JOB INTERVIEW

How to survive a job

interview?
BY: Peter
 Defining
A JOB INTERVIEW
• A job interview- is “an interview to
determine whether an applicant is suitable for
a position of employment”( freedictionary.com)
• To survive a job interview the following stages
must be taken in consideration
– Appearance
– Preparedness
– Your Responses
– Strategy
 Preparedness “IS ESSENTIAL FOR
SUCCESS”
• Know ahead of time
where the interview
will be taken place.
• Know your interviewer
name, and title
• Know the company’s
background
– “products and services
offer”
– “growth potential for the
future”
– Well known facts about
the company
What an Interviewer looks out for?
“Poor personal appearance”
“Lack of Preparation for interview”
“No eye contact”
“Limp Handshake”
“Lack of Interest and enthusiam-
passive and indifferent”
“Condemnation of past employers”
“Lack Of Confidence and inabilty to
express thoughts clearly”
“Overbearing Aggressivness” Know it
all”
 Appearance: What to wear to an
Interview?
• Dress to Impress!!!
• Look your best!! The way you dress
communicates your personality, or self worth.
 What to wear in
context?
• ‘Women's Attire
• Suit (navy, black or dark grey)
• The suit skirt should be long
enough so you can sit down
comfortably
• Coordinated blouse
• Conservative shoes
• No dangling earrings or arms
full of bracelets)
• Professional hairstyle
• Neutral pantyhose
• Light make-up and perfume
• Neatly manicured clean nails
• Portfolio or briefcase”
• (About.com(Interview Question)
“Men's Interview Attire
Suit
Long sleeve shirt
Belt
Tie
Dark socks, conservative
leather shoes
No jewelry
Neat, professional hairstyle
Limit the aftershave
Neatly trimmed nails
Portfolio or briefcase”
About.com(Interview Questions
)
 QUESTIONS DURING INTERVIEW
• Typical Question to be asked will be associated
with your
– Career
– Experience & working environment
– Motivation Interest
• Be Ready to answer these questions!
– 1. Why should we hire you?
– 2. What are your major weakness? What have you
done about it?
– 3. What do you know about our organization?
– 3. Why do you want to work for us?
– 4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
– 5. Tell me about yourself?
– 6. What do you think determines a person’s success
in a company?
 WHAT TO DO
AND WHAT NOT TO DO
• What you should do? •What you should not do?
– Arrive on time or come in early!
•Answer questions with,
– Greet your Interviewer by there name, a simple yes or no
and give a firm handshake.
answer.
– While giving your responses look at •“ Don’t Lie”, and if you
your employer in the eye.
do lie make sure you can
– “Wait until you are offered a chair
back it up.
before sitting”.
• “Don’t enquire about
– “Sit upright in your chair. Look alert
Salary, Holidays,
and interested at all times. Be a good Bonuses etc”
listener as well as a good talker.
Smile.” •“Don’t over answer
questions. Try not to say
 After the Interview
• “Don’t be discouraged if no definite offer is made, or specific
salary discussed.” Usually interviewers have many applicants
applying for the same position. Therefore sometimes an offer
wont be made on spot.

• If the Interviewer offers you the job on spot and you want it ,
accept right then and there.

• Send a Follow up email or card to your interviewer to know

whether or not you got the job as a courtesy.

• Or if the interviewer lets you know when to expect a call. Just

simply wait it out.

• Before Leaving, Thank the interviewer for their time and

consideration of you.
   Work Cited
• FOCUS Magazine
– http://www.datsi.fi.upm.es/~frosal/docs/25mdq.html

• American Chronicle
– http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/1682

• Essortment
– http://www.essortment.com/all/jobinterviewpr_rqiv.htm