Interview

Things to keep in mid while preparing…

Busting some Myths
• The interview is a test of your ability to COMMUNICATE knowledge,
not ACTUAL SKILLS, Or SHOW OF TALENT.
• It’s all about presenting the best version of you
• You can’t be entirely honest in the interview… you have to sometimes
suppress information to get what you want. Don’t use negative
sentences or THWART or FRUSTRATE the panel
• Know what to say and more importantly WHAT NOT TO SAY
Continued…
• YOUR ACADEMIC RECORD ALONE MEANS NOTHING!
• Impression counts more than talent.
• I concept of giving a bad interview doesn’t exist. If you do badly, it’s
because you weren’t prepared.
• Don’t OVERSELL YOURSELF…. Be proud that you are a Fresher
The Key is to prepare well in the following
aspects:
• Your Grooming: including your dressing, manners, etiquette, social
conduct, behaviour, attitude etc

• Your CV: Creates the first impression, even before they see you

• Your qualifications, and skills acquired in Academics

• Your ability to translate all the above into words: your

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
 Giving an interview is like playing a football match,
or asking your father/mother to buy you
something
• The trick is to be psychologically on top, and control the course of the
interview. How to do that? Through your responses. If you respond well
and intelligently, you can be in charge…

For eg: Poor Academic performance in graduation.

Or… Why did you change your discipline…
Or… intersnship questions
Other weaknesses…
You have to learn the tricks to positivise them….
 PREPARE MODULES.
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF MODULES IS KEY TO GIVING A
GOOD INTERVIEW.
• Internship experience
• What did you learn about real work environment?
• What challenges did you face in your internship?
• What roles did you perform?
• Learning outcomes at the univ
• Your skills
• Tell me something about yourself… prepare a solid intro
• Why do you want to work with us?
• Why should we hire you?
• How can you contribute to our Firm?
• Tell me something about your schooling
• DO you have any plans for the next five years?
• Where do you see yourself in the next five years
• How much do you expect as salary?
Modules… continued…
• Are you willing to work beyond work hours?
• Are you going to stay for long if we hire you?
• What if you grow homesick?
• Are you familiar with our company?
• Are you adaptable?
•…
 There can be two kinds of questions… OPEN
ENDED, or CLOSED.
• If open ended, you’re lucky. You can control your response and to some
extent their reactions… you have a WELL-ROUNDED answer.

• A well rounded answer is a type of answer where you intelligently

cover all aspects of the topic… including facts, technical knowledge,
positives, negatives, ways to overcome those negatives, learning
outcomes etc.

If the question is closed ended, then answer to the point. If you want to
add anything new, Ask Permission, And Use Lubricants. More on this in
another slide.
Brainstorming…
• Identify some open ended and closed ended questions.
Be ready and open to criticism… except them
to attack you or touch upon your weaknesses
• In an interview. It is highly possible that they will test your integrity to
work by asking uncomfortable questions… no matter how
uncomfortable the question may be, you can control it with your
response. More on that in another slide.
• Except them to question poor academic record, attitude,
communication skills, wrong career choices, wrong academic
decisions, internship related issues, your CV etc. Be prepared to be
challenged.
• Be ready to face unfriendly people, who won’t always be nice to you..
Be polite to them all the time.
• NEVER EXCEPT THE INTERVIEW TO BE COMFORTABLE. The famous
quote comes handy here… hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Let’s get back to language centric etiquette a bit…
revise the rules of professional behavior…