Interview Tips

- These ar e not speci fi c for Kh yber Pukht oo nkhwa psc i . e the steps gi ven bel ow ar e gener al , i f you thi nk
that these ar e good steps t h en you can appl y i t.
- These ti ps ar e taken fr om di ffer ent sour ces, per sons and pr ofessi on al s.
- You can gi ve yo ur comments on our si te, we wi ll appr eci ate i t. And thi s wi l l hel p other s.

Preparati on

D o r e se a r ch on yo u r su bj e ct be f or e t h e in t e r v i e w.
P r a ct i ce i n t e r v ie w i n g by a s k in g qu e st i on fr o m y ou r se l f. It m i g h t b e b e t t e r i f y ou t a ke h e l p fr o m on e o f
yo u r fr i e n d .

B e st E n g l i sh sk i l l s i s t h e ke y t o su c ce ss .
G o a l on e fo r pr a ct i ce .
B e pr e p a r e d t o me e t o t h e r ca n d id a t e s.
Re me mbe r y ou r e d u c a t i o n , t r a in i n g a n d e xp e r ie n ce wh a t y ou h a ve d on e .
Re me mbe r a l l t h e s k i l l s, a b i l i t ie s a n d t a le n t s yo u p os se s s t h a t w i l l m a ke you a n e xce l l e n t e m p l oye e .
S t u d y G e n e r a l b o o ks , n e w s pa pe r e t c.
A sse m b le a l l n e ce s sa r y p a pe r s/ d ocu me n t s.
Ke e p i n m i n d a l l y ou r pa s t e xpe r ie n ce o f in t e r v ie w s, a n d t r y t o a v o i d a l l t h e m i st a ke s y ou d i d b e f or e .

Som e Questi ons

H o w w i l l y ou i n t r od u ce y o u r se l f?
H a ve yo u r e se a r ch e d f or t h e po st fo r w h ic h y ou a r e g o in g t o b e i n t e r v ie we d ?
Wh y y ou co n s i de r yo u r se l f mo st s u it e d p e r s on f or t h e p o st ? .
Wh y d o y ou fe e l you ca n do t h e j o b?
Wh a t m a ke s you qu a l i f i e d for t h e j o b?
D o y ou kn o w a b ou t j o b r e sp on s i b i l i t ie s ?

Your dressi ng and appearance

A l l c l ot h e s s h ou l d be n e a t l y p r e s se d . T r y t o we a r n e w c l ot h e s.
C le a n , po l i s h e d sh oe .
C le a n a n d we l l - gr o o me d h a ir st y le .
C le a n , t r i m m e d f in ge r n a i l s.
E m pt y p oc ke t s n o n o i s y c o in s .
N o gu m , ca n d y or c i ga r e t t e s.
O n i n t e r v ie w mo r n in g , g i ve e x t r a 3 0 m i n u t e s t o y ou r a p p e a r a n ce

Introduce yoursel f

Thi s i s the m ost i m portant poi nt in interview, f ai li ng whi ch can out you f rom the l i st. So gi ve much time
to know about yoursel f. You m ust prepare these poi nts

Personal and Education

Thi s part i s used to gi ve the i ntervi ewer rel evant i nf ormati on conc erning you personal l y and
about your educati onal background. Thi s does not i nclude personal i nf ormati on such as
m ari tal status, chi l dren, etc. The educati on shoul d be either the l atest obtai ned and/or major
f i el d if rel evant to job objecti ve
Past /Pre sent Experiences
Thi s part i s used to share wi th the i ntervi ewer past and present work experi ences relevant to
the job objecti ve.
Lif e / C areer O bjecti ves
Thi s part i s about your l if e / C areer objecti ves. These objecti ves shoul d rel evant to the job.
Why you are here ?

You have the knowl edge and work experi ence relevant to the job, thats why you are here
Appeari ng bef ore the i ntervi ewer / duri ng i ntervi ew
In t r o du ce y ou r se l f w i t h fr ie n d l y s pe e ch e s.
S h o w in t e r e st i n w h a t t h e in t e r v i e we r is sa y in g , b y n o d d i n g yo u r h e a d a n d le a n in g t o wa r d h i m /h e r
oc ca s i on a l l y .
G i ve p os i t i ve a n s we r s t o n e ga t i ve - ba se d q u e s t i on s .
M a ke fr e qu e n t e ye c on t a c t .
Ke e p a s m i le on y ou r fa c e d u r in g t h e in t e r v ie w .
A n s we r p o l i t e l y, a n d t r y t o r e la x.
A d m it wh e n y ou d on t kn o w.
P r o v i de a ccu r a t e in f or ma t i on .
Ke e p fr ie n d l y e n v ir on me n t w it h t h e in t e r v ie we r s .
L i st e n c a r e fu l l y t o t h e qu e st i on s a s ke d. A sk t h e i n t e r v ie we r t o r e s t a t e a q u e s t i on i f y ou a r e co n fu se d .
A n s we r t h e qu e s t i on s i n t h e la n gu a ge in wh i ch y ou a r e a ske d .
D on t t r y t o be ove r c on f i da n t .
M a ke p os i t i ve st a t e me n t s

Thi ngs to avoi d

P o or pe r s on a l a p pe a r a n ce .
La ck o f i n t e r e st .
P o or k n o w l e d ge a b ou t y o u r fu t u r e a n d pa st e x p e r ie n c e .
P o or e ye c on t a ct w it h i n t e r v ie we r .
Ir r e le va n t a n s we r s t o qu e st i on .
In a b i l i t y t o e xp r e s s se l f c le a r l y; po or vo i ce , p o or d i ct i on , p o or g r a m ma r .
La ck o f p l a n n in g f or ca r e e r , n o pu r p o se or g o a l s.
La ck o f c on f ide n ce a n d p o i se , n e r v ou s , i l l a t e a se .
M a k in g e x cu se s .
La ck o f m a t u r i t y.
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