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how to face interviews
Posted Date: 30 Apr 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Placement Papers
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Posted By: mohit Member Level: Gold
Rating:  Points: 6
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How To face The Interview
1.Are your work practices similar or different from ours?
(If Experienced)
2.Describe our (products/services).
3.Describe our company for me.
4.Describe our corporate environment for me.
5.Describe your work (methods/processes) in comparison to ours?
(If Experienced)
6.Do our competitors do things that we should be doing?
7.Do you have any concerns about working here?
8.Do you have any questions about (our/this) company?
9.Do you know how long we have been in business?
10.Do you know what products we make?
11.How could you have prevented your (judgmental) errors?
12.How do you think our company determines success?
13.How does you present employer communicate with others in your
deprtment? (If Experienced)
14.Tell me how you found out information about (our/this) company?
15.Tell me what you know about (our/this) company?
16.Was there anything your company could have done to be more
successful?
17.What about our company do you like best?
18.What about your present employer (do/did) you like best?
19.What advantages do you think our competitors have over us?
20.What advantages do you think we have over our competitors?
21.What are the greatest challenges that this company faces?
22.What concerns do you have about this company?
23.What direction do you think this company is headed in?
24.What do you dislike about our company?
25.What do you know about (our/this) company?
26.What do you know about (our/this) operation?
27.What do you know about our competitors?
28.What do you know about our customers?
29.What do you know about our products?
30.What do you know about our products or services?
31.What do you know about our stock?
32.What do you know about our web site?
33.What do you know about the way our company (works/operates)?
34.What do you know about this position?
35.What do you think are the challenges facing this company?
36.What do you think are the greatest challenges facing this company
in the near future?
37.What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like
ours?
38.What do you think it takes to be successful in our company?
39.What do you think the atmosphere here is like?
40.What is the financial stability of your last company?
41.What questions do you have about our organization?
42.What would make someone successful in our business?
43.What is the (best/worst) thing you have heard about (our/this)
company?
44. What is the (best/worst) thing you have heard about
(our/this) department?
Precautions to Take-up before you enter the Interview Room
For your first few interviews your background is important - your
school, the medium and the place you studied in, all serve to give
the interviewer an idea about you. Carry a copy of the bio-data that
you have already sent, and the interview letter. Keep the extra copy
with you, just in case. Show the interview letter to the
receptionist/interviewer to establish your credentials, but keep this
letter with you. This gives you, for your future reference, a time
and date record of your interview, gives the official address of the
company for further correspondence and clarifications, and may give
you the name and designation of the person you are to report to.
Carry everything you need for the interview in a neat folder - do not
have loose papers cascading to the floor because you are desperately
hunting for the degree certificate, while the interviewers drum their
fingers impatiently. And don't carry your papers in a plastic or
cloth shopping bag either: invest in a good folder, plastic or even
leather.
Incidentally, don't feel shy or hesitant about calling up the office
and getting details about location, landmarks/bus routes/other
information to help you reach the venue of the interview. Again, if
it is not a "mass" interview, where lots of people are being
interviewed on the same day, and you do have a genuine difficulty
about reaching on the scheduled day/time, many employers will re-
schedule if you ask them nicely enough. The reverse is also true: a
good impression is created if you take the trouble to inform the
interviewer that you can/will not attend the interview. If you are in
the same town go and "case the joint" - see where the
office/interview centre is, and how long it will take you to get
there.
Always arrive at least fifteen minutes before your scheduled time -
that gives you time to catch your breath in case you climbed the
stairs too fast, allows you to compose yourself and not be too
nervous, and to check out the competition. If the interview is in the
offices of the company itself, this also allows you to get a "feel"
of the company. See how comfortable you feel, how efficient the
interview process is. Says a lot about what the rest of the company
is.
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| Author: mohit 01 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 | Preparing for a Job Interview at Mayo Clinic
Interviews with a panel are common at Mayo Clinic and may include three to five interviewers. Try to find out in advance if you will be interviewed by one person or a panel.
Planning for the Interview
Assess your skills and abilities:
What is important to me in a job?
What are my strengths?
What are my achievements? Accomplishments?
How does my education and work history relate to this position?
Do I work well in a team setting or do I prefer to work alone?
What problem solving skills do I have? • Do I perform better in a structured or unstructured environment?
Research the organization, department and/or the position.
Review the web site if applicable. What are the goals and the values?
Talk to others who work for the organization or are in a similar position.
Determine whether your interests, experience, abilities and goals match the job and fit with the department and Mayo Clinic.
Review the job posting to ensure that your education and experience meet the minimum requirements specified in the job posting.
Review the job posting to identify specific technical skills (job-specific skills needed to do the job, e.g., typing, operating certain equipment, etc.) and behavior-based skills (performance/behaviors in providing customer service or how you would respond to a given circumstance)
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Preparing for Questions
Technical skills questions
Think about your past coursework and/or work experiences. How do they relate to this job?
List your work experiences and examples to support each.
Behavior-based skills questions (using past experiences and behaviors to demonstrate how you respond to a given circumstance)
Think of a specific time when you demonstrated each skill or ability.
Develop behavior-based questions you think might be asked during the interview.
Practice answering behavior-based questions.
Examples of Behavior-Based Questions:
Give me an example of a time when you handled a customer complaint. (customer service behavior)
Please describe a situation in which you experienced a lot of pressure in meeting deadlines. How did you handle the situation? (prioritization and planning skills, time management)
Tell us about a time when you had to communicate under difficult circumstances with a customer or a colleague. (communication skills)
Your own questions
Examples:
What responsibilities would I have in this position?
What is a day like at Mayo Clinic and in the department?
What growth opportunities are available?
What is the orientation and training process?
What are the goals of the work unit and/or the department?
Answering Behavior-Based Questions Using the SHARE Model®
When answering behavior-based questions, it is important to give specific examples rather than a general answer. Use the SHARE model® to frame your responses.
S Describe a specific Situation.
H Identify Hindrances or challenges.
A Explain the Action that you took.
R Discuss the Results or outcome.
E Evaluate or summarize what you learned.
Practice answering behavior-based questions before the interview.
Take time to think of a good example rather than giving the first response that comes to mind. Short silences are expected.
Interviewing Tips
Prior to the Interview
When scheduling the interview, obtain the following information:
Time, date and location of interview.
The name(s) and title(s) of the interviewer(s).
Whether the interview will be a panel interview.
Whether you are to bring examples of your work or other supporting documents, etc.
Arrive at the interview at least 5 minutes early.
Dress in business attire.
Bring a copy of your resume for your own reference.
During an Interview
Be positive.
Provide specific examples.
Ask for clarification if you don't understand a question.
Refer to notes you've prepared, if necessary.
Expect the interviewer(s) to take notes as you respond.
Ask when you can expect to hear the decision. The process may take several weeks due to the large number of applications, scheduling considerations, conducting the interviews and selecting the candidate.
Thank the interviewer(s).
After an Interview
Send follow-up thank you note to interview team (optional).
Remain positive and learn from the experience.
| | Author: mohit 01 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Handling Illegal Questions
Various federal, state, and local laws regulate the questions a prospective employer can ask you, the job candidate. An employer’s questions—whether on the job application, in the interview, or during the testing process—must be related to the job you’re seeking. For the employer, the focus must be: “What do I need to know to decide whether this person can perform the functions of this job?”
If asked an illegal question, you have three options:
You can answer the question—you’re free to do so, if you wish. However, if you choose to answer an illegal question, remember that you are giving information that isn’t related to the job; in fact, you might be giving the “wrong” answer, which could harm your chances of getting the job.
You can refuse to answer the question, which is well within your rights. Unfortunately, depending on how you phrase your refusal, you run the risk of appearing uncooperative or confrontational—hardly words an employer would use to describe the “ideal” candidate.
You can examine the question for its intent and respond with an answer as it might apply to the job. For example, the interviewer asks, “Are you a U.S. citizen?” or “What country are you from?” You’ve been asked an illegal question. You could respond, however, with “I am authorized to work in the United States.” Similarly, let’s say the interviewer asks, “Who is going to take care of your children when you have to travel for the job?” You might answer, “I can meet the travel and work schedule that this job requires.”
| | Author: mohit 01 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 | 10 Steps to a Successful Interview
Arrive on time.
Introduce yourself in a courteous manner.
Read company materials while you wait.
Have a firm handshake.
Listen.
Use body language to show interest.
Smile, nod, give nonverbal feedback to the interviewer.
Ask about the next step in the process.
Thank the interviewer.
Write a thank-you letter to anyone you have spoken to.
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