FIVE ‘P’s to help you ‘WIN’ Interviews
Meaning of ‘WINNING’Winning
is very important but winning does not mean that we have to always get selected in the Interview.
Winning basically means to have the positive attitude to ‘GIVEYOUR BEST’ in the interview and through your best efforts to enhance the probabilities of getting selected into the organization.
Having said this I believe there are some effective ways to help the candidate give his or her best and hence I would like to share some of these ‘ways’ or ‘tips’ with you.
The Five ‘P’s
Planning & Preparation- Before attending an interview in an organization it is vital for the candidate to do what is known as Planning & Preparation.A lot of times due to the lack of preparations the candidate experiences emotions of nervousness and fear in the interview thereby making it extremely difficult for him or her to get selected into the organization. I am of the firm belief that before attending or going for an interview sincere efforts must be made to learn about not only the ‘job-related-subject’ but also about the organization to which he or she has applied for. Along with preparing and planning about the subject and about the organization, it is extremely important to plan and prepare about ‘Anticipated Questions’!
Remember we must that the more we plan and prepare the higher will be our self-confidence and it is this selfconfidence that will play a major role in winning the interview.
Practice- It is said that Practice Makes the Person Perfect! However I believe that Practice Makes Person Confident & Fearless.Yes!The more we practice the more we become confident to face any situation including those that are related to facing the Interviewers.What kind of practice am I speaking of? Well, the answer is simple. I am speaking of something known as ‘Mock Interviews’.
Performance- It is about the way we express ourselves especially, the manner in which we respond to the questions that are being asked during the interview.We must therefore perform and answer each and every question with the highest level of Confidence, deep sense of Conviction or Self-belief, strong emotion of
Commitment, thorough Clarity about the subject and finally Effective Communication skills. It is only with the confluence of the above C’s that the candidate will end up winning the interview.
Post Interview Analysis- Despite winning the interview still you may not get selected. Despite the disappointment it is important to analyse your interview by asking a simple and yet a pertinent or relevant question.The question is, “Although I tried to ‘Give my BEST’, where can I improve further? Failures are actually the ‘Stepping Stones to Success’ and hence despite failing in an interview what is advantageous for the candidate is to be able to positively analyse and understand where he or she went wrong and how he or she can become better in the next Interview.
I can only say at the conclusion that through the understanding and implementation of Planning; Preparation; Practice; Performance & Post-Interview Analysis or the FIVE ‘P’s, you will find yourself not only winning the Interview but also getting selected in the organization of your choice.