| How To Be Confident In Interviews: | | | | It would be relevant to mention here that the |
| For facing any interview, we should be prepared | | | | lower the centre of gravity of a vehicle the more |
| in the following main fields for being confident | | | | will be the stability of any vehicle. The height of |
| during any personal interaction for a job or | | | | the lowest part of any vehicle from ground is |
| admission to any institution: | | | | called ground clearance. Luxury vehicles have |
| Theoretical knowledge of our subject | | | | lesser ground clearance and cross-country vehicles |
| Practical / applied knowledge on our subject | | | | like jeeps have higher ground clearance. |
| Basic information about the employers / | | | | Basic Information about the Employers / |
| institution | | | | Institution: |
| Activities of the employers / institution | | | | The frequently asked questions in personal |
| General awareness | | | | interviews are- |
| Knowledge on current affairs | | | | Why do you want to join this organization? |
| Mental preparedness | | | | How do you think yourself fit for a job with |
| Let us discuss the main fields in a bit more | | | | this organization? |
| detailed way: | | | | Tell us something about you... whatever. |
| Theoretical Knowledge of Your Subject: | | | | Most of the interview boards ask these questions |
| We should remember that for being confident | | | | invariably; because, they want to know whether |
| during all types of interviews we should to be well | | | | you have thoroughly studied about the employer |
| prepared and through in our subjects. Scoring | | | | or the institution that you are going to join and |
| good marks in exams does not mean that we | | | | assessed yourself for suitability for the job. They |
| are well prepared in our subjects. We should | | | | are also interested to know whether you have |
| rather be clear in the basic concepts of the | | | | capabilities, orientation and aptitude for the |
| subject. Only by cramming the definitions and | | | | proposed job and you would be able to give the |
| formulae and dedicated answers to specific | | | | optimum output and work with higher efficiency |
| questions will not help us in the least; because, we | | | | on having employed in the organization. |
| might find ourselves caught unawares, if the | | | | General Awareness: |
| board members resort to cross-questioning.let me | | | | The common trend in conducting interviews by |
| cite a crude example of a virtual piece of | | | | various organizations, in the job market is in the |
| interview for expressing ourselves, yet more | | | | diversified fields like 'general awareness'. The |
| clearly: | | | | questions asked in this field are from different |
| For a question- what's 10 divided by 2 is...? | | | | subjects other than that of your profession. By |
| We usually reply- 10 divided by 2 is 5. | | | | asking such questions the employers usually test |
| If they put us a cross-question- what do you | | | | you whether you are aware of the problems of |
| mean by dividing the number 10...? Is it cutting the | | | | your day-to-day life. The questions asked in this |
| number in pieces, as if you cut an apple in to 2 | | | | segment are just unexpected ones and might be |
| pieces with the help of a fruit knife? | | | | something like the following: |
| (The board member diverts your attention from | | | | Why separate electric circuits are provided in |
| the real concept of division... they would give you | | | | house wiring for 15 Amp and 5 Amp load? |
| a piece of paper and ask you to explain on paper | | | | Explain the difference between Watts and |
| if you can...) | | | | Volts? |
| Instinctively, you might make a circle | | | | What do you think might be the basic |
| representing an apple on the paper and cut it | | | | difference between Virus and Bacteria? |
| along its centre and draw another two resultant | | | | Why are there 3 / 4 / 5 gears in motor |
| semicircles alongside. | | | | bikes / vehicles? |
| (Inadvertently, here, you divided a unit into two | | | | Mental Preparedness: |
| divisions) | | | | Your performance in different characterizations |
| You should rather drawn 10 small circles for | | | | like confidence in presentation, your gestures, |
| 10 apples on the paper and then could have divide | | | | posture, speech, responses, diction and basic cool |
| the bunch into 2 equal bunches of 5 each... for | | | | depends on your mental preparedness. It has |
| explaining 10 divided by 2. | | | | nothing to do with your psychology; it is rather |
| Practical / Applied Knowledge of the Subject: | | | | more important for you to learn various correct |
| Your bookish knowledge is not going to help you | | | | actions in these departments. |
| If they ask questions on practical or applied field; | | | | Eventually I would conclude that- "we should be |
| because there would be likelihood of asking yet | | | | well aware as to what exactly we are supposed |
| more cross-questions for evaluating our expertise | | | | to do and what all is expected by the employer |
| in your knowledge in the subject. | | | | from us." |
| Let us take an example of the term 'centre of | | | | Just read the following: |
| gravity'. If the board members ask about centre | | | | You should look confident- and not |
| of gravity, applied on different and diverse | | | | overconfident or subdued |
| applications, we might get confused if we do not | | | | Have a cheering face- and not ear-to-ear |
| know the real concept of this term. They may | | | | smile or gloomy |
| put forward its application from designing motor | | | | Make intermittent eye contact with board |
| vehicles to the action of lifting a weight by | | | | member- yet not looking aggressively into their |
| humans. | | | | eyes nor peeping through corners of your eyes |
| They might ask- what is the role of 'centre of | | | | Be confident and loud enough while speaking |
| gravity' played while designing the 'ground | | | | for the member to hear comfortably |
| clearance' of motor vehicles. | | | | Address the members as 'Sir"; and not as |
| Here we have to be proficient in explaining the | | | | 'gentleman' or by their first names while speaking |
| relation between 'centre of gravity' and 'ground | | | | Never start your sentence with 'well' or 'OK' |
| clearance' and eventually their resultant effect on | | | | While speaking, take your own time; don't |
| the 'stability' of the vehicle, while moving straight | | | | make haste to finish your sentence. |
| and on turning sideward or turning around. | | | | |