10 Things You Must Not Avoid During a Job Interview

Human Resources departments and interviewers know how to study the candidates’ brains and study their body language during the job interviews. An inappropriate answer or deed can cost you the job you seek.

Here is a list of few things that you should never do in a job interview.

1. Be pessimistic. Leave aside the extremely critical or defeatist attitudes, think and express yourself positively
   

2. Show concern. If you get nervous very easily, you must find and implement the techniques that work best to control your stress level.
   

3. Criticize former teammates or companies. If you speak ill of places and people you've shared your work life, it can be a sign that you do not know teamwork.
   

4. Take the word. Wait for the interviewer end of the question or arguments. Interrupting the interviewer will leave a bad impression and a signal that you are not listening, and sound very unprofessional.
   

5. Talk nonsense. You must be direct, clear and concise, avoiding going quite the detail in the topics to be addressed, even if you are an expert.
   

6. Lying. Do not ever lie with the employer as the background checks can very clearly reveal your professional past.
   

7. Be elusive. Must have ready answers to possible questions type and very attentive to the development of the interview. Be clear about your approach.
   

8. Using vulgar words. Watch your language, as it also denotes your education and professionalism.
   

9. Adopt a poor posture. Sit too laid back, stretch your legs or stretch your arms, place your hands behind your head, etc., can give a bad image. Rehearse at home and make sure to use appropriate formal positions with which you feel comfortable and also look confident.
   

10. Chewing gum. If your throat tends to dry, a good option is to drink water right before the interview.

Importance of personality development and communication skills

First impression is the last impression, one of the most common quotes, which describes the importance of personality of an individual. This quote has always played an influential role in our lives and we generally tend to follow it. Whenever we go to meet someone for the first time, we wear the best of our dresses with the best of the make- up and accessories matching the dress. And especially in case of some official meeting, it becomes more important for you to have a good and an everlasting impression on the client. In case of interviews you are required to prove yourself the best among the others, a lot of which is contributed by your personality and the communication skills possessed by you.

Jobs help in shaping the overall personality of the individual. But before actually doing the job, you also need to have some skills, which are further needed to be polished. Self confidence, communications skills, way of presenting yourself, are few of the attributes, which helps in defining your overall personality. In an interview you are judged on various parameters. Personality and communication skills, are two, without having which, the chances for you to clear the interview becomes very less.

Jobs are the source of our livelihood, so they need to be grabbed and sustained. There are hundreds of candidates for a single post in companies, but for grabbing one, you need to be highly efficient and capable amongst all the other candidates. Bookish knowledge is what every one have but to clear a job interview, you need to have the traits of a winner, one with a great personality having confidence over himself and his efficiencies. Thus, by being one of those, you can save a good job for yourself in few of the most renowned companies of the country.

Cracking an Interview in Tough Job Market

The job market today has become extremely tough to penetrate through as there are scanty work opportunities available. Trying to find a job in the present world is like throwing an arrow in the darkness. The job market in India has been picking up from last few months but the difficulty levels have also risen.

The chances of landing up with well paying jobs, especially for those new to an industry have become very few. Jobs for both fresh graduates or fist timers and those laid off due to recession have to be created. And since India is back on fast paced development track, it is offering hundreds of jobs across all the industries.

For both new and old job seekers, cracking the interview remains a big hurdle. Recruiters see tests and interviews as an ultimate way of hiring a suitable candidate. Screening and aptitude tests are significant short listing tools that help assess the mental capabilities of an individual. This makes it important for the candidate to work on their resumes and be well prepared for the tests.

Next comes preparing for the interview as it is the first point of contact between the prospective employee with the employer. A candidate should know well about the organization and the role he is expected to function through. The conduct and consistency also hold a lot of importance in an interview as employers establish the confidence levels through the body language of the candidate. One should be relaxed and carry the right attitude when appearing for an interview.

It is also essential to know about the current affairs across the world as it keeps you updated and you appear to be a socially aware and well informed person. Just think of the interview as a meeting with a potential employer who wants to know you before recruiting you.