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What does an employer look for while hiring a
profile ?
Do you really require a change ?
How to write a resume ?
Interviews: Points to be considered
Understanding the offer
Role related certification
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Interviews: Points to be considered
While writing a good resume helps you fight half the battle, performing
well in the interview helps you to win the rest of the battle.
Before attending the interview it is very important to understand the
objective of the interview.
A lot of people attend interviews to check their market value. Unless
you are interested in a change you may not want to take an interview.
Introspect and find out if you really want to change before you decide
to attend the interview.
Interviews can be at various levels, it could be a HR interview or it
could be a technical interview. Understand the objective of the
interview. Find out if it is telephonic or direct.
If it is a direct face-to-face interview make sure you get the
directions very clearly to reach the place.
The first step to make an impression in an interview is to arrive at the
venue at least 15 minutes in advance. The punctuality indicates the
seriousness you have about securing the job. Make sure that you are well
dressed for the occasion. It is important that you are dressed in
formals and wear a neat pair of formal shoes. It is important to be
conscious if you have body odor or bad breadth. Apply deodorant in case
you have body odor. Get help from a physician if you have bad breadth.
Overseas clients could view these issues very seriously.
Before attending the interview, you must make pains to read about the
company. IF you know somebody in the company get additional details. You
may want to read the web site and understand their operations. Try to
understand from the HR and/or the recruitment consultant the role that
you will get to perform in the company. Try to correlate the role, which
the company has to offer, and the operations of the company. The role
that is offered should have the potential to grow as the company expands
its operations. There must be a clear-cut growth path for you.
When you attend an interview
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Take efforts to refresh your knowledge on the particular skill and
domain area where you are to be interviewed.
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Be wary of the tone of your voice. It is important to appear modest.
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Keep your answers brief and to the point, nothing less and nothing
more.
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Beware of your body language. Humans communicate 55% of the time thru
their body language.
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Look into the eye and talk
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Avoid shaking your legs
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Listen to the questions carefully
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Incase you do not understand, the question, seek clarifications.
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Incase you are not able to answer the question, it is better to tell
upfront that you do not know the answer
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Be prepared with a list of questions that you may have and seek answers
from the interviewer after he is done with the interview. This will help
the interviewer understand you better.
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When it comes to discussion of compensation, your expectation should be
reasonable. Unreasonable expectations will reflect on your personality
and can be detrimental in getting the job.
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Be very clear about your notice period times. Any unrealistic time
frames committed by you can put you as well as your prospective
employer, current employer and you in trouble. Remember that it is
important for you to honor client commitments. It is part of your
professional responsibility.
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