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Tips on Successful Interviews 
Selection Interviews
Interview is a critical tool for the purpose of selection of candidates.
Interview mainly aims at;
- Interacting with the candidates
- Gaining insight into personality traits of the candidates
- To understand their skills and experiences
- Mark their spontaneity, zeal and enthusiasm
- Also observe their shortcomings
A skilled interviewer is able to extract honest responses from the candidates by putting them at ease during the interaction. Sometimes ‘Grilling’ is essential for a brain storming session. The purpose is to surface the in-depth knowledge and skills.
A brilliant candidate copes with this grilling and succeeds, whereas others might be rubbed on the wrong side.
It is therefore essential to be trained to handle these sessions or at least be mentally prepared.
A skilled interviewer is able to extract honest responses from the candidates by putting them at ease during the interaction. Sometimes ‘Grilling’ is essential for a brain storming session. The purpose is to surface the in-depth knowledge and skills.
A brilliant candidate copes with this grilling and succeeds, whereas others might be rubbed on the wrong side.
It is therefore essential to be trained to handle these sessions or at least be mentally prepared.
Tips for Job Seekers’/Employees’ Advantage
What are Employers looking for in you! –An Insight into Employer’s Outlook
 Positive Attitude –maintain a positive outlook and enthusiasm for the job
People management Skill – your ability to communicate with the team members
Team players & team builders – you should possess an ability to work well with others
Personal Integrity- your initiative to take responsibility for your actions, self esteem and self confidence
Work Honesty and Commitment- it makes you reliable and employer delegates responsibilities, maintaining confidence in you
Flexibility and adaptability- to change and adapt and remain up to date with the ever growing technology
 Cognitive Abilities- Learning, Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in you
Product knowledge – your understanding of product and expertise to raise company’s profit
These traits in an employee will enhance their chances of finding a job, desirable change in job or promotion and raise in salary to their maximum benefit.
More Tips
Interview-a self marketing event
Interview meeting is a golden chance to showcase your talents.
It is a platform where you have to use your skills, potentials and strategies to market and sell yourself.
The better you present your capabilities, equally better are your chances to be RATED above others and PRICED more.
You have to prove that you are Valuable to them and they must hire you.
Remember, the interviewers would know only what you will share with them.
So, put your BEST foot forward- How?
Here are a 12 Ace Tips to sell well
- To begin with, be Punctual, reach in time.
- Try to make an appealing ‘first Impression’. Your appearance should reflect your somberness and depth in you.
- Do Your Homework- research about the company, its products, its client base. Try to discover and have an idea about their marketing strategies and their competitors. This will ensure that you have real interest in the company and will prove to be an asset to them. Your professionalism should reflect in your dialogue with them.
- Reveal your Strengths Cleverly and Diplomatically- Connect and relate your strengths with the job position in hand whenever you are questioned about your abilities and skills. If you feel that any strength or required talent is missing in you, be prompt to mention how you would go about imbibing or developing it. Show your enthusiasm in doing it. This will reveal your high spirits as well as your problem solving skills.
- Narrate your success stories in your current job as and when required. Convey in wrapped words that your current employer finds you indispensable without sounding boastful. Say that you are still enjoying being the part of your current job profile and organization and have grown in it. You value your experience with them.
- However, the reason to change is to grow and learn further.
- Mention appropriate reasons to join them. You might mention that the organization and the job profile that you are being interviewed for, excites you as it puts forward the challenges to perform which you are ready to meet at this juncture of your success ladder.
- Be as positive as possible during the interview. Do not give negative reasons to leave your current organization. Nor speak negatively of your employer/boss or organization.
- Avoid making negative statements like, ‘My Resume mentions it, please mark it there’ or ‘In that case, I am not interested’.
- Do not pass any wrong information about self in order to impress momentarily as it will certainly backfire on you.
- The Company will certainly cross check the information and references on your resume.
- Express your enthusiasm for the job and reflect your eagerness to join them, however avoid over enthusiasm and availability
Leave parting an impression that you are sure to hear from them (do not say in words or it might reveal overconfidence) and also that you are open to negotiations.
Practice these Tips to sell well in the highly crowded and selective Job market.
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