HOW TO CRACK AN INTERVIEW

This blog post shall talk about a few magic mantras which 1) normally people do not know about Interviews and 2) which if prepared well about; can help you crack every interview that you sit for. 90% of the times the first question will be “Introduce Yourself” or “Tell me something about you”? There is a reason for this.

Whatever might happen; the candidate will end up saying something in the answer to this question. When he says that ‘whatever something’ he will feel   1) comfortably arrived & 2) belonging to that situation and 3) a sense of adequacy shall have happened. This means that you will become comfortable after speaking those first few lines. This is what the interviewer wants. He wants to meet the comfortable you. Your best would not show up; unless you are comfortable. He wishes to meet the best in you. The reason, why 90% of the times this becomes the first question.

This question is your best (could be the last) chance to sell yourself. It is like your free hit in a cricket match- you will not get out; however — you get a chance to score any many runs of your volition.

 

How do you best prepare for INTERVIEW?

Three Things:-

 

·        Understand that an ‘Interview’ is a sales process. You are your salesman. Ask yourself — ‘How do you sell anything?’ You sell something — by talking about its positives.

 

·        You should remain committed to the things that you choose to happily do / pursue? Because, if you have not remained committed here — how will you remain committed to something that may not be of your liking e.g. the work areas in your job that you are applying to or the subjects in the B-School ; which you may not like.

 

·        You need to look sharp; not cute.