Preparation for interview

All you need to know in short.


As they say, the impromptu is good, when you is well prepared. Do not rely on the ability to improvise. Learn to give two types of answers - the general(common) one which will be useful for interview in any organization, and targeted answers, focused on the particular employer. Here "must have" steps of preparation if you do not wish to risk.

- get approximate answers to those questions which you are likely to be asked. Ask somebody to play from relatives a role of "employer" and try your dialogs. Whether avoid all "hmmm" and " well, " If you can, record yourself on video, and look at it.

- Be ready for surprises. It can be, for example, quite usual question set in the unexpected form for you: " And how it is possible to use your skills in our company? " Or: " And what advantages at you in comparison with other applicants? " Do not think that your abilities in doubt, tell simply: " I Think, I shall be useful to you, because... "

- Prepare for the brief and concrete examples showing your relation to work proving that you have qualities necessary for given position.

-inquire about the company where you wish to receive a place. You all should interest: scales of firm, its production or services rendered by it, organizational structure, its last achievements and probable plans for the future. Talk to the people knowing a state of affairs in firm. Useful data can be found out and in specialized business-editions online or in the libraries.

-be able to prove your wish to work in this organization.

-The first contact, as well as any first impression, is very important for you. Warn house, that to you can call and in the evening, and in target. Do not lift the receiver in a room where the TV works or someone talks. Watch the speech - a limiting correctness and a stylistic neutrality. Be not too lazy to recheck a name, a title and a surname of the interviewer, and also his/her phone number.

- dress for an interview very important even if in the given establishment there are no strict rules on this matter. Check up, whether your suit and footwear require cleaning or repair, do not leave it for last moment.

- To be late for interview is similarly to death. In detail find out an exact route up to a place, and not just the address. If you have a car, in advance consider possible delays. On interview it is better to arrive ten minutes prior to appointed time.

Interview on telemarketing

Those questions were sent to us by blog visitor who just got an telemarketer job. But those questions are basic and might apply to any interview you going to pass.

Why you left previous jobs.
If I would call your previous boss, what would he say about you?
If I would call your best friends, what would they say about you?
What is your strong points?
What is your weaknesses?
How to deal with the client if he act unusual?(yelling etc.)
How many levels in the sale process?
What is a sign that client ready to buy?
What was complications on your previous jobs and how you resolved them?
What you like/dislike about your previous jobs.
Why I must hire you?
Why you like to work with us?
What you know about our company?

Role playing: you salesman, hr person a client.

What questions do you have?(important is that you have something to ask - this will show your interest)

That is all. Most complicated question for our reader was "your weaknesses". This question needs preparation, so your weakness would be a plus.

Interview must tell.

Introduction.

A little about yourself. You need to represent your biography, name, age. Are you married, have kids?


Some formalities.

Some of them include: your age and gender, experience, driving license, ownership of the car, some special knowledge(computer software, languages, knowledge of law, military services history etc.) This a minimum of information without which your resume not going to go anywhere.


Your strong and weak sides.

From point of view of HR person the most important information is the following:

Career path. No one likes to hire person who goes from one way to another - because such a person not completely knows his goals.

Constant employment. If you had some unemployment days in your life you better have a good explanation for it.

Periods of work in each position. Small time on each position says that you had no idea what you want. Best timing is 2 3 years on each position.

Achievements. Important not that you did something, important that you did it better than others. You need to mention all good that you did on your previous job. You need to understand that achieve something is not mean to do your job right but to do more than that.

Reasons why you left your previous job.

Four stages of job interview

Job interview causes fear even in the skilled competitor. As a rule, interview almost on any position can be broken into 4 stages:

1. Questions under the resume;
2. Personal qualities;
3. Revealing of motivation;
4. The important little things.(vacations, availability, transportation etc)

. Such scheme is very convenient not only for personnel services and HR heads, but also for you who need to be given only "correct" answers to "complex" questions.