INTERVIEW 101 Prepared by Cik Siti Aishah Binti

INTERVIEW 101 Prepared by: Cik Siti Aishah Binti Mohamad Pn. Bushral Hilwa Binti Uzir

WHAT IS INTERVIEW? An interview is a formal meeting between two people (the interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information, qualities, attitudes, wishes etc. from the interviewee.

INTERVIEW PREPARATION BEFORE DURING AFTER

BEFORE THE INTERVIEW RES UME MENTAL PREPARATI ON & PARENTS’ BLESSING CERTIFI CATE & DOCUM ENTS Q&A PRACTICE DATE & TIME LOCAT ION CURRENT ISSUE & COMPANY RELATED DRESS & ATTIRE RESEA RCH ON COMPA NY

DOCUMENT ARRANGEMENT RESUME CURRICULUM CERTIFICATES ( CLUB & SOCIETY , UNIFORM CLUB) IDENTIFICATION CARD ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES (SKM, SPM, STPM, DIPLOMA, DEGREE) SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OFFER LETTER * Please prepare copy for each document

LOCATION MAP Google Map Waze IDENTIFY THE LOCATION

DATE & TIME PUNCTUAL 15 -30 MIN EARLY

DRESS & ATTIRE BLACK OR BLUE SUIT AVOID INAPPROP RIATE LOOK SOFT COLOU R SHIRT MALE BLACK SHOES AND SOCKS NECK TIE

DRESS CODE FOR INTERVIEW(MALE)

DRESS & ATTIRE SUIT OR BAJU KURUNG LIMITED JEWELLER Y SKIN COLOUR SOCKS FEMALE USE LIGHT PERFUMES MINIMAL MAKE-UP SIMPLE HAIRSTYL E MEDIUMHEELED FOOTWEAR, DARK OR BLACK COLOURED

DRESS CODE FOR INTERVIEW(FEMALE)

RESEARCH ON COMPANY OFFICIAL WEBSITE INTERVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA

CURRENT ISSUE & COMPANY RELATED NEWSPAPER COMPANY’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA

10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF? 2. WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS? 3. WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES? 4. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? 5. WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH US? 6. WHY DID YOU APPLY FOR THIS POSITION?

7. HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS? 8. WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU? 9. HOW MUCH ARE YOU EXPECTING FOR THE SALARY? 10. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION?

MENTAL PREPARATION & PARENTS BLESSING

CHECKLIST BEFORE ATTENDING AN INTERVIEW RESUME CERTIFICATE AND DOCUMENTS DATE & TIME LOCATION DRESS & ATTIRE RESEARCH ON COMPANY CURRENT ISSUE & COMPANY RELATED Q & A PRACTICE MENTAL PREPARATION & PARENTS BLESSING

DURING THE INTERVIEW DO’S DON’T SHAKE HAND FIRMLY SHAKE HAND LOOSELY OPEN BODY GESTURE CROSSING ARMS AND LEGS MAKE EYE CONTACT WANDERING EYES CONFIDENT OVER CONFIDENT ANSWER QUESTIONS ENTHUSIASTICALLY NO INTEREST USE CLEAR VOICE SHOUTING OR TOO SLOW

AFTER THE INTERVIEW q WRITE A THANK YOU LETTER q STATE APPRECIATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN q MENTION THAT YOU HAVE LEARN SOMETHING FROM THE INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS APPEARANCE -Neatness and dressing BEHAVIOUR - Moral, courtesy, style and calmness FLUENCY - Calm, Fluent, Clear CONFIDENT - Confident, matured, INTEGRITY -Firm personality, energetic, ability to convince and defend the opinions. MOTIVATION - Persistence /determination, participation in the discussion. CHARACTERISTIC - Sociable, friendly, open minded, able to control emotions. INTELLIGENCE - Analytical ability, able to answer the questions efficiently. KNOWLEDGE - Related to qualifications and experiences. OVERALL EVALUATION 5 4 3 2 1

FAILURE FACTORS IN INTERVIEW LACK OF EXPOSURE OVER CONFIDENT NOT PREPARE D DRESS CODE

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