Questions That You can Ask the Interviewer

 Questions That You can Ask the Interviewer

• Whom will I be working with?
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• Whom will report to?
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• What training opportunities are there?
•  What promotional prospects are there ?
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• When will you be making a final decision?

1. Memorizing your resume:

Imagine the embarrassment if your interviewer asks you to elaborate on the project which you have done during your course of study and you fumble. For every term on your resume, try to have a paragraph's worth of information in addition to what is already said; even better, try to think of a way in which each term illustrates one of your particular strengths or weaknesses. If you are too nervous to remember everything, it is all right to hold a copy of your resume in your hand to jog your memory

2. Punctuality:

The waiting room is your initial face-to-face connection point with your potential employer. Always arrive at least ten to fifteen minutes early. This will give you the time necessary to do a quick mental review before the actual interview. Have a glass of water to avoid the "cotton mouth" syndrome. Check in with the secretary or administrator. Ask how long the interview is scheduled for, so that you have an idea of how much time you will have.

3. Relaxing the nerves:

By the time the interview day comes closer, you should be set. Get a good nights Sleep, eat well and take a relaxing walk beforehand. And remember, it is just a job interview. " you do not get it, it is not the end of the world take it as something better being in store for you in the future.

4. Predict your interview questions/ Knowing the possible types of interview questions:

interview questions may either be open-ended or close-ended. while open-ended questions allow one to give more information, close-ended questions restrict the responses to yes and no". For example:

Open-ended: How good a manager are your?
Close-ended: Are you a good manager?
there are basically six types of questions you may face during an interview:

1. Experience questions

the main purpose of this type of question is to objectively measure the features of your background.

• What is your C.G.P.A (Cumulative grade point average)?

• HOW long were you at?

2. Credential questions:

this type of question aims at subjectively evaluating the features of your background. what did you learn in your network programming class?
what were your responsibilities in that position?

3. Opening questions:

This type aims at analysing subjectively how you would respond in a series of scenarios.

• What would you do in this situation?

• What are your strengths and weaknesses ?

4. Questions requiring innovative answers:

These questions are asked to find out if you are capable of an original thought:

• Can you sell this pen to me in one minute?

• What kind of animal would you lke to be?

5. Behavioural questions:

The purpose of this type of question is to anticipate future responses based upon your past behaviour.

• Can you give me a specific example, of how you did that?
• What were the steps you followed to accomplish that task?

Behavioural questions are gaining greater acceptance by the trained interviewers because past performance is the most reliable indicator of future results.

6. Tough questions:

Good interviewers often ask difficult questions to establish the weaknesses as well as the strengths of each candidate. They want to find out how you stand out term the other candidates who possess almost the same skills as you. Look at your Curriculum vitae from the interviewer's perspective. List out the gaps, weaknesses and any problems you can see. It you were the interviewer, what would you ask? work out your answer to each question.

• What can you do for us that someone else cannot?
• What do you look for when you hire people.