It is extremely essential that you are well prepared for an interview.
We have defined six easy pointers to a successful interview in ‘6 Ps’.
These are broadly identified for simple recollection and are not
exhaustive.
However, every interview is a step towards getting
closer to the ultimate goal, which is the offer letter. So do keep in
mind the following while you are gearing up for an interview.
- Punctuality
- Presentation
- Preface
- Preparation
- Proficiency
- Phraseology
Come to the venue a good fifteen minutes before the scheduled time.
Take sometime off to go through your resume once again and also the company profile.
Presentation of oneself is of prime importance though many may not be aware.
As you may not be aware of the company’s dress code, wear smart formals in which you are comfortable.
Do not use too strong a deodorant or perfume.
Be well groomed. Look at yourself from head to toe and step out only if you feel totally satisfied.
Stand straight, relaxed and with a slight smile.
Preface is crucial. So do be cordial while introducing yourself.
Firstly, introduce yourself with your name and make sure your eyes meet that of the interviewer. This reflects your confidence.
Shake a hand with the interviewer and be sure to be firm while doing so.
Preparation by equipping yourself with relevant information about the company in which you are attending the interview is crucial.
Be specific, interviewers are generally looking out for statistics and revenue numbers.
Make sure you are also well aware of your current company’s specifics as well.
Having competitor information is a definite plus point and shows that your knowledge of the industry as a whole is well aligned.
Don’t sound brash while showcasing your knowledge.
Proficiency at an interview is derived from practice or rehearsals before the interview.
Try mock interviews with a friend or you could also use the mirror as a substitute.
These rehearsals help instill a good amount of confidence and dramatically reduce the chances of you being nervous.
Always know your strengths and weaknesses and be sure to back it up with adequate instances.
Never bring out a situation where you have failed. Always speak of challenges for which creative solutions were found.
Be aware that your interviewer will be very interested to know about how well your action/reactions would have induced a situation or the outcome itself.
Do not make up scenarios; you could be against a wall with a small slip.
Phraseology of the body or more commonly ‘body language’ plays an important role while facing interviews as much as verbal communication if not more. One’s body language must communicate attentiveness, enthusiasm and confidence.
Make eye contact and periodically break away. Do not look at the floor.
While sitting in your chair sit straight, leaning might convey lethargy. An upright posture exudes confidence.
Always be positive about the way you deliver and the content of your conversation.
Avoid using movements that takes the interviewer’s attention away from your face.
Do not move your hands wildly or keep them behind your head or reclining on your chair.
The above mentioned ‘Ps’ are just a few pointers on how you could make better the interview experience better for yourself. It helps you proactively prepare yourself to make a positive impression upon your interviewer. However, there is no substitute for relevant experience, expertise and domain knowledge. So equip yourself for questions on these spheres which will ultimately determine the outcome of the interview.
Wishing you all the very best.
What Would You Try If You Knew You Could Not Fail?
In this Ted Talk, Regina Dugan, former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), discusses the amazing projects DARPA has completed by approaching work with the question: what would you do if you knew you could not fail? DARPA’s accomplishments range from a robotic hummingbird to a prosthetic arm controlled by thought.
Although the idea of thinking without limits can be applied to most
industries, the possibilities available in modern engineering are
particularly astounding. Northwestern’s NUvention
program brings together undergraduates and graduates across disciplines
in order “to expose students to the entire innovation and
entrepreneurial life cycle and to help them understand how innovations
can become a viable business in the real world.”
Free Online Courses: The New Future of Higher Education?
Professionals will pay for credential programs, workshops, and continuing education courses to stay up-to-date in their field, but what if you could get the same benefits and knowledge for free?
Online education is not a new concept. Remote degree programs,
webinars, and filmed lectures have been around for years but two new
start-ups might completely change the way we think about online courses.
While most online programs offering credible certificates or degrees
require enrollment in a university or membership in a professional society, both of which can be quite costly, Udacity and Coursera offer
university-quality courses completely free of charge. Their courses
offer many of the same benefits of a classroom experience including
lectures, assignments, student interaction and participation, and exams
but do they truly have the potential to replace undergraduate or
graduate degrees?
Stanford professor and creator of Udacity Sebastian Thrun certainly believes so. According to the April issue of Wired,
Thrun believes that in “50 years. . . there will be only 10
institutions in the world delivering higher education and Udacity has a
shot at being one of them issue.” Udacity was created after Thrun
offered free enrollment in his artifical intelligence course to anyone
in the entire world last fall. Within a few weeks 160,000 students
enrolled, two-thirds of whom live outside of the United States. (Wired magazine describes the phenomena in detail here.)
Although the enrollment itself was a shock, the most astounding aspect
came after the course started and extracurricular student participation
began. Students took their own steps to make videos available in
countries where YouTube is blocked and participated extensively in
message boards that offered help and suggestions. One student even
created a platform with puzzles that allowed students to test and
practice theories presented in the class. It’s difficult to imagine
undergraduates devoting an analogous level of collaborative effort for
an on-campus course with graded assignments but these students were
acting of their own free will with only a certificate of participation
on the line.
While Thrun and Norvig developed Udacity, fellow Stanford faculty
member Daphne Koller launched her own online system called Coursera. Her
version of free online education offers over 119 courses from nineteen
universities in sixteen different categories ranging from business
and management, to medicine, to humanities and social sciences.
Participating universities include colleges from around the world such
as the University of Edinburgh École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
in Switzerland, and the Indian Institute of Technology in Dehli, which
brings a whole new aspect to the idea of “studying abroad.” Students in
America might have the opportunity to study at two universities through a
study abroad program, but few can access anywhere close to nineteen.
The fact that anyone in the world can participate means student body
make-up reaches a level of diversity nearly impossible on a
geographically based campus.
Free from university obligations and bureaucracy, both programs can
create their own version of learning. Udacity approaches education with
problem solving projects and an emphasis on creativity. Students can
even opt to send their resume to one of twenty partner companies after
completing a course. Coursera students can watch lectures and complete
interactive assignments. Koller states, “In many of our [online]
courses, the median response time for a question on the question and
answer forum was 22 minutes — which is not a level of service I have
ever offered to my Stanford students.” Students taking classes with
assignments that cannot easily be auto-graded by a machine, like poetry
and business, learn a process of peer evaluation that can be a valuable
skill in a managerial position.
Although the idea of free education seems to offer many benefits,
their future in changing education remains unclear. Will free online
classes be able to make a university education available to anyone,
regardless of location and economic background? Will classrooms
eventually dissolve altogether? Do students lose an important aspect of
learning when they collaborate online rather than in person? Would
programs like MEM function in an online format? Both programs are quite
new and still developing and only time will tell, but the range of
participation across universities and the fact that others (such as MIT)
are set on creating their own similar systems suggests the implications
could be quite important in the future of education. Tell us what us
your thoughts on the future of education and the role online courses
will play.
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