Right Attitude:
If a candidate adopts a negative attitude towards the interview and starts worrying about a possible failure in the interview, his/her deficiencies and limitations come to the fore. Candidate gets completely worked up, nervous and o\ er-anxious. Some non-serious candidates feel that the competition is too fierce for them to succeed or that the job is not worth taking all' that trouble with the result that they take the whole interview process very casually. Both these situations are not desirable. It is important that the candidate goes to the interview with the right attitude.
A right candidate should be confident and relaxed, but be a little anxious which enhances the performance rather than inhibits it. Being over-anxious harms the prospects of candidate. One should feel enthusiastic about the interview. One should sound and look not only keen in the job but also in the interview. The voice and face expressions of a candidate convey a lot to the board members about seriousness, interest and commitment. Enthusiasm coupled with a smiling face always scores over a casual looking attitude and a stony face.
Most interviewers expect the candidates to be polite and agreeable. So, if you have a different opinion and even if you are sure that you are correct, you should try to express your viewpoint in such a way that you don't offend the interviewer. A candidate should learn the art of acknowledging the opposing views of the interviewer without actually accepting them. Any issue can be debated in a more professional way. If interviewers try to provoke the candidate and attack his/her views in a more personal way, the candidate should remain cool under such circumstances and never lose temper. It is better to avoid firm expressions of disagreement with the interviewer except in cases where they want you to express your views on a certain topic. Sometimes, a little provocation from the interviewer is done purely from the viewpoint of knowing as to how the candidate reacts under stress.
Eye contact is other important component of having the right attitude in the interview. The candidate should haVe lot of eye contact with the interviewer but short of staring. In general, it is advised to look continuously towards the member when he is talking and look at him some of the time when you are talking to him.
It is advantageous to look for opportunities where you can voluntarily feed information on your strengths. You should frame your answers tactfully so that the information that you are trying to give does not look out of place. For instance, if the question was, "Have you studied instrumentation as a part of your degree course ?" The answer could be, "Yes sir, infact, microprocessor based instrumen¬tation that has emerged very strongly in recent times has been one of the topics dear to me," You would notice here that how tactfully you have made the expert ask questions from a topic where you have strength.
While it pays to voluntarily disclose your strengths, the same does not apply to your shortcomings. Never volunteer any information like yGu.never studied a particular topic in college or the professor who taught you such and such subject did not know^uch or you'are scared of a certain topic. These statements can harm your prospects.
Another important factor is your speech, your accent, the time taken to give an answer once you have been asked a question and so on. As far your speech and accent are concerned, always be your nature self even if you have some regional touch to your accent. You should speak with clarity and a little louder so that every member of the board can hear. The aspect of time pause after the interviewer has finished his question and before you have started answering is very important. You should never rush your answer and should always give yourself a second or two before you start replying rather than blurting out the first thing that comes to your mind.
If a candidate adopts a negative attitude towards the interview and starts worrying about a possible failure in the interview, his/her deficiencies and limitations come to the fore. Candidate gets completely worked up, nervous and o\ er-anxious. Some non-serious candidates feel that the competition is too fierce for them to succeed or that the job is not worth taking all' that trouble with the result that they take the whole interview process very casually. Both these situations are not desirable. It is important that the candidate goes to the interview with the right attitude.
A right candidate should be confident and relaxed, but be a little anxious which enhances the performance rather than inhibits it. Being over-anxious harms the prospects of candidate. One should feel enthusiastic about the interview. One should sound and look not only keen in the job but also in the interview. The voice and face expressions of a candidate convey a lot to the board members about seriousness, interest and commitment. Enthusiasm coupled with a smiling face always scores over a casual looking attitude and a stony face.
Most interviewers expect the candidates to be polite and agreeable. So, if you have a different opinion and even if you are sure that you are correct, you should try to express your viewpoint in such a way that you don't offend the interviewer. A candidate should learn the art of acknowledging the opposing views of the interviewer without actually accepting them. Any issue can be debated in a more professional way. If interviewers try to provoke the candidate and attack his/her views in a more personal way, the candidate should remain cool under such circumstances and never lose temper. It is better to avoid firm expressions of disagreement with the interviewer except in cases where they want you to express your views on a certain topic. Sometimes, a little provocation from the interviewer is done purely from the viewpoint of knowing as to how the candidate reacts under stress.
Eye contact is other important component of having the right attitude in the interview. The candidate should haVe lot of eye contact with the interviewer but short of staring. In general, it is advised to look continuously towards the member when he is talking and look at him some of the time when you are talking to him.
It is advantageous to look for opportunities where you can voluntarily feed information on your strengths. You should frame your answers tactfully so that the information that you are trying to give does not look out of place. For instance, if the question was, "Have you studied instrumentation as a part of your degree course ?" The answer could be, "Yes sir, infact, microprocessor based instrumen¬tation that has emerged very strongly in recent times has been one of the topics dear to me," You would notice here that how tactfully you have made the expert ask questions from a topic where you have strength.
While it pays to voluntarily disclose your strengths, the same does not apply to your shortcomings. Never volunteer any information like yGu.never studied a particular topic in college or the professor who taught you such and such subject did not know^uch or you'are scared of a certain topic. These statements can harm your prospects.
Another important factor is your speech, your accent, the time taken to give an answer once you have been asked a question and so on. As far your speech and accent are concerned, always be your nature self even if you have some regional touch to your accent. You should speak with clarity and a little louder so that every member of the board can hear. The aspect of time pause after the interviewer has finished his question and before you have started answering is very important. You should never rush your answer and should always give yourself a second or two before you start replying rather than blurting out the first thing that comes to your mind.
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