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CV
AND
JOB INTERVIEW

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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Categories of Information

CVs/Resume

A CV contains

Brief communication of all relevant and

important biographical information in
sequence
CV and application letter their relationship
CV to be written specifically in terms of job
requirements

Personal Details
Education
Knowledge
Skill
Other abilities

Experience
References

Presentation of information to meet the

requirements of the employer
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CV Presentation

The Sequence

Should work experience come first or

qualification
Should the information be in chronological
order

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Heading
Objective
Education
Work Experience
Awards & Honours
Activities
References

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Heading

Objective
Clear objective Specific, Achievable and
Realistic
No vague statement

Name
Address
E mail
Tele Number/Fax

I am anxious to join a challenging position in a

renowned organisation where I can prove my
ability

Employer wants to know your practical

objective and not your ambitions

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VAGUE OBJECTIVE
A position that offers both
challenge
And opportunity for growth

Avoid negative statement

EFFECTIVE OBJECTIVE
To obtain a junior management
level position in a marketing
/finance organisation which
gainfully uses my training

A challenging career in the field

of even management which
offers growth and
advancement opportunities

A position as an event manager

for cultural and social
programmes that incorporates
my fluency both in English and
Hindi
A responsible position that lets A Sales position in middle
me use my education and
management level in a medium
experience and provides
sized marketing company
opportunities for increased
responsibilities
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For example your ability can be mentioned

under the objective as willing to travel
If you do not want to travel do not mention
that you do not want a travelling job unless it
is very essential

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Education/Qualifications

Work Experience

Unless work experience is extensive, fairly high

level and directly related to your objective, your
education is a stronger qualification than your
work experience and should therefore come first.
Begin with your most recent degree to school
leaving certificate.
List the title of degree, name of school /college/
university, specialization or majors with GPA

Chronological with most recent job first and

work backwards.
If you are well experienced in varied field, it
can be made functional
Specially describe those responsibilities which
gave you practical experience that is related to
career you want to pursue.
Mention duration and work experience, exact
dates are not required

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Remember

Employer is not interested in reading just a record of

your responsibilities
The employer wants to know how you performed in
different positions and academics
Use Action / achievement oriented words so that
description of responsibilities become forceful
Example: Accomplished, Achieved, Budgeted,
controlled, developed, increased, marketed,
negotiated, supervised, trained etc
I worked as Asst Marketing Manger in Tender Feet,
a baby food company- Not an effective statement
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Awards and Honours

Mention
Scholarships received
Prizes awards won in colleges and Schools
(preferably 10th and above)
Professional Prizes

Try to establish track record, to show that you

are a meritorious student throughout.

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Activities

References

Highlight your role or position as president,

secretary, coordinator of College cultural
committee, sports committee, Mess committee
etc and what you have achieved in that.
Write about your hobbies-playing guitar, tennis,
cricket etc
Unique skills Knowledge of French, German,
classical kathak dancer etc

Give two or three references

Name, business address and telephone numbers
Preferable to mention to them when you give
their names as reference
You can also mention References on request

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Dos and Donts in making CVs

Dos and Donts in making CVs

Dos
Indicate specific job objective
Highlight accomplishments
Emphasise any education/training/
experience related to your job objective
Give details of your professional activities
supportive of your career objective

Donts
Do not use uncommon CV format/coloured paper
Do not mention salary you expect unless called for
Do not leave any gap in your experience
Do not give reasons for changing your earlier jobs
Do not send a hand written resume
Do not give family details that is not relevant to
job
Do not be too brief or too lengthy

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EXAMPLE OF A RESUME

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APPLICATION LETTER

Sample
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Why Application letter?

Format

It is a cover letter, that covers major points of

your resume
It is like a sales letter: to gain attention and
interest and ask for action
Shows your communication skills
It functions as an interview request
It is of crucial importance and to be written
skillfully
It should be no longer than one page

Address and Salutation

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Preferably address to the individual than

organisation

First Paragraph
References if any
Mention the position/job you are applying
State reasons for your interest to work in that
particular company

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Format

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Remember

Second Paragraph
Explain why you are qualified for that job, do not
repeat what you have written in resume
Mention briefly of your education & experience,
extra curricular activities, leadership abilities
Any important project work achievement

Purpose of letter is to make the prospective

employer decide to meet you
You are selling those of your merits that are
needed by him
Important principles of writing

Third Paragraph
Suggest you would like to come for an interview at
employers convenience

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Coherence, Concreteness, Simplicity, Sincerity,

convention

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Donts in writing cover letter

Dont use your present employers stationery

Dont ask for favour
Dont write too many I, me, my
Dont sound casual
Dont boast about yourself
Dont criticize your present employer
Dont repeat resume information
Dont say qualified for the job, instead give
evidence
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EXAMPLE OF AN
APPLICATION LETTER

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Example

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Example

Abhinav Choudhary
6/102, East End
Apartments,
Mayur Vihar Phase I,
Delhi 1100096.
Aug 30, 2007

Dear Shri Lalit Monga,

Please consider me as a candidate for the position of Assistant
Marketing Manager, advertised in ToI, 25 Aug 2007. The position
is specially attractive to me for I know that LG offers a wide
variety of house hold durables for which my education and
work experience have prepared me.
As my resume shows, I received my MBA, with major in Marketing,
from SMU, last year. During my summer term and end term I have
performed various duties in the marketing department of Samsung
including consumer research work for new products.

Shri Lalit Monga

Director, Sales & Marketing
LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd
Surjpur-Kasna Road
Greater Noida (UP)
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In May 2006, I joined Samsung

as a Management trainee.
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Example
While at Samsung, I gained a lot of experience in marketing/
Research and product designing under excellent supervision.
I am hard working person who enjoys the challenges of
marketing. I love travelling. Enclosed is my resume for your
consideration. I do hope I shall have an opportunity of an
interview for the position of Assistant Manager Marketing at LG
Electronics India Pvt Ltd.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW

Yours truly,
Abhinav Choudhary
Enclosure: Resume

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What is an Interview

Types of Interview

Formal meeting to evaluate a person

Reveals views, ideas, attitudes and skills of the
person being interviewed
Calls for your skills of oral and non verbal
communication

Panel Interview
Body language and eye contact
Impression of speaking to all members

Telephone Interview
Proper modulation of voice
Keep your voice clear, steady and audible
Consider it as face to face interview

Lunch and Dinner Interview

Body language and manners
Do not order liquor
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Types of Interview
Academic Interview
Q & A environment
Demonstrate skills of attentive listening, eye contact,
clarity of ideas and depth of knowledge
Personality Interview
Evaluates response to situations
How is important than what you answer
Case Interview
Focus: Analysis, issue/problem identification, how you
address these problems/issues
Generally adopted by consulting and investment
companies
Job Interview
Academic + Case + Personality
Interviews
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Job Interview
Employer does not look for a set of ready
made answers to volley of questions
Answers do count
Remember an Employer wants
A competent well informed person
A motivated performer
A person who respects the value system
A person with well rounded personality

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What does a Job Interview assesses

What does a Job Interview assesses

Clarity

Self awareness

On academic subjects, career objective, career in

management, lifes goals, national /global issues,
environment

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Sense of personal strengths/weakness

Personality
Your self awareness, have you reflected on your
reactions

Depth
Of Knowledge and understanding across a wide
range of subjects and issues

General awareness

Clarity and depth together indicate your

academic excellence

Application of concepts to real-life problems

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About current issues on national and

international concerns

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How far you have on your own moved beyond

your class room learning
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Your Success

Your success in interview depends solely

on you; on how well you have prepared
your self for an interview
What Organisations look for

Specific personality traits : motivated,

mature, ambitious, trustworthy
Competence and realistic job expectations
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Know your self

Improve your competence K + S + A
Improve your communication skills
Know the Industry Internet & literature
Know the Company Internet & literature
Know your job profile

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Identify your skills- what you can do well

Express what you value- things that are
important to you and influence your behaviour
Be clear what motivates you- what you are
looking for: status, power, security, rewards,
creativity, autonomy
Describe your personality- your behaviour and
mental characteristics
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Improve your competence

Motivation

Revise relevant subject knowledge

Understand the application of theory
Go in to depth; surface level knowledge wont
help
If you do not know the answer

Employers wish to evaluate your level of

interest in doing a job
They want to understand how strongly you
feel within yourself to move towards the
fulfillment of your goal
They may deliberately put you in a state of
stress
They will assess you by presenting situations

Think and answer

Own it
Educated guess

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Can you tell us something about

yourself?

Know your achievements

Know your strengths
What do I plan to do five years hence?
Be clear about your goals
Be realistic about your self
Be clear what motivates you
Make list of your accomplishments

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Know yourself

A practical step to equip yourself

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Communication Skills

Know the Company

Improve your Language

Collect information about company

Fluency
Vocabulary
Grammar

Published materials
Internet
Alumni working in that company

Keep practicing with your peers

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Companys business, CEO, product range,

salient product features, product position,
competitors, latest news about the company
etc

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Know your job profile

Consider the job based on your professional
goals and ambition
Consider the opportunities for growth and
acquiring better experience and brand
Do not consider just by Salary and designation

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BEFORE THE INTERVIEW

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Before the Interview: Basics

Before the Interview: Research the Company

Do a honest appraisal(worth) of yourself and your expectations

Get feedback from people who know you well and are frank to
share their opinion
Do your homework
Research the industry, company and the job #
Understand the job description
Find out the kind of interview
Placement Coordinator
Find out who will interview
Practice in front of mirror / friends
Make sure you are well prepared for domain questions
Choose clothing properly to dress-up in business formal and get
them pressed and ready

What to look for?

Companys vision, mission, goals, values and culture & your
fitness with that
Current and future trends in that industry
What appears most important in the web page is the most
important to the company
Companys history, how long, primary business and units
Products and Services Stars and Cash Cows
Key partners and Customers
Principal Competitors- their products / services
How your skills help the company or where do you fit?
Where to look?
Companys /Industrys Web page
Newspaper, Magazines
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On the day of Interview

On the day of Interview

Cope with Anxiety

Be well prepared with company research
Sleep well on the preceding day
Reach the place 15 mins early
Focus your energy on positive thinking
Empty your bladder just before interview
If dry mouth have water
Relax and listen to music
Dress-up in business formal
Turn off cell phone
Do not smoke cigarette before interview

Carry a folder containing resume, photos, white A4 sheets, pen,

call letter if any- carry them on left hand so to free right hand for
handshake
Watch your conduct and behaviour from the moment you enter
the company premises
Be nice to the receptionist you never know your interviewer
may on the lobby or on the elevator when you move around
Be observant notice
Signs on the wall
Posted articles
Company information on the coffee table
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On the day of Interview

On the day of Interview

First impressions are important- the interviewer will make a

snap judgment about you in the first few seconds do not
slouch
Greet, stand and wait for interviewer to extend hand first
Use firm handshake and smile
Sit when you are offered a seat
Do not place anything on the interviewers seat
Always maintain I contact while answering
Sit properly do not sit on the edge or do not relax more
than what is to be do not cross your legs/ hands
Slightly lean forward
Keep a smiling face
Avoid fidgeting, restless movements, biting nails etc
Do not play with your hair, pen or anything else
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Listen carefully the question, focus on the question, be specific

and do not beat around the bush
Do not interrupt the interviewer
Take a moment if the question is complex, ask clarifications if
not understood
Talk at comfortable speed do not speak fast
Be truthful and sincere in your answer
Watch your language no slang
May use hand gestures- but do not overdo
Do not give long answers be crisp Use KISS principle

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On your way out of Interview

Thank the interviewer for the opportunity and time

You may ask any clarification questions if need be
You may ask when you are likely to receive the response/ result
Greet before leaving the room hand shake if extended
Do not rush out of the room

Follow up of Interview
May thank the HR/ Interviewer through mail
May also request for the results of the interview

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TWENTY FIVE
POPULAR
JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

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25 Popular Job Interview Questions

10. What do you know about our company?
11. How do you solve problems?
12. How do you take decisions?
13. Looking back what would you differently?
14. Can you narrate about some big mistake you made
and what lessons did you learn?
15. Give an instant where you had shown leadership
skills, creativity, analytic skills?

1. Tell me something about yourself

2. What are your important strengths?
3. What are your weaknesses?

4. Why do you want to join our company?

5. Why should I hire you?
6. What is the one most important thing you learnt
during this PGDM programme?
7. Which one you consider as your most important
achievement during your PGDM programme?
8. Where do you see yourself five years from now?
9. What are your outside interests?

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1. Tell me something about yourself

1. Tell me something about yourself

Interviewer ask this question for:

The points you cover cannot be in piecemeal, a

cogent story to be developed and rehearsed
Make sure that you present with emotions rather
than repeating a memorised answer
Ultimately your story has to have a connection where
in some of your abilities are brought out which the
company would be looking for the job profile for
which you are being interviewed

To check your communication skills

To learn more about you other than what is in the resume

What points can be covered:

Well I have a right mix of interpersonal skills and job
related functional skills .
I have been living in Delhi and I enjoy visiting places in and
around Delhi and it is a learning experience.
I enjoy to be with my family and friends .
I am a lover of performing art and attend to music, dance
concerts
I am fond of team games, this helps me in working
together..
I am a person with sense of urgency .
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2. What are your important strengths?

2. What are your important strengths?

This question is related to your key skills

The answer should bring out that you possess skills
that meet the interviewers wants and needs
Should have some strengths and corresponding
examples from your achievements which have been
recent
The answer should be molded depending on the
requirements of the job
You have to prepare well and rehearse, so that you
are able to recite when you were asked to wake up in
the midnight and asked to answer the question

A proven track record as an achiever... Intelligence ...

management "savvy."
Honesty ... integrity ... a decent human being.
Good fit with corporate culture...someone to feel
comfortable with...a team player who meshes well with
interviewer's team.
Likeability ... positive attitude ... sense of humor.
Good communications skills.
Dedication ... willingness to walk the extra mile to achieve
excellence.
Definiteness of purpose . clear goals.
Enthusiasm... high level of motivation.
Confident ....
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3. What are your weaknesses?

4. Why do you want to join our company?

Disguise strength as a weakness. This is generally

tried by many candidates and a seasoned interviewer
can make out
You may give something genuine, but does not affect
in performing the job role- For example- Let's say
you're applying for a sales position: "If given a
choice, I like to spend as much time as possible in
front of prospects selling, as opposed to shuffling
paperwork back at the office. Of course, I long ago
learned the importance of filing paperwork properly
and I do it conscientiously. But what I really love to
do is sell."

You have to do a homework about the

company, do some research
How does that job role offered by the
company meets your aspirations and goals
Think about two or three important things
about the job role and develop on how these
meet your requirements- these could be
functional roles, values, culture oriented,
brand of the company
Do not develop an answer based on salary

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5. Why should I hire you?

A good answer should revolve around the employers
needs and desires.
Walk through each of the position's requirements as
you understand them, and follow each with a reason
why you meet that requirement so well
Answer could be in the form- As I understand, you
are in need of a person .. I have give the
knowledge, skills and attributes you posses and give
evidence to it
Make sure that the answer is not lengthy

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6. What is the one most important thing

you learnt during this PGDM programme?
The answer should revolve around some skill relevant
to job position
Do not say such as hard work, discipline, punctuality
understand the difference between traits and skills
Even if you wish to highlight a trait let it something
which has a good bearing in performing the job
You may say to do plan in managing different tasks
such as studies, presentations, assignments, case
studies, projects when time was a constraint
Remember interviewer will have a follow up questionHow did you learn this? So explain in details

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7. Which one you consider as your most important

achievement during your PGDM programme?
Interviewer wants to know what is achievement to
you, Indirectly wish to know your definition of
Achievements
Your answer must bring out how challenging the task
was, how aggressively you pursued and that led to
results. Realisation of a worthy goal
It must also bring out the application of managerial
skills, bring out the barriers/difficulties you overcame
It may also bring out your work towards long range
goals, Are you goal oriented? Do you feel achievements
are moving towards the goal?
Develop a small cogent story and keep it ready with you
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8. Where do you see yourself five years from

now?
They may try to find out your level of ambition, are you
realistic in your ambition
Will you making a long term commitment with the
company
Do you have any purpose of life, long term goals

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9. What are your outside interests?

10. What do you know about our company?

Interviewer wants to know how much research about
the company you have done?
Interviewer also interested to know how you gather
information, sift, organise and present cogently
Able to explain the business model
What is their USP? Or Strength
Who are their competitors? Challenges faced by the
company
Range of products and services, may be
advertisements
Companys place in the market
Its mission, culture, financial position

Do you have a balanced life style, a wellrounded personality or couch potato or an

extreme sports lover or too much of extra
curricular load
Avoid religious and political activities
Be ready for a follow up question
If you know the culture of the company,
accordingly you may prepare and mould your
answer
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11. How do you solve problems?

12. How do you take decisions?

Cover the process (Practice examples)

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Cover the decision making process (Practice examples)

Identify the specific problem

Review the likely causes
Break the problem down to manageable parts
Gather information needed to identify problem solving
options
Get input from others if need be
Choose a solution
Make an action plan to implement
Seek the feed about the success of the process

Remember problem solving has two parts. First part is solving

and the Second part is to make sure the problem does not
arise again. Articulate your answer with this remark and
explain the process cogently instead of just stating the points
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Defining and clarifying the issue

Find does it warrant action? If so how
Is matter urgent , important or both
Gather all facts
Think about, brainstorm-options & solutions
Consider pros and cons of options
Consult others if need be
Explain the decision
Follow-up

Cogently explain, rather than telling point1, 2 .etc,

Articulate it well
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13. Looking back what would you

differently?

14. Can you narrate about some big mistake

you made and what lessons did you learn?

This question is usually asked to uncover any life

influencing mistakes; regrets, disappointments or
problems that may continue to affect your personality
and performance
You do not want to give the interviewer anything
negative to remember you by
"It's been a good life, rich in learning and experience,
and the best is yet to come. Every experience in life is
a lesson in its own way. I wouldn't change most of my
things, the way I do, like to be more thorough in what
ever I do, for which I am consciously attempting every
time

Pause for reflection, as if the question never occurred

to you. Then say, "You know, I really can't think of
anything to that extent"
But I do remember an incident in my life, then narrate
an incident which may not bring out a severe criticism
on you.
After narrating the incident do say I mentally review
the day's events and see what I should avoid in future
and things that do need more follow-up
Example: Jumping a red light at a xing

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Behavioral Questions

Behavioral Questions

How you behave in a situation ?

Situations may be to test your

Answering Technique
Three Steps process
The Situation or Task you were in
Action that you took
Result of that action
Five Step Process
Situation
Hindrances
Actions
Results
Evaluation

Adaptability
Building relationship
Decision making
Flexibility
Initiative

Example:
Discuss an important decision you have made
regarding a task at SriSIIM. What factors
influenced your decision?
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Behavioral Questions

Behavioral Questions

Example:

Answering Technique
I was transferred to a new project at my previous company to
replace a beloved member of the team. My new team leader
exhibited hostility towards me and I found myself left out of
S or T
vital communications and meetings. After a few weeks, I was
able to talk her into a one on one meeting. When laid out all of
the key objectives for the team, the previous employees role in
meeting those objectives, and then discussed goals that I could
set to make sure I was able to serve as a quality replacement. In
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our discussion, we also identified a few underlying issues with
management that she had been carrying around with her. In
uncovering all of these sentiments, she was able to clearly
define her situation and achieve an understanding with her
supervisors. In the end, the entire team morale improved, I was
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able to exceed my goals and the company itself became more
profitable from our teams increased performance.

Describe a situation where you have had to deal

with a difficult person.

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15. Give an instant where you had shown

leadership skills, creativity, analytic skills?
This question aimed at to understand you on:
Do you really know what the managerial skill is all about
Can you cogently describe the incident and bring out the
skill in you

You have to prepare based on incidents, realistic

related to activities in the college, institute, social
event, may be previous job etc

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25 Popular Job Interview Questions

16. Are you willing to relocate yourself or travel?
17. Can you work under pressure and how do you justify
your answer?
18. What was the toughest challenge you have ever
faced?
19. What are your goals in life?
20. Can you sell this pen .. stapler pencil . etc (any
object on the table)?
21. How do you define achievement or success or failure
etc?
22. Tell us how can you contribute to our company?
23. What do you feel you need to improve upon?
24. What kind of job role you are looking for?
25. Which advertisement of our company you remember?
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Building a Brand
To build a strong brand, you have to build the right
type of experiences around your brand, so that
customers have specific, positive thoughts, feelings,
beliefs, opinions, and perceptions about it.
When you have strong brand equity, your customers
will buy more from you, they'll recommend you to
other people, they're more loyal, and you're less
likely to lose them to competitors.

LEARNING FROM KELLERS

MODEL OF BRAND EQUITY

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Brand Identity- Who you are?

Kellers Brand Equity Model

Resonance

Judgments
Performance

4. Relationships: What about you & me

Feelings
Imagery

Salience

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3. Response: What about you

2. Meaning: What you are

1. Identify: Who you are

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Brand Meaning- What are you?

Second step is what your brand stands for or what your brand
means? you have to communicate
Two building blocks of this step is Performance and Imagery
"Performance" defines how well your product meets your
customers' needs. Performance would include product
reliability, durability, and serviceability; service effectiveness,
efficiency, and empathy; style and design; and price.
"Imagery" refers to how well your brand meets your customers'
needs on a social and psychological level. Your brand can meet
these needs directly, from a customer's own experiences with a
product; or indirectly, with targeted marketing, or with word of
mouth.
Eg: Tata, ITC
To identify needs one may use Kano Model Analysis
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First step is to create brand awareness- For brand to stand out,

customers need to aware of it
Brand perceptions need to be correct during the key stages of
buying process
You need to have a thorough understanding of how customers
see your brand
Different segment of customers may have different relationship
with your brand
How they wish to choose yours over the competitors?
What decision making process they do while choosing yours?
How they classify/ perceive your product/brand?
How well your brand stands out when they do above
processes? Do customers understand your USP?
Perceptual gaps? Yours and theirs- Identify actions for that
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Brand Response- What customers think or

feel about you?
In step 3 the two building blocks are Judgments and Feelings
What judgments customers make about your brand?
It may be on actual/ perceived quality, may judge the credibilityusing criteria such as expertise, innovation, trustworthiness and
likability, may judge how it meets their unique needs, may judge
how superior over other brands
Next is how your brand / product make the customers feel about
themselves emotional response
It may include any positive feelings such as warmth, fun,
excitement, security, social approval, and self-respect.
So What you do?

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Brand Response- What customers think or

feel about you?

Brand Resonance How much of a connection

would a customer like to have with you?

Consider the following questions carefully in relation to these:

What can you do to improve the actual and perceived quality
of your product or brand?
How can you enhance your brand's credibility?
How well does your marketing strategy communicate your
brand's relevancy to people's needs?
How does your product or brand compare with those of your
competitors?
Next, think carefully about the brand feelings: Which, if any, of
these feelings does your current marketing strategy focus on?
What can you do to enhance these feelings for your customers?
Identify actions that you need to take as a result of asking these
questions.

Step 4 is at the top of the pyramid Difficult but desirable level to

achieve
Brand resonance is achieved when customers feel a deep,
psychological bond with your brand.
Resonance may be categorised as:
Behavioral loyalty: Regular & repeated purchases
Attitudinal attachment: Love for the brand purchase other
products
Sense of community: Association with other consumers
Active engagement: Customers are actively engaged with your
brand, even when they are not purchasing it or consuming it.
Could include joining a club related to the brand; participating
in online chats, following your brand on social media; or taking
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RE-VISITING THE MODEL
TO DISCUSS
YOU AS A PRODUCT AND
FOR CREATING
YOUR BRAND
IN ORGANISATIONS

4. Relationships: What about you & me

Resonance

Judgments
Performance

Feelings

3. Response: What about you

2. Meaning: What you are

Imagery

1. Identify: Who you are

Salience

A Four Steps, Six Blocks Pyramid Model

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Cost To the Company (CTC)

CTC and MEP

Basic Pay
Special Pay
HRA
Conveyance
Telephone Expenses
Meals/Meals Coupon
LTA/LTC
Uniform

Med Insurance/
reimbursement
Annual Gifts
Annual Bonus
Individual
performance linked
bonus
PF
Gratuity

Check Carry home pay (MEP) besides CTC per annum

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Indian Placement Reporting Standards

(IPRS)

Maximum Earning Potential(MEP)

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What is your part to succeed in Job Interview

You possess capability

You perform well
Work to achieve
You have motivation & inner drive towards goal

Time to time do SWOT Analysis and Upgrade

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What is your part to succeed in Job Interview

If you are unable to understand the question, ask the
interviewer to repeat it and request for related
information. answer the questions truthfully.
Switch off your mobile / pager
Don't put your folder on the interviewers table, keep it
on your table
Don't lie under any circumstances and don't give wrong
impression
Don't interrupt the interviewer
Don't give long answers, stories to go off the topic you
are discussing
Never show or express unwillingness to be interviewed
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What is your part to succeed in Job Interview

Arrive on time or few minutes earlier
Walk in the room confidently and greet the interviewer
Wait till you are offered a seat
Be polite, sit straight on the seat, look alert
and interested at all times
Maintain an eye contact with the interviewer
Keep a copy of your CV in front of you so that you can
explain the projects you have undertaken and you are
right at all times
Before interview always get the full detail about the
company, products, services and the position you have
applied for
Listen to the questions carefully and try to answer to the
point.

Every one of us has Ambition or Aspiration

What is Ambition or Aspiration
No Cherished Desire can get fulfilled
without plans, acts and implementation
Desire can take you towards Goal provided

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Initiative by IIMA- Introduced in 2011
Audited by CRISIL
Similar to system already vogue in US
IPRS ver 2.0 document is available

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What is your part to succeed in Job Interview

After completing the interview process if the interviewer
asks if you have any questions? Clarify any issues related
to company's background, place of work if hired starting
date and timings.
Always be positive

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Three Steps Formula

The Final Advice

Carry out a SWOT analysis of yourself before
you offer yourself in the job market
Reduce your weaknesses and increase your
strengths
Automatically your opportunities will increase
and threats will reduce

For Success there is a

simple three steps formula

PREPARE
PREPARE

DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THIS MAGIC FORMULA?

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There is no other alternative to this

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Thank You
for
Your patience listening

CONCLUSION

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