Tell me about yourself.Tell me about yourself. Have you brought your Have you brought your resume.resume.

Why should I hire you?Why should I hire you? What are your major What are your major strengths?strengths?

What do you know What do you know about our company/ about our company/ organisation?organisation?

Every man has some Every man has some weakness, what are weakness, what are yours?yours?

Tell me about a time Tell me about a time when you had to tackle when you had to tackle several priorities and several priorities and meeting a deadline.meeting a deadline.

OROR Tell me about a time Tell me about a time when you didn’t get when you didn’t get success inspite of your success inspite of your best efforts.best efforts.

OROR

Tell me about a time Tell me about a time when you suceeded when you suceeded inspite of the odds in inspite of the odds in your way.your way.

What motivates you?What motivates you? Why did you leave your Why did you leave your last job?last job?

In what kind of a work In what kind of a work environment you feel environment you feel most comfortable?most comfortable?

What salary do you What salary do you expect to receive?expect to receive?

What prompted your What prompted your decision to apply for decision to apply for this position?this position?

Your resume suggests Your resume suggests that you are over-that you are over-qualified or too qualified or too experienced for this experienced for this Position. What you say?Position. What you say?

Where do you see Where do you see yourself five years from yourself five years from now?now?

What career options youWhat career options you have right now?have right now?

Why have you had so Why have you had so many jobs?many jobs?

Tell me when you failed Tell me when you failed to achieve the target to achieve the target and you feel a little and you feel a little ashamed of.ashamed of.

Which company do you Which company do you find an ideal one, best find an ideal one, best suited to you?suited to you?

Tell me about a Tell me about a situation when your situation when your work was criticized.work was criticized.

What are your hobbies/ What are your hobbies/ interests.interests.

Why have you been out Why have you been out of work so long?of work so long?

When do you lose your When do you lose your temper?temper?

Who has inspired you in Who has inspired you in your life and why?your life and why?

How do you feel about How do you feel about working nights and working nights and weekends?weekends?

Will you be willingly Will you be willingly agree to relocate or agree to relocate or travel?travel?

Tell me honestly about Tell me honestly about the strong points and the strong points and

weak points of your weak points of your boss( company boss( company supervisor etc.)…supervisor etc.)…

What was the toughest/ What was the toughest/ unpleasant decision youunpleasant decision you ever had to make?ever had to make?

What part of your What part of your previous job you found previous job you found most difficult?most difficult?

Describe a time when Describe a time when you were faced with a you were faced with a challenging situation.challenging situation.

Are you comfortable Are you comfortable with a younger or a ladywith a younger or a lady officer?officer?

How do you define the How do you define the term ‘success’?term ‘success’?

Have you ever had a Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or conflict with a boss or supervisor? How did yousupervisor? How did you resolve that?resolve that?

Have you been absent Have you been absent from work more than a from work more than a few days in your past few days in your past job?job?

What qualities do you What qualities do you feel a successful feel a successful manager should have?manager should have?

Tell me about a time Tell me about a time when you had to resolvewhen you had to resolve a problem with no rules a problem with no rules or guidelines in place.or guidelines in place.

How do you get the bestHow do you get the best from the people workingfrom the people working under/ with you?under/ with you?

How do you resolve How do you resolve conflict in your team? conflict in your team?

What your Boss would What your Boss would say about you?say about you?

What do you dislike What do you dislike most at work?most at work?

What makes you What makes you different from all the different from all the others?others?

What would you do if a What would you do if a fellow executive at your fellow executive at your own corporate level own corporate level does not Cooperate you does not Cooperate you reasonably and this reasonably and this delays the work delays the work assigned to your own assigned to your own department? department?

You’ve been with the You’ve been with the present company for a present company for a long time. Won’t it be long time. Won’t it be hard for you in Getting hard for you in Getting adapted to the new adapted to the new climate? climate?

Do you mind if I contact Do you mind if I contact your present employer your present employer for a reference?for a reference?

Could you have done Could you have done better in your last job?better in your last job?

Can you work under Can you work under stress/ pressure?stress/ pressure?

Tell me about the most Tell me about the most boring job you’ve ever boring job you’ve ever had.had.

How would you act in a How would you act in a situation when your situation when your boss is crazy about an boss is crazy about an idea, but you think it idea, but you think it would be an utter would be an utter failure?failure?

If you could start again, If you could start again, what career decisions what career decisions would you like to make would you like to make differently?differently?

Do you consider your Do you consider your career so far has been acareer so far has been a success?success?

How long would it take How long would it take you to make a useful you to make a useful contribution to this contribution to this company?company?

How many hours a weekHow many hours a week do you normally work?do you normally work?

Can you cite an exampleCan you cite an example when you took when you took initiative?initiative?

What do you worry What do you worry about?about?

Where do you think to Where do you think to make improvements in make improvements in yourself?yourself?

What’s the most difficultWhat’s the most difficult part of being a sales part of being a sales Executive?Executive?

What are your goals?What are your goals? Have you ever Have you ever considered starting yourconsidered starting your own business?own business?

Have you heard Have you heard anything negative aboutanything negative about your company?your company?

How to reply a How to reply a “Hypothetical “Hypothetical Problem”?Problem”?

If you won a lottery of If you won a lottery of one crore, will you leaveone crore, will you leave the job?the job?

If you are in a situation If you are in a situation when everyone is when everyone is against you, and you against you, and you think that you are on think that you are on the right track, how will the right track, how will you react?you react?

How do you rate me as How do you rate me as an interviewer?an interviewer?

What do you see in a What do you see in a candidate when you hirecandidate when you hire him?him?

Can you sell me this Can you sell me this pen, pencil, stapler, pen, pencil, stapler, clock, or anything lying clock, or anything lying on the interviewer’s on the interviewer’s desk?desk?

Can you share Can you share confidential informationconfidential information about the company you about the company you are presently working are presently working with?with?

What changes would What changes would you make if you come you make if you come on board?on board?

Do you prefer to work Do you prefer to work by yourself or with by yourself or with others?others?

What would be the first What would be the first thing you would do if thing you would do if hired?hired?

What kinds of What kinds of machines/equipment machines/equipment have you worked with?have you worked with?

What important trends What important trends do you see in our do you see in our industry?industry?

What competition do What competition do you see if you take up you see if you take up this job?this job?

What would you do if What would you do if our competitor offer youour competitor offer you a job?a job?

What good books have What good books have you read lately?you read lately?

Do you have a criminal Do you have a criminal record?record?

Are you a person who Are you a person who likes to “try new likes to “try new things,” or “stay with things,” or “stay with regular routines”?Give regular routines”?Give an example.an example.

Customers frequently Customers frequently create a great deal of create a great deal of pressure. What has pressure. What has been your experience in been your experience in this area?this area?

When are you available When are you available for work?for work?

What will you do if you What will you do if you are to deal with an are to deal with an irritated customer?irritated customer?

Have you ever dealt Have you ever dealt with a customer making with a customer making an unrealistic demand?an unrealistic demand?

How do you plan and How do you plan and organise your work?organise your work?

Do you believe in Do you believe in sharing your mistakes sharing your mistakes with others?with others?

How do you balance How do you balance work and family/social work and family/social commitments?commitments?

Have you anytime Have you anytime worked above and worked above and beyond your job beyond your job description?description?

Have you worked on a Have you worked on a project where you project where you encountered some encountered some obstacles and you and obstacles and you and you overcame them? you overcame them?

Tell me about a time Tell me about a time when you had a when you had a confrontation with a co-confrontation with a co-worker or boss.worker or boss.

How would your co-How would your co-workers describe you?workers describe you?

What is your What is your management style?management style?

What does the term What does the term two-way communicationtwo-way communication mean to you?mean to you?

OROR What are the benefits ofWhat are the benefits of this communication this communication style of functioning?style of functioning?

How can you optimize How can you optimize performance and performance and energise your team?energise your team?

oo OROR What will you do to What will you do to maintain high standardsmaintain high standards and to improve poor and to improve poor performance of your performance of your team?team?

Are you talking to other Are you talking to other organization as well as organization as well as us?us?

Can you tell me Can you tell me something about something about yourself that is not yourself that is not mentioned in your mentioned in your resume?resume?

What do you think What do you think about…Reservation in about…Reservation in Private Sector, Female Private Sector, Female Infanticide, The Death Infanticide, The Death Penalty…. (or any other Penalty…. (or any other controversial or current controversial or current subject)?subject)?

Have you been a team Have you been a team player?player?

You have mentioned in You have mentioned in your resume that you your resume that you were able to increase were able to increase the productivity Of your the productivity Of your department department

considerably, can you considerably, can you tell how you did that?tell how you did that?

How has your education How has your education helped you in preparing helped you in preparing for your career?for your career?

How much money do How much money do you make?you make?

Do you have any Do you have any question?question?

How to handle an illegalHow to handle an illegal question?question?

How and when to How and when to disclose your disability.disclose your disability.

WWhat should you hat should you try to knowtry to know

What is the business of What is the business of the employer?the employer?

What are possible What are possible duties and duties and responsibilities of the responsibilities of the

job you have applied job you have applied for?for?

What skills and how What skills and how much experience the much experience the employer is looking for?employer is looking for?

Who are the main Who are the main competitors of the competitors of the company or the company or the company is under any company is under any kind of threat, liked kind of threat, liked forced acquisition by a forced acquisition by a revival company?revival company?

Know the various Know the various business database business database

consisting of stock consisting of stock quotes, market quotes, market averages and the averages and the industry news.industry news.

Know about the Know about the company’s operations company’s operations for the last three years for the last three years and plans for the year and plans for the year ahead.ahead.

Know about all of the Know about all of the current lingo and current lingo and buzzwords that are in buzzwords that are in play within the play within the corporate corridors.corporate corridors.

Know the trends of Know the trends of turnover, profit and any turnover, profit and any plans of, merges etc of plans of, merges etc of the company.the company.

Try to know what is Try to know what is specific about the specific about the position you have position you have applied for, and the applied for, and the reputation of the reputation of the department in the department in the organization itself.organization itself.

Who are the important Who are the important clients of the company?clients of the company?

What are the primary What are the primary issues of focus within issues of focus within the company? the company? Profitability? Quality Profitability? Quality control and control and improvement? Global improvement? Global markets? or What?markets? or What?

Some companies Some companies declare yearly declare yearly “themes”. Know what “themes”. Know what this is and you will scorethis is and you will score an instant hit with your an instant hit with your interviewer. You will be interviewer. You will be viewed as a true insider viewed as a true insider

for having access to the for having access to the information that most ofinformation that most of the candidate are not the candidate are not aware of.aware of.

Do’s Do’s and and Don’t Don’t about about your your clothes:clothes:

Don’t let your dressing Don’t let your dressing style overpower your style overpower your personality. Don’t wear personality. Don’t wear anything so unsual that anything so unsual that steals all the attention. steals all the attention. It’s you applying for the It’s you applying for the job not your clothes.job not your clothes.

Avoid any extremes of Avoid any extremes of fashion. The college fashion. The college campus may be perfect campus may be perfect forum at which to exibit forum at which to exibit your flair for the latest your flair for the latest in fashion style, the in fashion style, the

interview is not the interview is not the place to do so.place to do so.

Avoid strong perfume orAvoid strong perfume or aftershave.aftershave.

Don’t wear too much Don’t wear too much jewellery, or jewellery jewellery, or jewellery that is too large.that is too large.

Dark colours will lend Dark colours will lend you more authority thanyou more authority than pale ones.pale ones.

What ¿wear−ForMen

Necktie should be silk Necktie should be silk with a conservative with a conservative patternpattern..

Learn how to tie a good Learn how to tie a good knot in your tie.knot in your tie.

Conservation long- Conservation long- sleeved shirt (White is sleeved shirt (White is best, pastel is next best, pastel is next best)best)

Dark shoes (black lace-Dark shoes (black lace-ups are best)-Avoid ups are best)-Avoid wearing new shoes that wearing new shoes that may make squeaking may make squeaking

noise or you mat feel noise or you mat feel uncomfortable.uncomfortable.

Dark socks matching Dark socks matching with your shoes or with your shoes or trousers.trousers.

Carry a clean hanky in Carry a clean hanky in your pocket.your pocket.

Well-groomed hairstyle-Well-groomed hairstyle-Get a haircut; short hair Get a haircut; short hair always fares best in always fares best in interviews.interviews.

No beards (or well No beards (or well trimmed beard).trimmed beard).

Moustacles (makes sure Moustacles (makes sure it is neat and trimmed)it is neat and trimmed)

No rings other than a No rings other than a wedding ring.wedding ring.

No earrings (if you No earrings (if you normally wear one, takenormally wear one, take it out).it out).

Clean, trimmed Clean, trimmed fingernails.fingernails.

Empty pockets-no Empty pockets-no bulges or tinkling coins.bulges or tinkling coins.

No gums, Pan, Pan No gums, Pan, Pan Masala, Candy or Masala, Candy or Cigaretees (Mind your Cigaretees (Mind your

breath and ensure that breath and ensure that itis free of any odour of itis free of any odour of tobacco, pan masala, tobacco, pan masala, cigaretee or acohol cigaretee or acohol etc).etc).

Light briefcase or Light briefcase or portfolio case.portfolio case.

oo For For Women:Women:

Wear a saree or a suit orWear a saree or a suit or pantsuit, what suited to pantsuit, what suited to you elegantly. (Simple you elegantly. (Simple clothes & Quit colours clothes & Quit colours are most suitable.)are most suitable.)

Avoid very tight clothes.Avoid very tight clothes. Shoes with conservativeShoes with conservative heels or use heels or use conservative sandals or conservative sandals or polished shoes that polished shoes that goes well with your goes well with your clothes.clothes.

No purses, small or No purses, small or large; carry a folder large; carry a folder instead.instead.

If you wear nail polish If you wear nail polish (not required), use clear(not required), use clear or a conservative color.or a conservative color.

Hair should be neatly Hair should be neatly trimmed with trimmed with conservative style. Hair conservative style. Hair color should look color should look naturalnatural..

Minimal use of make-up Minimal use of make-up (it should not be too (it should not be too noticeable.)noticeable.)

Avoid noise-making Avoid noise-making jewelry as anklets, jewelry as anklets, bracelets.bracelets.

No more than one ring No more than one ring on each hand.on each hand.

One set of earring only.One set of earring only. Minimal cologne or Minimal cologne or perfume.perfume.

Some Some do’s do’s and and don’t atdon’t at

the the intervieintervieww

ooDo’s:Do’s:

Dress appropriate for Dress appropriate for the interview; Your the interview; Your dress should match withdress should match with your personality.It your personality.It should give you a should give you a professional look. Your professional look. Your

dress should not be too dress should not be too sparkling or too casual sparkling or too casual that your actual that your actual personality got personality got discounted.discounted.

Never be late for the Never be late for the interview; Remember interview; Remember the exact time and the exact time and location of your location of your interview; know how interview; know how long it takes to reach long it takes to reach there. Arrive early 10 orthere. Arrive early 10 or 20 minutes prior to the 20 minutes prior to the schedule time.schedule time.

Treat other people you Treat other people you encounter with encounter with politeness, courtesy andpoliteness, courtesy and respect.respect.

While waiting, keep While waiting, keep calm, while talking with calm, while talking with your interviewees don’t your interviewees don’t use street language anduse street language and in loud tone.in loud tone.

Convey your thanks Convey your thanks when you are greeted when you are greeted with other interviewers with other interviewers or when you are offered or when you are offered chair to sit on.chair to sit on.

Maintain good eye Maintain good eye contact during the contact during the interview.interview.

Sit still in your seat; Sit still in your seat; take care of your body take care of your body

language; avoid language; avoid fidgeting and slouching.fidgeting and slouching.

Respond to the Respond to the questions and support questions and support your answers about your answers about yourself with specific yourself with specific examples whenever examples whenever possible. Ask for possible. Ask for clarification if you don’t clarification if you don’t understand a question understand a question Your answers should Your answers should neither be too short nor neither be too short nor

too long. Relate your too long. Relate your answers to the point.answers to the point.

Be honest and don’t tell Be honest and don’t tell a lie. A small lie can ruina lie. A small lie can ruin your chance of success.your chance of success.

Take the interview Take the interview seriously. Don’t give theseriously. Don’t give the impression that you are impression that you are not interested in the not interested in the position, even if you position, even if you might not be interested.might not be interested. Who knows one day you Who knows one day you

will be again here for anwill be again here for an interview for some interview for some higher post, so don’t higher post, so don’t lose your impression.lose your impression.

Exhibit confidence and aExhibit confidence and a positive attitude. The positive attitude. The interviewer is interviewer is evaluating you as a evaluating you as a potential employee.potential employee.

Get good and intelligentGet good and intelligent questions prepared to questions prepared to ask the interviewer. Do ask the interviewer. Do

extensive Research extensive Research about the company in about the company in advance, ask questions advance, ask questions which you did not find which you did not find answered in your answered in your research.research.

An interview is a two- An interview is a two- way conversation. way conversation. Conduct yourself Conduct yourself congenially and respect-congenially and respect-fully, while thinking fully, while thinking logically & while logically & while

answering the answering the questions.questions.

Make sure to know the Make sure to know the next step in the next step in the selection process; know selection process; know when and to whom you when and to whom you should have to contact should have to contact for any details.for any details.

When the interview is When the interview is concluded. Convey your concluded. Convey your sincere thanks for all sincere thanks for all

the cooperation extendethe cooperation extende during the interview. during the interview. Depart gracefully, not inDepart gracefully, not in a hurried mannera hurried manner..

After the interview, After the interview, make notes right away make notes right away so that you can so that you can remember what remember what mistakes you commited mistakes you commited during this interview. It during this interview. It will of great use to you will of great use to you for the interviews on for the interviews on the future.the future.

Do remember to write a Do remember to write a thanks- you letter to thanks- you letter to your interviewer your interviewer promptly.promptly.

oo DONT’s:DONT’s: Don’t dress up in stylishDon’t dress up in stylish or costly clothes for the or costly clothes for the interview.interview.

Don’t make negative or Don’t make negative or critising comments critising comments

about your present or about your present or previous previous boss,Colleagues or any boss,Colleagues or any politicians or say politicians or say anybody during the anybody during the interviewinterview

Don’t mention false Don’t mention false information about information about anything on your anything on your resume including your resume including your Experience, training or Experience, training or achievement.achievement.

Don’t show casualness Don’t show casualness or arrogance at the or arrogance at the interview, whatever interview, whatever high your Qualification high your Qualification or experience or your or experience or your links may be. All this links may be. All this amounts an insult to theamounts an insult to the Interviewer and to the Interviewer and to the organization.organization.

Don’t give the Don’t give the impression that you are impression that you are only interested in high only interested in high salary, perks etc.salary, perks etc.

Don’t give the Don’t give the impression that you are impression that you are interested in the interested in the organization because of organization because of its Geographical its Geographical location only.location only.

Don’t discuss salary andDon’t discuss salary and perks unless you find perks unless you find some positive indicationsome positive indication of final Offer or until theof final Offer or until the subject is brought up subject is brought up Offer or until the subjectOffer or until the subject

is brought up by Your is brought up by Your interviewer.interviewer.

Don’t show your Don’t show your desperateness for the desperateness for the job, whatever may be job, whatever may be your urgency.your urgency.

Don’t go to extremes Don’t go to extremes with your body with your body language gestures & language gestures & postures; don’t slouch postures; don’t slouch and don’t sit rigidly on and don’t sit rigidly on the edge of your chairs.the edge of your chairs.

Don’t try to encash theDon’t try to encash the interviewer with yourinterviewer with your personal problems topersonal problems to gain sympathy.gain sympathy.

Don’t argue with theDon’t argue with the interviewers, you mayinterviewers, you may have different opinionhave different opinion but arguing and tryingbut arguing and trying to enforce your ownto enforce your own views is out ofviews is out of professional mannerismprofessional mannerism in a interview.in a interview.

Don’t smoke even whileDon’t smoke even while you are waiting for theyou are waiting for the interview. Don’t chewinterview. Don’t chew gum also.gum also.

Don’t allow your cellDon’t allow your cell phone to ring during thephone to ring during the interview.(if it does,interview.(if it does, apologize quickly Andapologize quickly And switch it off) don’t takeswitch it off) don’t take a cell phone call.a cell phone call.

Don’t take your parents,Don’t take your parents, spouse,finance,friendsspouse,finance,friends

etc to an interview. Ifetc to an interview. If you are not Grown upyou are not Grown up and independentand independent enough to attend anenough to attend an interview alone, youinterview alone, you have no place in thehave no place in the organization.organization.

Don’t forget to conveyDon’t forget to convey sincere thanks to thesincere thanks to the interviewers while youinterviewers while you are leaving theare leaving the interview hall after theinterview hall after the interview is over.interview is over.

Don’t forget to writeDon’t forget to write letter of thanks to theletter of thanks to the interviewer at theinterviewer at the earliest possible.earliest possible.

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