> Tell Me Something About Yourself. 1.

I am a person with strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to get al ong well with people. 2. I enjoy challenges and looking for creative solutions to problems. 3. Besides the details given in my resume, I believe in character values, vision and action. 4. I am quick in learning from mistakes. 5. I am confident that the various tests that you have conducted will corroborat e my competencies aptitude and right attitude for the job. > What are your strengths 1. I am a hard worker and because of this ability I can work for additional hour s to accomplish my tasks. 2. I am commitment oriented and hence I always enjoy the trust and confidence of my team mates which enables me to perform my duties very easily. 3. I am adaptable, so I can handle any type of people and situations and also br ing out the best from them in spite of conflicting situations or opinions. 4. I am a quick learner, so I can any subject quickly and analyze my job and add value to it as well as I can identify the problem and solve them faster and bet ter. > What Is (Are) Your Weakness (Weaknesses)? 1) One of my weaknesses as I perceive is occasional compromise on time for quali ty and perfection. 2) I feel I am not very detail-oriented. I m a person that wants accomplish as muc h as possible. I realized this hurts quality and therefore I m trying hard to find a balance between quality and quantity. 3) At times even when I need help, I try to solve my own problems instead of ask ing a co-worker who might know the answer. This would save me more time and I wo uld be more efficient. I m working on knowing when it would be beneficial to ask f or help. 4) I've been told a few times I'm too much detail oriented. I do make it a pract ice of checking my work at least once or twice to make sure that it's absolutely accurate. 5) I believe one of my weaknesses is my impatience. Whenever I work in a team an d any of the team members don t perform up to the expectation, I get impatient and annoyed. I understand if they are working hard and if their portion is difficul t, but sometimes a person can t do the assignment due to incompetence and laziness . I know I can help out by explaining things to some people and encouraging lazy people by reminding them of deadlines. I know it s bad to be impatient, but I m def initely working on it. There s a saying However small the thorn maybe it has the ability to pierce.

> Based on which weakness, should we reject you

Since I have identified my own weaknesses, you may be assured that I am constant ly working on them to get them reduced day by day. And i am confident in the nea r futuremost of my weaknesses may not be there at all. So I strongly believe tha

t you shouldn't reject me for any of my weakness. > Can You Work Well Under Deadlines Or Pressure? 1) Sir, I can handle pressure of work. Whenever there is pressure of work, we ne ed to tackle it from the mental and physical stand-point. Mental stand-point wou ld mean being in a state of relaxation and composure so that I do not feel stres sed out during the course of my work and from physical stand-point; I always pri oritize my job in their exact order of merit and importance so that I can dispos e them off quickly and effectively. 2) I work well under pressure because I don t panic. I use the pressure to help me work more efficiently. I maintain self control and work as efficiently as possi ble. At times, I try to prioritize and plan as much as I can. 3) Working under pressure has always been a learning experience for me because i t helps me grow. I have always worked well during deadline, and I always learned how to work more efficiently afterward. 4) Well I believe I work the same if there s pressure or not. I try and take the e motional factors and work hard regardless of down time. I always prioritize and organize my work and hence that gives me a Psychological advantage over pressure . At times whenever time becomes a constraint I put extra effort and time to mee t the deadline. So pressure has nothing to do with my work. > What are your Short Term Career Goals? 1) My short term goal is to find a position where I can use the knowledge and st rength I have. I want to participate in the growth and success of the company I work for. 2) I want to see myself as a software developer in your esteemed organization wh ere by with all my skills and enhanced learning I shall be able to make valuable and meaningful contribution to your organization. 3) My short term goal is to learn everything I can about marketing. I want to be in a position where I can contribute what I ve learned through education to gain some practical and real life Experience. Hence my immediate goal is to learn and become skilled in all aspects of marketing. 4) My short term goal is to become a marketing analyst. I ve learned the basics of marketing during my first two years and hence I am raring to take on challengin g projects. 5) My short term goal is to get into a management position. The last five years of my career I have concentrated on learning and acquiring all the managerial sk ills. Recently I ve taken more responsibilities in management because I eventually want to become production manager. I feel I m doing a diligent job by volunteerin g for extra work to gain more experience and hope to be in a management position within a year or two. > What are your Long Term Career Goals? 1) My long term goal is to be an instructor. I have always loved to teach and he nce I would like to grow newer employees and help co-workers where ever I can. 2) After a successful career, I look forward to write a book on Programming Lang uage. I think working smart is important and I have many ideas. So after gaining more experience, I am going to write a book. 3) My long term goal is to become partner for a consulting firm. I know a lot of hard work determination and patience is required to become a partner. Many peop le fail to become a partner. But that s not going to stop me anyway from working h

ard and learning everything I can. I know it s going to be tough but becoming a pa rtner is a long term goal of mine and I am going to work towards this goal throu ghout my career. 5)My long term goal is to become director of a company. I know it sounds a littl e too ambitious but I m smart and willing to work hard a lot. Where Do You See Yourself 5 Years From Now? 1) I see myself as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in your esteemed organization wh ere by with all my enhanced learning and skill, I shall be able to make up a val uable and meaningful contribution to your organization. 2) In five years, I want to be a senior analyst (Senior Software Engineer/Manage r/Lead). I want to expertise to directly impact the company in a positive way. 3) Although I really enjoy working as a Software Engineer, I want to eventually become a manager. I want to continue gaining experience, and after learning many different aspects, I see myself in management. > Why should we hire you? 1)You should hire me because I m the best person for the job. I realize that there are likely other candidates who also have the ability to do this job. Yet I bri ng an additional quality that makes me the best person for the job - my passion for excellence. I am passionately committed to producing truly class results. 2) I believe I m the perfect fit for this position. I m very detail oriented, and I organize my work and time very efficiently. But what makes me unique? If I were in your position I would hire myself because of the passion for this industry an d my optimistic personality. I want to make more of an impact than just doing my job. I don t want to blend in with the company; I would rather want my addition t o improve it. 3) There are two reasons I should be hired. Firstly, my qualifications match you r needs perfectly. Secondly I m excited and passionate about this industry and the position and will always give my 100%. 4) You should definitely hire me. I have a proven track record of success throug hout my education. My education graph always kept roaring with time. This positi on requires someone who has the ability to solve problems quickly and who can lo gically add value to the job. I believe my skills and abilities matches perfectl y with the requirement and what makes me the unique candidate is my passion towa rds my work and industry. So I m confident I ll be the best candidate for this posit ion. 5) I m a perfect fit for this position. I have three years of experience in this t echnology and my skills enable me to develop better products in less time. On to p of that I m a great team player that gets a long with everyone. 6) This position seeks a Quality Assurance Manager, I m confident I m the best perso n for this job. I have earlier worked with xyz Software Company and I was in cha rge of a team that was responsible for the quality of three different applicatio ns. I have adept knowledge in Quality assurance, Product support and even some c reative processes that will benefit a quality assurance team. I love mentoring j unior employees since I believe in sharing knowledge to everyone in the company who work with me. So I strongly believe that I ll be the best candidate due to the combination of my experience, my management skills, abilities and my desire to provide growth in employees. > What kind of salary are you looking for?

Never bring up the salary topic. Always allow the interviewer to do it first. Do not give a figure right away. If you state a figure you risk stating something that is too high or something that is too low. In either case the loss is yours. Many a times peoples and friends around us suggest saying something as I m sure wh atever I am offered will be a fair price . No doubt it s a safe answer but I would r ecommend answering this question with a range. The thumb rule of any negotiations is: The side with more information wins. Try to learn what the employer is willing to pay before you reveal what you re willing to accept. - Hence when asked about salary, you can say: I m sure the company has already established a salary range for this position. Can you tell me what that is? Or I want an income commensurate with my ability and qualifications. I trust you ll be fair with me. What does this position pay? If you have some idea regarding the pay for the position, then just state somet hing a little higher with a small range included asBased on the information I have about the position, a salary in the range 15000 1 8000 would reflect the experience and expertise that I would bring to the role. Or I know the average pay for this position is roughly around 15000. But because I h ave two years of experience, I would like something around 15000 18000. If the salary range is already stated in the job description, then you can answ er that you are willing to consider any offer stated in the job description as: The job description says that the salary will be around 15000 18000. I think it s a fair range. - If you want to play safe, you can answer as: I would expect to be paid competitively and commensurate with the level of skill, experience and responsibility that this particular job requires > Do you prefer to work alone or as a team player? ) I would like to work in an environment where there is a blend of both. Its gre at working in teams while sharing and learning ideas with each other, but it s als o great to sit at my own desk and work hard productively. Therefore I would like to work independently towards a team goal. 2) I believe both are two sides of the same coin. They can never be isolated. A man has to work individually and also as a team player. The value of teamwork is the emergence of new ideas and creative solutions as well as sharing of the wor k load. So I prefer to work both as an individual and as a team member. 3) During my school days, I was a team member of the Cricket team and the Band G roup. Each required a different kind of team play and the learning experience wa s invaluable. But simultaneously I had to work hard individually for my School e xams and other competitive exams where I need to learn and perform on my own. He nce I understand the value of both and therefore I am comfortable working on a t eam and independently as well. 4) I like working myself. But I love working in a team because one thing is for sure - gaining and sharing knowledge through experience. It is always said Two he ads are better than one . Working as an individual, I can apply all that I have le arned throughout the career. So I believe both have their importance and both ar e required to be successful in any field. 5) What I have learned from the job description is: this position requires someo ne who can handle assignments which in turn requires great deal of independent w ork and research. I am equally comfortable working as a member of a team and ind ependently. My career marks and percentage shows my individual effort. Moreover I was the captain of the winning cricket team of my school and I was adjudged th e best bowler of the tournament which shows that I am an efficient team member a

lso. So I am comfortable with both.

> What do you know about this Company? The interviewer simply wants to check out whether you have come prepared. Your a nswers also signify how passionate you are for the job and the company. Therefor e it s a very important question. Your answer should reflect your knowledge about the company and passion for the job. If you state a simple answer and use tags i t will definitely show that you have not done sufficient research. You don t have to list everything you know just enough to let them know that you di d your homework. Also, take a little time to give the company a compliment such as the last sentence. It is a psychological tool that you should use to your adv antage. This type of compliment is directed at the company and the interviewer w ill be happy to hear this. Your answers can be: 1) This company is the leader in delivering IT Solutions. It s a global company in 18 different countries, and finally it s one of the best companies to work for. 2) I learned that this Company has a great work environment and is an employee o riented. It s a place where strong contributors are rewarded. I want to work for a company with opportunities and I know this company will definitely provide me. 3) I learned that this company provides a strong core competency, very strong va lue systems and best practices so I believe I have a strong vision of viewing my self as a member of this company. Also it has one of the fastest growth rates an d turnover in the industry and that would mean a faster growth rate for me as a professional. 4) The practices of your company are more employee and customer oriented. Also I learned from sources that this company provides services to large corporations and is a leader in IT Solutions. That s why I m excited to have the opportunity to join this company. 5) Well in my research I learned that your company headquarters are in Bangalore and that you have grown from one small office to over 48 locations in the last 5 years. I also know that at first you were primarily a brokerage firm and now d iversified to provide IT solutions and Outsourcing. > HR Job Interview - How do you determine or evaluate success? Here the interviewer simply wants to know what success means to you in your prof essional and personal life. Many people view success in terms of power, wealth, or fame. But many of the most enduring and satisfying forms of success have noth ing do with acquiring power, wealth, or fame. Success is what you make it. For some people it is just keeping busy, having fun and enjoying life as never before. Your answers can be: 1) If my contribution has positively benefited my company, than that s Success for m e. From the personal front, success to me is fulfilling my parents dream. 2) Success to me is to set a goal, plan the steps to achieve the goal, implement the plan and finally achieve the goal. "Success is not a destination it's a journey, it's the direction in which you ar e traveling." 3) Success to me means satisfaction for whatever I do. If I am at my workplace, positive result gives me the satisfaction and at home happiness in parent s eyes g ives me the satisfaction. 4) Success to me means completing a task or assignment in an excellent manner an d within the stipulated time. But if it was a group project and say only two peo ple did the work, I wouldn t call that success. If everyone participated and worke

d together, then it s a success. Therefore I believe both the result and the proce ss should be great to call something a success. > Is there anything else that we should know about you that would impact our dec ision? This question gives you a final chance to impress the interviewer. If you felt y ou didn t show that much enthusiasm, here is your chance. If you felt you missed o ut one of your strong traits, you have a chance to state it. Your answers can be: 1) I am a continuous learner and I try to keep myself abreast of all development s in the field of IT (or any other). Since I do not quit in the face of toughest challenges, I am certain that I would be able to achieve the targets that I set for myself and beyond. 2) Well for all my mentioned attributes, strengths and qualification I am confid ent that I can do very well over here. I don t know if I expressed it that well, b ut I m very excited about this position 3) One final trait that I have that would be perfect for this position is my org anizational skills. I m very detailed and plan very well. I prioritize my work as per the need of hour. 4) There are three fear in this era: - Fear of failure. - Fear of rejection. - Fear of being ridiculed. I personally believe fear is analogous to low Self-Confidence. Throughout my academic career I never allowed these fears to overcome me. I alwa ys faced them with positive attitude and confidence and I will keep on doing it in the future too.