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DIPLOMA PROGRAMS
CAREER ADVICE
DO YOUR HOMEWORK Research the company / position that can make you the qualified applicant.
SHOW AND TELL  Show examples of your skills/achievements to the company.
PRACTICE!  Your answers Try appropriate phrases and words while practicing out loud.
BE READY WITH YOUR RESPONSES Reduce anxiety and nervous speech.
GENERAL QUESTIONS

Many interviewers ask general questions. Learn to handle three crucial questions:
What do you really want to do?
Tell me about yourself?
Why did you leave your last job?

Interviewers ask these questions to assess how well you handle yourself under pressure and how focused your responses are. Speak positively and concretely, give specific accomplishments to back-up your general statements. Avoid generalities, defensiveness, and negative comments about others.

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
An often asked question. Perhaps the most frequently asked questions across interviews. Your opening statement needs to be a summary of your goals, overall professional capabilities achievements, background, strengths, professional objectives and anything about your personality that is relevant and interesting.

This question represents and opportunity to lead the interviewer in the direction you want him to go e.g. your specialty or whatever else you may wish to highlight. Your intention should be to try to subtly convince the interviewers that you are a good candidate, you have proved that in the past, and have a personality that fits the requirement.

Remember that the first impression you create will go a long way in the ultimate selection. Keep in mind, most candidates who are asked this question just blur out their schoolings, college, marks and qualifications. All this is already there in the CV. Why tell the interviewer something he already knows.
Make your case Why should you get the job? You're the right person for the job, that's why! You have to believe that you are the COMPETENCE, CONFIDENCE and COMMITMENT - impress at interviews using the three big C's - A set of 3 C's could help you get a job. In many ways recruitment is all about prediction - the prediction of your likely level of success in a new job. So at the heart of what employers ask from recruiters is an assessment of your all round capability. Measuring a person's capability is a lot more than just trying to match a CV to a job description. At its heart measuring capability mean discovering your competence, confidence and commitment. We listen and effectively respond to your needs and those of your clients. We are experts at translating those needs into marketing. We listen and effectively respond to your needs and those of your clients.
Do's And Don'ts At the Interview

1. Arrive at least 15 minutes ahead
2. ASK questions - without the fear of appearing dumb
3. Be honest with yourself
4. Bring business related magazines with you to read while waiting - create an impression
5. Consider your wardrobe - clothes affect how people are perceived and treated
6. Compromise when necessary
7. Concentrate while listening
8. Display a mature sense of humour
9. Develop a career path
10. Don't accuse
11. Do your SWOT - (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity and Threats)
12. Keep your language simple and to the point
13. Prepare, research the organization and impress the interviewer

In some cases candidates must be prepared with a well rehearsed response to the question. Why were you fired? - Be straightforward and honest providing examples of the weaknesses and strengths which contributed to the termination. You must clearly demonstrate the lessons learned and convert your weaknesses into assets, marketing yourself as a competitive candidate, even in the face of disastrous results. This shows and ability to learn and grow from mistakes.

Preparation

1. Know how to keep yourself calm
2. Know what kind of interview to expect.
3. Know why you want the job
4. If possible try to research the company and the interviewer
5. Be prepared to answer killer questions
6. Assume all questions are asked for a good reason and answer accordingly
7. Be personable as well as professional
8. Set a goal. Make sure the goal is realistic

A final word on approaching this question
Once you have said what you have to say - shut up. Don't drone on for the sake of speaking for you just might say something foolish. Sometimes interviewers don't interrupt in order to give the candidate the impression that he has not spoken enough. In case the pause gets too awkward for you just add something like, "is there something specific that you wish to know about me?"

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