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Title: Questions To Ask At An Interview


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COMMON FAQs TO ASK AT ANINTERVIEW
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What exactly a job deals with?
  • This is a kind of a personal meeting with your
  • potential employer, who will assess your
  • qualification and will determine whether your
  • skills and qualifications match with the
  • requirements of the job.

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What is included in a job interview process?
  • An interview is basically an event that
    provides
  • the interviewer and the candidate a chance to
  • know one another in a better manner and
    decide
  • whether the candidate is the right choice for
    the
  • job. The process of an interview might
    include a simple
  • conversation between the employer and the
    applicant, or
  • structured questions that help in evaluating
    the skills and
  • abilities of the candidate. On one hand, the
    interviewer
  • tries to find out specific skills in the
    candidate, whereas
  • the candidate tries to find out about the
    companys
  • culture and the job responsibilities on the
    other.

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What are the main types of interviews?
  • Employers can employ different types of
  • interview process to conduct the interview.
  • This can comprise of situational interviews,
  • behavioral interviews, stress interviews,
    task
  • based interviews, panel interviews, group
  • interviews, and even video or telephone
  • interviews depending on their needs. All the
  • different types of interview process have
  • different structure and characteristics.

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Should I negotiate salary for the job?
  • In private sector, you will have to
    negotiate
  • salary for the job, but this happens only
    when an
  • offer is made to your after the interview
    process
  • is over. A number of points should be
    considered
  • while negotiating salary, which includes
    your
  • career record (whether you are a fresher or
    an
  • executive), the experience you hold in a
    job, the
  • kind of job, the job responsibilities that
    you need
  • to render, etc.

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What if the employer asks me about a skill that I
dont possess?
  • You might have to face tricky questions
  • during an interview, and it can make you
    blank
  • for a moment. You will be asked such type of
  • questions especially when you are switching
  • your career, or when you are being promoted.
  • However, experts suggest that you should
    apply
  • for a job where all your skills match with
    the job
  • requirement. Still, if you face such a
    question,
  • you should try to answer it in a positive
    tone.

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How to prepare for an interview
  • Preparations before the actual interview
    play
  • a very significant role in succeeding in
    interviews.
  • You should try to find out some of the
    common
  • questions that are asked in an interview,
    and
  • should prepare their answers beforehand, as
    this
  • enhances your confidence level. You should
    also
  • look for tricky questions that can come up
    in an
  • interview and should practice the way to
    deal
  • with sudden tricky questions that can take
    you
  • off your feet.

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What should I do if the employer asks me about
the gap in my job?
  • Try to make your answer as positive as
  • possible, and emphasize more on the
  • activities that you were involved in during
    the
  • gap. This can include some training,
    courses
  • undertaken, voluntary work that you did,
  • network building, etc. You can answer this
  • question by saying that you are selective
    and
  • you did not jump to any opportunity that
    come
  • your way, and was waiting for a good job
  • opportunity.

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Is thank you message important?
  • Yes, it is important, and it is always
    better to
  • put it on paper and send it to the employer
  • soon after your interview. You can also
    email
  • the message to your employer. this helps in
  • displaying your interest in the job and
    keeps
  • you in the list of preferable candidates as
    well.

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What is the right dress code for interviews?
  • This is one of the common questions hovering
    in
  • the mind of both male and female
    interviewees.
  • Your apparel is an important part of the
  • impression that you create in front of your
  • interviewer, so you should dress to make an
  • impact on the employer. You should first
    try to
  • find out about the interviewing method and
    the
  • culture of the organization you are
    interviewing
  • for, and then decide whether traditional or
  • casual apparel will work for the interview.

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How should I work on my body language?
  • Your body language is another very important
  • part of your interview, as it highlights
    your
  • communication skills and your confidence.
  • You should try to keep up eye contact with
  • your interviewer and should also shake hands
  • in a warm manner. Your posture while sitting
  • should be correct as well. All the elements
    show
  • that you are not nervous and you are
    prepared
  • to meet all the challenges.

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What is targeted selection or interview?
  • This kind of interview follows the principle
  • that past experiences forecast behavior of a
  • candidate in future. The questions usually
  • asked in this kind of interview are very
  • straightforward and the answers should also
  • be very particular and related to examples
  • from your previous jobs.

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How to wrap up an interview
  • The final words are as important as the
  • initial greeting in an interview. You can
    end
  • up saying thanks for the time that the
  • spared for you, or you can also ask about
  • the further process of selection. Keep your
  • tone positive and confident until the end.

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