Top 12 Secrets to cracking any Job Interview

1.   Interview preparation:

Preparation is a must-to-do thing  if you want to succeed in doing anything.  To prepare for a successful interview,  you should  refer to the Job Interview  Checklist as stated in Section II below.

2.   Interview practice:

Think  about being a boss, CEO or manager someday or you have to apply for a new job again. In that case, interview  skills  shall become very important  in your life.

So, how do you practice your interview?

Way No.1: You can ask a friend  of yours to interview  you. To take advantage of this way, you can tell your friend  to imagine  that they were recruiting  candidates for similar  positions  like yours. Then, there should  be many unexpected  situations  for you to experience  and practice rather than relying  only on available  questions.

Way No.2: Expand your job standards (to seek for a simpler  job or one that pays less, and so on). Then, you will see that there should  be many more offers for an interview  available  to you. Through  these interviews,  you can gain more interview  experience,  and more importantly,

   You will know about business models of other companies;

   You will have opportunities  to practice how to introduce  and renew yourself with all of your skills  and abilities.

For example,  you are seeking for a HR manager assistant or HR deputy manager  job, you can extend your application  to such positions  as HR coordinator,  HR associate, HR clerk, HR staffs and so on, and the chance that the employer may find  you to be suitable  to the position  of CEO assistant or HR deputy manager  (though they do not intend  to do so in the first place until they meet you) will be greater.

3.   Understanding  interview process

Each company adopts a different  interview  process and each interview  round is intended  for a certain purpose. You need to understand  the goals of the employer for each round. It doesn‘t mean that you will succeed if you answer the questions professionally  and fluently,  but you need to put a focus on what the employer  expects from you during  an interview.

For more information  about interview  rounds, please click here.

4.   Come early instead of on time

Many experts will advise you to go to the interview  early or at least 10 minutes  earlier.  I myself recommend  that 30 minutes  earlier should  be reasonable. Why should you take up to 30 minutes?

To find  the address of the company; To complete check-in procedures;

To find  the location  and office where the interview  shall take place;

To check your appearance before getting  into the interview  room

To find  out more about the company; many interviewers  may ask you how the organization  of their companies is, about the reception area, welcoming  atmosphere,  etc.

However, arriving  early may also cause some pressure on you for having  to wait. Please note that

you shouldn‘t  spend such waiting  time revising  your ―lessons‖  or doing any work since there

will be insufficient  time and the pressure will become greater if you do so. You can take the time

prepare some stories or jokes that can help you keep cool and comfortable  for the upcoming interview.

5.   Potential and Loyal Customer in the Future:

Can you believe that after all the hearing  of problems and your knowledge  of the company,  its products and business  fields,  you can be employed  immediately  even if no interview  question has been asked regarding  professional  aspects?

I have got 11 years of experience in conducting  interviews  for various  positions,  including  less important  and even CEO ones. I have observed that many bosses will readily make their employment  decisions  immediately  after meeting  the candidates as they believe that the ones that favor their products and services the most shall perform well,  not to mention  excellently.  I

myself tota ly believe  in that notion.  Certainly,  this doesn‘t mean that the employers  do not know

anything  about your professional qualification.  They have tools and evaluation  results to know

for sure that at least you are able to perform the jobs. By this I mean the abilities  but not the

excellence  or fluency.  I shall recommend  you to become a loyal customer of a company first, know clearly about the strengths  and weaknesses of its competitors,  its current and future challenges,  and so on, before applying  for a job.

6.   First impression:

Remember the time when you met a new partner, a new friend  or your new love… how did your

first impression  on them affect on your feeling?

It is clear that first impression  play a crucial role in determining  the success of an interview.

7.   Control nervousness

Careful preparation is the best way to control your nervousness.  Taking a slow, deep breath will also help you relax and feel more composed. Fill your lungs slowly  from the bottom. Let your abdomen relax and puff out as you fill it with air. Breathing  only with your chest will make

you become tense. Nervousness is created from the feeling  of being too focused on yourself.  You

may be worried about how you look, whether you sound intelligent  or not, and how you a re going to persuade the interviewer.  And if you are sti l a bit nervous,  that‘s okay. That bit should be enough for you to take on the upcoming  challenge.

8.   Showcase your knowledge and integrity/tell interviewers about your stories

As long as the employers  are desperate to find  good candidates,  most eligible  employees who at least meet their minimum  job requirements  shall have good opportunities.  HR personnel and some interviewers  may not have an in-depth knowledge of every job in the company,  however, they understand  enough to know that a certain level of technical expertise is required.  Don‘t try

to fake it and convince  the employers  that you are someone that you are not. This tactic rarely

works, and even if it did work, the fact that you don‘t know what you claimed  you knew would soon be revealed  once you were on the job.

9.   Learn traits/skills that all employers look for In every applicants

Each job requires differently  in aspects of knowledge and skills,  however, according to  Robert Lawrence, there are 7 traits as mentioned  below that play the most important  role and that are sought after by any employer:

•    Skillset

•    Team player

•    Attitude

•    Professionalism

•    Leadership

•    Ethic

•    Security

10. Problem Solving is the Most Important  in an Interview.

Problem solving  is one common skill involved  in any job. Whether you plan to work as a construction  laborer or as a manager of a major corporation,  all jobs will involve  problems and only solving  such problems may lead to your success. It is imperative  that before entering  the interview  room, you should  know how to approach and solve problems.  All questions  should be answered with this process in mind.

11. Close your sale

Before leaving,  you need to close the sale of your talents before the interviewers.  It‘s no different than se ling  a product; you need to get a ―yes‖  from the buyer. You should  understand  that a refusal is cha lenging,  however, that doesn‘t necessarily  mean a ―no,‖ but that the buyer is not ready to buy. Don‘t apologize  for what you don‘t have. If you cannot persuade the interviewers, try to get from them a reason. Objections do not always means rejections,  but you have to cause them to be open in order to respond effectively.  It‘s always worth trying.

12. Follow up and thank-you note.

Follow-up  after an interview  can help you create a lasting  impression  and differentiate  you from the crowd.

Send both an email and a hard-copy thank-you note expressing  your excitement,  qualifications and further  interest in the position.  Invite  the hiring  manager to contact you for additional information.  This is also an excellent  time to send a strategic follow-up  letter of interest.

When making  a thank-you letter, you should  pay attention  to the following:

   Never try to correct your mistakes during  the interview;  the more you do so, they more negative  they will feel about you.

   Don‘t send a normal thank-you letter like other candidates do. Instead, state your opinions  and solutions  that how you can contribute  to the company.

SOAR model to answer a behavioral question for crack any Interview

SOAR Model 

SITUATION

Think of a situation in which you were involved having a positive outcome, or having a negative outcome from

which you learned valuable lessons.

 

OBSTACLE

Describe any obstacles you encountered in the situation. 

ACTION 

Specify what specific actions you took in this situation to overcome the obstacles and achieve your results.

RESULT

Highlight the positive outcomes. 

The following example shows how you might use the SOAR model to answer a behavioural question.

Question:
You indicated on your resume that leadership is one of your strengths. Please describe an experience where you
used your leadership abilities to manage a recent challenge.

Situation:
During my third year of college, I was elected Vice President for Educational Programs for my student
professional association. The responsibilities of the position included securing speakers for our meetings,
advertising the programs to the campus community, introducing speakers, and evaluating each program.

Obstacle:
Attendance at meetings last year had decreased substantially due to a decline in the overall club membership.The goal of my position was to implement programs to address the professional development of our members and to increase attendance by 25% compared to last year.

Action:
I assembled a team to help with the program design and speaker selection. We developed a survey to assess the members’ professional interests and gather ideas for possible speakers and topics. We had each member complete the survey. Then we randomly selected members for a focus group interview. I had learned about this research technique in my Marketing Research class and thought it would help us identify why attendance had dropped.

Result:
Based on the information we gathered from the surveys and interviews, we selected speakers for the entire year and produced a brochure describing each program and the featured speaker. Under my leadership, attendance increased 150% over the previous year.

HR Interview tricks: by smarty manipulating your Interviewer

A Secret to divert Your JOB interview in direction towards your mastery by smarty manipulating your Interviewer.

One fact: A person(interviewer) who is in front of you have a lots of knowledge about your field so he is interviewing you,but he also finding in his mind that from which point he start asking a question..
 STEP-1
For fresher he/she glanced at your RESUME

 So make sure or be very specific to write about your resume.

• ONLY WHICH YOU KNOW AND THE THING YOU CAN EASILY EXPLAIN TO INTERVIEWER IS ONLY IN IT WITH BEST SIMPLE WAY.
• DO NOT USE ANY JARGON WORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU ARE NOT DESERVED.
• IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER PLEASE SIMPLY SAY SORRY SIR I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT.
• NEVER TRY TO GIVE ROUND AND ROUND ANSWER BE SPECIFIC AND SHORT.....

    (During answering some question)It's time for use your trump card :)

Before use your trump card you should know how to make it..

1. Find your mastery subjects from your field.
2. After finding your master topics of your strenth subject write in detailed study about your topics.
3. In detailed study find out specified words which related this topic and note down.
4. After you have you subjects ,topics that you have mastery in that subjects and the jargon words coming in that subject Your trump Card is ready...

How to use your trump card......
While giving answer of interviews question by sharply use those jargon word of you topics which you have mastery(you used your trump card)...

BY human's psychology your interviewr Catch that UNKNOWN JARGON  word what you use in anser and ask you you said XYZ(TRUMP CARD WORD OF THE TOPIC IN WHICH YOU HAVE MASTERY) ohoo than TOLD ME about that XYZ.......

MY work is over dude..now your whole interview direction changed toward what you have master and by ur trick your interviewr only ask what you have mastery.....That trick give many a good job..

Its one talent to show others only in which he has mastery and that's how keep the word in his feet.

Building a Better Job Interview

With a job interview comes a great amount of hope. If you don't hear back after an interview, an inevitable let-down follows as you begin the job search again. Don't let that unhappy ending happen to you. The following tips show you how to make your interview performance earn rich reviews:

Know your purpose: 

A large percentage of candidates don't understand that their purpose in an interview is to do infinitely more than ask for a job. Your goal is two-fold: First, to demonstrate that you are a good fit for the organization; second, to find out whether the position is really something you want to invest your life in. 

 

 

Be a storyteller:  

An interview is a conversation. Don't fall into an answers-only rut. That's why you've spent time learning to tell stories that highlight your accomplishments. Remember, a conversation is really a series of questions and answers. As soon as you answer a question, try following up with a question of your own.

 

Avoid ad libbing ad infinitum:  

Although you should always do your share to keep the conversational flow going, droning on loses your audience. Telling your interviewer more than he or she needs to know could be fatal. Your stories should be no longer than 60 to 90 seconds, and they must make a relevant point related to your topic.

 

 

Leave the begging to others: 

 Neediness is one of the all-time deal killers in the job market. Whisper in your own ear before walking in the door: "I don't need this job. I do need air, food, and water." Keep things in perspective. Employers don't hire because they feel sorry for you; they hire because they want you to solve their problems.

 

Don't expect to make a new friend:  

Don't make the mistake of being overly familiar. A good interviewer is skilled enough to put you at ease within the first 10 minutes of the interview. That doesn't mean that the interviewer has become your best friend. From start to finish, treat this encounter as the professional business meeting that it is.

 

 

Ask questions that show you care where you go:  

You want to be sure you're getting the true picture of what this job is really about and whether you want it. Arrive with a list of several prepared questions about the company, the position, and the people who work there, avoiding simple "yes" or "no" questions. Most interviewers are unimpressed by a candidate who has no questions.

 

 

Keep emotions out of the interview:  

Put all your personal problems behind you before an interview. Here's why: The interviewer may at times consciously attempt to provoke you into a temperamental outburst. Don't fall for it or take it personally. This may be only a part of the interviewing process.

Don't Talk Yourself Out of a Job

 Don't Talk Yourself Out of a Job

There are two ways to answer interview questions: the short version and the long version. When a question is open-ended, I always suggest to candidates that they say, "Let me give you the short version. If we need to explore some aspect of the answer more fully, I'd be happy to go into greater depth, and give you the long version."

You must always remember that the interviewer's the one who asked the question. So you should tailor your answer to what he or she needs to know, without a lot of extraneous rambling or superfluous explanation. Why waste time and create a negative impression by giving a sermon when a short prayer would do just fine?

EXAMPLE: 

Let's suppose you were interviewing for a sales management position, and the interviewer asked you, "What sort of sales experience have you had in the past?"
  

Well, that's exactly the sort of question that can get you into trouble if you don't use the short version/long version method. Most people would just start rattling off everything in their memory that relates to their sales experience. Though the information might be useful to the interviewer, your answer could get pretty complicated and long-winded unless it's neatly packaged.

One way to answer the question might be, "I've held sales positions with three different instrumentation companies over a nine-year period. Where would you like me to start?"

Or, you might simply say, "Let me give you the short version first, and you can tell me where you want to go into more depth. I've had nine years experience in instrumentation product sales with three different companies, and held the titles of district, regional, and national sales manager. What aspect of my background would you like to concentrate on?"

By using this method, you telegraph to the interviewer that your thoughts are well organized, and that you want to understand the intent of the question before you travel too far in a direction neither of you wants to go. After you get the green light, you can spend your interviewing time discussing in detail the things that are important, not whatever happens to pop into your mind.

The 15-step guide to crack any job interview