany.

Ⅲ  MistakestoAvoid

Itisknownthattherearemanycommonfailuresjobseekersmakewhentheyareattendinginterviews.

Here’satip–Learnhowtoavoidthesemistakesandyougetanedgeoveryourcompetitors.Nojobinterviewisflawless.Agoodadviceforyourupcomingjobinterviewislearningfromothers’mistakes.

●20Commoninterviewmistakestoavoid–thebiggestjobinterviewmistakes

Thefollowingarethemostcommonmistakespeoplemakeininterviews–thebiggestmakeorbreakinterviewingmistakes:

1.Lackofagoodpreparation:

Aresearchfailureandlackofknowledgearethefirstmistakesonewanttoavoid.Onehastopreparehimselfmakingagoodresearchonthecompany,thepositionandforeveryrelatedquestionsthatmaybeasked.Therefore,refineyouranswerstothetechnicalquestions,thehardquestionsandtothefrequentlyaskedinterviewquestions.Themoreyoupractice,themoreprofessionalanswersyoudeliver. 

2.Failuretohighlightyourachievements:

youshouldprovidegoodexamplesofyourbackgroundandskillsagainsttheposition.Whyyouaregoodfitfortheposition?

Sellyourself.Taketheopportunitytotalkaboutyourpastexperienceandachievements-sellyourselftothesaidposition.

3.Fewword