Job Interview

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Job interview

Definition
The Selection Interview is an act through which the employer tries to obtain the information he needs through a series of techniques and questions, while the interviewee tries to transmit all those personal characteristics that make him an ideal candidate for the position, with the purpose of persuading the interviewer.

objective

As the culminating point of the company's selection process, the objective of the interview is to obtain the job offered, for which the candidate must make an effort to show their qualities and knowledge that make them preferable for the position in competition with the others. aspirants

Functions

Through the face-to-face interview the company can check:
  Laidoneity of the candidate for the budget
  Disabled in the required skills
  The personal rasters (character, temperament ...)
  Your strengths and weaknesses are in comparison with the other candidates.
The preparation of the interview Self-analysis
Before going to the interview it is important to perform an analysis exercise of our strengths and weaknesses, reflecting on:
Our main personal and professional qualities, supporting them in examples and concrete facts.
Our defects, trying to look for some positive or negative factor.
Information about the bidder
It is very important to collect all possible data about the company in question using all available sources. This is something that we should not hide during the interview.
Activity sector
Structure and template
Managers Values that are transmitted by employees Staff Policy
International national implementation Services, products and brands Capital
Business volume

Competition
Advertising campaigns
Training of communication skills (verbal and non-verbal language)
Once we have reflected on our capabilities and know well the characteristics and requirements of the offer it is time to prepare well to try to convey our suitability, paying special attention to the following points.
Vocabulary.
Expression.Structure and well-argued
Foreign language (tone of voice, facial expression, postures)
Naturally, we should not reinforce our attitude to make sure we meet the points
previous

Types of questions
Direct. Explicitly demand a specific information, so we can use a language.
 Indirect. They have information for deduction, so there is a lot of attention in the response that is given. An example would be a question about our opinion on a specific current issue.
Closed.Responds limited (Yes / No). It is necessary to show thepermissions without losingrelevance.
Open. We must correctly analyze your answers.
Normally, you will have to agree on aspects that interest you interviewer.

The interviewer
We have to bear in mind that the interviewer, as a human being, can fall into one of the following erroneous attitudes in the performance of his work.
  You will judge the interviewer solely because of a perceived positive trait
  The opposite, to value it in only one single feature that does not affect us
  Fall into stereotypes
  On assessing aspects of the candidate that the interviewer himself posse and values positively in
itself
Compare each applicant only with the previous one. Rate more the last received information. Valuing more responses don the interviewee put more emphasis

Tips for the interview Before

  Be clear about the place of the appointment and the time.

  Study your CV well and take it to the interview.

  If you have been summoned in writing, call to confirm your attendance

  Do not go with sunglasses

  Wear discreet clothing, without flashy garments.

  In case of wearing a garment that we do not use normally (tie, jacket),

get used to it beforehand.

  Go clean and shaved, without excessive makeup in the case of women

  See him / her

During

Arrive punctual alacita, with 10 minutes of anticipation, enough time to calm down. If for some reason there is a delay, you must communicate quickly to the company.

Walk with confidence, greet the interviewer with your last name, siloconoces, and extend your hand to say hello (after he / she has given it to us), smiling and looking into your eyes.

Wait without sitting until the interviewer tells us to.

Place our belongings on the side, on the floor or in the box. Do not place our stuff on the interviewer's desk.

Give an image of naturalness (essential).

Adopt a discreetly relaxed posture. Sit up straight, or overflow the chair (denotes

insecurity), or slouched (shows disrespect)

Do not put your elbows on the table.

Do not cross arms (defensive image)

If they make a drink you can accept, but that is not alcoholic.

Nomostrapertension, impatientness.

No tutear if they do not tell us.

Caring for non-verbal communication (Avoid gestures such as biting the lips, playing with keys, lighter, rings or tapping a pen on the table.)

Have something to take notes

After

  Analyze the results, highlighting positive and negative aspects of the meeting (you can see us in the future)

  Write down our points to improve in your next interviews.

  If news is not received after a while, call and learn about the selection process.

Thank you