As an Employer:

• I have gone through your CV, but still, can you take me through your Background?
• Have you understood the role?
• Can you explain me the role?
• What are your strengths? (He is actually asking, what are your strengths which will help you do this job)
• What are your weaknesses? (He is actually asking, are there any weaknesses in you which will hamper you from doing this job)
• Can you share some of your achievements?
• Why do you want to leave your current company? (Never say bad things about your present company, say good things about the company you are being interviewed for.)
• Why do you want to join our company?
• What do you know about our company and the industry?

AS an Employee:
DO’s

• Always take a copy of your updated CV along
• Get the profile of the person you are going to meet.
• Understand from your consultant the objective of the interview; HR person
• will have a different objective as compared to a line manager. An HR person will look more from an organizational fitment point of view; the line manager will look more from the job perspective.
• Ensure that you present your self well in terms of grooming. The biggest
• Reason for rejection or that matter selection is grooming. Pay extra attention to grooming.
• Get details about the back ground of the company & the industry.
• Get a clear understanding of the Job Description from your consultant.
• Ensure adherence to time of the interview.
• Ensure that you have understood the venue of the interview. Get the address and the contact person details from the consultant in writing / email / SMS. It would be useful if you get mobile number of the client, a word of caution, you should use it only if very urgent, otherwise the time of the interview should not be disturbed.
• Remember that mobile phone should be on a switched off mode during the interview. Do not to take any calls during the interview.
• Always give a feedback after the interview to your consultant. This will help the consultant in preparing you for the subsequent interviews.

Do not let these negative factors cost you the job:

• Late for the interview without calling
• Failure to fill out the application properly
• Poor personal appearance
• Inability to express thoughts clearly poor diction or grammar
• Lack of interest and enthusiasm
• Lack of confidence, poise and maturity
• Over emphasis on money and benefits
• Criticism of past employers, associates, etc.
• Failure to ask questions about the position and the company
• Persistent attitude of "What can you do for Me?"
• Failure to ask for the job