IES Interview

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Engineering Services-UPSCPersonality TestMarks
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What do THEY test?

• Team skills
• Reasoning ability
• Communication skills- Articulation, Assimilation
  and Listening
• Leadership skills
• Technical knowledge
• Assertiveness
• Flexibility
• Ability to think on ones feet

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Topic or Case?

• Factual
• Time-bound or not
• Opinions
• Controversial
• Emotional maturity
• Abstract
• Creativity
• Case
• Practical solutions

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How do I structure my thoughts?
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Dos

• Relevant points
• Backed by substance
• Support or oppose a point already made
• Logic
• Validate with an example
• Raise a new point / give new direction
• Correct Posture
• Voice Modulation
• Gestures to help and not distract
• Eye contact
• Give credit where due

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How to Prepare ?

• Be a voracious reader
• Speak in Public, Groups
• Watch quality programs
• TV
• Build interest areas, hobbies.
• Participate in extra curricular activities.

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Personal Interview

• Live in the moment

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What do THEY test?

• Confidence
• Knowledge
• Application
• Communication skills
• Intelligently
• Effectively
• Commitment
• Capacity to handle Stress

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Personal

• Something about yourself
• Weaknesses , Strengths
• Hobbies and interests

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Career Objective

• Why you chose your stream?
• Vision or Goal ?
• Where you are 5-10 years down the line?
• Why you opted specific department as first choice?

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Current Affairs National Issue

• Your analysis
• Why such an opinion?
• What if?

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Ooops!

• How would you react if I told you your interview
  so far has been terrible?
• What is the worst thing you have heard about
  interview?
• What was the last book/movie? And how did it
  affect you?

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Dos

• Sit comfortably
• Take cue from interviewer
• Turn weak into strong
• Speak clear
• Eye contact
• Include all
• Admit you dont know
• Take the chance to ask a question
• Prepare for unexpected

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Donts

• Defensive barriers
• Distracting gestures
• Lie

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Thank You!

• Best wishes...
• Engineers Institute of India-EII
• eiidelhi_at_gmail.com
• 9990657855 / 011-26514888
• www.engineersinstitue.com