Hello everyone. I am Niharika and welcome back to a new lesson. Well, so are you straight
out of college and looking for a job? And probably you have an interview lined up. In
this lesson today, we are gonna help you with some tips that would ace up your job interview.
Now you have finished your education and you are heading towards a new face of life, so
you really don’t wanna goof up. So fresher’s here are some tips that would help you to
answer the most common questions that are asked in an interview.
The first common question that’s asked in an interview is, Tell me about yourself? Now
remember people, the person who is asking you this question is not someone, you met
at a coffee shop. So things like, I love being on Facebook or I had three girlfriends in
my college days is not the right thing to mention. The important things that you need
to mention is your education background, then your family background. Like I live with my
parents and I have two siblings, but don’t get into much detail or probably you can talk
about your personality traits. And also you can talk about the things that you like to
do in your free time. So these are the things that you need to include, when this question
is put forward.
The second common question that’s asked is, Why should we hire you? Well, here the
person is asking you this question, because he wants to know, if you’re really serious
about this job or probably you’re just here, because you are jobless or you’re here,
because you wanna make some quick money to buy a smart phone. So if you’re really serious
about this job. The things that you need to mention are about your skills and your abilities.
And also back it up with some examples. Now remember a company would only hire you, if
you add value to their organization. So the skills that would be helpful to this kind
of a job that you have applied for would be perfect to mention to the interviewer, so
go ahead talk about your abilities and talk about your skills.
The third common question that, you would come across is talk about your strengths,
so whether you are a fresher or probably, you are just going for another interview.
This question has to come. So you need to be prepared well in advance. What you need
to do is list your strengths and back it up with some examples. For example, if you have
to talk about your leadership qualities, then what you can do is, you can say that I was
leading a big presentation in my college. And the presentation did extremely well and
you received a lot of kudos. So this would talk about your leadership qualities. Another
skill that you can talk about is your punctuality. Well, yes of course that’s a strength. Now
again back it up with an example. You can mention that you used to submit all your projects
and your assignments way before the deadline date. So again this talks about your punctuality.
And then there are certain skills that you can talk about, like how hard working you
are or you can grasp things real quickly and please mention examples to it. So this is
the way, you will talk about your strengths.
Fourth common question that a fresher would come across is, Are you planning for your
future studies? Well, it’s important to mention, if you are, you need to handle this
question very tactfully. Because here the company wants to know, if you are taking up
this job for good or are you just using their training resources and then saying good bye
to them. So if you are pursuing studies, then please do mention and give a reason to it.
And if you’re doing some distance education or probably, you’re doing a part time course,
then please do mention it in an interview. The reason because, if you get this job, then
you might have to apply for leaves, when you have your exams. So do not lie and go ahead
and tell them, if you are pursuing future studies.
The fifth and the last question that I have for you is, So what do you know about our
company? If you have a job interview lined up, don’t just wakeup in the morning and
get all dressed up and then go for the interview. Would not make any sense. You need to be prepared
for this interview, so when you know, what company you are going to for the interview.
Use your search tools on the internet or go ahead and look at the company’s website.
Learn and understand what the company is into? What products they make or who are their clients
and so on? These details will be helpful to you. Then when you go for an interview, you
are well prepared and you know what the company is into. And of course, you will be able to
talk much better, when you are confident about what the company is into.
This brings me to the end of this lesson; make sure you practice all your answers before
you go for an interview. And don’t just go boast yourself that how good you are as
you like have the best skills ever. Well, just tell the facts and don’t lie and also
please follow these tips, so that you ace the next job interview that you are going
for. Thank you for watching this video, I’ll be back with a new lesson soon. Until then
you take care and all the very best...