Today lecture was also about interviews. In previous lecture module lecturer discussed about interview skills today he started the lecture by giving some probable questions that can be asked from an interviewee in an interview. Also lecturer highlighted that interviewee need to prepare for the probable questions, which means prepare with answers.
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| Figure 1: Job Interview (Career research today, 2010) |
When stating the questions, lecturer gave an explanation of how and what kind of answers interviewee need to give in the interview. Below has mentioned the questions and had given a brief explanation of type of answers that interviewee should give.
- What is your favorite TV program?
- Avoid mentioning TV series, cartoons, action programs. It always good if the interviewee mention some documentary channels or programs as the favorite TV program. Ex:- Discovery
- What are your strengths?
- Give at least three strengths and explain the strengths by providing justifications.
Ex:- If the interviewee mention leadership as a strengths need to justify with the example where he/she has shown the leadership and outcome of it.
- What are your weaknesses?
- Give a weakness that also can be taken as a strength and explain it.
Ex:- Inability to say NO, perfection, Not giving quick responses
- Why you need this job?
- Need to mention at least three reasons and should highlight enthusiasm and motivation.
Sample answer:- This is company is well recognize company and I believe I have more offers and reciprocal from the company I can gain experience and skills.
- Why are you a good candidate to this job?
-Find and state most suitable qualifications from the quick match sheet
- What do you think or know about our company?
-Mention about the past and current situation of the company, strengths of the company
After explaining above mentioned general questions, lecturer mentioned some tricky questions that an interviewee can get in an interview.
- How much of salary do you expect?
- Most suitable answer for this is give a range of the salary that a particular job get in the industry- From that they get an idea that the interviewee has have an idea of the job and industry.
- What is your ambition?
- Mention the highest post that can achieve in a particular job. Ex:- If the applied job is business analyst mention the ambition as to become a project manager.
- IF kind of questions
Ex:- What if a customer come with an complaint?
Need to explain the reaction in a positive way. These kind of questions given to check the applicant's behavior, decision making, reaction for a particular situation
- What type of dreams you see?
-Give a positive answer.
After discussed about tricky questions, lecturer further explained what interviewee need to do a effective interview. Lecturer mentioned that interviewee should practice the probable questions before attend to the interview. As an example practice for the interview in front of a mirror. In the interview when talking use some body language and at the end of the interview shake hand the interviewer(s).
After that lecturer explained how a candidate should behave when go to an interview. Lecturer mentioned when applicant go to a interview he/she needs to behave in an appropriate manner from the moment enter to the company until he/she leave the place. As an example polite with everyone including the minor staff of the company.
As the final topic for the day lecturer stated some golden rules which can be useful for an interview,
- Always listen to the question completely and address it
- Always provide evidence what is stated and make sure it referenced in the CV
- Don't rumble on
- Avoid slang words
- Always be prepared
- After an interview need to relax
- Make sure the interviewee is contactable
- If a interviewee got a call for the confirmation of the job better to ask following questions from the company representative,
- About the salary
-If it is a contract job- Go through the contract well
- If in case interviewee do not get the job better to contact the company and get to know the mistakes because it is good to learn from experiences and mistakes.
Learning Outcomes:-
From the lecture I understood how I need to prepare for the interview and what kind of questions that get in an interview. Also I understood first impression is something that always matters in an interview and the good answers and the way of the behavior leads to an effective interview.
References:-
Career search today. (2010).Job Interview.[Online]. Available at: http://careersearchtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/job-interview.jpg
[Accessed 30th August 2012]
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