Interview Skills

Mohamed Badran
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Agenda
•Introduction.
•Preparation
•The Big Day
•Follow-up

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 LAND TO THE POSITION
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR

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Market / Sell Yourself
• Suppose you are a product

• Know your product (SWOT)

S W O T analysis

Strength Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

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Market / Sell Yourself
• Know your customer’s needs

• Demonstrate how you can satisfy him

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Sections of Interviews

•Preparation

•The Big Day

•Follow-up
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Know the Type

1. Telephone screening.
2. Screening.
3. Second or third interview
4. Headhunting.
5. One to one interview.
6. Group interviews.
7. Panel Interviews.
8. Presentations.

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Presentation
• Prepare well

• Practice

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Dress For Success
• Professional business wear is a must in most of
the organizations

• It is a part of the first impression taken about

the candidate

• There is no perfect dressing but try to select

what suits you

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Dress For Success

Remember
YOU CAN NOT MAKE ANOTHER FIRST
IMPRESSION

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Dress for Success
 Dress appropriate to the Organization.
 Comfortable clothes to you.
 Show you have made effort.
 Shows that you are serious about the job.

X Distract the interviewer.

X Bright colors.

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 Keep them
What you should know about an organization In your
heart

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 Keep them
What you should know about an organization In your
heart

• Potential advancements. • Company history.

• Atmosphere. • Location.
• Benefits. • Management philosophy.
• Bonuses. • Management structure.
• Dress code. • Office politics.
• Ethics and integrity. • Previous problems faced.
• Owners.
• Product / services.
• Flexible / rigid structure.
• Profit / sales volume.
• Org. goals.
• Reputation.
• Growth potential.
• Training. • Research.
• Turnover. • Relocation potential.
• Company type • Size.
• Main customers. • Stability.

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 Ready to go to the BIG DAY !

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 The Big Day

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Big Day Objectives
1. Going to the interview.
2. Interview Principles , skills & tips
3. Playing the game
4. First Impression
5. Verbal communication
6. The interview questions
7. Gesture and body language
8. Worst Case Scenarios

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Going to the interview
Your route: PLACE
• Know how to get there.
• How long it will take.
• Always allow for extra time.

Arrival: TIME
• Five minutes early is about right.
• Always be polite and friendly to everybody

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First Impression

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First Impression Elements
7%

38%
55%

Appearance
Speech
Words

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Verbal / Non Verbal Communication
• Greet the interviewer with a strong handshake.

• Eye contact is an important component of the

interview.

• Always feel relaxed not confused or somewhat

stressed.

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Talking Vs. Listening time

20%

Talking
Listening

80%

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During The Interview
• Sell yourself and be confident about your
qualifications.

• Be honest about your decision criteria of the

job.

• Emphasize the positive sides of your

personality.

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Talking tips (Do)
 Wait for him to finish speaking.
 Take time, and collect your thoughts.
 Answer the question.
 Speak simple and professional.
 Humor is important but be serious.

You will appear Calm, Confident & Polite.

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Talking tips (Don’ts)

X Answer before being asked.

X Quickly fill the silence.
X Ask irrelevant questions to the job.
X Use the umms, ahhs and slang.
X Use your own jargons profanity.
X Interrupt

Being smart is never expressed by words.

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Ten things Employers looks for

1. What results you’ll 6. Will you fit into the culture?

achieve?
2. How soon you’ll b
productive?
3. How much supervision
will you need?
4. Do you generate more
value than cost?
7. Will you be fun to work with?
8. Are you responsible?
9. Can you manage your own
development?
10. Will you stay?

5. Can you become high

performer?

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 Four Most Common Interview Question

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1. Why did you leave your job ? Fired?

• Be Positive
• Be honest.
• Quickly explain it…
• No details especially the political ones.
• Never ever lie about it or around it

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2. What is your biggest weakness ?

• Simply, tell him

• You are working on it.

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3. Tell Me a Little About Yourself

• Your key accomplishments at previous

jobs.
• The strengths demonstrated by those
accomplishments.
• How these relate to the job for which
you're applying.

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4. Do You Have Any Questions for Me?

• Job Description
• Carrier Path
 What is the next step in the interview
process?

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4. Do You Have Any Questions for Me?

• DO NOT ask about salary, vacation days,

benefits or anything else that would make
it look like you're more interested in the
compensation package than the company
• don't ask too many questions

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Nervous Candidate

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Interviewer Body Talks

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Body Language - Watch it

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Worst case Scenarios
• Late for the interview ?
• Don’t know how to answer a question ?
• Forgot to bring copies of my resumes ?
• Called the interviewer by the wrong name ?

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 End The Big day Journey

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 Follow Up
• If you get the job, have a great Thank to GOD.
• You should get benefit of any interview.
• If you get to interview stage it means that you
can do the job.

Remember: they are looking for the right person

for the job not the best person overall.

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Finally;

Don't forget to be yourself.

Looking natural and feeling confident is your best
asset.

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 Thank you…

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