Before Interview Preps

The best performance in the interview depends on your performance during the interview but it takes a lot of effort to be taken before the interview to achieve that. Here are some suggestions that should be followed to give your best in the interview.

Know your company

Knowing any company is the primary thing before an interview or rather even before applying. Certain things should be known about the employer. Firstly you should know what the company is looking for in a qualified candidate. To discover the skills and values of the employer, read between the lines of their postings. You can also read about the key players of the organization like the CEO of the company. It’s also a good idea to read about what they say on LinkedIn or Twitter. Reading about companies' culture and values is also helpful in cracking HR interviews questions. Studies say the majority of HR professionals believe cultural fit is the most important quality that job seekers can have during the hiring process. Being aware of the recent trends and news related to the company can also act as a key for interviews.

Job description         

While preparing most of the people to focus on what they think the employers might ask. This is definitely a valid approach but along with that focus should be also on creating answers to them. Here a good job description will lay out all the essential skills the employer is seeking thus helping out in creating convincing answers to them. You should also identify your weaknesses. It's nothing to feel disheartened in not fitting all of the criteria for a position in a job description. In reality, many candidates master some of the desired qualifications and lack in others. But you should be ready to talk about your weak spots.

After you've read the job description, you should have a broad sense of what the position entails, what the company values, and how you stack up.

Skills and qualities they look for

One quality the employer looks for in the candidate is a positive attitude. Even though they are looking to hire freshers they do expect the quality that the candidate must be excited about the job. So always have a positive attitude towards your job.

Effective communication skills are also necessary for cracking any interview. As a candidate, you should look for important communication qualities such as eye contact, an open body posture, etc. Also, focus on your English during this time. 

Of Course, having good technical knowledge depending on the position and job type you are applying for is also expected from the interviewer in the candidates. So study thoroughly to improve your technical skills.

Mock interviews

To feel confident during real interviews, you should hone your interviewing skills with mock interviews.

Mock interviews of many people are already there on the internet. These should be watched and the important points and answers to certain questions should be noted from them. These interviews give you ideas for what kind of answers are expected for certain questions as there are many questions to which you might not think of a convincing answer. So in that case these mock interviews give a good direction to your thoughts on that question. Here are some mock coding interviews which could be helpful for your mock interviews:

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How many and what types of interviews

The number of interviews ranges from 2-4 interviews. Some companies do go for even a single interview round and some with 4 interview rounds. Many companies don’t go for HR interviews and many have all types of interviews. So, before the interview, you should be familiar with the type of interviews and you should also be prepared for them. 

For each type of interview, there are different types of questions. Like for Technical rounds, the majority of the questions are technical. If it’s the first round of interviews and if it is a technical interview the level of questions is less than that in the second technical round if it exists and if there is no second technical round then all kinds of questions are asked in the same interview. Thus the level of questions asked in the interview very much depends on the rounds of the interview. So this should be considered while preparing for the interview.

There is also an HR round for many organization’s interviews. So preparing for that is another task for the interview.

Thus the number of and type of interviews should also be considered while preparing for an interview. It helps you to prepare for the interview smartly.

Preparing basic HR questions

Basic HR questions must always be prepared. No matter how many you go on, job interviews can always be nerve-wracking.  So be prepared with basic HR questions can help in keeping yourself quite normal. There are always some basic questions that are most probably asked during interviews.

Here are some of them:

Tell me about yourself?- Most interviews start with this question. If you stumble over this answer, lack of confidence is what you are showing. Since this is usually the first question, this has to be answered the best as the first impression is always the last. The best way to prepare for this is to create an elevator pitch about who you are. You don’t need to be too detailed. You just need to leave enough curiosity that the interviewer becomes excited to learn more about you why do you want to join that company?- This question is asked by the interviewer to not only know your expectations from the company but also to know what you know about the company. So by this question, they try to analyze how passionate you are for the work they do. So to answer this question make sure you know the company well.

Where do you see yourself in the next five years?- This question feels heavy many times. Especially when you are fresher since you don’t know how the corporations work. You will be in an interview setting so to answer this question you need not go to any personal details. Just talk about your career goals and be realistic. 

There are many other questions for which you need to prepare a basic answer before you go for an interview. This includes- what is your dream job? what do you expect from your co-workers? how do you deal with stress? etc.

Study your resume

Studying your resume is a really very important thing before going for an interview. Things before going for an interview. Resume must be at least read thrice before the interview so that whatever you answer to the interviewer’s questions should be done by keeping in mind your resume. You could also get many different questions that interviewers might ask just by studying your resume.

Studying your resume will also give you an idea about which direction your interview conversion might go.

Check your social presence

Social presence plays a very important role during your interview. But it cannot suddenly be at its best during an interview. It needs to be checked and improved frequently before the interview. 

There are various situation-based questions that interviewers usually ask during interviews. Those questions should be practiced before interviews. There are various questions available on the internet as well.

Interview dress

Your attire also acts as a first impression. So along with your other skills, your dressing matters

as well during the interview. Make sure you dress up formally during the interview. Dress codes

vary depending on the company. So it’s important to get a sense of corporate culture before you head into an interview.

In General, dress formally and find clothing that is polished, professional, and fit for the interviews.

Being well-groomed and with clean and untattered clothes is always required.

Some general tips

• Go through the company’s website and its social media accounts.

• If you are appearing for the campus placement interviews, look for the already cracked interviews.

• Also, look for the answers that the selected candidates gave.

• Do a quick revision of the technical things that might be asked in interviews.

• Make a practice of stress management before you head on for the interview so that in case you get stuck up somewhere during the interview you don’t panic yourself.

• Manage your time properly during your interview preparation days. Make a road map of the topics to be revised and set targets to cover them within the targeted time.

• Make sure whatever you speak or mention in your resume you are very sure about it. The interviewer might ask you questions based on whether it is technical or non-technical.

• Eat properly and do some physical exercise which will keep you active during those days. This will also make sure that you don’t feel unwell.

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