WAYS TO 'ACE' AN INTERVIEW (PART 3 OF 3)
C. After the interview
· Before leaving
for the day, thank the interviewers and politely ask them for their business
cards.
· An hour, or even
a day later, send a short follow-up e-mail (with the help of the business cards
collected by you) to the interviewers.
· Include any
information that you couldn’t provide during the interview.
· Express your
interest in the job by describing how you could contribute to the company’s
future.
· Thank the
interviewers for taking the time to speak with you.
· Never send an SMS
from your mobile phone because it is considered as informal.
D. Questions you are likely to be asked
·
Why did you leave
your last job?
·
Where do you see
yourself five years from now?
·
What can you tell
us about yourself?
·
What has been
your most important accomplishment?
·
What are your
outside interests?
·
Why should we
hire you?
·
How do you handle
failure?
·
How did you overcome
your toughest professional problem?
·
What are your
greatest weakness / strength?
·
Why do you want
to work here?
E. Questions you should ask
·
What will be my
key responsibilities?
·
What is the
potential for promotion?
·
What is the type
of on-the-job training that you provide?
·
What results do
you expect from me and within what time frame?
·
What resources /
team would I have at my disposal and to whom will I report?
F. Keep in mind
· 30 seconds is the
time that a recruiter will take to scan your resume, so ensure that you grab
his attention.
· 90 seconds is the
time that interviewers take, on an average, to form an overall assessment.
· 40 minutes is the
average length of an interview.
· 2 pages should be
the length of your resume, and any extra information should be in an annexure.
· 65% employers say
that clothes could be the deciding factor between two similar candidates.
· 85% of the resumes for a job end up in the trash
bin.