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By Adarsh: Campus placements
are when a company visits your campus, interviews students, and then selects
some from the lot. These placements ensure that the students get a job even
before they complete their course. You study for four years (for graduation),
and you also study for two more years (in case you opt for a post graduation)
and you want all that hard work to pay off. No one really wants to not make it
through the campus placements.
These days, recruiters no
longer scan piles of CV’s to shortlist candidates, and then interview them and
give them an offer letter. They have come up with methods that’ll help them know
a candidate’s suitability from his performance, and not from what he has written
in his CV. We all know that people lie, to some extent, in their resumes. These
days, recruiters conduct aptitude tests, followed by group discussions. They use
these two tests to shortlist the candidates they feel are suitable for the job.
This ensures that candidates are selected on their ability and not on their
academic results.
It is difficult to overcome
the competition and get the job. But, there are a few tips that can help you get
an edge over the others.
Don’t try to put square pegs in round holes
If you are a final year
engineering student, and you have specialized in Electronics and
Telecommunications, then please don’t go and sit for an interview for the job of
a software developer. You’ll be like a fish trying to climb a tree. Try to
appear for interviews for jobs that’ll use your competency well. Promises of a
cushy job and a comfortable work environment will work only if you are competent
for the job. If you get a job doing what you do best, your chances of excelling
increase manifold as opposed to trying to be competent in a job you don’t
understand.
Be prepared for unconventional interviews
You must have revised all your
knowledge, read newspapers and magazines, and subscribed to sites about the
latest happenings in your industry. You must have picked out your lucky shirt,
the pants and the tie to go with it, and must have taken great pains at
accessorizing. You reach the interview, all geared up in your smart attire and
mirror-polished shoes. When you go inside the hallowed room, one first question
the interviewers ask you is, “Do you think the Greek economy will be able to
recover?” or, “What is your favourite colour?”. These questions will definitely
catch you off guard. But, you need to be mentally prepared. Accept the fact that
come what may, you can never be fully prepared. There will always be something
under the sun that you don’t know of. Also, once you have been shortlisted for
an interview, the interviewer might want to conduct the interview over Skype.
You’ve got to be prepared for any eventuality.
Maintain eye contact – always
The interviewer has been
recruited by the company for conducting interviews. That is his job. He meets
almost thousands of interviewees each month and hears them blabber on about
their achievements in school and college. Face it – the interviewer is not
interested in how many times you won the 100m race. What he really wants to know
is how the company will benefit from you. You must maintain eye contact with the
interviewer. This shows that you have nothing to hide, and that you are
confident enough to shoulder any responsibilities that’ll be thrown your way. If
you keep looking down, you’ll be perceived as shy and insecure. If you keep
looking here and there, the interviewer will think that you are not trustworthy.
Also, you are about to embark on your first job. Don’t come across as a
know-it-all. Show you willingness to learn. The interviewer knows that you don’t
know everything. But, he is ready to give you a chance provided you show
potential. Show humility and a willingness to learn.
Be comfortable
You, of course, don’t know
everything. And if the interviewer asks you a question whose answer you don’t
know, tell him so. Don’t sit there fidgeting nervously. It is absolutely fine to
not know the answer to something. You could tell them that though you do not
know the answer now, you’ll go back and find it out the first thing after the
interview. They don’t expect you to know everything. But, what they want is
someone who does not get nervous every time someone talks about something he
does not know. The interviewer wants to see whether you have an open mind. Be
comfortable and be yourself. Just don’t overdo things.
Research, research, and research
Find out all you can about the
company – its history, its future goals, its mission and vision, its objective,
its employee base, its work culture, its financial standing – everything. This
will help you in finding out your prospective role in the company and how your
presence will be beneficial to them. You can get most of the information on the
company’s website. But, for detailed information, go to the office of the
company and hang around outside. Strike up conversations with the current
employees and ask them what it is like to work there. That should give you a
good enough idea.
Remember, it is up to you to
help them form an impression of you. Don’t bungle it!
About The Author
( Adarsh is the career expert
@ Jombay- the
jobs portal for Indians. Visit :
http://jombay.com/ )
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