How To Do My Interview Perfectly? / Know Better

 An interview is a verbal test, conducted by the employer to examine your suitability for enrolment to the expected job/occupation

Ways of conducting interviews 

There are 3 types of interviews conducted to select for jobs



I. Individual interview 

Head of the institution himself questions the candidate verbally. Interviews of this nature are conducted, specially in the private sector to enroll workers for business enterprises, garment factories owned by a single person. 


II. Group interview 

These interviews are held to enroll workers for government and large scale private sector institutions. Generally there can be two or more persons in the interview board. When selecting for high level occupations, there can be about five people seen in the interview board.


III. Practical interview 

Sometimes for jobs that need to test practical skills, practical tests are conducted in addition to verbal interviews. Specially in the case of computers, jobs in the technical field and music and dancing, practical tests are conducted. At present at the recruitment of teachers also, practical tests are conducted.



It is essential to face interviews with a prior preparation. It is great to be successful at the interview, when a number of persons participate in the interview, for the same job, with equal qualifications as yours. If you can face successfully, you will be able to get a job and if you fail, you will live without a job for a long time. 

To face an interview successfully, Charlie Marshalls 2016 has indicated some procedures to follow: 


1.Wear a formal dress properly. It is not suitable to go in a simple dress. Your dress should show your personality and an attractive look. 

2.Take an additional bio-data sheet, a note book, a pen and other necessary things 

3.Do a rehearsal 

4.Get a good knowledge of the institution that you go for the interview 

5.Work to scheduled time. Go to the relevant place of interview early. 

6.Do not argue or be critical with the interviewer or the board. 

7.Answer the questions frankly, honestly and not in a debatable manner. 

8.During the time of interview, show your politeness and learnedness. 

9.Never boast of yourself over the limit. Try to be you yourself. 

10.If you had been employed earlier, never express condemnation statements. 

11.During the time of interview, maintain your body language and speech positively. 


When facing an interview, it is natural for any person to be stressful or be excited. A proper training will minimize stress and enable to face the interview successfully.



Factors that should be considered when appearing for an interview 

 - Personal appearance 

 Do your hair in a suitable way 

 Make up 

 Dress 

Body Language 

 Sitting posture 

 Eye contact 

 Facial expressions 

 Use of hands 


- Attention and interest 

 ² Maintaining a good rapport with the interview board 

 ² Require a training to win the attention of the interview board in a disciplined way 

 ² Pay attention and reply directly to questions of the interview board 

 ² Appear before the interview board diligently and without laziness .


- Speech and use of language 

 ² To speak clearly and audible enough to be heard by the interview board. 

 ² Using the language politely and courteously.


- Being courteous 

 ² When entering and leaving the place where interview is held, behave politely 

 ² Address respectfully and be disciplined when taking seat and leaving 

 ² Answer the questions of the interview board respectfully and politely 

 ² Behave before the interview board respectfully


An interview is a competitive stage. Sometimes 10 or 15 candidates may appear for the same job. Here, if you wish to get a better place over the others, you should face the situation in a good manner. Whatever certificates you possess, perhaps another with less educational qualifications may get the job as he or she faced the interview successfully. 


 Proper time management After passing the interview, you are able to get the job. If you want to be successful in your job there are many qualities to be developed. Given below are some examples:


1.Determination and dedication 

2.cultivating dignity of labour 

3.working in response to the expectations of the employer to attend to employees' needs 

4.cultivating efficiency and productivity 

5.proper time management 

6.accurate finance management 

7.personal behaviour 

8.maintenance of balance between occupation and personal life.  



Importance Of Time Management


1.Ability to complete/finish your duty in time. 

2.Ability to win a good name in the institution. 

3.Ability to satisfy the clients. 

4.Ability to work without mental stress. 

5.No delay in work. 

6.Ability to fulfill the objectives of the institution. 

7.Ability to stop the wastage of resources .

8.Ability to work in accordance with rules and regulations of the institution.



 Maintaining personal behaviour 

In an institution there are people engaged in different levels of occupations. Therefore, it is essential to maintain your personal conduct well in the place of work. We must keep in mind that behavioural problems of a person will have adverse effects on the others too. 


When the institution has faced some difficult situations, all should work collectively and protect from such adverse conditions. It is the responsibility of every employee to maintain his own behaviour in and out of the institution, to protect its dignity.


Specially to report for work on time, engage in work during working hours and leaving on time are important. To systematize attendance, most of the institutions have introduced marking the card and placing finger print instead of the signature book. One should be mindful the behaviour outside the working place too.


Spending money in normal or emergency situations 

 As there can be instances where one has to allocate money for day to day activities, as well as at emergencies, one must possess enough money. 

Opening and maintaining bank account In utilizing money, 

maintaining a bank account, makes day to day financial transactions easy, provides financial security and an extra income. Obtaining an interest monthly or annually from a fixed deposit in a bank can be cited as an example. Through which personal financial management too, takes place. 

Savings for future 

 It is essential to save money for future in personal finance management due to following reasons:

1.If there is a break down in earning under the expected conditions of income 

2.Use in unexpected problematic situations, if any emergency causes 

3.To be used at old age or after retirement 

4.To live without being burden to the others


Avoid dealing with loans for consumptions 

 It is always advantageous dealing with loans, in your financial management. There can be unexpected troubles when dealing with loans or giving loans in day to day activities. Specially, one should not take loans for daily consumption. It is important to manage the expenditure according to one's income. 


The main problem specially when using credit cards without a limit for services and goods is that we inescapably become long-term debtors to credit card companies. The use of credit cards is suitable for busy people with a permanent income, for systematic payment of water and electricity bills. Those who are not frugal in spending and heavily in debts, without a permanent income, will face more problems by the use of credit cards. 


Investing or saving for future 

It means that the investing or saving money for future business or for making personal life successful. Example: Investing in business, Investing in fixed deposits The pension or the provident fund rights at old age should be managed and utilised with a good management very carefully. 

If you are engaged in a job where no pension or provident fund or other benefits are given, it is important to manage savings and finance in a methodical way for the future. Similarly, it is important that we should save some money for the future from the income we derive from the occupation. When it happens to leave the job or go on retirement, the money, thus saved could be made use of. In an urgent necessity of money this saving could be used as for a loan. 

If employed in a job with no pension, this saving could be used for future investment. It is important to spend the money derived from the pension or Employees' Provident Fund in a balanced way. Specially when you are without a job, your value also depreciates. In such an instance, if this money is invested properly to get an additional income, you will be able to lead a happy life of retirement. At present, banks have made arrangements on the savings of senior citizens to offer a higher rate of interest and special concessions.





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