Interview for the Job is one of the important face to face meeting which decides your future. A good interview may help you to work in your dream company. So to get selected you have to think before speaking anything, interview may ask you questions which may confuse you or trouble you but how you handle such situation is the key of getting selected. Instead of getting questions which surprise you or hesitate you its better to get prepare for the interview. Their are various key points while appearing for the interview which we will discuss in this section.
Interview are basically of 2 types one is personal interview & other is technical interview. Personal interview is a general discussion testing your communication skills, your confidence etc.
In Technical Interview you have to deals with all the technical questions related to your filed or what you studied during you Graduate or Post Graduate.
Common questions asked in Interview
#1 ) Tell us about yourself ? or Describe yourself ?
In such questions you need to just give a short description of yourself for example
My name is Nishit Tandon & i am 25 years old. I am basically from Jaipur, Rajasthan & studied in xyz school . I completed by graduate in this field & now currently i am working in xyz company for past n years. I like playing cricket etc & dislikes xyz. It will take approximately 5-6 minutes to answer this question. Don't drag this answer more than 6 minutes because the Interview may find this conversation boring as you are not the only one they are interviewing their might be a long queue. While giving this description Interview will decide on which section they want to ask you questions.
For example in above question he or they may ask you question another question on Schooling, How is Jaipur ?, About your college, your previous company ?, your likes & dislikes.
#2) Why should we hire you?
In such questions you have to tell your qualities & why you deserve this job it may be due to your knowledge on the particular filed or you are a good learner or you have a good communication skills / leadership skills. You will know from Interviewer face that whether he is satisfied or not satisfied with your answer.
#3) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Asking Strengths & weakness is a common tried, but you should choose your words judiciously, don't fool them be real & tell your real qualities by giving them proof like i have a good leadership skills as i was leader of my group in my previous organization. Many or you don't know what to answer in weakness you can simply say that am emotional, sometime i get nervous etc.
#4) Why do you want to work at our company?
While answering this question you should better know about the company, because such questions requires companies real data like for example your company has a good brand name, its fastest growing company (if stated), your company have a good working environment(if known) etc.
#5) Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?
This is one of the common question asked now a days, this is basically your short term goal, based on your current position your skills will improve & in upcoming 5 years i will be more responsible, if you are fresher you can say that these are my starting years & i want to learn more & more so that i can come out with my qualities & shine more & more
How to handle tricky questions ? OR When i don't know certain questions?
While answering tricky question remember that you don't get hesitate, think before answering any question & if you feel that you don't know the answer say directly that you don't know don't bluff or make them fool, this is the best way to answer
How to dress for the interview ?
Your dressing sense is always judged by Interviewer so you should appear in fully formal attire.
Your Shirt should have light color generally plain or light in color.
Trouser should be formal with dark color
Your belt should be formal & should not contain fence buckles.
Your hair should be properly combed.
Your shoes should be black or brown but should be simple & sober.
What to do before interview ?
Before attending the interview make sure that you know each & every details of the company in which you are currently working & the company for which you are going for the interview. You should be knowing company overview their growth potential, on what platforms they are working, their future expansion etc.
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