key phrases for interviewing prospective employeees?
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- What strengths do you bring?\n- What have you done at your previous employer that I should know about?
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be dressed decently, have a pleasant smile, be calm and confident but not self-sufficient or superior, look in the eyes of the one who takes you the interview, not in the floor..\n\ngood luck:)
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Tips for Success in Interviews\n•First impression is the best impression. You will be judged by ; the way you dress, your educational qualification, work experience, body language, manners, ability to absorb the information and interpret it intelligently and clearly. So take care to be at your best. \n•Carry your relevant documents in order - like certificates, copy of application sent, bio-data etc. in a folder so that it can be easily shown when asked. Take a pen also. \n•Present the documents only if the interviewer ask for it. \n•Never be late for an interview. \n•Greet the interviewers as soon as you enter. \n•Sit down only when you are asked to. It is better not to pull the chair, either lift it or move it and always enter from the right side of the chair. \n•Say 'please and thank you' whenever required. \n•Listen carefully and pay attention to the question. If the question is not clear to you ask politely for a repeat. \n•Reply confidently and immediately to the point, keeping your answers short unless asked for a longer description. \n•While answering, look directly at the person asking the questions and try to be pleasant. \n•Replies connected to any details regarding your bio-data should be authentic. \n•It is better to admit if you don't know something. \n•Remember to say 'sorry' if your opinions or answers are rejected. \n•Avoid indulging in certain mannerisms in your speech or behavior. \n•You can ask when you can expect to hear from them before you leave. \n•Don't forget to say "Thank you" at the end of an interview to every interviewer before leaving. \n•Shake hands only if the interviewer initiates the gesture. \n•Walk out confidently without looking back. \n•Gently shut the door behind you as you leave. \n\n\n\nMost frequently asked Interview Questions \n•Why have you selected to join us?\nI always longed to work with a company. I am familiar and whose products I have used and trusted.\n(Narrate briefly how you can prove your statement. Do good research on the company before facing the interview) \n•Where do you want to be in 5 years?\nI would like to be frank. Judge me from the work and I am sure you will put me right where I want to be.\nNote : Do not over ambitious and speak in a way that you are not satisfied with your current job which you have applied for. \n•Describe your ideal career?\nTalk of what you enjoy most your skills and natural talents. Do not specify your goal and any job title. \n•Tell me something about yourself\nDo not just repeat what you have given in your resume. Be ready with the answer, a talent or something you did out of the ordinary. You can sound it as unique or give it a touch of your personality. \n•How did you apply for the job?\nBe specific and give a straight answer of how you came to know about the vacancy. If it was advertised specify how you came across it. \n•Why do you want to work here?\nHave a research done about the company / organization \nGive just one or two reasons why you are interested. You can add these points (1)  company's reputation(2) desire to join the specific field of interest. \n•Don't you think that you are over qualified for this job?\n(This question is put to you to puzzle a candidate. Be calm and answer the question with a positive and confident approach)\nAnswer in the negative\nMy experience and qualification will just help me to do the job better. Moreover I am at establishing a long term relationship which my qualification will favor me to handle more responsibilities and help me to rise to your expectations. \n•What competition do you see if you take up this job?\nWhen you answer, clearly show that you have researched carefully and acquired more in-depth knowledge about the company.\nEnumerate some positive and negative traits of the company and their competitions.\nFeel confident to show that competition is not an unexpected one. \n•What would you
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If it is during and interview, tell the truth: for example, I am goo in computers, but I am not as organized ad I would like to be. Always say the positive points first and then the negatives, everybody has weaknesses nobody is perfect, if you do not say them you are lying
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YES! Ask 2 questions while you're there to your interviewer! Question 1, " How did you start working here?" . Question 2, " Where do you see this business in 5 years?" \n I was told by 2 different interviewers that this is really good! Good luck, partner!
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I managed a clothing store for 2 years, and have done nothing but retail for the most part.  I asked the same ?'s for every interview.  \nTell me some things about yourself.\nWhat would you do if your supervisor made a decision you strongly disagreed with?\nTell me some of the characteristics of a supervisor you'd like to work for?\nHave you ever witnessed anyone steal anything?\nWhat do you consider a satisfactory attendance record?\nDo you have any restrictions regarding your availability?\nWhen we check your past employer references, what will they tell us about you?\nWe emphazise excellence and expect our employees to acheive high standards, how does this pressure make you feel?\nTell me some of your best qualities?\nHow about some areas where you could use improvement?\nDo you consider yourself to be organized, how?\nHow would you handle a situation if a friend who wasn't entitled to your discount asked you for one anyway?\nCan't think of any more!!!!\nHope that helps.\nWhatever you do, SMILE and make lots of eye contact.
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They are also most likely to ask some of the following:\n1) What are your strengths and weaknesses? Be careful here when u talk abt your weaknesses, try to turn in into something positive. For example, "I'm not very good in MS Powerpoint but I'm working on it at the moment by taking up a course to be better at it" or something like that.\n\n2)So tell us about yourself. This simple request was the first thing they asked me when i got into the room and i was so nervous and stumped by such a simple question. Dont be like me. Go in prepared about what you're gonna tell them about yourself.\n\n3)Why do you want to work here?\n\n4)Why should we hire you?\n\nYep that's all I can think of for now! Good luck! I have one to go to tmr too! Hope that goes well! hehehe. Remember to stay calm, collected and be honest. Never lie cos I've been told that some trained HR professionals can actually read body language and also check up on your references. :) Cheers!
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There are no best words to use but most of the questions can be anticipated. Think of how you would want to answer them beforehand so you say something interesting. For example, tell me about yourself, why do you want to work here etc... The above listed book is very good.
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Be on time, not ten minutes early, maybe five,  don't ever be late for the interview.\nDo not wear jewellery that is overwhelming, no facial piercings, no visible tatoos.\nBe pleasant, don't complain about your last job, the employees, or your former boss.\nTell them your strong points, don't go into too much detail, your resume will speak for itself.\nThese are a few things that I look for when I am interviewing a perspective employee.
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There's no way to know the type of questions you might be asked, and there are no "right" answers, although there are definitely wrong answers.\n\nI don't mean to be cryptic in my response, but interviewers can vary widely in what they're looking for in a prospective employee. Some suggestions that work in every job interview:\n\n1. Dress the part you expect to play in the organization. Be professional. Get a haircut, if necessary. Check your fingernails. Make sure your shoes are clean and, if they're a smooth leather, polished. Your clothes should be pressed (ironed) or, if you don't have an iron, have them dry-cleaned. You might want to do a dress rehearsal to make sure you're comfortable in the clothes you plan to wear. We would all like to believe that our skills and talents are what potential employers evaluate, but I've seen more than one documentary showing that people who were considered attractive and personable were given additional consideration.\n\n2. Find out what you can about the company where you're interviewing. Who are their clients? What kinds of marketing do they do? How do they compare to competitors in their field? What specialty areas do they focus on? You're applying to work at a marketing research firm. Do some marketing research of your own.\n\n3. Here are some basic interview questions that may come up:\n\n- Why do you want to work for <company name>? \nBe sure your answer reflects what you can do for them, -not- what they can do for you. How do you think your skills and talents will benefit the company?\n\n- What are your career goals? How does the current job offer fit with your future plans?\nDon't be too grandiose here. Take a measured, but ambitious, approach.\n\n- How much salary do you require?\nThe job posting for which you're applying may already have a stated salary or salary range. If so, use that range. Also, many Internet job sites have salary ranges for different types of jobs. See what the range is for the position for which you're applying. Evaluate, realistically if you can, where you fall in the experience level for the position. Are you at the top of the range or at an entry level? When you answer this question, provide a range. Be sure the bottom end of the range is a salary that you would accept. Instead of simply stating your salary range, you might respond with a statement like: "I've researched the salary range for comparable positions in the industry. I understand that $xxxxxx - $xxxxxxx is a realistic range for someone with my experience and skills." \n\n- What do you consider your greatest achievement? Why?\nKeep your response on target with the job for which you're applying. Identify a task, project or assignment where you showed leadership, teamwork, initiative or produced an exceptional result. If you don't have a lot of prior work experience, use a relevant school, volunteer, or other life experience where you made a difference.\n\n- What do you consider your greatest weakness or biggest failure? Why?\nChoose something that can be seen as a strength as well as a weakness. For example, you sometimes work too hard, or you tend to get very deeply involved with projects you work on. Show that you understand that this tendency can be a weakness only if allowed to get out of balance. Be sure that whatever you identify is actually true.\n\n- What do you bring to this position? Why should we hire you?\nThink about this. If -you- can't think of any reasons for them to hire you instead of someone else, how can you expect them to come up with reasons? If you have trouble with this, ask some close friends to give you a list of what you bring to the table at a job.\n\n- Is there anything you want to ask me/us?\nPrepare some questions about the company and about the position that show your interest. Ask what duties and responsibilities are expected in the position for which you're applying.
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Assuming you mean you will be the interviewer to fill a sales job, I think the single most telling question would be, "Tell me about your memory of the best experience you ever had when you personally made a purchase, and how you would make that memory work for you when selling a product to a stranger."\n     A question like this really opens the dialog between you and the potential employee and will give an opportunity to see what qualities are valued, how literate the person is, and how well they can use their imagination to project themselves (as a sales person) into the needs of a customer.
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Have good answers prepared and rehearsed to the following questions:\n\nWhy do you want to work here?\nWhat do you know about this company?\nWhere do you see yourself in two years?\nWhat is your greatest strength?\nWhat is your greatest weakness?\n\nThe first question is the one most people fumble...
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A nice, DEMURE shirt and dress slacks.  Stay on the conservative side.  You want to portray respectability, confidence, and trustworthiness.\n\nYou should expect them to ask about any skills you may have, how you plan to get to work, what days you'd be available.  If I remember correctly (from friends, I never worked there), they may even give you a personality type quiz, like "what would you do if you saw a co-worker steal merchandise?"\n\nGL!!
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Check out http://www.interviewat.com and http://vault.com for employee and job applicant discussions.
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Few basics to remember\n1.Arrive to the site on time.\n2.Greet the interviewer with a smile and a firm and gentle hand shake\n3.Maintain eye contact all the time\n4.Do not exagerrate your capabilities.\n5.Do not make up answers ..when you do not know.\n6.Do not afraid to ask questions.\n7.Do a good research on the company before the interview.\n8.Follow up with a phone call or email thanking them for cosidering you for the position.\nGood Luck
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i think the most telling question will be a question that verifies the candidates qualifications for the job s/he is seeking.     so think of a situation that the potential employee might find him/herself in, and ask how they would handle that particular situation.    \n\nfor instance, you are interviewing a potential customer service manager.    tell the candidate that s/he has witnessed a staff member being rude to a customer.      What do you do?
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First, pick a job - something you are personally interested in.  Then ask yourself, what would you want to know about someone if you were going to hire him/her for the job.\n\nFirst, of course, you want to know their biographical information:  Name, address, etc.\n\nThen what?  What do you think is important?  Education?  Relevant experience?  Current job?  Past work experience?  Volunteer work?  References?  Hobbies?  Why is the applicant is interested in the job?  What else can you think of that would apply?  Military history?  Citizenship?