what interviewers look for
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What do Interviewers look for?
Subramaniam Balachander
Assistant Prof. Saveetha University
Mail to [email protected]
Call-+91 9487670997
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Road map
Todays job market
What interviewers look for
Successful interviews
Avoiding the six deadly sins
Presenting personality
Ground work for interview
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Todays job market
IT
ITeS/ BPO
Retail
Insurance
Technical Publishing
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What interviewers look for
General requirements
Communication skills
Articulation of thought
Presenting opinions
Stability of thought
Team skills
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What interviewers look forcont
Basic selling and negotiation skills
Basic etiquette and work standards
Personality traits
Presenting self
Dynamic attitude
Assertiveness
Matured behavior
Emotional stability
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Attire
Dress
Formal
Accessories
Footwear
Tie
Make up
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How to dress
Attract, don't distract
Wear Winning Armor
Put Your Best Foot Forward
Have perfect timing
Get A-head
Breathe powerfully
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Body Talk
Ostrich's stature
Presidents posture
Lions walk
Command Self Respect
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Successful interviews
Avoiding the six deadly sins
Not listening
Parroting
Not taking time
Diffidence
Lack of preparation
Absence of goals
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Not listening
Right answers to wrong questions
Long answers
Why?
Nervous
Known questions vs unprepared answers
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Parroting
Self introduction My Name is Strengths and weakness Im a good
communicator/ Im a very confident
person I want a challenging job!
Declaration Above are true to best of
my .. Why?
Poor ground work before interview
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Not taking time
Immediate responsesSometimes
even before the interviewer finishes the
question
Trying to avoid starting trouble
Eg: What is probability?
Probability is..(Long pause)
No clarification
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Diffidence
Buckling under questioning
Lack of preparation
Previous bad experience
Do you have any questions?
Nothing wrong in asking a question to an
interviewer
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Lack of preparation
What do you know about us?
Its a multinational organization with anation wide reach
What is your favourite subject?
Mathematics but I did that in ISemester
Dont remember anything
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Absence of goals
No career plan or thoughts
Where do you see yourself.
I want to learn
I want to be xyz
In the same company
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Presenting personality
Presenting pleasant
First impression
Confidence and self esteem factor
Physical hygiene
Attire Dont dress to kill
Body talkStature, posture and walk
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Need for groundwork
A thorough groundwork helps in:
Identifying skills
Mapping your skills
Understanding the growth patterns
Getting prepared
Minimize the unknown factor
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H ll h i i
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How to tell the interviewer
that you know about the job?
i. Opportunity questions
1. Can you give a grief about yourprevious employment?
2. What are the key qualities you feel canbe of use to the
present job you applied for?
3. What is your functional strength?
4. How can you add value to the job?
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ii. Opportunity answers
Talk about your previous experience in brief. Know about the nuances of the job
that you have applied for.
Relate your previous experience to thepresent position applied. If you are afresher, talk about your strengths that canadd value to the job. Example: Your
patience while handling tough people, Aggressiveness and enthusiasm while
selling
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b. What questions to ask?
i. Work timings if the job is in shifts
ii. Current clients/projects if the
respective information is not available onthe internet
iii. Career path
iv. Locations/ job postings/ travel
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Know the job
Skill requirements
Opportunity to perform
Growth patterns
Industrial standards of pay for the job
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What ground work to do
Knowing the organization
Knowing the job
Understanding what the job can offer
you
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Know the organisation
Product/ ServiceMain line of business
Size of the company & reputation/Image
History, philosophy vision and goals
Management team, talent and style
Current problem / issues of the company
Market demand for product/ services
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Know the job
Skill requirements
Opportunity to perform
Growth patterns
Industrial standards of pay for the job
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How to do the groundwork
Company website
The anchor person
Friends working in the company
Journals/ magazine/ newspaper companys
news, general market information
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Example
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Example---
Infosys to hire 12,000 people in Q2, 45,000
in FY'12----
PTI Jul 12, 2011, 01.21pm IST MYSORE: Keeping up the hiring momentum,
the country's second largest softwareexporter Infosys on Tuesday said it will hireabout 12,000 people this quarter.
The company currently has over 1.33 lakhemployees. "We are looking at a gross
addition of about 12,000 in our workforceand we are continuing with yearly target at45,000 people," Infosys CEO and ManagingDirector S Gopalakrishnan said on Tuesday.
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With the improving business sentiment andrevival in IT spends, IT firms are stepping uphiring to meet demand for their services.
At the beginning of the current financial year,Infosys had announced plans to hire about45,000 people. Of this, about 26,000 offershave already been made in college campuses.
The company on Tuesday posted a 15.72%jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,722crore for the first quarter ended June 30,2011..
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How to use the groundwork
Asking questions to the interviewer
Using power words
I Understand (I understand that the
company is currently working on..)
I believe (I believe there is a
requirement for)
Customized presentation about self
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Closing the Interview
Regardless of your style or how you chooseto close the interview, there are some keypoints to keep in mind:
Leave your interviewer with the rightpicture of you. Think of at least five skills ortraits you want remembered after theinterview.
Ask if there is anything else you can provide,such as references, background informationor work samples.
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State your interest in the position. Don'tbe overly anxious, but act interested.
Remember to mention the added value
you can bring to the job. Ask about the next step in the process.
It's Important for you to know the next
step so you can follow up. Ask for thedecision date.
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Find out how to contact them. If youdon't hear back, you will need to knowwho to contact and whether they will
accept calls to check the status.
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Closing the sale is important, but yourclosing should be tailored to the position,your personality and interviewing style
and the interviewer. Keeping these thingsin mind will help you determine whichclosing is appropriate for you and the
situation at hand
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Thank you and Best wishes
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Thank you and Best wishes..Bala