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Factors in the Hiring

ProcessLevel I Factors Outward appearance.

Level II Factors Education and job history.

Level III Factors Attitude, self-motivation, persistence, maturity, aptitude, temperament.

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Principles for Exploring Past Actions

The best predictor of future performance is past performance insimilar circumstances.

The more varied the situations in which behavior is demonstrated,the more deeply-rooted the behavior.

The more recent the behavior, the more predictive of future

performance. The more long-standing the behavior, the more deeply-rooted it is.

People reveal past patterns of behavior most vividly in instanceswhere they experience greatest successes or setbacks.

Look for patterns. If done once, it is a clue, twice, it is a pattern; ifdone three it is a well-established characteristic.

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Three Areas They Explore

Family School

Outside Activities

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Critical incidents are stories of real

events that describe effective or ineffective

job behavior. They are valuable for

several reasons. First of all, they are data,

not opinions. The data provided in a

carefully gathered critical incident depend

only on the memory and the observationskills of the person describing the incident.

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Example You are trying to do a cost analysis from all the

various sections of the facility, people are verybusy and dont see the importance of this

information, so they arent cooperating. Whatwould you do?

Another example:

One of your employees has misunderstood your

instructions and incorrectly completed a taskwhich you assigned to him. This has caused asevere problem in your section. What would youdo?

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information that emerges in most

selection interviews,

Biographical facts, Credentials andAchievements

Technical knowledge

Experience/activity descriptions Self-evaluation information

Likes and dislikes

Strengths and weaknesses

Statements of Goals/attitudes/philosophy Hypothetical, speculative statements

Behavior descriptions

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Competence Factors

Achievement motivation Attention to detail

Career interest Creativity

Decision making ability Human relations skills

Independent work/initiative Leadership

Learning ability Organization commitment

Planning and organizing skills Problem analysis Stress tolerance Technical ability

Adaptability Written communication

Oral/verbal communication

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Evaluating Resumes

The "best" resume may not always come from the "best"candidate; it often comes from the applicant who has hadthe most job-interviews.

No excuse to sloppiness. An applicant who isn't astuteenough or doesn't care enough to make the resumeletter-perfect is not generally a good bet.

A resume that is "puffed-up" with trivia (sports interests,hobbies, etc.) may be a sign that the applicant is weak inexperience and skills.

Applicants who lack appropriate education often beef uptheir background with lengthy (and often meaningless)descriptions of special courses and seminars.

If the resume leads you to believe that the applicant isbitter about past jobs, it can easily surface on the job.

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Look for evidence that shows a willingness

to work. ( Hard workers are not easy to

find.)

do the technical screening. A Technical

expert can often tell, on the basis of a

resume alone, which applicants should be

eliminated

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Probe for Details and Test for

Truthfulness

What Tell Me

Review Explain Describe How

Why Who

When Where Which Give me an Example

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Facial Expression

Frown Displeasure,unhappiness

Smile Friendliness, happiness

Raised eyebrows Disbelief, amazement

Narrowed eyes Anger

Blushing Embarrassment

Eye Contact

Glancing Lack of interest

Steady Active listening, interest, seduction

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Hand Arm Gestures

Pointing finger Authority, displeasure, lecturing

Folded arms Not open to change, preparing to speak

Arms at side Open to suggestions, relaxed

Hands uplifted outward Disbelief, puzzlement, uncertainty

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Body Postures

Fidgeting, doodling Boredom

Hands on hips Anger, defensiveness

Shrugging shoulders Indifference

Squared stance Problem-solving, concern, listening

Biting lip Nervousness Sitting on edge of chair Listening, great concern, Tention

Slouching in chair Boredom, lack of interest

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Clothing Business dress Authoritative, conservative

Sloppy attire Disrespect, lack of responsibility Casual clothes Relaxation

Voice Characteristics

Speaking loudly, quickly Anger

Monotone Boredom

High pitch, fast rate Joy

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Here are a few important points to be mindful of: A smile is the most positive signal you can give, it re-affirms your

enthusiasm and good nature

Maintain regular, attentive eye contact

Relax! Give off calm signals and don't rush through the interview butbe mindful of time, let the interviewer dictate the pace of theinterview

Mirror the interviewer's techniques. If they laugh, laugh with them.

Do not hurry any movement, if you're challenged with a difficultquestion, remind yourself about negative body language habits

before answering the question. Try to maintain an alert position, sit up straight, don't slump, and

adjust your position slightly if you get uncomfortable, but don't fidget.

Always try to adopt an open, honest and confident attitude: this isthe starting point of managing subconscious body language.

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Tough Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself.

My background to date has been

centered around preparing myself to

become the very best _____ I can

become. Let me tell you specifically

how I've prepared myself . . .

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2.Why should I hire you? Because I sincerely believe that I'm the best person for

the job. I realize that there are many other college

students who have the ability to do this job. I also havethat ability. But I also bring an additional quality that

makes me the very best person for the job--my attitude

for excellence. Not just giving lip service to excellence,

but putting every part of myself into achieving it. In

_____ and _____ I have consistently reached for

becoming the very best I can become by doing the

following . . .

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3. What is your long-range objective? Where do youwant to be 5 years from now?Although it's certainly difficult to predict things farinto the future, I know what direction I want to

develop toward. Within five years, I would like tobecome the very best _____ your company has. Infact, my personal career mission statement is tobecome a world-class _____ in the _____ industry. Iwill work toward becoming the expert that others

rely upon. And in doing so, I feel I will be fullyprepared to take on any greater responsibilities thatmight be presented in the long term.

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How has your education prepared you for your career?As you will note on my resume, I've taken not only the requiredcore classes in the _____ field, I've also gone above andbeyond. I've taken every class the college has to offer in thefield and also completed an independent study projectspecifically in this area. But it's not just taking the classes to

gain academic knowledge--I've taken each class, both insideand outside of my major, with this profession in mind. So whenwe're studying _____ in _____, I've viewed it from theperspective of _____. In addition, I've always tried to keep apractical view of how the information would apply to my job.Not just theory, but how it would actually apply. My courseproject in my final semester involved developing a real-worldmodel of _____, which is very similar to what might be usedwithin your company. Let me tell you more about it . . .

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5. Are you a team player?

Very much so. In fact, I've had opportunities inboth athletics and academics to develop my skills as

a team player. I was involved in _____ at theintermediate level, including leading my team duringthe past year--I always try to help others achievetheir best. In academics, I've worked on several teamprojects, serving as both a member and team leader.

I've seen the value of working together as a team toachieve a greater goal than any one of us could haveachieved individually. As an example . . .

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What is your greatest weakness?

I would say my greatest weakness has been my lackof proper planning in the past. I would over commit

myself with too many variant tasks, then not be ableto fully accomplish each as I would like. However,since I've come to recognize that weakness, I'vetaken steps to correct it. For example, I now carry aplanning calendar in my pocket so that I can plan all

of my appointments and "to do" items. Here, let meshow you how I have this week planned out . . .

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If I were to ask your professors to describe you, what wouldthey say?

I believe they would say I'm a very energetic person, that I putmy mind to the task at hand and see to it that it's accomplished.They would say that if they ever had something that needed to

be done, I was the person who they could always depend on tosee that it was accomplished. They would say that I alwaystook a keen interest in the subjects I was studying and alwayssought ways to apply the knowledge in real world settings. AmI just guessing that they would say these things? No, in fact,I'm quite certain they would say those things because I have

with me several letters of recommendation from my professors,and those are their very words. Let me show you . . .

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What qualities do you feel a successful softwareengineer should have?

The key quality should be delivering in time andquality, what is expected of him or her. Clarity inthinking, taking up work challenges withenthusiasm, having a healthy team spirit, continuallyimproving on programming skills, upgrading self onnewer technologies, escalating problems in time andmost importantly understanding customer needs aresome of the . . .

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If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?

That's a good question. I realize that it can be very easy tocontinually look back and wish that things had been different inthe past. But I also realize that things in the past cannot bechanged, that only things in the future can be changed. That's

why I continually strive to improve myself each and every dayand that's why I'm working hard to continually increase myknowledge in the _____ field. That's also the reason why I wantto become the very best _____ your company has ever had. Tomake positive change. And all of that is still in the future. So inanswer to your question, there isn't anything in my past that I

would change. I look only to the future to make changes in mylife.

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After scoring good marks at Inter why didyou score less in engineering?

Sir, in Inter we had 5-6 subjects to be

studied in 14 months. But in engineeringwe have four-month semester and weneed to study 6 subjects per semester.Moreover the labs. Yes, I think I couldhave studied still well and could haveperformed still better.

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Why do you want to work in a software

company?

When I took the seat in mechanical I didnt

know about software. But afterwards I thought, Ibetter could have taken computer science

branch because software is the fastest growing

industry where one can build his career faster.

Moreover I am flexible and efficient which makeme suitable for learning the changing

technologies faster and give my best.

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Who is your role model? [You can say anybody but you should know what

you like about him or her]

My role models are Sachin and Shahrukh Khan,

because apart from their talent they worked hardand dedicated themselves to their field and roseto stardom right from the scratch. I mean to say,they justified their talents to the full extent. I like

their consistency [You can say Bill Gate,Narayan Murthy, Sports persons. Your Father,Scientist, politician or anybody. By the way manysay, east or west Vivekananda is best]

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Your Hobbies? [They see your resume or bio data and ask about whatever is written

there. So prepare well thought resume. About hobbies say somequality hobbies (of course you should cultivate them) like writingarticles, quizzing, organizing tournaments or competitions, knowingnew cars, meeting new peoples and places, singing, sports, etc.

Eighty percent of students write, reading books and playingcricket. Please avoid these two options as they have becomedefault and moreover interviewers will be fed up seeing samehobbies again and again. So dont put up something that makesinterviewers boring and lose interest in you. You need to out thinkand present yourself as an interesting, curious, fresh and raring to

go kind of candidate.

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Why do you want to join our company?

What are your strengths or why should we

hire you only?

What about your higher studies?

What are your future goals?

IF YOU CAN'T GET SELECTED TO THISJOB, WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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CELEBRATION

Selected!! Wow thats nice. Celebrations aretotally left to you. But I suggest, if you want toparty and have fun, do it on the same night asaftercouple of days you lose the josh of yoursuccess. After you get selected I swear, youwont get sleep in next couple of nights. Soultimately everything has to be fought andearned. Believe in yourself, not in luck. Lucknever made a mad man wise.

NOT SELECTED!!!????

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