SCOPE OF JOB INTERVIEW

Understanding It Right. 

After the stress of writing an effective curriculum vitae and cover letter and trying to secure an interview and now, it comes.  The next fear is how am I going to scale through in this? You will ask me “How do you know that?”

Let me first establish the meaning of “job interview”.  It is a formal conversation with someone designed to elicit information or assess the sustainability of candidate(s) for a post. Simply put, a job interview is a formal meeting in which someone is asked questions to find out whether he/she is suitable for a particular job being advertised for. 

What Job Jnterview Is and What It Is Not;

Most interviewees act strangely towards interview and many bearing several erroneous beliefs which had deprived them of many opportunities. Attitude is the major key to keeping a comfortable interview and at the long run, determines your suitability in a job. Thus, an understanding of the principles surrounding sound emotional and mental behaviors is essential in job recruitment cycle.  In essence, the understanding of these principles is essentially the study of the factors which affect the vital areas of interviews; the determinant of your suitability in the job. Obviously, our inability to scale through most interviews are often based on the structural and behavioral patterns of the interview which are all dependent on human temperamental criteria. In essence, our behavior before, in and after the interview goes a long way in determining our  suitability over the job.

Simply, an interview is;

-      Not a meeting to transfer aggression from frustration or inadequacy rather, it is place where your competencies and skills market you.

-  Not a place of YOU
   MUST give me this
   job rather, it is place 
   where you act with     comportment that will 
say whether the work 
is yours or not.

- Not a meeting to display nonchalance rather, it is a meeting of positivism.

-      Not a place of insincerity rather, it is a place of absolute honesty and sincerity.

-      Not a place of frustration rather, a place of positive rejection so that you can find out where you are best suited.

Before you can even apply for a job, ask yourself some critically reviewed questions to ascertain your suitability in the job if called for interview.  This is simply because we work to learn not to earn. Ask questions like;

1.     Is this my passion?

2.     Will this work make 
         me or mar me?

3.     Can I adapt to the condition(s) of this job?

4.     How much am I 
       willing to sacrifice
       for this job?

5.     Am I qualified for 
        this job?

6.     Why do I need or want this job?

After you might have settled these questions in your mind, then you should know these;

-      You must put up a positive attitude towards the interview.

-      Interviews are not gotten casually or randomly so you must attend to them with care.

-      You must work intently hard to market yourself during the interview.

-      Start preparing on time. Never allow time to boycott you and you begin to do a hasty crash preparation.

-      Plan your questions, prepare your statements and process your documents. Make every minute count.

Common Interview Ethics

Time: It is the most expensive and most perishable resource of an employer.  Time management is an effective tool in profit maximization and can not be tampered with.  There is no excuse acceptable for lateness to interview, so you must be up and doing.

Impatience and mind insecurity: Entering an interview hall without being called in is a sign of impatience and can cost you the job you have prepared for. Signs of impatience are;

1.     Standing and sitting down often and on in an interview waiting room.

2.     Looking at your wrist watch often and on before and during interview.

3.     Tapping the interview table with your hands often and on during interview.

4.     Being absent minded during interview.

Mind insecurity, in the other hand, is a situation where you feel highly uncomfortable with the interview which may result from non-preparedness, lack of confidence, inferiority complex or some other skeleton that you may think you have in your cupboard. This can rob you of the job.  So, you learn to live prepared and not live to get prepared.

Signs of mind insecurity are;

1.     Unexpected shivering.

2.     Lacks composure and confidence.

3.     Undue quietness.

4.     Feeling of inadequacy.

5.     Inability to express oneself.

6.     Deviation from answers to questions.

Dressing: Formal and/or corporate dressing code is very important in job interviews.  During your research in the company, you should be able to find their co-operate colours.  Wearing jeans and sleeveless wears are highly prohibited in corporate workplaces. Off colours and colour riots are also prohibited.  Most generally accepted colours (for shirts and must be long-sleeved) are black, ash or gray, sky blue and white. These can come in form of plane or checked shirts. For trouser; black, ash or gray and brown (carton).  For ties; red, black, gold and ash or gray. These can be plane or checked.  The shoes are often black or brown as also the belts. Plane shirts go with plane ties and vice versa.

Note: some companies have their own colours which are not listed above; finding about them can help you.

          Also, the cream and perfume you use is very important as some of them are not generally accepted because of their awful fragrance. You must be elegant. Simply Elegant!

Slangs:  They are informal expressions used among a particular group of people.  If it is informal, then, it should not be used in a formal meeting or conversation. Examples of such words are yep, yah, yea, nigga, folk, fella, aight, bros, chairman, oga, duke, don, monk among others.

In summary;

-      Never be late to an interview.

-      Never accept impatience and mind insecurity.

-      Formal and co-operate dressing is important.

-      Avoid color riots in your dressing.

-      Never be in a haste to answer questions but be timely, precise, articulate and accurate in answering your questions. 

-      Do not show your interviewer that you are more intelligent and learned than him.

-      Avoid the use of slangs like yea, yah, yep, nah, nope, aight, nigga, bros, chairman, and so on.

-      Dress to match the job you are being interviewed for.

-      Always attempt any question. Never say “NO IDEA”.

-      Avoid any form of argument with your interviewer. But in a polite and non-insulting approach, make your suggestion else forget any argument.

-      Know the vocabulary of the job you are applying for before going to the interview deck.

-      Be humble and sincere but never be intimidated, confused or compromising.

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