Soft Skills for Young Engineers & Managers Topics Covered 1. Be ready for the interview 2.

Personal preparation 3. Modes of interviewing 4. Three Employer concerns 5. Five critical Questions 6. Seven types of interview Personal Interviews: prior preparation 1. Collect full information about the company/organisation from different sources. 2. Understand the job role for which you are being considered. Prepare yourself to fit the technical/functional role adequately. 3. Interview is a Two way process. Communication skill remains a critical factor. Go extra length to Improve and polish your English/Hindi Language delivery. 4. In Interview your overall personality is under scrutiny. Pay special attention to create a positive impression about your personality. Besides the external factors like a well groomed, organised look you must Be honest, sincere , ethical. Reflect honesty and Integrity Be gracious, show interest Be genuine ,do not overwhelm or Fake. Be Observant , Listen with full attention and reply logically & correctly.

Personal preparation ( Self Assessment) 1. What are my strengths & weaknesses 2. What are the things I do well. 3. What are the things I like to do. 4. What things I dislike to do. 5. What are my satisfiers- Constraints and needs. 6. What excites me.

7. How do I measure success. 8. What kind of person am I? (a) An 8 am to 5 pm person. (b) Introvert or extrovert. (c) High energy/low energy (d) A Leader or a Follower. (e) Easily bored or Hater of Routine. (f) Always up or Easily dismayed. (g) Uninterested or Untested. (h) A Risk taker. Modes of interview 1. Telephone screening. 2. On campus. 3. On site interview. 4. Off-site interview. 5. Third party. 6. Facility visit. Three Employer concerns 1. Skill concern Can you do the job? 2. Personal characteristics(a) Will you do the job? (b) Will you get along well with others? (c) Are you manageable? 3. Money concern- Can the company afford you? Five Critical Questions 1. What do you consider your weakness? 2. What do you consider is your strength? 3. Describe a failure in your technical/ management life.

4. Describe a success in your professional life. 5. Why are you leaving your current position? Seven Types of interview 1. Layered Question interview Series of questions designed to gather information about the three employer concerns. 2. Performance Role-play interview- Candidates Role-play job functions to assess specific skills. 3. Stress interview- Intended to put candidate under stress and assess reactions. 4. Informal interview- intended to get more information from the candidate than otherwise revealed by them. 5. Reverse role interview- The candidate becomes the interviewer. 6. Assessment instruments interview- Various types of technique are used to determine if the candidate is a good fit. 7. Combination interview- A combination of two or more interview techniques. Read your interviewer Understand them. Build an unseen bridge between you and them. Assess them, premeditate their Questions and answer to match their expectations without comprising your own position. (a) Check who talks most. (b) Whether he/she is introvert or extrovert. (c) Make them talk. (d) Understand their role. (e) Are they excited? Interview Tips 1. Knock off anxiety- Gain a fun mindset and exude confidence ( First impression counts) 2. Dont ramble (drag too long on a subject), Dont be too brief either 3. Weakness and Strengths

Show positivity , even if key skills are missing show how they are compensated by you. 4. Do not oversell 5. Do not have Great expectations, be realistic. Pay attention to job role and industry Do not give excessive importance to Brand and Job salary 6. Dont discuss Private Affairs- Keep the interview professional not personal 7. Benefits and more- Dont emphasise on Leave policies, Conveyance, Timing Ask only if point is raised. 8. Dont ask about salary. 9. Dont lose nerve and grow jittery. Stay cool and collected in an interview. 10.Do your homework prior to interview. Be well prepared. 11.Carry your certificates, project reports and other documents to strengthen your claims. 12.Be correctly and neatly dressed. 13.Keep mobile off. 14.Maintain a well groomed look. 15.Remember Seven C of Communication: 16.Dont call into question the employers ethics. 17.Dont ask for evaluation of your interviewing skills. Conclusion Always leave on a positive, assuming and winning note. *********** Start preparing from Today. Best Luck***********