Interview Skills - Important for Exams
1. The First Impression : As we all know that the first impression is the last impression. So you should be very particular about your appearance. Its your appearance that is going to speak first rather than your voice. The moment you enter the Interview Room, the panelists are going to judge you in the very first look depending upon your dress code and your body language. The dress code should be proper. Suggestive code : Light color shirt & dark color trousers.
Important points to remember :
1) Seek for permission while entering the interview room
2) Walk confidently with Head straight and eye to eye contact
3) Reach the Panel Table and greet everyone as per the time
4) Don t sit till the seat is offered. Ask permission to seat. Don t stand in front of the chair while seeking sitting permission. The ethics says one should stand behind the chair for the candidate while in Interview
5) Maintain your smile in a natural way
2. Body Language : The body language plays a crucial role when you appear in the Personal Interview. The language of your body conveys a lot of things to the interviewer much before the language of your tongue. Effective and impressive body language creates a nice base and good impression on the interviewer/s. You should practice effective sitting positions and speaking / communication skills on a regular basis to bring these trends in your body language on a natural basis.
Important points to remember :
1) Don t sit with legs crossed
2) Don t shake you leg
3) Don t bite finger nails
4) Don t lose eye to eye contact
5) Don t make a fake or broad smile
6) Don t scratch your nose, head or eyes while talking. It shows you are a liar
7) Don t look at your wrist watch or wall clock. It shows you are in hurry to leave the interview room
8) Don t watch the exit door while talking. It shows you are in some hurry
9) Don t look at the ceiling. It shows you don t know the answer
10) Don t look to the floor while leaving the interview room. It gives an impression to the interviewer that you are not satisfied with your own performance. Instead, walk out with straight and upright head with a confidence in the walking style.
3. Communication Skills: The candidate should be aware about what to speak and how much to speak. That means be specific while answering the question in the Interview. The answer should be to the point covering the total information which the interviewer wants to know from you. Don t talk extra or irrelevant. In case you don t have the answer, admit it. Trying to speak lie will get you negative impression.
Important points to remember :
1) Analysis of the types of question is very important
2) Be prepared with the required set of knowledge about the most likely to be asked questions
3) Wait till the interviewer finishes his question, and then start answering. Never start speaking before the interviewer stops speaking
4) Maintain eye to eye contact to show that you are confident about what you are speaking
5) Avoid replying / answering in a Yes-No fashion. It gives very bad impression to the interviewer
6) Be polite while answering
7) If you don t know the answer, tell them : sorry sir, I don t have answer for this question
8) Don t loose your ground when it comes to tough questions
9) Don t argue with the interviewer
10) If you have any thought conflict over any issue while answering, be humble and polite while showing you disagreement
11) Be real. Be what you are. Don t fake your personality or your set of knowledge
12) Deal the questions with patience and presence of mind. The interviewer definitely tries to out you in tough situation and tries to make you tensed. But you should keep yourself cool and answer each and every question with a clear and focused state of your mind
4. Closure etiquettes : Its equally important about how do you behave at the end of the interview. Most of the candidates doesn t pay attention about the closures of any interview. Many candidates think they are relieved as if they were just at war with someone or something. So the candidates should always be extra careful while leaving the Interview room. One should not hurry while leaving. One should not forget to say thank you sir in the last
Important points to remember :
1) Don t leave the room without a handshake
2) Don t leave the room with shoulders dropped
3) Don t walk out of the room watching the floor
4) Don t forget to thanks the interviewer
Don t close the door by dashing or banging. Instead close the door behind you slowly without making any type of noise
