Project report on Interview and Types of Interview

Enrolment no. - A2505720049

Programe - BFA ( Applied Arts ) 2nd Semester
Batch - 2020-2024
Course code - BC206
Submitted by - Deeksha Goyal
Submitted to - Dr. Vinaya Kumari
What is an Interview?
"Interview is an art of expressing self, where an interviewee is a seller and
an interviewer is a buyer". An interview is nothing but bringing our
internal knowledge outside and make other feel comfortable listening to it.
It is nothing but an interaction between the sender (interviewee) and the
receiver (interviewer). In the simplest word interview can be compared
with the theory of the guest and the host relationship. Man being supreme
creation of god tends to learn by experience; the same is with the
interview, we should never take interview as a negative note rather it's a
positive gesture to conquer next step with more perfection and maturity;
where there are less chances of failure than the first. Our practice can
provide us a mature platform from where we can make difference in the
qualitative approach of getting selected or rejected. This art of learning
could be beautified through preparation and practice, as it is well said,
"Practice makes man perfect". To compete an interview with the flying
colours the candidate needs to learn with the same theory as he used to
learn in his kindergarten stage, trial and error technique. As when we learn
bicycle: The more we fall the better we grip, and one day we paddle it with
even leaving both the hands. Major interviews speak the success story of
the deserving candidate in just five minutes. As the hiring managers don't
want to hire the most qualified person, they also want to hire the person
whom they like most to work with. It's very easy to get to an interview but
it is harder to turn an interview to a job. Interview can be successfully
beaten by the magical charm of communication skills, where verbal and
non-verbal communication plays a vital role. Articulation, phonetics and
soft skills also multiply candidate's success change during the interview
process.
Interview Selling Skills
"Selling is an art and for that we need to be an artist." The most important
aspect to master in selling skills is to master on two major aspects; first is
the product and the second is service. In order to bridge the gap between
product and service we need to believe in self, as it is well said, "Self
Confidence is the key of all locks." Confident person can chase his
hardship much smoothly than the one who is crippled with diffidence.
Six Sigma's for Interview Success:
As it is said that interview is an interaction, but this interaction can easily
be converted to triumphal victory by the magical spell of the interviewee,
where he mingles his interaction with the six sigma effects by using his
interpersonal skills, team spirit, social grace, business etiquette,
negotiation skills and behavioural trades. Interview process is the sum
totals of six most important skills that makes correlated bond between
Interviewee and Interviewer.

Six- sigma's between Interviewee & Interviewer

1. Interpersonal Skills
1. Social Grace
2. Behavioural Traits
3. Negotiation Skills
4. Business Etiquette
5. Team Spirit

Among many job aspirants the most crucial and stressful zone is the
interview hall. Although they may have all required qualifications,
experience and well framed records, yet they may lose the battle to
conquer to the other, who are well versed and confident at the time of
interaction and can answer the questions in the most acceptable way
keeping the track of their interpersonal, social, as well as their
behavioural skills. He needs to also sell his business acumen, team
spirit and attitude at the time of interaction. These are really the basic
component that makes a candidate perfect. No matter what your
industry or the role is; effective selling skills are integral to your
success.

As it is well said by James Allen: "For true success ask yourself these
four questions:
1. Why?
2. Why not?
3. Why not me?
4. Why not now"?

Interview and the Three Major Elements

The most important fact about the interview process is the first
impression that a candidate scripts in the mind of the employer in just
initial five minutes.
Research shows that initial first impressions are made up of the
following
 Three Elements:

1. 55% visual impact, i.e. dress, facial expressions and body language;

2. 40% tone of voice; communication skills: verbal and nonverbal

3. 5% from what you say. All is not lost if you are very nervous at the
outset but try to create the best first impression you can - a warm
smile and firm handshake will help.

When you are being interviewed it is very important that you give out the
right body signals as body speaks more than words. During interviews one
should always look attentive; a bad body language can disqualify the
image of an employee in the very primary rounds of interaction. As it is
well said, "face is the index of mind." We should never forget that, one of
the most burning questions in the mind of the interviewer will almost
certainly be ‘Will this person fit in?' Therefore, if you are perceived as
being a good fit with the prevailing corporate style and culture you will be
strengthening your case and it wouldn't be wrong to state, that knowledge
of Kinesics will add to the overall persona of your personality. The success
graph of the deserving candidate is been sketched now he enters the
interview venue or the interview room, his body language clearly depicts
his mental attitude. The positive body language can even be judged by a
novice interviewer not very familiar with the kinetic traits.
The initial five minutes can make or break the connection between two
people when they meet for the first time. The starting point for any
interview preparation is to try and understand oneself. First impressions
are crucial! The employer obviously believes you are qualified to do the
job, which is why they have asked you to an interview. But still many
interviewees fail because of poor communication skills, which is not only
the content of your speech, but includes other non-verbal behaviour such
as eye contact, posture, facial expression, tone of voice, and gestures.
Get all your preparation out of the way well in advance and allow plenty of
time to get to the interview so that you arrive in a cool calm state. Arriving
15-20 minutes early is appropriate. One should be well prepared about the
location and required time in order to deliver the best results. The
interviewer is looking for a candidate who is interested, enthusiastic, and
confident. Professional appearance is extremely important, when you first
meet the interviewer, give a firm handshake with greet and smile and let
the interviewer take the lead when directing you towards their office and
once you are in their office by waiting for them to offer you a seat.
Confidence is the magical word, if you are confident then you will be
relaxed, calm and organized and able to talk lucidly about yourself, you
will be able to look the interviewer in the eyes, you will not slouch or
fidget - you will have the potential to clinch the job. Along with the
confidence one need to be very particular about dressing sense. Try and
understand all aspects, be it your appearance, personality, likes, dislikes,
strengths or weaknesses. Many people think that, interview is a place
where one should always speak of positives but speaking about
weaknesses is not negative as it enables us to reason for self-improvement.

Interview & 3 C's Principle:

All three are correlated to each other and hence work as a bond.
Interview Mantra: K (Y×C×P)
KY = KNOW YOURSELF
KC = KNOW YOUR COMPANY KNOW THE PROCESS
K= KNOW Y=YOURSELF C=COMPANY P= PROCESS
Interview Mantra: K (Y×C×P)
KY = KNOW YOURSELF
KC = KNOW YOUR COMPANY KNOW THE PROCESS
Types of Interviews
1. Screening Interviews
2. Telephonic Interviews
3. Face to Face Interviews
4. Panel Interviews
5. Group Interviews
6. Structured Interviews
7. Campus Interview
8. Performance /Situation Interviews/ Stress Interviews 9. Online
interviews
10. Presentation Interviews
11. Video Conferencing
12. Dinner Interviews
Screening Interviews
This is the most primary type of interview. In this category the candidate is
categorized by different set criteria's like: subjective, departmental,
academic, profession & experience.
Telephonic Interviews
Seeing the time frame many of the organization are focusing on the
telephonic rounds. The basic criteria of the telephonic interview session
are to judge employment objective, education, or required skills.
Face to Face Interview
As it is well said," First impression is the last impression". Face to face
interview works like a mirror for the interviewee and interviewer. It can be
explained as a direct answer to a demanded question so we need be well
prepared for the face to face interaction.
To master face to face interactions a candidate needs to impose five listed
elements within self.
1. Punctuality 2. Politeness 3. Professionalism 4. Positive Attitude 5. Pro-
activeness Panel Interview
Panel interviews are also titled as committee interviews. These interviews
are basically conducted with several individuals at one time, typically
sitting around a conference table to evaluate the multiple skills of the
candidate. The main purpose of such interactions is to provide a
unanimous decision for the acceptance of the candidate.
Group Interviews
As per the limitations of time the group interviews are becoming popular
day by day. Basically group interviews are conducted to see the
participation, communication and leadership skills of a candidate.
Note: As it is a team work where the main purpose is Together Everyone
Achieves More (TEAM), but we should never forget the main theme
behind this round is to lead within the group. A candidate need to be smart
enough to show his strengths living within the group and ultimately shine
at the end to achieve results favouring him because the whole group will
not get the job, it will come to that candidate who is the STAR *
(Situation, Task , Achievement, Result) performer.
Structured Interview
Structured interviews are commonly used for research departments are
basically pre structured on a set pattern. They are also known as a
standardized interview or a researcher-administered survey. Note: The
designed questionnaire need to also include all necessary details in-order
to reach to the maximum possible results. As these interviews are more
statistical so the interviewing body need to plan systematically and must
focus on the reliability and validity of results.

Campus Interviews

Campus interviews are becoming popular day by day. Corporate

visiting campuses for recruitment generally test candidates on their
technical expertise, aptitude, and personality. These rounds are
based to check the academic & industrial knowledge of the candidate.

Performance/ Situation/Stress Interview

In this category candidates are given certain task related to their workforce
to perform. These situations can be categories in different areas as
Academic, Social, HR, Marketing, Finance, IT, IB Etc.
The motive of such interviews is to get the best results on spot. These
rounds can also be categorized under audition interviews: like singing,
dancing, acting etc. Candidates are asked to deliver presentation or demo
in their respective area and even could be asked to solve certain stressful
situations.
The most important thing to remember during the situational rounds is you
show your competency.
Online Interviews
Internet is the best way of communication today. It is also the fastest and
the cheapest medium of interaction.
Presentation Interview

With the emerging change interviews have also taken up electronic

impacts within. It is becoming increasingly common for presentations to
be delivered as part of the recruitment process. It enables employer to
assess individual's talent for effective organization growth.
Communication skills, Confidence, presentation, body language, concepts
are certain parameters to collate and analyse information. Now the usage
of projectors, laptops has also added professionalism in the delivery of the
candidates and hence the corporate is focusing more on the presentation
skills.
Video Conferencing

The widest form of interaction is video conferencing. This form of

interaction is very common in most of the international brands. It is more
conventional and time saving. The basic requirement to conduct such type
of interview is camera, microphone and software.

Dinner Interview

These interviews are becoming popular day by day but the most important
aspect to remember about such type of interaction is that we needn't to
forget that we are not going for party or dine out where the most hidden
aspect is the interview. Remember that the purpose of the dinner interview
is to get to know you. Eating should always be secondary to conversation.