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FOLLOW THESE TIPS AND YOU WILL SAIL THROUGH THE INTERVIEW:

Worldly wise:-
While you should definitely stay abreast of the developments in your field, keeping up with the larger world can only help you. A big part of interview success is connecting with people, and one of the best ways to do so is by [...]

Don’t flinch even if the interviewer asks you the most bizarre questions
Forty-three per cent of job seekers surveyed by a job site said that they were annoyed at being asked questions unrelated to job skills. Thirty-eight per cent said they did not like being asked personal questions.
Sample these questions:
“Who is your favorite Beatle?”
“Why aren’t you [...]

Interview questions are changing. Techniques are being designed to catch you on the wrong foot.
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If you have been brought up on a diet of Job Interviews for Dummies and have successfully coped with the bigger dummies on the other side of the table, this may not be for you. But in today’s world, things are [...]

If you are visiting corporate headquarters for a job interview, take a comfort break
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There is a corner of every office that is much frequented but seldom explored. No management experts write about the washroom or facilities as they are euphemistically called. The boss probably has a loo of his own. So he is [...]

It is important to give out positive vibes during an interview :
You are facing the interviewer and feeling like things are moving along nicely when all of a sudden the interview takes a turn for the worse. What has just happened? You may have hit one of the interviewer’s pet peeves, one of those [...]

Each interview is different. There are no rules or recipes for success :
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The job interview was going along fine. The interviewer seemed satisfied. The candidate thought he had clinched it when out of his pocket fell a copy of Job Interviews for Dummies.
It was no accident. The job seeker had done it deliberately to introduce [...]

Wondering how your last interview went? The benchmarks given below will help you review your performance .
The interview is over. Wouldn’t it be nice if the interviewer handed you a slip on your way out to let you know how you rated in the interview? But lacking such a luxury, you must learn to review [...]

What can you expect when you attend an interview? Here are a few tips to help you prepare
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You can never be sure, on arriving for an interview, what techniques will be used to assess your suitability and this will very much depend on the interviewer. There are, however, some contributing factors which may give [...]

Firms are using personality tests to select the best graduates, reports Liz Lightfoot
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Blue chip companies are using psychometric personality tests to select graduate employees because they no longer trust university degrees, says a recent report.
They blame grade inflation — 57 per cent of students graduated with a first or 2:1 last year — and [...]

Phyllis Korkki has some tips on how to make references work for you:
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Seeking support: If your reference is less than complimentary, you won’t get that job
Q.You are in the running for a job and have been asked to supply references. How can you ensure that your references help your chances of getting the job instead [...]