Thursday, July 23, 2009

A Right Move for Interviewee

A Resume shows work gaps and/or job hops, creates a worst thing. Then what's the right move if, as an interviewee you are caught in such a situation?

Here few Interview tips which would help you achieve your goals without any hassles.

Preparation for the Interview:-

Before your interview, find out some history about the company (visit company’s website, gather recent news clippings, read company’s annual report, etc).

Go through your CV/Resume; think about your own career and the questions they might ask you.

Note down technical areas/questions, which the interview panel might like to evaluate for the position and prepare for the same. Also, try to anticipate the general questions which they may ask during the process and also prepare some questions to ask them.

Document for the interview:-

Ensure that you are carrying a decent bag/folder, containing copies of your latest CV (same which is sent to the company)

A diary to take notes & a pen.

Testimonials supporting your qualifications and achievements

Your gross compensation details

Your passport size photographs

Original travel tickets for the travel reimbursements (if you are an out station candidate).

You should wear well dress for interview, wear formal cloths.

Arrive a few minutes early, you may be delayed by traffic or for other reasons.

Don't bring a friend or relative. If someone takes you to the interview, leave him/her outside the waiting/conference room. Arrange to meet after the interview.

During the Interview:-

Knock & enter the interview room

Greet your interviewer with a handshake

Smile and look into the interviewer's eyes

Relax and enjoy the conversation

At the conclusion, thank the interviewers

Get the Right Reason:-

An important thing to remember is never portray your past company in a negative light. If the reasons are something beyond your control then honesty is the best policy.

Determining a Good Interview:-

You must remember that in an interview, you will have to convince the panel members about suitability of your candidature for the position. In simple word, interview is a process of evaluating a right fitment for the available job. Hence taking panel to your strong areas.

An Interview is not just about giving the right answers but getting your attitude right. Interview is always a combination of Technical & Behavior attributes assessment. There is no substitute for your technical knowledge.

Remember that a well-prepared interview enhances your chances for the job.

All the Best .............

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Decision making skills

Decision making skill


We apply our choice to solve troubles by selecting one way of action from some probable alternatives. Decision making skills are also a key component of time management skills.

Decision making can be hard. Almost any decision involves some conflicts or disappointment. The complex part is to pick one solution where the positive result can outweigh possible losses. Avoiding decisions often seems easier. Yet, making your own decisions and accepting the effect is the only way to stay in control of your time, your success, and your life. If you want to learn more on how to make a decision, here are some decisions making instructions to get you started.

An important part of decision making skills is to knowing and practicing good decision making techniques. One of the most realistic decision making techniques can be summarized in those simple decision making steps:

Recognize the purpose of your decision. What is exactly the trouble to be solved? Why it should be solved?

Gather information. What factors does the problem occupy?

Identify the ideology to judge the alternatives. What values and decision criteria must the result meet?

Think and list different probable choices. Generate ideas for possible solutions.

Decide the best alternative. This is much easier after you go through the above grounding steps.

Plant the decision into action. Change your decision into specific plan of action steps. Perform your plan.

Calculate the outcome of your decision and action steps. This is an important step for further progress of your decision making skills and judgment.

Use a decision tree study to systematically enter at your smartest option
Decision trees is mostly useful for working through complex multistage decisions. They also give a logical way to include the uncertainty introduced by disorderly events.

Simplify your choice method with a decision environment
Process your decision making situation one byte at a time to build a decision medium. Then do a simple calculation to appear at the relative overall ratings for your alternatives.

In our life we regularly have to make decisions fast, without enough time to scientifically go through the above action and thinking steps. In such situations the most valuable decision making approach is to keep an eye on your goals and then judge the correctly option.