Interviewing For Jobs

Applying and Interviewing for Employment

Members :
Aryan Goyal MBA21030
Falguni Babhare MBA21021
Pronit Dihingia MBA21153
Rahul Kumar MBA21154
Sreelakshmi M MBA21205
Surya Vikram Rizal MBA21212
Objectives
• Understanding the Interview Process

• Preparing the Interview Process

• Preparing for a Successful Job Interview

Where does the job interview
preparation process start?
Submitting the Resume
Application Letter

Resume
Supporting
Document

Follow Up Notes Job Inquiry

Writing Application Letter / Cover Letter

Accompany the Resume

What are you sending?

Planning Why are you sending it? Writing

How can they benefit from it

Complete
 Solicited Cover Know what exactly the organisation is seeking
Letter
Echo such attributes in the Cover Letter

Unsolicited Cover Research - what the organisation would probably seek for the desire job role
Letter
Let the reader know your interest in the company
 Tips
• Be Clear and Specific
• Address to the respective particular recipient
• Mention the job role you are applying for in the CL
• KISS – Keep it Short & Simple
• Never volunteer salary history or requirement
• Maintain business appropriate tone
• Project confidence without being arrogant
ATTENTION INTEREST

Using the AIDA Model

ACTION DESIRE
Follow Up After Submitting a
Resume
• Wait until after close date
• Share Additional Piece of Information (Building Interest)
• Demonstrates
• Persistence
• Interest
• Commitment
Understanding the Interview
Process
Interview is an interaction not investigation

An employment interview is

• A meeting in which information is exchanged

• Conducted to find the best talent available
The objective for conducting an interview:

Can the candidate handle the

responsibilities?

Is the candidate a good fit for the

organization as a whole?
The sequence of a typical
interview
• Screening
• Selection
• Final stage
Three phases of interview

• The Opening

• The Body

• The Conclusion
Opening
• Put the Interviewee at ease
• Review the purpose
• Establish rapport
• Provide an orientation
Body
Use questions appropriate to the interview
type and objective:
• Open questions
• Closed questions
• Probing questions
• Hypothetical questions

Design questioning sequences appropriate

to the interview purpose:
• Funnel Sequence
• Inverted Sequence
• Tunnel Sequence
Conclusion
Summarise the proceedings
Encourage friendly relations
Arrange further contacts
Exchange thank-yous
Types of Interviews
• Structured: asks a set of pre-determined questions same scale for comparison, reduce bias
• Unstructured: open-ended interview, flexible, can deep dive into topics
• Panel: many interviewers, one interviewee
• Group: one or more interviewers interact with multiple candidates at once
• Behavioral : experiences
• Situation: A hypothetical scenario is given, Case study interviews
• Working; The candidate is required to perform a work related activity
• Stress: created to see how a candidate handles stress
Interview Media

• Telephone

• Video: Google Meet, Microsoft

Teams, Zoom

• One to one
Pre-Employment Testing

• Cognitive Tests
• Personality Tests
• Integrity Tests
• Language Proficiency
• Job Knowledge
• Substance Tests
• Background Checks
Role Of the Interviewer
• Be Aware of biases and Prejudices
• Adapt to an Interviewee's Behavior
• Deal Wisely with Sensitive Content
• Listen Effectively
• Record Information
• Ask Appropriate Questions
Survey
• Nervousness
• lack of confidence
• Not able to Express oneself
• Intimidating interviewer
• Hard to control laughter
• Network glitches
Preparing for a
successful Job
Interview
Self-Preparation
• Three levels
⚬ Basic (grinding and sweating it out)
⚬ Middle (smart work)
⚬ Advanced/genius level (pure visualisation, going beyond the horizon)
• Prime your mind to a positive frame
• Remember difficult situation from the past
• Self-talks, visualization and Affirmations
Learning About the Organisation

• Operations
• Market
• Strategic and tactical Challenges
• Any relevant information for the desired job role/position
Learning About the Interviewer(s)

LinkedIn
Directly ask your contact at the company

• Know the interviewer(s) interests

• Strike a conversation by asking a question of his interest at the
end
• Make sure the Questions are sincere and not uncomfortably
personal
Thinking Ahead About
Questions
Planning for Interviewer(s) questions
• Prepare for a common set of Questions
• Frame responses as brief stories (30-90 seconds)

Planning Questions of Your Own

• Demonstrate Your Understanding of the Organisation
• Steer the Discussion
• Verify from your end
Polish Your Interview Style

Non-Verbal Behaviour Public Speaking Voice

Mock Interview
 Polish Your Interview Style - Mock
Interview
Record Mock
Interview

Look for
Opportunities to
Improve

Critique Your
Performance
Polish Your Interview Style - Non-Verbal
Behaviour

• Eye Contact
• Movements
• Focusing on the breath.
• Breathing pattern - affects your tone thereby your
performance
• Making a Positive Impression
Polish Your Interview Style - Public Speaking
Voice
• Practice Speaking Livelier
• Speak with more inflexion and emphasis
• Eliminate Fillers
• Perspective - Don't make it about you but the company
 Imposter Syndrome

• Imposter syndrome - perceived fraudulence

• Feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence
• It persist despite your education, experience, and
accomplishments
• Counter - Setting high standards and goals.
• Introverts are more prone to it.
 People who make mistakes are

Pratfall Effect more relatable

Applies only to the competent lot

Opposite effect on those who lack

competence

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Being Ready When You Arrive

• While waiting for your turn DO NOT

⚬ Crouch
⚬ Play with your phone
• Better to look around or sit upright and
meditate or review the key messages
• Research says looking at a bigger screen
before interview helps better
Conveying your value to the
organization during the question-and-
answer stage

• Let the interviewer lead the conversation

• Listen question carefully and then respond
• Seize the opportunity to emphasize your strength
• Asking question to interviewer
CLOSE ON STRONG NOTE

• Asking for time

• Salary negotiation
• End with a warm smile and a handshake
WRITING FOLLOW-UP
MESSAGE
• Thank-you message
• Message of inquiry
• Requests for a time extension
• Letter of acceptance
• Letters declining a job offer
• Letters of resignation
THANK-YOU MESSAGE

• Write a thank-you note within 2 days

• Acknowledge interviewer’s courtesy
• Restate job you’re applying for
• Express your enthusiasm
• Politely ask for a decision
MESSAGES OF INQUIRY

• Write a brief message of inquiry

• Use the direct approach
o Main idea
o Necessary details
o Specific request
REQUESTS FOR A TIME
EXTENSION
• Request for an extension
• Open on a friendly note
• Explain why you need time
• Promise a quick decision
LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE

• Send message within five days

• State clearly that you accept the offer
• Make sure you want the job
DECLINING A JOB
OFFER
• Use the indirect approach
• Appreciate the offer
• Explain why you are refusing the offer
• End on a positive note
LETTERS OF RESIGNATION

• Send resignation letter as soon as possible

• Begin with an appreciative buffer
• Explain the reason for leaving
• State clearly that you are resigning
• Close cordially
Which question you felt was most
difficult to answer?

Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

 Share what you will be doing

Where do you see

yourself in five years? Show your interest

Highlight your commitment to the Company

References
• Pearson's Business Communication Today by Bovee, Thill and Raina
• www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-3946.htm Richaurd Camp, Eric Schulz, Mary Vielhaber and Fraya Wagner-Marsh Department of
Management, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
• Smith, Whitney E. California State University, Long Beach. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2007. 1451864.
• Pearson's Business Communication for Managers by Payal Mehra
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt4TF1wqz9U
Thank You