For some people the below said tips may seem to be absurd and childish. But these were collected from the experience of many people. Just leave the things which you already know and focus on the things where you need to improve because there is no one in this world who‘s 100% perfect. Please pardon me for any grammatical mistakes if found in the passages. Wishing you all the best for your placements as well as in your career.
1) Don’t say that I like the company because it has got some flexible working hours, good remuneration; leave availing facilities, good perks, good relocation options, stock options. These answers will make the interviewer feel that you are born for comforts and nothing more than that.
2) Change your personality on the due before the interview. Changing is not possible suddenly in the interview time itself. Stays focused on what you are and assess yourself on your behavior by getting feedback from friends and try to improve them. This may sound odd but surely it will help a lot.
3) “Whether you prefer working in groups or as individual?” This is a tricky question .If you say you prefer working in groups then the interviewer may ask why you can’t do anything individually. If you say you would like to work as individual then some comments from them may focus on your co-operation with people and ability to accept others may arise. So better say “I would like to work as individual aiming towards a team goal”. With this answer you can speak for both sides.
4) If questions were asked to give your positives, give them examples when telling them the good qualities you have. Citing them with examples will make them clearly understand you and they can know how well you have related your positives in real life situations.
5) Just immediately after entering the interview room doesn’t forget to greet them. Also wait for their mouth to ask you to take the seat. If this doesn’t happen for some time then you can request them “Can I take my seat, Sir”. Never sit before they ask you to sit or you ask them for a seat. If done so, they may think that you are disobedient or manner less and ultimately first impression goes against your favour.
6) It is always better to have a smile on your face. At least this can make the interviewer feel relaxed. But don’t unnecessarily laugh during the interview’s especially loud laughs can be avoided. Do not crack jokes in the interview. It is not the place to show case your sense of comedy, else it can make your life to be so.
7) Be loud in whatever you say whether it is right or wrong. Murmuring can’t turn your answers from wrong to right side. Also if you murmur it will create a sense of doubt in the interviewer’s mind that you are bluffing him.
8) Be matured during the process of interview. Do not act silly or childish. At least try to play a role to show you as a matured person. Mocking interviewers and making fun of them should not be done at any cost even though you may feel doing so with the gestures of him. Also do not tease him, even if he teases you. This is not the place to show your talent in teasing people. These things are used by people from companies to test your patience and your anger.
9) You should be up to date in the current events. Some times the interviewers may not know anything on computers and they will try to carry the interview by talking on some general topics. In such a case Current affairs are their favorite one’s because they also feel that you can speak on such topics.
10) Learn something and do tell in the interview’s something supporting your documents and resume details and any certificates if you have that during the interview. If you can’t support your documents then it is better you don’t have that in the interview.
11) Don’t ever feel that the interview is a strict place. Think it as a place for exchange of thoughts for the like minded people. This thinking can make you relaxed and you will feel free in answering questions without any pressure or fear. If you want you can even ask the interviewer to turn the A.C off or ask for water in case you are so tensed. Asking for water is not a big crime and they won’t mind that and it’s perfectly normal.
12) The normal question asked in most of the interviews is “Tell your positives and negative?” Positive’s you can tell easily and nothing big to think. While telling the negatives make sure that your negative is an advantage for the company. I) I like to work hard without any relaxation. Ii) My mind always works. Iii) I don’t take much entertainment for me.
13) You have to be very good in your attitude in approaching people. Stay positive and be calm during the interview. If you are a short tempered person, do not let your anger come out else it may be suicidal.
14) Don’t say that I like the company X, just because I hate the company Y. This will create an impression on your overall personality .This simple question can drastically impact the attitude of the interviewer’s upon you and ultimately the interview results.
15) Never contradict yourself in the interview. There will be some questions asked to make them know whether you are consistent in your replies. Ex. I have done a project using Oracle. After some time if a question is asked in RDBMS, the reply that I don’t know much in RDBMS can make the statement come true.
16) Make the interview lively. Don’t stare at them. It is not a viva-voce session but it is a two way discussion. So try to ask some questions and make the person on the other side be interested in interviewing you. Remember if you win him they your process is almost done. So try to impress him by your talkative skills if you can’t show case your technical skills.
17) Understand the personality of the interviewer. This process has to be completed in 5 minutes. Try to know him more and his behaving. Till that do not do anything in extreme. Try to be normal till that time. Don’t take advantage till that time.
18) Some interviews will be fully HR. In such a case you have to speak more and speak sensibly. Try to make him know more about you and more importantly good about you. In campus interviews there is no place for salary negotiation. If asked for the salary expected, say them that it can be as per the company norms for a fresher and no particular figure particularly.
19) During the tech part of the interview speak clearly and also concise. Don’t tell stories unless there is no other way to explain them. Speaking too much during the tech part will make them feel that you are not good in explaining tech stuffs to them and you want to while away the time with some unrelated things.
20) Be what you are and never act. In the sense never act as a person who is good in a particular thing or the person whom you admire among your friends.
21) Never tell the interviewer anything wrong about your college, school, place, professor at any cost. Some interviewers may ask you to tell at least one bad thing about the college. In such a case tell them you can’t tell anything wrong about them (Even though you can write a book on the topic). Also tell them that you cannot lie for getting selected in the interview.
22) The only question which you should not as at any cost is the attrition rate in the company. This may make them feel that you have intentions of leaving the company. One guy escaped for this question by saying that “I just wanted to make sure whether my colleague’s will be with me forever”. It is always better to have such a presence of mind to escape in critical situations.
23) Most of the interviews will have one question “Do you have anything to ask?” This can be dangerous if you don’t ask meaningful questions. Make him to tell some good things about the company. Ask interviewer about the kind of projects they undertake, technologies they use, and growth opportunities in career. These are some easy questions to ask and you can make them tell stories on what they know and what the rest you have to do is just to nod your head.
24) If questions were asked about whether you will be ready to relocate yourself to any part of the world just without hesitation tell “YES”. Remember your aim is just to grab the job and the rest things can be decided later. You can support this by saying that you love traveling.
25) Never get into a misunderstanding with them. Don’t argue too much or make the argument so heated that he is irritated. All the words from your mouth should be directed towards your ultimate aim and not to make the interviewer know his mistakes or trying to make him understand things.
26) If you have no other go and only lying can help you, then don’t hesitate in that. The speed at which you tell the lie is directly proportional to feel the lie. So if you are so quick in lying, they may not know. Remember do not try unless you have no other go.
27) Be always optimistic in HR interviews. Some times you may fear on seeing them. To relieve this just think the person before you to be a fool but do not express it outwards. This may relax you. Sometimes only hard things can help us.
28) Never get dejected if you are rejected in the interview. In some way it is true that almost all companies choose some wrong candidates and the best people are left behind. Think that some other good company is waiting for you and only that has made you to get rejected today. This has been proved for many years and so don’t research on this issue.
29) Do not treat your friends based on the company they got. It is really the worst thing that can happen. After all placements are just the outcome of your performance assessed for a very short period only. There are many more things in life than this and anyone can reach any destination in future and this is just a start to career. So separating friends based on such issues is very regrettable.
30) Never panic to give the answers during the interview. Take some 5 seconds to think and answer. Even if you know answers give some delay otherwise they may think that you are just recalling what you memorized. This 5 second gap can make your brain think more and organize answer.
31) Your answers should be well organized. You should make them understand very well what you wanted them to tell. Hurrying things may make them confused and this might necessitate them ask more questions to clarify themselves. For every question you should reply in the way that it is the best answer one can give for that particular question. This should be your tendency while in interviews. So naturally your moral boost will improve once he is satisfied with an answer from you.
32) Maintain a good body language. Never play with pens in your hand. Do not sit as though you are not interested in the conversation. Face the interviewer boldly and see at the interviewer with eyes straight at their eyes. This will make them feel that you are bold enough and confident. Do not put crossed legs or move legs. Jewels are generally not advised.
33) Help the person who is going to the interview. Organize things for him because it is quite normal that people going for interview will be tensed and have good probability of missing things while going to interview. Just cheer them up and say some good words. Don’t speak about the hardness of the questions asked inside the interview to him. This will further increase his tension.
34) Tell some inspirational words and keep him relaxed. Get him some food or water before going to the interview. Make sure his attire is fit and be with him till the end of the interview. Even if one person is rejected, do not tell him the reason why he was rejected but just encourage him or divert the topic to make him forget this. Take him away from the place. Good movie or outing with friends is a good relaxation to get relieved from the loss on that day.
35) Never do any mischief in front of the interview hall or talk some non sense or talk bad about the company. You may not know and some people may be there at that time. This will cost you that company if that is your bad day.
36) If you get into a situation where that the work you have shown them is not yours and was lend to you by someone, do not accept it at any cost. Try giving them proof that it is your‘s. If accepted then the game is over. You can win only from the next game.
37) Tell hobbies in such a way that he may question you on that. This is just to drag him to your side and use most of the interview time in your way. Remember the interview will be easy if you direct him, else he may ask some stuffs which he knows.
38) The normal first question in any interview is “Tell me about you?” Since this question is already known to you, prepare the best and deliver it there. Like this there will be some questions which you may expect in that particular company. Prepare well in advance for such questions. Answering for the questions prepared is the easiest thing.
39) Some interviewer’s may ask you about the quality of the written test you had before the interview. Don’t tell them that the test was easy. Instead tell them that it had some tricky questions and it was very interesting to solve the paper and it posed many challenges. If you want you can tell them some examples of such questions and explain them.
40) When the interview is going on and if some people from the company enter your panels do stand up and greet them. It shows your interpersonal behavior.
The tips may have some mistakes and do tell me if you feel anything wrong in it, please do tell me and I will correct it for the others sake .Mail me any criticism if you find so to vijendrapsg@gmail.com .
