5.

2 INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB

AND PREPARING EMPLOYMENT
MESSAGES
MBS 1st Sem.
 Job interview is the last lap before you in the
career path you have chosen.
 If successful, it wins you a coveted job and opens up
an opportunity to express your talent, use your
skills and grow, and generate wealth.
 Accroding to Yuvvraj Srivastava from Pepsico India,
“The job interviews should possess the ability to
spell out thoughts clearly and convincingly, stand up
for, and argue logically on one’s own point of view.
He/she should be able to think out of the box and
provide multiple solutions to the problems posed.
While intellectual ability is appreciated, the job
interviewee should also display positive attitude and
humility,”
A. TYPES OF INTERVIEW
 Most companies conduct various types of
interviews before hiring a new employee.
 1. Structured Interviews:
 It is an interview in which the interviewer
follows a predetermined agenda, including a
checklist of items or a series of questions and
statements designed to elicit the necessary
information or interviewee reaction.
 2. Unstructured Interviews:
 An unstructured is a freewheeling exchange
that may shift from one subject to another,
depending the interests of the participants.
 Some experienced interviewers are able to
make a structured interview seem
unstructured.
 3. Stress Interviews:
 A stress interview is designed to place the
interviewee in an anxiety producing situation
so an evaluation may be made of the
interviewee’s performance under stress.
 Interviewees should attempt to assess the
nature of the interview quickly and adjust
behaviour accordingly.
 4. Group Interviews:
 As organizations have increased emphasis on
team approaches to management and problem
solving, selecting employees who best fit their
cultures and styles has become especially
important.
 A group interview is a meeting format with
several candidates and one interviewer and is
often used when employers are looking to hire for
more than one position on a short timeline.
 This interview style can often be found in
industries like food service, retail and hospitality.
 5. Virtual Interviews:
 Now the companies are screening candidates
through video interviews from remote
locations and saving money and time in the
process.
 Virtual interviews conducted via
videoconferencing technology are a more
productive use of recruiter’s valuable time.
 A virtual interview is an interview that takes
place remotely, sometimes over the phone,
but often using technology like video
conferencing and other online
communication platforms.
 Virtual interviews are often conducted much
the same way as face-to-face interviews.
 B. Preparing for an Interview:
 There are different steps in the interview
process:
 a. Study the prospective employer.
 b. Study yourself.
 c. Plan your audience.
 d. Plan your time and energy.
 D. Practice for the Interview:
 Steps in the preparation process of
interview:
 i. List five or six key points that you want to
emphasize.
 ii. Be prepared to answer standard interview
questions.
 iii. Be prepared to answer behavioural
questions.
 iv. Be prepared to demonstrate logical
thinking and creativity.
 v. Be knowledgeable of interview questions that
might lead to discriminatory hiring practices.
 National origin and religion
 Age
 Disabilities, health conditions, and physical
characteristics not reasonably related to the job
 Marital status, spouse’s employment, or
dependents.
 Arrests or criminal conditions that are not
related to the job.
 vi. Be prepared to ask the interviewer
questions.
 E. Conducting a Successful Interview:
 The objective of it is to identify the parts of a
job interview.
 1. The opening formalities:
 Use the interviewer’s name and pronounce it
recently.
 Apply a firm handshake.
 Wait for the interviewer to ask you to be seated.
 Maintain appropriate eye contact, and use your
body language to convey confidence.
 Be conscious of nonverbal messages.
 2. Information Exchange:
 The period of questions and answers should
run smoothly.
 Communicate your sincere interest in the
company; show that you are strongly
interested in the company and not just
taking an interview for practice.
 Focus on the satisfaction gained from
contributing to a company rather than the
benefits you will receive.
 Show your humanness.
 3. The Closing
 The interviewer will provide cues indication
that interview is completed by rising or
making a comment about the next step to be
taken.
 Then, do not prolong the interview
needlessly.
 Rise, accept the handshake, thank the
interviewer for opportunity to meet, and
close by saying you look forward to hearing
from the comopany.
 F. Preparing Other Employment Messages
 Application forms
 Follow-Up Messages
 Thank You Messages
 Job-Acceptance Messages
 Job-Refusal Messages
 Resignations
 Recommendations:
 Remind the reference that he/she had
previously agreed to supply information
about you.
 Alert the reference of imminent requests for
information, especially if considerable time
has elapsed since the applicant and
reference have last seen each other.
 Send a sincere, original thank you message
after a position has been accepted.
Thank You All!
Good Luck!!