Interview

Myths
 1. Best Person
for
the Job Gets It

•Only Possible in Case of Internal

Recruitments
•There is No PERFECT Interview yet taken
place
 2. Interviews are
Like School
Exams. The more
you say, the
better you will
do.

Interviews are more about Interaction and

Rapport Simultaneously Attracting SMART
Answer. Smart does not mean detailed and
precise.
 3. Interviewers
Know
What they are
DOING
Most of the time, Interviewer is Branch Manager, Regional
Manager etc. having other responsibilities too apart from
Taking Interviews
If You Don’t Know
the Answer, better
admit to it rather
than pretend to
know and start
waffling.

4. Never Say I Don’t Know

4. Only Good Looking People
Get the Job

Looks has pretty less relevance

against desired Knowledge and
Skills.
 6. If you Answer Better Than
the Others you get the JOB.

Interview is also about

convincing the person
that you are nice
person to work with
 7. You Should tr
y to Give
The Perfect Ans
wer

We may end up talking too much in order to give

perfect answer. This is deadlock situation.
8. You Must Ask QUESTION to
demonstrate your Interest and
Intelligence

Asking IRRELEVENT Question can be Harmful.

Asking too many question indicates that you are not
WELL PREPARED.
 9. Relax and Just Be
Yourself

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10. Interviewers are
Looking for FLAWS

Don’t Be Defensive with this

Assumption.
Interview is the process to select a
person who is the best FIT for the
Summary

1. The best person for the job does not necessarily win it – Often it’s
the person who give the best interview
2. Interviews are more than just giving technically correct answers.
They are also very much about building rapport.
3. Not all Interviewers Know what they are doing; your job is to know
how to handle the good and bad interviewer.
4. It is better to be honest and admit ignorance than try to pretend
you know an answer.
5. Good looking people wins jobs – May be in Bollywood Movies.
Employers are keen to hire talents over superficial factors.
6. Striving to give perfect answer can get you into trouble. It is better
to give a good answer, to the point rather than searching for
perfect answer.
7. Do not ask question for sake of asking
8. Interviews are formal occasion requiring formal behaviors.
9. Interviewers are more interested in getting overall picture of what
you are and not interested in finding your faults.
By,
Kaushal R Mandalia
Mandalia.kaushal@in.com