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Unit 15

INTERVIEW SKILLS

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Contributor Interview

It is all about common interview questions andhow to develop answers, typical challenges faced

in interviews beyond the questions (such as bodylanguage, grooming, presentation)

Most importantly, learn the importance of trustbuilding and creating confidence in the interview.

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Interview Preparation:

Part 1

Before the Interview

Part 2

During the Interview

Part 3

After the Interview

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PART 1

Before the Interview:

1. The Contributor is well-informed about the

employer:

Check out any blogs and social network

pages of key people in the company who are

working / have worked with the company.

Do a web-search to find any review articles

on the company, public writings or

statements, photographs etc.

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2. The Contributor understands how

he /she can contribute in a job role:

what is the kind of work involved in the job role:

What are some of the important projects that you havedone?

What kind of special skills and capabilities are needed forsuccess in this job role?

What kind of outputs are expected?

What is the typical working style? Are there opportunities to learn and grow? If yes, what

kind? etc..

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3. The Contributor ensures that the

first impression is good:WOMENS ATTIRE Formal Indian wear

Moderate shoes

Limited jewellery

Neat, professional hairstyle

No / light make-up &

perfume

Portfolio or briefcase for

documents

MENS ATTIRE

Solid colour, conservative

trousers

White / light colour longsleeve shirt

Sober looking tie

Dark socks, formal shoes

Neatly shaven, neathairstyle

Avoid strong smelling

aftershave

Portfolio or briefcase for

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4. The Contributors portfolio:

Portfolio or folder to carry into the interview:

References, recommendation letters

Essential supporting documentation- originaland photocopies

Essential stationery(pen, blank paper)

Samples of your work that are relevant to thejob applied for .

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PART 2:

At the Interview

Learn how to conduct yourself in an interview.

Prepare yourself for the typical questions

asked in each of the zones of an interview.

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The 7 zones of an interview:Zone 1 : Getting to the interview(Professional Conduct)

Zone 2 : The first 3 minute Introductions(Quiet Confidence)

Zone 3 : Testing your credibility/Basiclevel (Personal Credibility)

Zone 4 :Technical Zone

(Technical Competence)

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Zone 5 : Personal Zone

(I am capable of learning & growing

with experience)

Zone 6 : Carrer Plans/Aspirations Zone

(I seek to grow and contribute)

Zone 7 : Closure / Go Forwards

(I am interested in job offer)

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The Contributors conduct in Interview:

How to conduct oneself in an interview:

The way of speaking

The way of communication The way to represent the fact

The way of behavior

The way of presenting suitability for the job Mannerism

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PART 3

After the Interview: What are the impressions you have left

behind in the mind of interviewer(s)?

Whether you get selected for the job or

not depends on these impressions. Thus it

is important to leave behind ContributorImpressions rather than the non-contributor

Impression

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Last and lasting impressions:

Non-Contributor Impressions

Low confidence. No trust inhis own capabilities

No substance / does not

engage deeply

Talks a lot without relevantvalue

To worried about salaries

and benefits

ContributorImpressions

Trust himself and others Thinks and engages deeply

with the subject / challenge

Has something valuable and

meaningful to say Knows that salaries etc. are

usual details, and will asked

at proper time.

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Non-ContributorImpressions

Too comfort oriented

Too Rigid

Unreliable/ blames other

Unwilling to start at the

bottom /Expects too muchtoo soon

Contributor Impressions

Contribution oriented

Flexible / Open to new

things

Inspires confidence / Takes

responsibility Willing to start at the

bottom, learn, and work his

way up

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