Prepare Yourself For The D-Day

 

Make your own checklist 

If you receive a call to attend an interview after sending the Application Blank, you have won the second round. It means your initial application has been well received and now the printed form has made you eligible for a personal meeting with the company’s executives.

When you receive the interview call, you are expected to telephone the company or reply in writing, to confirm that you will attend the interview on the date and at the time specified. If you do not do this, then they may not expect you. This can lead to unnecessary problems and misunderstandings.

 

You have won the second round.

To be better equipped to face an interview, make a list of questions the interviewer might ask you. The secret is to use empathy, by putting yourself in your interviewer’s shoes and looking at things from his/her perspective. You should be prepared with answers regarding your:

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Family background

 

·         What does your father do for a living?

 

·         Does your mother have a job as well?

 

·         What do your brothers and sisters do?

 

·         What was life like at home?

 

·         Are you planning to move out of home?

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Education

 

·         How did you like school?

 

·         Which subjects did you like the most?

 

·         Why did you change schools?

 

·         Which extracurricular activities did you participate in at college?

·         How will your qualifications help in the job you are applying for?

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Work experience

 

·         Why did you take up this kind of job?

 

·         Why did you join and leave these companies?

 

·         What do you like the most and the least about your job?

 

·         What was your major contribution to your company?

 

·         How many people reported to you?

 

·         Whom did you report to?

 

·         Are you a team person?

 

·         What are the problems you face in your industry or company?

 

·         Why are you looking for a job change?

 

·         Why do you think you are suitable for this position?

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Aspirations/Attitudes/Opinions

 

·         How do you judge the progress you have made so far?

 

·         Has it been a learning process?

 

·         What circumstances have gone against you in the past?

 

·         What are your aspirations?

 

·         Where do you expect to go in the next five years?

 

·         What growth opportunities do you anticipate in your present organization? Why?

 

·         What growth opportunities do you expect here? Why?

 

·         What do you know about this organization – its management, style, products and policies?

·         Have you been under much stress? How have you handled it?

 

·         How did you get on with your boss?

 

·         Why have you not named him as your referee?

 

·         What is your connection with the referees named?

 

·         Do you prefer a staff function (more mental planning) or a line function? ( more active in outdoor.)

 

·         Are you good at verbal or written communication?

 

·         List one failure in your job. How did it help you?

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