HR Round Interview Questions for all streams Part- 3

Sample Response:
You need someone who can produce results, and I do believe that my educational background, skills and ability to deliver will be an asset to the organization.


8) Are you creative?  Can you work under pressure?
Answers will vary depending on what you have responded to as ‘yes’
The best way to answer this question is give examples where you have said yes.


9) What are you looking for in a position?
You answer should be dynamic

Sample Response:
I’m looking for an opportunity to apply my skills and contribute to the growth of the company.


10) What salary do you want?
Your answer should not just focus on money?
 
Sample Response
My salary requirements are negotiable. While money is important so is the environment and the opportunity for growth. Or
I am looking for learning and growth so I am Ok as per the company’s norms.


11) How would your friends and co-students describe you?
Your answer should indicate some positives about you

Sample Response
First, they’d say I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm. I really enjoy working with people. Secondly, they’d say I am very focused. They also say I put a lot of effort in whatever I do.


12) What qualities do you think are important to this position? (For customer service and sales position)

Sample Response
You have to have good communication and customer service skills. Also it is important to sales numbers up through quality service.


13) What are your hobbies?

• What do you do in your leisure time?

Sample response:
Try to highlight on your hobbies and interest in the best possible manner
“I like to surf internet because I get to learn new things”


14) How much do you know about computers?

Sample Response:
Try to tell them about basic computer knowledge
“I am a beginner and know basic operating of computer and little bit of internet.”


Other Sample Questions:

PERSONALITY:

• What three adjectives describe you?
• What have you learnt in Angeos?
• Tell me about your family background?
• Are you enjoying the program and training?

CAREER:

• Do you prefer any specific geographic location? Why? Is this a good reason?
• What personal characteristics are necessary for success in your chosen field?
• What kind of boss do you prefer?
• What do you know about opportunities in the field in which you are trained?
• What do you expect to be doing in five, ten or fifteen years?
• Do you prefer to work in a large or small city?
• Would you prefer to work for a large or a small company?
• What are the disadvantages of your chosen field?

EDUCATION:

• In what school activities have you participated? Why? Which ones did you enjoy the most?
• How did you spend your vacations while in high school?
• Have you ever had any difficulty getting along with fellow students and teacher?
• Which of your school years was the most difficult?
• Did you enjoy going to school?
• Do you consider your education valuable? Why

PERSONAL LIFE:

• Do you enjoy sports as a participant? As an observer?
• What do you do to keep in good physical condition?
• Have you ever had any serious illness or injury?

Job Interview Questions

Many companies have two kinds of interviewers one deals with the general process of the interview and the other tests you about your technical capabilities. There would be questions concerned with your previous jobs, your interest in performing the job, etc. Technical interview will test you about your technical knowledge and your interest in performing that job.
It also tests you on varied skills to test the level of your competence. Some of the questions which will be asked during the interview process are: -
1) Explain us in what way your education background will help you and the organization?
When answering this question explain to him about your education background and some extra courses you learnt during the process.
You need to correlate your education background with the job opening. It would be added advantage if you can explain to him about the necessary features of the job.
2) Tell us something about yourself (One of the most common question asked)?
Make sure that you tell about yourself in detail. Keep it small and simple explain to him about all your interests, previous job, passion, hobbies, projects, etc. Just brief him about all your interests and passion without going into detail, if asked state him about it in detail.
3) Why did you choose this specific course or stream of study when there are these many options available to you?
When answering this question explain to him about why you choose this course or stream of study. What made you to choose this course, it would be an added advantage if you speak about the different projects you did. Also state or explain about your goal and higher education pursuits.
4) What will be the future of this industry?
You need to explain the current trend of the industry and then explain to him about future developments. This is very important because it shows you that you are going hand in hand on the developments of the industry.
5) Explain specifically why we need to hire you?
Explain to the interviewer about the necessary skills you have which were mentioned in the job requirement and also tell him about your team playing skills, soft skills, etc which can fetch you the job. If you have interest in pursuing higher studies then do explain about that.
6) Explain us about your previous project and its benefits
As the question states you need to explain to him about your project and its benefits. Do remember a project is done by a team and it has features such as Environment, team members, technical descriptions, usage, etc. This is very important as he will mention to the technical HR about your project.
7) What was the reason you left your previous job?
While explaining this question you need to make sure that you don’t speak about the negative features of your previous job which made you to leave the company instead explain about those negative features in a convincing manner and you can state that those reasons are hindering your growth.
8) What is your goal and what do you like to achieve in the near future?
Explain to him about the goal which you would like to pursue in the near future and how the company can help you achieve that goal. Have a goal which is reasonable and achievable because it gives you a feeling of accomplishment.
9) What was your biggest job or project accomplishment?
For this question you would be explaining to him about the most challenging project you undertook and the benefits you obtained by completing it within the deadline. This will explain to the interviewer about your necessary skills, management skills and team play.
10) Can you go to tours often?
When answering this question have it in mind that your answer will be kept in the record. If you cannot take tours due to various reasons state them in a pleasant tone. The answer which you give will be kept in the record. Also make it a habit to take small tours or travelling because every job demands that.
11) What do you know about this organization?
Before answering this question make sure that you do enough research about the organization before applying to it. Also do remember that the interviewer knows much more about this organization than you do. Try to have as much information about the job position also.
12) Did you miss deadlines or target?
Be honest when answering this question because your previous employer will have everything on record and your current employer may request for it. Explain to him/her about the deadlines you have met during the process.

Common Interview Questions

These are some of the most common questions which you will have to face. These questions will be there no matter what job you step into. Make sure that you read these questions and reply it to them in your own words. This process not only gives you confidence but it also makes you acquaint with the questions being asked.
1) Describe about yourself
Answer to this question should be short and simple. Don’t make it a one liner per se but describe yourself. Here you will have all the chances to impress the interviewer so make sure that you tell about your achievements, projects done and positions held.
2) How was your work experience in your previous company?
This is a trick question in which you should be explaining about your work experience in your previous company. Be as much positive as you can during this question. Make sure that you tell about your technical and managerial experience. Work environment, meeting of deadlines, party`s, encouragement, motivation factors which made you to work should be stated.
3) What made you to leave ABCDEF Company?
Always the biggest mistake made by many people is to express negative feelings about your previous company. Rather express about positive side of your problems. If you are getting low pay make sure that you say that I looked for better pay structure than my current offering based upon the experience which I have.
4) Why this company and what made you to apply for this company?
This is the chance to tell about the research you have done on the company you have just applied for. Express everything you know about the company in an orderly fashion, don’t pick a point from here and there to impress the interviewer. Important interviewer knows much more about the company than you.
5) To how many organizations did you apply for?
Tricky question make sure that you be honest with him. Don’t spend too much time in this area. Tell about why you applied for this organization and in which way you can offer your experience to this concern.
6) Can you provide references about your work?
Be honest with this question and also make sure that you have documents which suffix about your work experience. Give your work experience documents from your previous employer which will suffix.
7) Tell me about your work?
Detail about your work area. This is one of the most important answer be as brief as you can and make sure you tell the interviewer about how you would like to expand you career and put your experience for betterment of the company. Technical knowledge and team play qualities should be described.
8) Did anytime in your career you fired any one and what was the reaction?
Important question for team leads, superiors, etc. While answering this question always remember that firing someone requires a detail description of why you had done it be specific and answer this question. Don’t take negative stance or positive stance organization should be the prime concern.
9) Why should we hire you into our organization?
In this question interviewer is not testing you but he is asking you to detail about your job profile and its relevance with the job description of the company. Make sure not to get defensive about this question.
10) What do you hate in your work place?
Explain all that hates you around the work place or in your own work place it can be cluster of papers all around, neatness, music or sound, camera, mobile ringtones, etc. Don’t be pessimist and take negative stance.
11) Can you please explain me about your project and its benefits?
In this question the interviewer is testing your technical knowledge and wants to know about your project don’t expect him to be dumb he already knows about it. Make sure that you be as detail as possible.
12) Was this project interesting?
Trick question he wants to know whether you were involved in the project and team played with others. Be specific and detailed explaining him all that he wants again which is basically your work experience. Tell him how you guys enjoyed after the project.
13) How long will you work with the organization?
Make sure that you answer this question with utmost clarity. Be honest and at the same time don’t make him/ her provoked to disqualify you. If you are planning for a retirement say it after ten years I will be retiring.
14) What were the timings of your previous organization are you flexible?
Interviewer wants to know about your late night shifts and shift timings. Tell him about how you completed the project by working late night or working on odd days which can impress him.
15) What is your passion?
Tell about your passion and how you are constantly developing it. Passion is something which you would like to do so express optimism and positive attributes while answering this question.
16) Will you relocate or take tours?
Answer this question honestly because that’s what you will be assigned with in your new job, tours and changing places. Make sure that you answer him honestly. A little bit of travelling is always present in jobs.
17) Any questions you would like to ask me?
There should be questions to ask your interviewer. Otherwise you might have understood everything clearly and picture perfect or else you are dumb to understand anything. They should be related to your future employment.
uct or useful to invent new ones, strengths and weakness of the company and product literature.
(iv) Find out or research about the presence of the company in other markets. Talk to users, distributors, etc and try to read about the testimonials. This will help you gain sufficient knowledge about the market of the company and its products.
(v) Make notes about how you would handle the responsibilities of the job. New strategies, plans, business plans, etc which will help you to do the job in a new way or increase the efficiency of the job.
Attire: -
1) First impression can be obtained by the way you dress and present yourself. Wear professional dress and look professional because the job demands it, there exists a fine line between the company dress code and interview dress make sure that you understand it.
2) Suit preferably of dark grey or black will look better on you. They should have a solid color.
3) Well polished leather shoes with dark colored socks.
4) Professional hair style and neatly manicured nails.
5) Belt, lower aftershave, low perfume and minimal amount of body deo.
6) Have a briefcase in which you can keep all your documents also maintain an order by which you can produce to the interview as per request.
Have a list of questions which you want to ask the interviewer. Make sure that those questions are well framed and knowledgeable. An interviewer expects questions to be asked by you. It can be that you have a complete knowledge about the company, its rules and policies, products, etc.
Never chew during the interview process because it will have negative effects on your interview. Have a mint before you go the interview. Maintain eye contact while speaking to the interviewer and if it is a group discussion make sure that you maintain eye contact with every one in the group.
Some of the common questions which will be asked during the interview are as follows they are: -
1) Tell me about your self (This question is framed in many different ways but the answer to them is the same)?
Keep it short and simple don’t over do it. Try to cover all aspects because this gives a clear but concise introduction about you to the interviewer.
2) Explain about your project technicalities and requirements?
While answering this question make sure that you refresh your memory. Explain to him in detail about the project because it can give you an edge from other competitors he will be primarily giving higher weight to technicals.
In interview be honest and give your best.
3) It is always good to ask about the prospects of your job if he says that he cannot give you an answer as he has other candidates. Tell him that if you were the only candidate would he hire you if he has reservation about your question then you need to improve on selling yourself.

1)      Irrespective of your technical performance or your analytical skills a Job interview determines a lot about you to the person who is interviewing you. Good performance in interview can keep you afloat even when you have done badly in other areas. These are some of the tips which can help you.
2) First impression always counts and in an interview there is no greater thing than a good resume. Make sure that you have your resume updated to the core and it does speak a lot about yourself. There are professional writers who can help you in getting a good resume with all field contents.
3) There are various ways to attend an interview some of the ways are
1) Walk in
2) Phone
3) Resume drop
4) Chat
5) They come and pick you up with no questions.
If you are lucky and extraordinary you will be in the last category. Ponder yourself and do some research about which one you would be comfortable with.
4) When you are going to attend an interview it is imperative that you dress very appropriately. Dressing does depend upon the job which you are applying to if you apply to a management position then a suit with a tie is imperative.
5) Some of the suggestions are Suit preferably navy or dark grey. Long sleeve shirt should match with the suit or else a white is preferred. Belt, polished professional shoes, Tie, Dark socks and Good professional hair style. Do manicure your nails for professional look. Aftershave and perfume should be limited you may not know interviewer might be allergic to them.
6) All the documents which you carry should be enclosed in an order. They should be kept either in a briefcase or in a file. Whenever interviewer questions you about your past experience or related questions you should have them in reach so that you can support your statement.
7) If a woman is attending an interview she can wear a Suit preferably of black, dark grey and navy color. Make sure that suit skirt which you wear lets you sit comfortably. Limit your jewelry if you have excess of them keep it in lock and key. Coordinated blouse, conservative shoes, manicured nails and a well groomed hair. Neutral pantyhose. Everything should have a professional look because you may not now why you got that job.
8) You will be talking to the interviewer for quite sometime which makes it very necessary for you to have a good breath. Have a mint before going to the interview. Don’t chew mint when the interview process is going.
9) Some of them have a bad habit of not switching their cell phones during meetings or conferences thus they distract themselves and others around them. Make sure that you switch off your cell phone before attending an interview.
10) If the interview is a technical one obviously you will have two recruiters one examines your technical skills and the other looks for communication, body language, etc. Be prepared for technical questions they will be based upon the job description and the needs of the company.
11) If you are poor in your communication skills there are many chances of you being rejected for a job in today`s business scenario. Be very good in interpersonal communication skills with appropriate usage of grammar, English and vocabulary.
12) When it comes to salary have a predetermined pay package in your mind. If you are a fresher there are lots and lots of avenues to know a fresher salary. Ask your friends, relatives, family, etc they might help you.
13) Explain about yourself to the interviewer that you are the right person for the interview. If you don’t feel you are not the right person then it makes no point for you to apply. Making him understand about your skills and positives.
14) Body language speaks a lot about you and your personality. Don’t make any gestures which can make your winning interview into a failure. Concentrate on what the interviewer is saying and maintain a good eye contact.
15) Exhibit some managerial qualities. Be at the right time to the interview probably half hour before so that you can make any changes you want to. You will feel comfortable about the place.
16) At times interview will be scheduled for a longer duration make sure that you have enough patience to complete it. Ask them for directions about the breaks and the duration of interview and plan accordingly.
17) A smile doesn’t cost you a penny. Try to smile and be jovial it can make you and your interviewer comfortable so that both of them can have a good session. Be happy don’t freak out it can send negative vibes about you.

Tough Interview Questions

Generally interview questions help the recruiter in knowing more about yourself so that he can assess you. It helps him to determine whether you are fit for the job or not often we are presented with different kinds of questions to which we are not prepared or we never gave a thought about that. These questions are regarded as tough interview questions and a little bit of preparation can make you comfortable with these interview questions make sure that you are well prepared.
There are also technical interview questions which help you to master the basics. In any interview honesty is regarded as the best policy but make sure that you know the limits of expressing.
Some of the tough interview questions are as follows: -
1) Tell me about yourself and this question is framed in many different ways?
Remember this question is asked to judge your communication skills and to have a little intro about you.
Fresher: - Give him a short but sweet introduction about your self make sure that the introduction is filled with clarity and then start to explain to him about your project work. After this speak on your achievements, sports, extra curricular activities, seminars, charity drive, etc. Try to keep it short whatever you say. Explain to him about your goal and what you want to do in future, relative to the job.
Experienced candidate: - Experienced candidates need to speak more about their previous job and the various kinds of projects done so far. If you are from a top level school then don’t forget to mention about that. It can be framed like this in my ABCD School I have done so and so project which couldn’t have been completed without the help from Mr./Mrs./Ms ABCD and during that time I developed a passion for this job. Experienced candidates should speak about their previous job and learning Experience from their previous job.
2) Every human being has his weakness and strengths describe yours?
This question needs a very special kind of preparation. Either your strength or weakness can make you loose job. You cannot be without a weakness or strength. Be honest and express yourself in a very pleasant tone about your strengths and weakness. Just finish this question as quickly as you can without placing special emphasis and this applies for fresher and experienced people. If you are talking about your strength make sure you talk about your technical abilities, work concentration, loyalty towards the work and company, team management skills, leadership qualities, etc. It would be better if you can relate these with real life experience of yours.
3) What are the different qualities which a successful manager should have?
There are two important qualities which every manager should have they are leadership and vision. Place emphasis on these two qualities and state some real life experiences of yours which will give you more credibility. Give some examples of your mentor from whom you derived inspiration.
4) What would your professors or ex employers describe you?
This question is a threat they will certainly ask your professors if you are a fresher and ex employers if you were an experienced candidate. If you can in advance produce documents such as a letter of recommendation from your professors or ex employers then it would be an added advantage. Make sure you are positive in your approach.
5) Would you consider yourself as a team player?
The answer for this question is always a yes. Explain to them how you managed to complete your school project in time if you are a fresher and for experienced people there is no better way to explain than their project experience and how they met a deadline which was crucial for the company. This question gives you a chance to express about yourself explain to them.
6) Did your education prepare you for this career?
Explain to them first about your education and its relevancy towards the position applied. Tell them if you have taken any extra efforts like attending an internship in the related field or an extra course you have pursued. It is very important to state about your practical experience and the best way to explain to him would be your project and that should be related to the position you applied for. Don’t expect to show a mechanical project which has nothing to do with software.
7) Why does our company need you (or) why should we hire you?
The obvious question for this answer would be I am the right person for the job. Secondly state all the examples where you excelled in a much better way than others in the industry it can be a seminar delivered about a certain technology, paper presentation, awards, best project award, quality award or competitions won, etc. Quality, efficiency, and hard work are the primary things which you need to place emphasis on.
8) Did you have disagreements with your boss or your professor?
Remember people like persons who take a logical step and initiative towards dispute. Tell them how patiently you heard about the disagreement (which can be in anything say in work, project or colleagues, etc) and solved with a logical solution which was much appreciated by everyone. Make sure you explain to him about the case and the solution you found for that.

Video Interview Questions and Tips

Technology is invented to make life simpler and advanced. Video interview questions present a perfect solution if you want to attract your employer effectively. Video interview is a very effective solution for employers if they are recruiting candidates for a global work place. Video interview saves transportation costs and it makes recruiting much more fun. For recruiting agencies or companies it can add an extra advantage as they can record the whole process and show it to their clients.
For a job seeker it provides a challenge although they are familiar with the technology. Questions asked will be have a similar resemblance to the ones which are asked during face to face interview (one-one interview) the only difference lies in answering them in front of a camera with a head phone. It also tests your body language and if you have applied for a position which has strong presence in the service sector then importance will be placed on facial aspects and soft skills.
Although you can have a video conference scheduled in your home many companies prefer to have them either in a recruiting firm or in a company which provides these facilities. It requires the same amount of professionalism which is required in a one to one interview session. Generally video interview is conducted as the last phase where you will have the chance to interact with the overseas client directly so make good use of it.
Some of these tips should help you out during a video interview they are: -
1) Planning is crucial do contact the company or its facilitator whether they require any information prior to the interview.
2) Don’t be late to the interview because you may never know to whom you will be speaking with. He can be the chief of your company also.
3) Ask for basics on how to use the equipment even if you know how to handle it.
4) Dress professionally as you would dress for an in-person interview. Don’t be on a wrong assumption that the interviewer will be having a half-length view of your body.
5) Only have important papers, pen and a glass of water on your work station which will have a professional look.
6) A microphone picks up even minute sounds so don’t make any sounds, tapping, etc.
7) Eating, chewing, smoking, etc during the interview process are negative habits and they should be avoided at any cost. They distract you and the interviewer.
8) Eye to eye contact is very necessary during the entire duration of the interview.
9) If there is a feature such as picture in picture then it is better to turn it on also it shows your looks.
10) All the questions which will be asked during the in-person interview will be asked in the video. Try to have answers to all of them before hand. Difference lies in the fact that you will be speaking with the client directly. Ask questions if you have any. Prior information on how long the interview session might last could help you in planning for the interview. All this process should be viewed as a step towards getting hired.
11) Technical interviews will test on your technical knowledge make sure that you are thorough with the basics and most of the companies ask you basics. If you do not know answer to a specific question tell them that you don’t know the answer to that specific question it is no harm but if you try to attempt it with having knowledge it will have a catastrophic effect.
Some of the basic questions you need to know are as follows: -
1) Project details, its uses and benefits, environment, team, client name?
You need to be as detailed as you can about these specific questions as they will decide your future job prospect and opportunity.
2) Are you passionate about open content and open source project?
State whether you are passionate about them and your contributions to the society. Also tell them whether you like to develop open source projects or proprietary projects and state the reason.
3) What do you know about this company, your job opening and explain about the possible job environment?
While answering this question make sure that you do enough research about the company and your job opening. It is imperative that you know about the job, its environment, technical aspects and possibly what type of projects you would be working with then do explain to him about all these.
4) State a major problem you faced during the project in detail and explain us how you approached it and solved?
While answering this question you need to be honest. If you do not know enough about the project then politely address the basics. Remember they know much more about the technicalities than you don’t try to fool them.
Interviews are very important because they can fetch you your dream job. Professionalism is very much required if you are aspiring for a job in multi national companies. Companies may have casual dress code but when it comes to interview or IJP it is entirely different they require professionalism.
Some of the common job interview questions are as follows: -
These five questions are generally asked universally where ever you are: -
1) Take us through your profile (remember this question is asked in many formats, answer to this question is same for all the formats, you have to take the interviewer through the format).
2) Why made you to choose this company for your career? Tell us something about the company?
3) What was the main reason for you to leave your previous employer and what interested you to apply for this company?
When answering this question have a soft positive tone and don’t brood over the negative points of your ex- employer. A thorough research can make you clear about why you want to apply to this particular company. If you have relatives, friends, family members working in the company you can state their name otherwise it is good to say from the information you have researched about the company on the internet, etc.
4) Explain me about your project?
Fresher`s can explain about their graduation project and experienced people can speak about their previous project. If you have experience in a BPO you can very well state about your experience in a particular project you and your team members were involved in.
5) Why should the company hire you and not the other candidates?
Answer to this question should be very detailed explain to them about your technical expertise, management skills, projects you have handled and their relevance to the current job opening, punctuality, etc. Whatever you say it should be your achievements.
These are some of the most common behavioral questions: -
1) Explain or tell us about a situation during your project when you had conflicting ideas or interests with your team members?
2) Tell us how you manage stress?
3) There might be situations when you had to work late night for accomplishing a task what was it and how did you feel during that days?
4) Tell us about a situation during your career when you had to challenge or contradict your superiors on conflicting management or technical issues?
5) Tell us about a situation during your career when your team members are not as capable as you are and how did you handle it?
6) Take us through your technical skills which you deem important to the current job opening and how they benefit the company?
When ever you are asked about behavioral questions interviewers have only one thing in mind which is past performance reflects future performance. These questions need to be prepared before hand and you will face difficulty to answer them during the interview. A little bit of homework can help you take notes of all your projects you had handled and try to write answers for the questions. Refresh your memory before going to an interview.
These are some of the most common situational questions asked to you during the interview. These questions may slightly vary according to the job position you have applied to.
1) You were assigned a project to be completed within a specific time which is almost nearing to completion suddenly you got a news that the project assigned to you has been canceled how will you react what will you do with it?
2) You are a project manager and you were assigned a project and you notice that team members in your team are leaving the company, how would you react to the news? What will you do to avert the situation?
3) A team member in your project is coming late often and is sending negative vibes through the team? How would you react to that particular situation?
4) You have to fire your close friend what will you do and how will you explain it to him? Will you fire him or give him a notice (warning letter)?
5) You are in the training and the trainer is wrong about a concept how will you tell her that she is wrong?
6) Do you believe rules are meant to clear obstacles or they just a deterrent to the progress and free climate of the company?
Situational questions can catch you unaware be prepared the best way to prepare for situational questions and stress questions is to have stories written out in a paper before two to three days prior to the interview. It gives you a good glimpse and understanding about answering those questions.

Common Mistakes during Interviews

Mistakes are inherent of human nature and they generally occur but when they happened during an interview it may cost you a job. Interviews fetch you a job within minutes and it all depends upon how you try to manage the situations so that you get favored. There are few issues you need to sort out before going to an interview they are: -
1) Attire
2) Resume updated one
3) Knowledge about frequently asked questions and answers.
4) Thorough knowledge about the projects you have done technical’s.
5) Soft skills
6) Fresher`s need to have all their projects, technical`s, certificates, documents, seminar certificates, etc which will make them stand out a edge among their competitors.
Always remember bad breath and excessive perfume or aftershave will act as a major deterrent in the interview. Make sure that you apply a body deo and that should be in proportion so that it thwarts of your sweat. You would be sweating in the interview and it is good to use a deodorant. Have a mint before going into the interview but never chew or smoke during the interview.
If you want to impress the interviewer then it is imperative to dress for the occasion. Fifty percent of your chances of succeeding in an interview will be finalized by the way you dress. Never wear a jeans, shorts, short skirts, fancy garments etc because they give you an unprofessional look. Wear clothes in which you are comfortable never wear clothes in which you cannot sit or stand comfortably and this applies to both male and female. It is always good to wear a suit preferably of dark color and a full sleeve shirt with a matching tie and this should give you a professional look. Jewelry should be very moderate during the interview. Professional leather shoes with dark colored socks are very important.
Many of the HR department professionals opt for behavioral questions to asses the candidate about his merits and demerits. They believe past performance will be an indication for future performance. Make sure you read and answer adequate behavioral questions because they will trouble you during the interview.
Project report is a very important part of your Resume and this should have all the fields. Candidates need to have a thorough knowledge about the project report they have done, and he is judged based on the experience he gained through it. Make sure that you are familiar with all aspects of the project report because you may be questioned on your failures during the project, way you approached the deadline, positive and negative aspects of the project, programming languages, platforms, IDE, Behavior, Environment, Team members, Contribution, etc. If you are familiar with these then you can comfortably make an attempt to answer behavioral questions.
Never interrupt the interviewer while he is speaking because it can pass negative vibes about you. Ask for permission if you are in a group interview if you want clarification about a topic or discussion. If you are having an interview with the panel then it is always good to maintain eye contact with all the members of the group. Eye contact is necessary because it speaks a lot about your confidence.
If you are unsure about attending the interview it is better to ask your parents, friends, employee of that particular company and colleagues about that company.
Enough research should be done on the company, its products, services, etc because it gives you an edge when the interviewer asks you why this specific company you have applied to. Get enough knowledge about the job demands and read it thoroughly to get an idea about what questions you will be asked. Often questions will be asked on the company`s suitable requirements.
Soft skills are very important if you want to succeed in an interview. Make sure that you have thorough importance of soft skills. Some of them are greeting the interviewer and thank him for the opportunity. When you are in a group interview make yourself comfortable by greeting everyone present, you can introduce yourself and shake hand with members present if it is a group interview. If the interview is a panel, than make yourself comfortable by greeting the interviewers. At the end never forget to thank the interviewers and if possible send them a thank you note.
Get directions to the interview place. Don’t be late if possible be there half hour before and relax yourself. Try learning the interviewers name and titles because it can help you in scoring in the interview.
These are the most common mistakes a person does in the interview and possible solutions to avoid them. It is always good to be prepared and all the best.

Exit Interviews | Exit Interview Questions

Companies have exit interviews to determine why an employee is leaving the company. This questionnaire is also important for the employee to answer because it ascertains the belief with which he is leaving the company and thereby providing valuable information to the company which can help future employees. Leaving a company has a strong answer and a reason, thought should be given in all available aspects before taking that decision.
Here are some of the exit interview questions which might help you they are: -
Basic questions: -
1) What is the chief and primary reason which made you to take this decision?
This question is very common and you need to have an answer for this. Be very honest while answering this question and also maintain a tone which is pleasant. Air your thoughts but don’t undermine the company structure as a whole because it can have negative effect upon you.
2) Is there anything we can do about it? Will you change plans?
When your employer asks you this question it is imperative that he wants you to sit and discuss some issues concerned with your employment. If the employer can help you then it is up to you to take the next stage of decision. Changing plans depend upon you and your thought process.
3) What aspect of the job you liked most?
You can express comfortably on this question as many of us have some positive aspect of the work place if there is nothing like that feel free to express about that.
4) Suggest some changes which can improve the workplace?
Make sure that you suggest them because companies can improve on that aspect and you might be rewarded for that suggestion because it improved the workplace. Your suggestion should be reasonable which can be implemented.
5) Explain about the least satisfying aspect of the job?
This question asks you to explain about the least satisfying aspect of the job in the workplace. Dissatisfaction can be during your project, lower position and pay for your capabilities, promotion, bossing, benefits, work load, etc. Make sure you state a honest reply because it can make you and your employer happy.
6) How can the management help you in solving that particular problem?
If you are having a problem which can be solved by the management then do air them your opinion. It can really change the things around you and if they cannot help it then do suggest them who can help change it.
7) Did you receive enough training which can be translated into quality work?
This question should be answered appropriately because they can have adequate training procedures in future. Training need not be only for fresher`s it can be for employers also.
8) Would you recommend this company to your friends and family members in future?
Honesty is the best policy and it has been tested and proven for many centuries so it is always good to be honest.
9) Before leaving this company are you interested to work with other departments within the company?
This question asks you primarily whether you are interested in working with other departments of the company. This question may give you work in other departments.
Exit interviews should be carefully approached because every answer you give will be on the record. A person taking an exit interview either might be fired or voluntarily resigned, laid off, etc. A HR department official keeps a record of all the statements you specify. There is a hidden motive in having an exit interview it can be used in the court of law against you if you plan to sue your employer.
You have all the rights to decline an exit interview which many of the reputed companies do respect it. But there might be a situation where declining an exit interview will have a bad effect on your profile because statements such as “will not rehire again” etc will be present. This notation might be revealed during a background check.
Make sure that you think and answer questions posted by the interviewer. Some of the point you need to keep in mind before an exit interview are as follows they are: -
1) Is there any benefit by attending an exit interview
2) Do you need to sign notes, or give official conformation, is it anonymous, will they really develop according to your suggestions, will it have negative effect on your background check, will you sue your former employer and most importantly why didn’t they take your opinion when you were their employer.
Some of the questions are: -
1) Any changes in the company policies or procedures will benefit the organization?
2) Were your efforts and achievements adequately recognized?
3) What are the benefits which your new company will offer which are not present in this company?
4) Were you achieving your career goals?
5) Any suggestions or tips to find a replacement in the process of interview and workplace?
6) Any other suggestions, feedback, comments?
It is always suggested that you take enough suggestions and advice from your lawyer. It is your responsibility for the suggestions and advice you obtain from this exit interview questions. Please visit an attorney for further legal advice.

Frequently Asked Interview Questions

In an interview always remember to sell your self which means that you need to prove to the interviewer that you can give the best to the company. Express all you positive point which can help you get the job. Make sure that you prepare well before hand for the interview so that you don’t give that dumb stare to the interviewer.
Almost 45% of the interview can be clinched if you have good technical skills try to practice and improve on them. Practical knowledge is very important than theoretical knowledge it gives you an edge over your competitors.
These are some of the most frequently asked questions they are: -
1) Tell me about yourself? This question is framed in many different ways try to grasp it.
When answering this question try to keep your answer short and simple. You need to give an introduction about yourself to the interviewer in short. It should cover broadly all your positive points.
2) Why do you want to leave your previous company?
3) What are Long term and short term goals and objectives? Explain?
4) Where do you see yourself after five years in this company?
5) What are your positives and negatives (or) strengths and weakness?
Hint: -Try to answer these questions all by yourself. Make a rough copy on a white paper and then try to get it evaluated by your friend, family members, etc or else you can evaluate by yourself by comparing those answers by the professional answers available on this website.
6) What do you know about our company and the job position?
7) Are you interested in pursuing higher education?
8) Explain about your project and the technicalities involved?
9) What is your contribution to the project?
10) Explain to me a critical logic employed in your project to which you have contribution?
When answering this question you have all right of not answering this question also remind the interviewer if you have any trade or confidentially report agreement with your ex employer. But you can explain about your contribution to the logic decision or the way it was devised with your help etc.
11) What aspects in your work place in your previous company needed a change from the routine?
12) How better you could have developed your previous projects?
13) Tell me an instance when you have felt that you gave lower performance than your original commitment?
14) What are your favorite hobbies and interests? What makes them to be your hobby?
15) Which work in the world you would do continuously for hours and hours without getting tired of the work?
In an interview it is always imperative that you dress neatly. Make sure that you don’t over apply aftershave or perfume, moderate application of deodorant is sufficient. Try to be honest while answering these questions and have a positive body language because interviewers are trained to remove candidates those who cannot fulfill the requirements.
Some more questions are: -
16) How many years would you be working with the company?
17) Tell us in which way you can improve the company and what are the skills you have which can benefit the company?
18) How well can your education skills improve your performance thus benefiting the company?
19) How do you prefer to work with the team or individual?
20) Did you have any conflict in understanding with your direct superiors? How do you manage such kind of situations and give us some real life scenarios?
21) How your health condition is and what are you allergic to?
22) Did you manage a team in absence of your superiors? What lessons did you learn give us some examples?
23) Which is your ideal tourist destination and why?
24) If company gives you a leave what will you do?
25) How many years do you want to work?
(Or)
What would be your ideal retirement age?
26) Are you ready to go abroad for better opportunities?
Remember when answering this question you have two choices or to aptly say two styles of answering.
1) I am ready to go abroad for better opportunities if the company can provide me. I will love to learn the management and technical advancements which can benefit the company.
2) I would give it a second thought. The only reason when I will leave abroad for further growth would be when company sponsors me. I could go abroad for a shorter stint but I have people depending upon me and I cannot leave them as of now.
These are some of the most commonly asked interview questions and it is wise to be ready with the answers for those questions. Think and answer to these questions because a wrong answer can have a very negative effect than a paused answer.

Good Answers to Interview Questions

These are some of the most frequently asked questions and probable replies to these are as follows: -
1) Tell me about yourself (This question is framed in different ways make sure you understand the underlying concept present in them).
Follow these steps: -
(i) Give a brief introduction about yourself which should include your name, place where you are living, educational qualifications, skills, experience, organization name, references.
(ii) You would tell your hobbies, interests, passions, etc
(iii) End it and wait for another question from the interviewer.
2) Why did you leave your previous company or ex employer?
Be honest while answering this question because there might be background checks. For this question follow