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Interview
Tips
Right
person for the right Job
Interviewer
usually evaluates candidates within a span of 10-30 minutes. So
give the best you have got! Here are some tips to ace that interview
What
do interviewers look for?
An interview
is conducted with an aim to identify candidates with skills suitable
for a particular job. Apart from your educational qualifications
and work experience, personality and inter-personal skills are
equally stressed on. The interviewer usually evaluates candidates
within a span of 10-30 minutes. So give the best you have got!
Employers
look for some specific skills in candidates they are interviewing.
These include:
Resource
Skills
Can
you make optimal use of the resources available to you? That is
what employers are keen to know. You must have the capability
to identify, manage, plan, and then allocate resources such as
time, money, raw materials, and employees.
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Time Skills – As a prospective employee you should
have the ability to prioritise his tasks. You must then be able
to allocate time to each depending on its importance. Always remember
to keep the company’s goal in mind when ranking and allocating
time to your tasks. To implement them, prepare and follow a schedule.
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Money Skills – As a potential candidate you should
be able to prepare and implement a budget, make forecasts, and
maintain records. Furthermore, you should have the skill to make
adjustments to meet the company’s goals.
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Facilities and Material Handling Skills – Another
essential skill is the ability to purchase, store, allocate, and
use materials or facilities, efficiently.
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HR Skills – As a potential employee, you should be
able to identify others’ strengths, and distribute tasks
accordingly. You should also know the basics of performance appraisal
and feedback.
Communication Skills
Do you prefer to work alone or with a team? It’s important
that you have the ability to work with others. Team spirit is
the crux here! Important interpersonal skills include the ability
to:
• Put your group’s objectives before yours
• Knowledge and skill sharing
• Must satisfy the customer
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Effective communication
• Learn to negotiate
• Work in varied environments
• Work without bias, work with
different people
Information Gathering
Skills
How well can you gather and use information effectively, and efficiently?
Apart from information gathering, you must have expertise in evaluating,
managing and interpreting.
System Skills
You must be able to understand the working of social, organisational
and technological systems.
Technical Skills
Being technology savvy is the way to be in the IT era. You are
expected to possess skills required to identify the technology
suitable for your needs and apply the same to your area of work.
For this purpose, you should be aware of the set-up procedure
and operation of the equipment. The presence or absence of these
skills decides the way your career moves. Your aim should be to
acquire as many skills as you can and keep updating them regularly.
You can become irresistible to an employer if, you are well informed
and capable as you are!
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