A candidate is successful in job interview if he can convince the interviewer that he is more capable of doing the job than any other candidates. Unless a candidate has established personal networks with the company, a job is usually offered based on the assessment of the candidate's performance during the interview. This assessment places great pressure, both mentally and emotionally, on the candidate who needs the job desperately.
What then, are the criteria for selection in this process?
Successful candidates often manage to select key items from their own experience which show that they can do the job, and will do it better than any of the other candidates. They are the ones who project themselves into the job by asking the right questions, knowing the problems faced in that position, and even offering the solutions to such problems.
Successful interviewers, on the other hand, conduct an interview to find the right applicant to fill a particular job vacancy. They are not trying to trick or trap the candidates, nor are they going to penalize or find fault with the candidates. In fact, they are most relieved if the candidate can convince them that he or she is the right person for the job.
Whether you are leaving your present job, or fresh from campus or school, you should always be prepared for the interview by anticipating questions that will be asked in the interview. Challenging questions, apart from personal details and qualifications, asked by an interviewer to facilitate the process of selection are:
- What are your career objectives?
- What courses did you take up and why?
- What do you do particularly well at school?
- Where does your main experience lie?
- What are your main responsibilities in your present job?
- How much time do you spend on each aspect of your job?
- Which aspect of the job do you like most?
- What are the main problem areas of your job?
- Do you have a solution for that problem?
- Why do you want to leave your present employer?
- What is expected in your first year if you are offered this job?
- What do you want to be doing in five years' time?
- How will you benefit from this job?
- Are there any people you find difficulty working with?
- What are your strengths?
- What are your weaknesses?
- Why should the company hire you?
The above questions are not standard or model questions but preparing for them will build up your confidence before and while attending a job interview. Avoid using "trial and error" in job interviews, by making mistakes in front of your prospect employer. Tactful answers to the above questions will impress the interviewer and most importantly of all, you will stand out among other candidates to get the job offer and also his confidence in doing the job.
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