Giving & Conducting

An interview
Three sections/sessions

i) Before Interview
ii) During Interview
iii) After Interview
 Prepare C.V and other documents
 Know your resume well
 Research well (post + organization)
 Prepare common interview questions
 Confirm interview address & timings
 Proper dress
Consider how the position relates to your
talents and goals

 why you want to work at that particular

organization, and how you would be the best
candidate for this position

 Understanding the company, their mission

and their environment will help you with
these questions
 Introduce yourself (focus on your goals and
aspiration.
 Why do you want to be a part of our
organization?
 Why did you leave your previous job?
 What are your future plans?
 How will you be beneficial for our organization?
 Why do you consider yourself to be the best for
this job?
 What new strategies do you have to conduct a
project successfully?
 What are your strength and weaknesses?
 Give example of your leadership
 Which task disheartened you
 What extra effort you did to get the job done
 How would you deal a conflict within your
team
 Suit (black, grey or navy)
 Long sleeve shirt
 Conservative shoes
 Neat professional hair style
 Light make up & minimal jewelry
 Be on time
 Greet every person
 Adequate smile
 Eye contact
 Sitting posture
 Avoid cross arms
 Stay composed
 Pause where necessary
 Listen to complete question, then answer
 Keep answers professional
 Be confident in your
answering .
 Give an impression
that you truly believe
in yourself
 Be highly formal.
ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS

Be highly formal
and do not give
vague or casual
answers
 Do not beg or order
them to appoint you.
 Salary
 Silence
 Do not have answer
 Negative questions
 Gaps in employment history
 Lack of experience
 Record of offenses
 Reasons for leaving previous job
 Ask about the further steps
 Ask when the employer plans to make the
decision
 Inquire when you may contact to get update
Conducting an Interview (as
an Employer)
Three sections

i) Before interview
ii) During interview
iii) After interview
 Properly announce post & related requirements

 Thoroughly study CVs for screening

 Properly designed evaluation pro forma

 Discuss type of questions with the panel members

 In time announcement of date & place of interview

 Structured interview (standard set
questioning)
 Situational interview (how specific
situations might be handled)
 Behavioral description interview (how to
handle certain situation, behavior wise)
 Stress interview ( interview designed to
create stress and anxiety)
 Non directive interview (general question to
check the focus)
 Put the applicant at ease

 Ask questions to check various abilities of the

candidate (dynamic personality)

 Describe the job and organization

 Ask candidate if he/she has any question

 Communication (listening, speaking, written)
 Motivation ( job motivation, work standards,
tolerance for stress)
 Interpersonal (leadership, persuasiveness,
integrity)
 Decision making
 Knowledge / skills
 Management
 Proper evaluations of all candidates’ pro
forma

 Mutual decision on the selection

 Proper, in time, announcement of the

selection
interview for the post of junior soft-
ware engineer