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Nothing raises the red flags more than badmouthing your former employer in front of the interviewer as it points towards a lack of professional maturity and failure to take responsibility. Trying to justify your reasons for leaving the previous employer by criticizing him is a bad idea and should be avoided at all costs. Even if your boss actually was a horrible person, there is no need to share that with the interviewer. Keep your reasons for leaving the last job and your views about your previous boss professional. Lying You should never lie during an interview or provide false information on your resume. If you are qualified and skilled enough for the position you have applied for, you will get the job. If however you feel like you are not qualified for the job then you should not apply in the first place, no matter how desperately you want the job. Lying in the interview certainly diminishes your chances of getting the job. Be open about your weaknesses and strong points. When you state you weaknesses make sure that you also point out what steps you have taken to address the particular weakness and how far have you succeeded in the effort. Lacking Enthusiasm Appearing disinterested and bored during the interview is one of the most fatal mistakes that can ruin your chances of getting selected for the job. Show the employer that you care about the job and are excited at the prospect of joining the company. If the interviewer senses that you are not interested in the job, he will not call you for a second interview. Asking About Benefits Too Soon Bringing in the salary questions too soon and repeatedly raises the red flags as the interviewer senses that you are not very interested in the job as much as the benefits and the money involved in it. You should wait for the interviewer to bring up the salary negotiations as he will definitely ask you about the expected salary range before the interview session comes to an end. Concluding Thoughts The entire job hunting process from writing your resume to showing up at the interview and the follow up after that requires a lot of effort and skill. In order to get the job you have to make sure that during all these steps you have put up your best performance. Make sure that you do not make any of the mistakes mentioned above and you will most definitely succeed in the interview process.
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Totally agreed.
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razia Says:
June 2nd, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Excellent guidelines for succeeding in an interview, thank you very much ROZEE.PK 5.
Haider Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Certainly one has to care for all that. regards, Haider (Dubai) 7.
Guideline presented are quite important for appearing in an interview but 1 more thing as being an HR Manager myself which I also try to look into candidates is the Confidence and determination to learn. If the candidate is motivated enough and is desperate to explore the new horizon and is proving to be keen to learn then i take him as a person who will be able to manage the scenario. So being confident and determined is very much required. 9.
The person who is going to be an interviewee should avoid such mistakes which are given in this article. Well done ROZEE.PK 10.
Thank you ROZEE.PK for updating such useful information about job satisfaction. These are really great suggestion for the job hunter. Thanks again 11.
M.Asif Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:49 pm
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nazia Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Fawad Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 2:29 pm
It varies from job 2 job, but over all it is a good article. 17.
I agree with the points, but some times one is unable to practice some of point mentioned above, like now a days people keep on applying for jobs and some time they get calls they even dont remember that applying for. Moreover most of the time interview calls are so abrupt and hasty that they are calling you in the evening and they want you to appear for the interview by next morning 8o clock. Once my younger brother got an offer letter for a job but was allowed only 90 minutes to respond in yes or no. So employer and specially HR people might also need some suggestions 18.
I am really thankful to you for sending me this good sugestion and information. 21.
Aaaah. where were your sugestions before! I learned all these things in 10 years. Hey all new graduates believe me you all are so lucky simply say thanks to ROZEE PK. 22.
Good article for those who are going through the interview process 23.
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Same things were taught at workshop on Job Hunting at NRSP-IRM. I think these things should be taught at University level. Fresh Graduates have no idea about solicitation or cold calls and how to prepare CV. Most of the time I find tables in fresh graduates resume, thats a total disaster. For God sake try to be serious about job hunting. 24.
Totally agreed, as I myself take so many interviews and I also note such points in the candidates while taking interview. and the person who follows the above mentioned comments will definitely qualify in interview. 25.
rabi Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Great guidelines for an employee. 100% real facts are written here. Thanks ROZEE.PK 30.
I really appreciate to ROZEE.PK. These are really complete suggestions to all concerned candidates. 31.
GOOD POINT FOR THOSE WHO GET NERVOUS DURING INTERVIEWS 32.
Excellent guidlines. Confidence and commitment to job learning also matters in interview. 33.
Very nice articleAll stated points are the ground realities which we need to focus on. 34.
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Right after Master Degree I appeared for 2 interviews. I observed (now 2 years passed) and today found that rozee explained rightly the things I observed only. 35.
Uninvited Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 6:25 am
Really nice and complete article. Additionally interviewee should sit from right side of chair and when the interview is over, leave the chair from left side. It give positive vibes. Secondly you should shake hand to the interviewer introducing yourself follows the good ethics also when leaving. 36.
S M Mahsud Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 8:55 am
This Scholarly article will surely help the new job seekers. 38.
Sadiq Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 9:58 am
Very useful techniques for interview. One should keep it in mind before appearing for an interview. 39.
Thats really fruitful. Many of job hunter make all or one of these mistakes. Thanks ROZEE.PK for providing valuable articles and knowledge sharing. Thanks again to all Team of ROZEE.PK 40.
Nothing special about the article, all the mentioned points just require common sense. 41.
I totally agree about these points, which are cause the failure during interview. 42.
Thats well, you people raised out good points, one facing during interviews. 43.
I really appreciate ROZEE.PK. These are complete suggestions for all concerned candidates. Great guidelines for an employee. 100% real facts are written here. Thanks ROZEE.PK 44.
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Very very thanks for publishing this important article. I failed in many interviews and now after reading this I understand previous mistakes. 46.
Mudassar Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Most useful information for fresh candidates as well as for experienced. One thing I want to mention here is, that confidence and truthfulness is most important. 47.
Thanks for sending me such wonderful information regarding job interview. 48.
Hameed Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Thanks ROZEE.PK for such information. I hope in future you will also continue to inform me. 49.
Thanks for this. One very useful point to note: When answering questions, always structure them in the following manner: Situation Task Action Result This ensures that you provide a structured response to each question and also prevents you from talking too much (blabbering!) or too little. I applied this approach in a recent interview and it worked wonders. The hiring manager when offering me the job mentioned that she was very impressed with my interview style and the structured responses I gave for each of the questions. Also remember, the focus is on I, not We. The interviewer wants to know about YOU and what you did to overcome certain situations/problems in your area of work. 51.
m sajid Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I had a lot confusion regarding how to behave in an Interview, thanks ROZEE.PK I am now clear 53.
AR Kamran Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
I am a senior manager in my company the important points raised by ROZEE.Pk are 100% correct as I also consider these
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Very nice one but mostly we Pakistanis do not care for somethings that are important to satisfy others. We feel we are the best. 55.
waqee Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
ASI Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
You have shared very useful and fruitful information on the interview. thanks ROZEE.PK 60.
Such tips make ROZEE.PK different from other ones. Best of luck for further success. 61.
Elina Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Good basic information. Id like to add that when one is facing a female manager/ employer please address her as Maam regardless of her age, not MISS. Ensure that your tone and answers are the same as you would use for male interviewers. Shake her hand if offered, or a Salam Alaikum will suffice. 64.
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Nice Info. Actually the interviewer judges you within first 5-10 mins then the Halo Effect do the remain. 65.
sheeraz Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
It is a fact that ROZEE.PK is doing a great job. ROZEE.PK is going to make the future of Pakistan bright. Thanks. May Allah bless you ROZEE.PK team and management. 68.
jawwad Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Many Thanks, interview is the second step, before that CV presentation or preparation is very much important, I would request ROZEE.PK to publish a CV format with guidelines so that it can help candidates in receiving interview calls. 70.
Mudassar Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
So nice of you ROZEE.PK team. These are really impressive tips. 72.
Many many thanks to the management of ROZEE.PK for sharing such important and useful information. 73.
Gauhar Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 12:10 am
jove Says:
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Murtaza Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 2:50 am
Very useful but basic content. I usually check the confidence, wish to learn and determination towards work. If the candidate is energetic and loves to learn and explore that definitely works. These type of articles surely help a lot of people and we did not have such guidance before. Thanks ROZEE.PK 78.
Nice research, All the techniques mentioned by ROZEE.PK above are 100% worthy for those folks who will apply before or during interview in PRIVATE or MERIT BASED ORGANIZATION. 79.
Nabeel Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Excellent feature, keep it up. ROZEE.PK is doing well for our new generation. ZINDABAD 81.
I appreciate this information as it will be helpful for me as well as candidates who are seeking the right job. 83.
Farhan Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 10:49 am
One important thing I would like to add is try to avoid these will be helpful, keep switch on your cell phone during interview, interrupting the interviewer, and finally fail to ask something about the job. 87.
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Salute! Lets see how he would reject me in the next upcoming Interview 88.
Deedar Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 11:51 am
This is a very informative article identifying reasons behind Interview Failure. 89.
very truethese are common mistakes and we all should be aware of these! 90.
This is really good info for me regarding what should I do at the time of interview and I humbly thank ROZEE.PK 92.
I agree only 60% to this text. Every person strives for benefits. A person should be honest wherever he/she works and must strive for more benefits and should explain their interest to join that company. I think a person could not be fair with others who is not fair with him/her self. 93.
uzma Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
All the points are really strong and I 100% agree with you 94.
It is very right. Everything is good but some time we are in an emergency and cannot reach on time due to some family problem. We are confused during the interview as to what we can do in this situation. 95.
Very much helpful, outstanding. All the job hunters must strictly follow these points/ guidelines when they go for an interview. 96.
KamranMatloob Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
These are the most important tips, one should follow it but many other things which should be taken in consideration
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are: You must look easy, dont be worried and before or during interview never think that if you loose this job what will happen, because this feeling make you nervous and you do unexpected mistakes. You should be quite sure that feeding creature is responsibility of Allah, and if he has written it for you no one will deprive you of it. Also be confident that you will get the job, never lie, and try to elaborate that you are the right person for the job you have applied for, think that you and your employer both are in need of each other. That will help you, you should also have the knowledge of job you are applying for I did it and got engineering job 99.
Hammad Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Really Good And Useful Information For me, I Am Not Doing A Job Right Now But It will Be Beneficial For Me In Future. Thanks ROZEE.PK 100.
ROZEE.PK is doing a great job, I am gonna have the collection of such precious articles long live ROZEE.PK 102.
Honey Says:
June 5th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
ROZEE. PK team is doing a great job. I have never seen such articles so well described in a simple language. Thanks a lot to the whole team for this impressive act 103.
Somehow a good try to explore the facts about a good interview. Still one thing that in my opinion is very important is whether the candidate is meeting the demand of the job description, no matter he is meeting the job specifications !! 106.
Well nice and motivating article. I totally agree including me many others have been doing these mistake so we should not repeat these mistake the next time. 107.
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S Toor Says:
June 6th, 2010 at 8:01 am
Very nice basic guidelines for those who are at the threshold of their career. 111.
It is a very good article and fruitful for all managers and employees. 112.
These are basic point but we must keep in mind that without base we cant construct a building so, it counts a lot 113.
Akhunzada Says:
June 6th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Really important information provided by ROZEE.PK, as it nowadays is the need of the job, to show your behavior in an aproproate manner.. thanks 114.
Syed Says:
June 6th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Excellent info provided. Definately, it is useful for every one who passes through this process. 116.
Thank you very much for sending this great informative article 117.
Agreed 119.
shafiq Says:
June 6th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
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The article under consideration excellently depicts the grey areas, which if taken care of may help the prospective candidate to effectively present himself in interview. 121.
aklima Says:
June 6th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
ROZEE.PK is playing a pivotal role in careers of people by providing gateways through their sophisticated opportunities and appropriate guidelines. I anticipate that the ROZEE.PK will enhance more its apasity and strenth to sereve more. Thanks. 123.
Amir Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Nice post, also you must ask of know you position and benefits you can get but you should not look like Asking About Benefits Too Soon since, in most companies in pakistan the best deal is based on the need and supply. If you think that you are in demand and have done well in technical interview I stress that you must ask for the benefits you can get. Most HR managers will make you look like you are not in demand or ignore the benefits but you must handle the issue with skill. Its one of the main thing from which an HR manager judges that resource is new or experienced. 125.
Really good post. I agree with your suggestions & will try to act upon Thanks for the nice article. 126.
Ittefaq IT Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 10:09 am
I think these mistakes are common,We should avoid as well as should accept the realities. 128.
Adnan Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 11:00 am
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Yasir Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Asking About Benefits Too Soon: I disagree with this point as a professional you must be clear of the job that you are applying to with all the relevant details e.g. as JD, JG, JS, Remuneration Package, etc. Sometimes it creates complications as when an employee joins without the discussion of package, the employer offers less package than advertised, what would the employee do then.. This sort of Benefits discussion will always be favorable to the employee as it shows the solid interest of employee and his professional attitude. My verdict to discuss the Package to avoid any complication after wards as a true professional never leaves any question unanswered . 132.
ayazz Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Good article. Im sure it will help me, if ever I get an interview call 134.
iram Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Thank u so very much ROZEE.PK for providing us very fruitful information. 138.
I will try to reread these points before appairing to interview . These are golden keys to pass the interview 139.
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the summary of above post is Self confidence, if u have confidence then every thing will be fine.. 141.
Shahzad Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Sara Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Qaiser Abbas, can you please explain your approach with an example? 143.
Sajid Says:
June 7th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Really very good article, I always found ROZEE.PK articles very useful. Keep it up ROZEE.PK! 144.
Thanks for sending me this information. I really appreciate this and will follow these suggestions. This will help me whenever I get an interview call. Regards 146.
Naeem Says:
June 8th, 2010 at 1:42 am
These are useful suggestions and everyone should keep these points in mind before going to the interview. I am strongly saying that a candidate can be successful in the interview if he follows these instructions. 148.
All observations agreed. Deduced very well for the benefits of youngsters, intelligently worked out in/output. 149.
Gillani Says:
June 8th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Very useful but basic content. I usually check the confidence, wish to learn and determination towards work. If the
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candidate is energetic and loves to learn and explore that definitely works. My verdict to discuss the Package to avoid any complication after wards as a true professional never leaves any question unanswered You should be quite sure that feeding a creature is the responsibility of Allah and if he has written it for you no one will deprive you of it, in addition to excellent suggestion and interview tips from ROZEE.PK so Thanks alot 152.
The most fruitful tips for interview. Thanks, ROZEE.PK. Keep it up 153.
Rabia Says:
June 8th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Thanks for sending these points, I found ROZEE.PK to be the best 155.
Our confidence level should be high and we have to be optimistic while we are conveying our thoughts, it should not be a pessimistic approach. Anyways great work ROZEE.PK, good luck everyone. 157.
Thank You so much ROZEE.PK For giving me some special tips on how to be successful in an interview. You Just Did an Awesome Job. Thanks & Regards; Muhammad ASjad Khan SILKBANK, MULTAN 158.
This is very useful information about interview. I ll definitely let my friends know about this. 159.
muzammil Says:
June 9th, 2010 at 9:51 am
This is a very useful article for all level of job seekers. Surely following the instructions one can make the difference in
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interview. Thanks ROZEE.PK for imparting such useful knowledge which will help the candidates move in the right direction 162.
Asking About Benefits Too Soon!!! Many of readers have discussed this point, I also disagree with it, how can a candidate forget or avoid to ask the major question? Where he/she gonna join or work so it is really important to ask about it. Except this all points have value all candidates should consider or work on it. well i would like to wish a good luck to every one 165.
Very nice points, must be followed by everyone who is seeking a JOB. Thanks ROZEE.PK 167.
Thanks for sharing this useful information especially for new candidates. I have not ever seen a good article like this one before. Thanks for sending me a great article. 168.
Kashaf Says:
June 10th, 2010 at 8:48 am
Thanks ROZEE.PK TEAM for such a superb advice. Really good. 169.
All the information is useful and important from interview point of view, this will give me alot of benefit in future. 170.
M HAYAT Says:
June 10th, 2010 at 10:02 am
very useful and important points mentioned here..I also committed most of these mistakes during my interviews and my friends tooIt will really give us an opportunity to land a job when we overcome these prblems and mistakes. Thank you ROZEE.PK team for sending me such valuable information 171.
rizwan Says:
June 10th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
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Dedication and commitment are the key features to be hired in particular profession. 172.
Haider Says:
June 10th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Very nice, such concise and complete information for the beginners 174.
Wonderful thoughts and a great research. I have changed three jobs in my 5 years very short career. These absolutely apply! Thanks for re registering these points. Best Regards 175.
Very Very nice and wonderful thoughts, Great tips and useful research!!! 176.
FAK Says:
June 11th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Useful suggestions especially being prepared for an interview counts a lot. 177.
tauseef Says:
June 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
This site is very useful for unemployed persons as well as providing guidance for an employed person how to work and deal in office life 178.
ahsen Says:
June 12th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Thanks ROZEE.PK. Very important and useful tips. I hope I will get benefit from these points in my future interviews. 179.
Alvina Says:
June 13th, 2010 at 12:22 am
Thanks a ton for guiding us. Next time Ill definitely keep them in mind 180.
Your article about interview is very officiant for the newcomers as well as employees. These are real common mistake which a candidate makes this again and again. I really thank ROZEE.PK Team for that. 181.
Thank you so much for your guidance. ROZEE.PK has always been a great help. 182.
As I read your article about interview, I became very satisfied and I found it was my own mistake which I committed in
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my previous interview and I am going to thank ROZEE.PK for providing us such informaton. 183.
Samer Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Thanx alot for sending me these important tips regarding interview. 184.
Iram Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 11:53 am
I am really thankful to you for sharing this knowledge. This will be very helpful for the fresh as well as for the already employed. 186.
These are very useful tips for all the interviewees to keep in mind before an interview, I really appreciate. 187.
all above suggestions are very important thanks for educating us 188.
Atif Says:
June 26th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Great Tips. But Rozee Web Admin Please keep these comment separate from original article as they make page too lengthy 190.
Mehmood Says:
June 28th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Totally agree..These are so important points to be care for during an interview..Thanks 193.
Dear Candidates, its my advice to all of you to get these tips & tricks printed mentioned in the above article; and read them periodically so that you would be able to answer the interview questions efficiently.
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Razi Says:
July 5th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Very helpful and nice guidelines. I am surely going to follow them in my interviews. Thanks ROZEE.PK 195.
UmairButt Says:
July 14th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Thank you so much for such wonderful and helpful tips for interview session. 196.
ROZEE.PK provides easier way to reach the better job opportunity & suggest perfect advises for its achievement. This work is fabulous! 200.
Totally agreed! Nice tips for getting the job. I will follow these golden tips. 201.
Its a very good article and I have gained much knowledgeable information from it. 202.
Very nice and quite informative specially for those who have just started their carrier or are seeking a job 203.
The information is very fruitful and quite helping and this will help many students who are seeking jobs. 204.
sameera Says:
December 18th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
agreed
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sameera Says:
December 18th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
These are really good and useful points, one should avoid during job interview. Thanks Rozee team for yur nice efforts. 209.
dear publisher these are really greats points and we are very thankful for these 210.
Thank you Rozee team members for such beneficial Information. 211.
What should you do, when they make an interview call saying that we have arranged an interview at a certain time with you, and we are not able to make an interview at that time?? Should we ask them to re-arranged the interview or in any circumstances we have to appear for the interview?? 212.
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