Saturday, October 14, 2006

According to the dictionary an interview is a face to face meeting for the purposes of consultation. In other words, it is a dicussion for one reason or another. It is normally take place sitting down and can range from an informal to a formal panel interview. It is also come in many shapes and sizes. Means that not all interviews are to do with applying for jobs. You also may be interviewed for a place at college, to join a club or society or for voluntary work.

What are interviews About?
Interviews are like examinations at the end of a course. Meaning that, you know that you have done well so far on the course, and you know in advance roughly what areas the questions are going to cover in the same way you know that you have done well in the selection process up to this point or the employer would not have invited you for the interview.

What leads to Success in Interviews?
In the same way as through preparation leads to success in examinations, so a system for approaching interviews can have the same outcome. Most of the talking done in the interview will be by you. This means that you have a fair measure of controling deciding where the interview is going. Though we cannot set all the questions yourself, but we can calculate fairly accurately what subject areas will be covered and plan our answers accordingly. In other words, the key word is preparation. Mean that you need to be prepared; the day before the interview; the night before interview and the day of the interview. However the best approach is try to present ourself in the best way and treat each interview as a learning experience.