Monday 26 December 2011

CONFRIMATION FROM JNU

 Total STUDENTS :- 112, BTECH -109,MBA-03

From JNU::
Thanks for sending details my team will update all information about the company.We expect synergic relation with your organization who also envisage same dream of ours
SGH.Gowda
Head-HR
Jodhpur National University,Marwar Group,
Narnadi, Jhanwar Road, Jodhpur-342001

Sunday 25 December 2011

नववर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ

आप सभी को
नववर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ,नववर्ष की अनंत शुभकामनाएँ,नए वर्ष की नई दिशा हो,नई कामना, नई आस हो,नई भावना, नई सोच हो,नई सुबह की नई प्यास हो,
नई धूप हो, नई चाँदनी,नई सदी का नव विकास हो,नया प्रेम औ' नया राग हो,हर सुख अपने आसपास हो,नई रौशनी, नई डगर हो,नया खून औ' नई श्वास हो
नया रूप औ' नव जुनून हो,मन में बसती नव मिठास हो,नए सपन हों, नई शाम हो,रंग-बिरंगा कैनवास हो,नए फूल औ' नई उमंगें
अंतर्मन में नव सुवास हो !,

2012, नववर्ष की अनंत शुभकामनाएँ
धन्यवाद

Friday 23 December 2011

Internship cum recruitment test

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our
company called Intecons Software Lab to you.

 We are a small group of professionals at the moment, mainly serving to
clients from UK, USA and a few other countries.

 For more information about us, you may take a look at our
website http://www.intecons.com [1]and you may see our presence among
first few search results, if you try to find "software companies,
Jaipur" on google.com [2]

 We are currently willing to invite students from few Rajasthan based
colleges, for an online test leading to internship cum recruitment.

 All students of your college, whose courses need them to complete a 6
months internship in IT companies for partial fulfillment of their
degree during the semester January to June, 2012 are eligible for this.

 If you feel interested, you need to arrange for an online test of your
students (qualifying the eligibility criteria) at your college lab on
any date between Dec 27, 2011 to January 10, 2012

 Firstly there will be an online test (Test format in brief: MAT, 40
min, 40 Q, MCQs One programming lang: 40 min, 40 Q, MCQs, Marking +3
-1)
and then we will conduct interviews of the first 20% performers in the
test merit.

 Based on the results in test and interview the selected candidates
will be offered their 6 months internship with us.�
 At the end of their internship, there will be another test for final
recruitment into Intecons, and at that time 30 to 40% of the interns
will be regularized as programmers, depending upon their performance
during the internship and in the final recruitment test.

 Besides your college students appearing in the test, we would also
like to invite some of the students from different colleges who have
sent their resumes directly to our email in recent days. Some of these
are from your college as well, to this test, so we may discuss the
logistics accordingly.

 Pl let us know if you have the eligible students available and wud be
interested in getting this test conducted at your college.
Intecons Software Lab, Jaipur
 Cell: +91-141-5109000, 5109009



other:



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 First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our
company called Intecons Software Lab to you.

 We are a small group of professionals at the moment, mainly serving to
clients from UK, USA and a few other countries.

 For more information about us, you may take a look at our
website http://www.intecons.com [1]and you may see our presence among
first few search results, if you try to find "software companies,
Jaipur" on google.com [2]

 We are currently willing to invite students from few Rajasthan based
colleges, for an online test leading to internship cum recruitment.

 All students of your college, whose courses need them to complete a 6
months internship in IT companies for partial fulfillment of their
degree during the semester January to June, 2012 are eligible for this.

 If you feel interested, you need to arrange for an online test of your
students (qualifying the eligibility criteria) at your college lab on
any date between Dec 27, 2011 to January 10, 2012

 Firstly there will be an online test (Test format in brief: MAT, 40
min, 40 Q, MCQs One programming lang: 40 min, 40 Q, MCQs, Marking +3
-1)
and then we will conduct interviews of the first 20% performers in the
test merit.

 Based on the results in test and interview the selected candidates
will be offered their 6 months internship with us.�
 At the end of their internship, there will be another test for final
recruitment into Intecons, and at that time 30 to 40% of the interns
will be regularized as programmers, depending upon their performance
during the internship and in the final recruitment test.

 Besides your college students appearing in the test, we would also
like to invite some of the students from different colleges who have
sent their resumes directly to our email in recent days. Some of these
are from your college as well, to this test, so we may discuss the
logistics accordingly.

 Pl let us know if you have the eligible students available and wud be
interested in getting this test conducted at your college.

 Intecons Software Lab, Jaipur
 Cell: +91-141-5109000, 5109009

 ======================================================================

 Other useful information about Intecons and the test for circulation
amongst candidates

 ======================================================================

 Intecons is a 100% outsourcing company for US and UK based clients and
is concentrating in web and mobile based application development. We do
not believe in quantity in terms of our manpower and we only hunt for
the quality.

 If you are applying in Intecons, please sharpen your Natural
programming skills, logical thinking and algorithmic approach and not
merely language based syntax

 Please prepare yourself for a very tough test, if you come unprepared,
its almost sure that you will not be selected. If you get selected in
Intecons, that itself is good enough for you to understand that you are
the best amongst your competitors

 The test will be for MAT (Mental Ability Test), 40 Min, 40 MCQs and
you can choose any one of the following languages/ databases:

 PHP
 JAVA
 VB.Net
 C#.Net
 ASP.Net
 MySql
 Oracle

 for same 40 min, 40 MCQs

 There will be 3 marks for every right answer and -1 marks for every
wrong answer.

 Other info:
 ========
 1. Working hours: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 7pm
 2. Place of posting: currently all recruited are placed at Jaipur
 3. Package: The starting package for freshers is Rs. 225,000 (CTC)
which can vary in case of exceptional candidates
 4. No Bond, No security deposits, Intecons dont believe in such
techniques. We believe, if we pay you good and give you the right
enviornment to work, there are no reasons that we should be worried
about you leaving us. The only requirement to join Intecons is to sign
a
2 months notice period for leaving.





Regarding Walkins Interview for Stipend Based Industrial Training

This is to inform you that Softpro India Technologies (P) Limited is  organizing walkin Interviews   for stipend based  Industrial Training for MCA and BTech students on Live Projects on 4 Jan' 2012 at 11:00 AM at our Corporate Office.

 Please find the proposal and company's profile in the attachment and intimate same to the students.
-- 
Softpro India Computer Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
B-15 Sec. F, Kapoorthala Xing, Aliganj,
Lucknow.
+91-9565677771,0522-6565114
www.softproindia.org
 
Profile:


Softpro India Computer Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001: 2000 Certified Company) is one of the prominent software companies of Uttar Pradesh and an associate of UPDESCO (U.P Development System Corporation Limited) for facilitating software development in entire UP.
Softpro India Computer Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a dynamic new generation software solution as well as networking product Development Company.
Since the first year of its operations, Softpro India has carved a niche for itself in the IT industry and has increased its business by acquiring some major domestic projects. No doubt the company has been able to make a name for itself in a relatively short span of time only because of its ability and commitments to ensure customer satisfaction by rewarding quality work on right time and in a right manner. 
Our upcoming projects on which we are currently working are:
·        Commander Works Engineer (Indian Army)
·        Garrison Engineer- West (Indian Army)
·        Indian Society for Transfusion Medicine(ISTM) etc.
This is to inform you that since we have onshore and offshore projects being developed at our company as stated above. These are good number of quality projects lined up for which we require trainees to work and gain experience of working on Live Projects under the guidance of our experienced technocrats.
We are recruiting trainees from colleges; therefore I am sending you the proposal for selection of BCA & MCA (final Year) students from your prestigious institution. We are centrally located at Lucknow where we have our command office. 
Due to the hectic schedule and over whelming work load, we are not able to visit your premises for campus recruitment of MCA& BCA students on stipend basis hence in order to meet the requirements I would like you to send the candidates at our premises who are willing to join the company to accomplish their project internship.
The interviews would be held on 04 January, 2012 at 11:00 AM at our corporate office. Please find below the office address.
The selection process consists of three rounds for stipend base Live Project Training:
  • Written Test
  • Technical Round
  • HR/PI Round
 The candidates qualifying these rounds will be entitled for a composite stipend of Rs 5000/- to 10,000/- for complete project/internship depending upon their performance.
Regarding Placements:
I would also like to bring to your kind notice that the students who are selected for training will be getting a chance of getting placement after training in our company if they perform well during their training period. The package we are offering is 1.20 lacs p.a.

Thursday 22 December 2011

Metacube on 24th Dec.11

The Campus of Metacube will be on 24th Dec.11 at MLVTEC, Bhilwara. Pls inform all your eligible students for the same. Company profile and salary package is written below in this email. 

Reporting time: 10: 00 AM on 24th Dec.11

Test Procedure: There will a single written test. 

Timings: 

Note for GET Exam :
GET (General Engineer Test) Paper I:    -  Objective Paper of Numerical Aptitude and Computer Science Concepts.
   
Duration:                                                                        -      Two hours (11:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
Reporting Time for test                                                    -      10:50 AM
GET (General Engineer Test) Paper II:   -     Subjective Paper (Programming based Questions).
Duration:                                                                        -      Two hours (1:30 PM to 3:30 PM)
Reporting Time                                                            -      1:20 PM

You are requested to kindly convey to all students to carry any of the four identity proof while examination.

1. Driving License Card
2. PAN Card
3. Passport
4. College Identity Card
Company Profile:

Metacube is a software engineering services company that has deep experience in developing enterprise level products and applications for a wide spectrum of domains including global trade management, supply chain analytics, manufacturing analytics, business continuity planning, CRM, publishing and eCommerce. These applications have been developed on a variety of platforms. The common denominator in all our services has been our total customer focus, ensuring that each engagement is a success and provides the desired value to the customer.

Metacube’s core competency is in working closely with software product companies to translate their ideas into products using a repeatable process. We bring in successful working experience with several product companies that have been financed by leading venture capital funds. These have been very demanding engagements challenging Metacube to deliver solutions that are generic, extensible, user friendly, and robust.

With Metacube product companies can tap into a dedicated resource pool that is talented, scalable and economical. Metacube product engineers use agile approach for software development and are adept at the art of distributed development.

We offer services at all stages of product life cycle including developing proof of concept, product realization, product reengineering, product migration, product maintenance and enhancement, product implementation, and customer support.Metacube’s product engineering services enables the clients to focus on their core business activities including market research, product road map development, product management, marketing and sales.

Metacube has not only been actively watching the convergence of path breaking developments in cloud computing, mobile networks and hand held devices; but has been actively engaged with several customers in creating products and services that leverage these converging technologies. These developments have created a powerful new paradigm for the way products and services are going to be constructed, deployed, delivered and supported in future for both enterprises and consumers.

Metacube has gained rich experience in building and implementing on demand applications and plans to leverage this early mover advantage to help more organizations build new software products and services based on the SaaS model, migrate existing products to the cloud and implement custom cloud based solutions.


Packages: 

starting six month will be of training and a stipend of 10K will be paid, for next six months it will be 15K and after one year package will be around 2.6 L CTC.

TOP Mechanical Campus placement Drive for FEMALE CANDIDATES

 TOP Mechanical Campus placement Drive for FEMALE CANDIDATES
 
Eligibility Criteria:
Trades Eligible:
1.Mechanical Engineering
2.Electrical Engineering
3.Metallurgical Engineering
4.Telecommunication Engineering
5.Electronics & Communication Engineering

Year of Passing out: 2012 Only

Marks Criteria : 60% in 10th, 10+2 and B.Tech/BE
 
PACKAGE : APPROX. RS.4.15 lAC PA
Give Name for this drive.
Date of drive will be communicated

Training & Placement Cell
Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology
Samalkha,Panipat

Pool Campus drive of CI-Soft Technology

GIET kota is going to organize centralized placement drive on 22/12/11.

Company: CI-Soft Technology

DESIGNATION: SOFTWARE TRAINEE

PACKAGE: RS 2.6-3.2 LACS PER ANNUM

JOB LOCATION: DELHI NCR / JAIPUR

EDUCATION CRITERIA: · REGULAR BATCH 2012
ENGINEERING BRANCHES: ALL BRANCHES EXCEPT CIVIL AND MECHANICAL.
Website: ci-softtech.com

Venue: Gurukul Institute of Engineering & Technology.
     IPb-13, RICCO Institutional Area, Ranpur, Kota

Timing: 8:30 AM

Registration Fee(per candidate) Rs. 200/-(Registration on the spot)
Send us the list of Candidates of your college asap.

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Joint Campus Placement on 23rd December 2011

Joint Campus Placement on 23rd December 2011 at 1000 Hrs (sharp).

Venue: Venue: Continental Group of Institutions
NH 1, Jalvehra
Punjab.

Companies Participating in the Joint campus Recruitment

1.      Allsoft  (IBM Business partners)
Company Profile : Allsoft Solutions, Inc. corporate headquarters in Philadelphia with Offices in California and India has been delivering excellent consulting and custom technology solutions. Allsoft's rapid growth is due to success in improving  customer's business and technological processes to increase efficiency, accountability, performance, and drive business value.

Vacancies : IBM Technology Trainers
Package: All trainees have to undergo training. During training stipend of rupees 5000/- will paid to them.
After completion of Training package of 1.80 lac PA
Revision of package after six month of experience as IBM Trainer.

Eligibility Criteria for appearing in the selection process
1. B. Tech (ECE/EE/CSE/IT /MCA only) Back log allowed provided have sound keenness to learn and impart knowledge.
Process: Written Test and Personal Interview

2.      Dibon Group
Company Profile: Dibon is a Multifaceted End to End IT Solutions Provider- Providing services in all aspects of Enterprise Transformation-From Strategy to Information technology and Human Resources. At Dibon customer satisfaction is the top priority of every employee and the purpose of every job. Cost- effective ongoing achievement of customer satisfaction is the foundation of our business. Excellence is expected in quality and quantity of work performed by every consultant on every project. Focus on efficiency, flexibility and speed for competitive advantage enabling our customers success in every phase of busines
Designation
Programmer
Web Developer
Software Tester
Eligibility
B.Tech/M.C.A
B.Tech/M.C.A(IT,C.S.E)
B.Tech/M.C.A(IT,C.S.E)
No of Vacancies
Flexible
Flexible
Flexible
Salary (C2C)
1.20 L.P.A to 1.80L.P.A
1.20 L.P.A to 1.70L.P.A
1.20 L.P.A to 1.70L.P.A
Location of Job
IT Park,Mohali
IT Park,Mohali
IT Park,Mohali
Bond or Service contract (If yes, please give details)
Flexible
Flexible
Flexible

3. Intellisence Technologies
Company profile:  A  Multinational Web/Software Development Company having business associates offices in U.S.A, Canada, Bahrain, Australia, Europe, U.K, Manila (Philippines),Norway, Germany, Switzerland and India.
It has expanded its business to 30 overseas countries.
Company has mainly overseas clients and in its shadow I.T has grown vast in the last Four years.
Vacancies: (1)      Software Developers for Development Cell
                    (2)      Software Trainers for Training Department
Package: Candidates will get the package of 1.50 – 2.50 per annum
Location: Jalandhar and Chandigarh
Eligibility Criteria for appearing in the selection process
1. B. Tech (ECE/EE/CSE/IT / Mechanical and MCA only)
Sound knowledge of the subject is needed.
Process of Selection: Written test and Interview
                                   


4. Fracton Technologies
Company profile: Fracton Technologies has operations in the following technology segments
Ø  Telecommunications
Ø  Digital Security
Ø  Education Technology
Ø  Biometrics
Vacancies: Trainee Engineers

Package: During Training stipend of Rupees 8000/- (Eight Thousand only) will paid to trainees.
After completion of training a package of Rs 3.21 Lac PA .

Eligibility Criteria: All the candidates willing to appear in for the interview process:
            1. Should have secured at least 60% marks throughout in 10th,12th and B-Tech degree examinations.
            2. Should have had no back logs in any of the semester examinations.
Process of Selection: Written Test and Personal Interview.



5. Eforce ( Hello Electronics Pvt Ltd.)
Company Profile:  Company manufactures indoor LED display, outdoor LED display and curtain display to meet all demands.  Weather proof, sunlight readable, display screen that fits on all kinds of exteriors or surfaces, products are fully customizable.
Vacancies: Trainee Engineers and Marketing Executives
Package:        Stipend of rupees 6000/- for the trainees.
For engineers a package of Rs 1.8 Lac PA.

Eligibility: Minimum 50% in 10th, 12th and B Tech (Electronics)
      MBA for Marketing Executives
Package :  Rupees 1.20 Lac PA
Process of Selection:
1.      Group Discussion
2.      Personal Interview
Place of posting: Chandigarh


6. You 2 Move Pvt Ltd.
Company profile: Company manufacturers Reverse Osmosis, Crystal and RO and UV with TDS controller water purifiers.
Vacancies:
Marketing Executives :  BBA
Marketing Managers:  MBA
Package:        During training stipend will be paid (Only BBA Students)
Location:        Choice of the selected candidates.
Rupees 1.80 Lac PA for MBA’s ( Only and Pure Marketing Profile)
Process of Selection: 1. Group Discussion
  2. Interview

NOTE: You are requested to kindly forward the list of eligible students company wise by 20th December 2011.

JNU: Mega Job Fair 2012

Jodhpur National University after a great success of 3 Mega Job fairs, is again coming up with the fourth similar event with the vision and mission of “Making India Employable” via Dream Endurance-III from  1st to 4th February,2012. In which altogether more than 70-80 companies of national and international repute will be participating to provide an opportunity to the fresh and young talents of Rajasthan to get inducted into their organization.
JNU believes that such opportunity must be provided to each and every talented student. These are the future of our India and if they don’t get such opportunities than how could our country become a developed nation.
We have already sent you an invitation mail for this mega event and requested you  to forward us the data of the interested candidates, but haven’t received the exact data of students.  In previous Job fairs also we came across many problems regarding exact number of students participating in the event and such problems create misunderstanding and due to which lack of coordination takes place.
Once we get details of the students interested to participate in this event, it will become easier for us to make further arrangements. So that no such problems could arise again.
1.       Our University  TP cell will be in regular contact with the TPO’s of respective colleges via mails or telephones.
2.       Proper transport facility will be provided to all the students with in Jodhpur.
3.       One time refreshment and two tea will be provided to all the students.
4.       Institute TP cell is requested to update students via regular SMS/mail to students  for providing further information to those students who have register themselves in this event.
5.       Once we receive the data of the students for Job Fair then JNU’s HR Department will be facilitating the TPO’s of respective institutes by timely updating them with the further details.
6.       Once the students get selected in the Job fair, then he/she has to give a confirmation of joining or not that company via an official letter of consent dually signed by the Director/TPO of their institute within 15 days.
7.       It will be solely our responsibility to provide offer letter to the candidates selected in the Job fair.
8.       Kindly send us the data in the excel sheet attached ASAP (23th December,2012) of B.Sc (IT), BCA, BBA, B.Tech, Engineering Diploma, MCA, MBA (all branches).
9.       Registration fees will be Rs. 200/- per candidate.


Campus Drive for Metacube

It is pleased to inform you that Jaipur based MNC Metacube is visiting MLVTEC, Bhilwara.
Criteria is: 70% in 10th and 12th and 60% in B. Tech aggregate. 

Branches: IT/ CS/ EC.

Salary Offered: 2.6 LPA CTC

Location; Jaipur

Sunday 18 December 2011

Common Interview Questions


Tell me about yourself.
What do you want to do with your life?
Do you have any actual work experience?
How would you describe your ideal job?
Why did you choose this career?
When did you decide on this career?
What goals do you have in your career?
How do you plan to achieve these goals?
How do you evaluate success?
Describe a situation in which you were successful.
What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?
If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?
Would your rather work with information or with people?
Are you a team player?
What motivates you?
Why should I hire you?
Are you a goal-oriented person?
Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.
What are your short-term goals?
What is your long-range objective?
What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
Where do you want to be ten years from now?
Do you handle conflict well?
Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or professor? How did you resolve it?
What major problem have you had to deal with recently?
Do you handle pressure well?
What is your greatest strength?
What is your greatest weakness?
If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?
Why did you choose to attend your college?
What changes would you make at your college?
How has your education prepared you for your career?
What were your favorite classes? Why?
Do you enjoy doing independent research?
Who were your favorite professors? Why?
Why is your GPA not higher?
Do you have any plans for further education?
How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?
What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?
Why do you want to work in the _____ industry?
What do you know about our company?
Why are you interested in our company?
Do you have any location preferences?
How familiar are you with the community that we're located in?
Will you relocate? In the future?
Are you willing to travel? How much?
Is money important to you?
How much money do you need to make to be happy?
What kind of salary are you looking for?

TELEPHONE INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIPS


TELEPHONE INTERVIEW BACKGROUND

            Telephone interviews are quite common in today’s job market. They are offered for a variety of reasons including cost savings, screening of candidates and out-of-town applicants.
            To successfully navigate the phone interview, it is important to have a solid game plan in place for preparation.

The following 8 quick telephone interview tips will help prepare you for a successful call.

1. DO SOME RESEARCH

Try to find out who will be interviewing you. Will there be multiple people on the call? If possible get their names and titles. Become familiar with these before the call and you will have one less thing to worry about during the call. Try and get some background on the interviewer. Any insight you can gain about him/her will allow you to better tailor your responses to make the best possible impression.

2. ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS

Make a list of your accomplishments, goals and strengths. On another list write out your weaknesses and what you are doing to overcome them. On a third sheet write down why you are interested in the company. Think carefully about all of these items as they often come up in interviews.

3. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

Never forget that a telephone interview is still an interview. Take time to practice interview questions with friends or family. Ask them to provide honest feedback so you can improve your responses. Mock interview questions can easily be found on the internet or the bookstore. If you get stuck on a question, sample answers to these questions are often provided as well.

4. DO A SOUND CHECK

During the mock interview, have your friend ask you questions both over the phone and in person. Make sure that he/she listens not only for content, but also tone, rate and clarity of your speech. If possible, record yourself speaking. Are you speaking slowly and clearly? Can you easily be heard? Is your voice portraying you as a confident and enthusiastic candidate? If not continue to practice until you are comfortable.

5. FIND YOUR LOCATION

Stake out a quiet space to occupy during your interview. Ideally, there should be a comfortable place to sit as well as a table to lay out your papers. Try and find a low-traffic spot where members of the household are un-likely to disturb you.

6. ORGANIZE YOUR PAPERS

Have a copy of your resume and cover letter close at hand. Take out those lists you made while organizing your thoughts. In addition keep any notes related to the company that you feel may be helpful during the call. Spread these items out across your table so they are easy to access. Only keep what is truly necessary. Too much paper can be a distraction.

7. GATHER YOUR WRITING TOOLS

Place a notepad and several pens or pencils on the table. These will be helpful in writing down notes, questions and most importantly, your interviewer's names.

8. ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS

As the appointed hour draws near, make sure that the television and the radio are turned off. Exit your email and turn off your computer screen. If possible, disable your call-waiting. Let your family or roommates know about the timing of the interview so they do not accidentally disturb you. Place a do not disturb sign on your door as a gentle reminder.

CONCLUSION

            By following these 8 basic tips, you are making a great impression and on your way to the onsite interview. Remember, the phone interview is very important and you should plan and prepare for it carefully.

JOB INTERVIEW MISTAKES TO AVOID


The wrong move can cost you the job! You've worked hard to get to the interview stage. You passed the cover letter and resume screening process...maybe even a few telephone interviews.
Now its time for the face to face interview with the employer itself. Any number of items can go wrong but you have to be in control and must have confidence. Go into an interview with the feeling that you are going to impress them so much that they will have to make you an offer.
The interview is the most stressful part of the job hunt for many people because now they can't hide behind the cover letter and resume. The real face to face human connection between possible employer and job candidate takes place. But for starters if you simply follow these 13 tips below, you are on your way to interviews with results.
A big part of a successful interview is avoiding simple mistakes. Mistakes are deadly to the job seeker and easy to avoid if you are prepared. 

These are the most common interview mistakes - and their antidotes.
  1. Arriving late. Get directions from the interviewer - or a map. Wear a watch and leave home early. If the worst happens and you can't make it on time, call the interviewer and arrange to reschedule.
  2. Dressing wrong. You make your greatest impact on the interviewer in the first 17 seconds - an impression you want to make powerfully positive. Dress right in a conservative suit, subdued colors, little jewelry (but real gold, or silver, or pearls), low heels (polished) and everything clean and neat. Hygiene includes combed hair, brushed teeth, deodorant and low-key scent. Check everything the night before, again before walking out the door and once again in the restroom just before the interview.
  3. Play zombie. OK, you're nervous. But you can still smile, right? And make eye contact, yes? Sit up, focus on the interviewer, and start responding. Enthusiasm is what the interviewer wants to see.
  4. No smoking, no gum, no drinking. This is all comfort stuff for you, and none of it helps you here. Employers are more likely to hire non-smokers.
  5. Research failure. The interview is not the time for research. Find out the company's products and services, annual sales, structure and other key information from the Internet, the public library, professional magazines or from former employees. Show that you are interested in working for the prospective employer by demonstrating knowledge about the company.
  6. Can't articulate your own strengths and weaknesses. Only you can recognize your most valuable strengths and most hurtful weaknesses. Be able to specify your major strengths. Your weaknesses, if such must come up, should only be turned around to positives.
  7. Winging the interview. Practice! Get a friend, a list of interview questions and a tape recorder and conduct an interview rehearsal. Include a presentation or demonstration if that will be part of the real interview. Start with introducing yourself and go all through an interview to saying good-bye. Write out any answers you have difficulty with, and practice until your delivery is smooth (but not slick).
  8. Talk, Talk, Talk. Rambling, interrupting the interviewer and answering to a simple question with a fifteen-minute reply - all of these can be avoided if you've thought through and practiced what you want to communicate. Good answers are to the point and usually shorter.
  9. Failure to connect you to the job offered. The job description details the company's needs - you connect your experiences, your talents and your strengths to the description. It answers the essential reasons for the interview - "How my education/experience/talents/strengths fit your needs and why I can do this job for you."
  10. Not asking questions - and asking too many. Use your research to develop a set of questions that will tell you whether this is the job and the company for you. This will help you limit and focus your questions. But don't overpower the interviewer with questions about details that really won't count in the long run.
  11. Bad-mouth anyone. Not just your present employer, or former employer, or the competition. You don't want to look like a complainer.
  12. Asking about compensation and /or benefits too soon. Wait for the interviewer to bring up these issues - after the discussion of your qualifications and the company's needs and wants. 
  13. Failure to ask for the job. When the interviewer indicates the interview is over, convey your interest in the job and ask what the next step is.

     

Interview Tips


In a recruitment process, an interview is invariably one of the last but most crucial processes. It involves a one to one interaction of the candidates with the prospective employer. Besides giving the interviewer a chance to evaluate your strength and skill, it also gives you an opportunity to understand what to expect from the organization.

No matter how well qualified and articulate one is for a job, there is nothing to replace thorough preparation for the interview. Have a good grip of your strengths and weakness. Know what to talk at the interview and how to handle the situation, if things do not go as planned.

Planning a Strategy

The first step in preparing for an interview is to put together a strategy. Try and analyze that the interviewer would have already reviewed your resume, which provide the hard facts of your employment history and skills. You can make a good impression by reviewing how to bring forth your essential skills.

There is a need to portray sincerely and politely, though enthusiastically your knowledge about the organization and its mission. For instance, it would be good to know the names and positions of key people in the organization, its products/service and key business competitors.

PREPARATION FOR THE INTERVIEW

• Keep yourself calm. Often going well prepared is the best way to enhance your confidence.

• Know all about the company, its business. Research the company and interviewer if possible.

• Analyze why you want the job.

• What soft skills do you have to offer the organization? For instance the resume may have shown some concrete examples of skills as a team player, but you need to convince interviewer of your ability to fit within a team.

• Prepare questions you wish to ask about the job or organization.

• Line up reference in advance in case you are asked for them.

CHECK LIST

• Punctuality is of essence. Arrive well in time for the Appointment.

• Be positive to everyone that you meet at the office, it counts. Be aware of body language, vibes and reactions, as someone might be noticing them.

• Be personable yet professional in your conduct.

• Do not assume that the interviewer knows how to elicit the information he is looking for. Bring it out clearly.

• Answer all questions honestly but in the positive light.

• Take some time to formulate your answers before you speak.

GOLDEN RULES

Formal office dress Code Look Calm & Composed Read Newspaper Headlines Speak In a Clear Voice Carry Your Folder Sit Alert & Maintain Eye Contact Arrive Early May Accept the Cup Of Coffee Make A Natural Entry Go With an Open & Positive Mind

At the Interview

• Shake hands with the interviewer firmly.

• Appear confident.

• Remember the names of the interviewers.

• Make eye contact when you talk to people and be natural.

• Answer questions honestly. If you mentioned something on your resume, make sure you know about it. If you don’t know much, mention that you have not worked too much detail in the area.

• Ask the interviewers about the company. You are usually given time for this.

• Find out what the advertised job involves so it will enable you to make a fairly quick decision if you are made an offer.

• Thank the interviewers after the interview.

• If you have been interviewing at other companies, it is not unfair to ask when you can expect them to make a decision.