
This is an introduction by our expert on how this film based course works in terms of sections and tools and how it would help you ace the interview.
This section is a role play based section displaying different kinds of college students during a placement week at a college. Its the day before the interviews and we understand the different characters and also some fundamentals of interviews from the folllowing expert analysis section.
This section explains the structure of the overall course. How expert analysis is structured into different ways of looking at the interview - interviewer point of view, interviewee point of view, competencies, frequently asked questions.
It looks at where interview is in the recruitment process vis-a-vis resume, written tests and interviews.
It introduces the UDID framework. Understand, Define Job Role, Improve on competencies and Demonstrate
It introduces the concept of competencies. Attributes, Skills and Knowledge.
View the interview of Arshad - a confident youngster and follow the expert analysis in different ways.
Typical fresher interview. Engineering is the technical context but a number of soft skills covered.
Handling Academic background, projects done, personal questions.
Experience what Arshad feels about his own interview - what went right, what went wrong. Does it match the interviewer's view?
Importance of grooming
Communication Skills & Body Language
Demonstrating Career Focus
Logical Skills
Problem solving skills
Importance of technical knowledge
Self awareness & being honest
Displaying energy and passion
Handling questions on poor academic grades
Handling question - how would your friends describe you?
Handling question - what are your strengths and weaknesses?
Understand the areas where Arshad can improve
View the interview of Kamal - a nervous youngster and follow the expert analysis in different ways.
Lack of focus on any particular area.
Lack of articulate communication skills
Poor body language but changes during interview
Experience what Kamal feels about his own interview - what went right, what went wrong. Does it match the interviewer's view?
Example of poor communication skills in the beginning changing to positive body language
Grooming : dress code tips
Body Language : change through the interview
Average academics
Lack of clarity on career objectives
Self awareness on his skills different from actual skills e.g. communication skills
No desire to excel shown in any particular area
Good theoretical knowledge
Good analytical skills
Sincerity
Handling stress in the interview
Ability to think out of the box logically
Handling the question " what is your long term goal in life?"
Handling the question " what has been your greatest achievement?"
Understand the areas where Kamal can improve
Watch the story of Prasad's competency building for interview success.
Importance of building competencies for interview success
It takes time to build competencies
Understand yourself first
Define the Job Role you are gunning and competencies required
Work on the competencies
Work out how to demonstrate the competencies at the interview through stories
View the interview of Alex : a star performer and follow the analysis of what goes right in his interview.
Good domain knowledge and able to apply the knowledge
Positive communication skills and body language
Has well defined hobbies which indicates depth of interests
Experience what Alex feels about his own interview - what went right, what went wrong. Does it match the interviewer's view?
Body Language : Importance of eye contact, posture, leg movement
Good storytelling and self projection in terms of career plans: short term goals extending to long term plans
Strong career focus and passion
Good theoretical knowledge and applied thinking
Integrity - acknowledges when he does not know the answer
Projecting working in teams
Passionate about his hobbies
Handling the question ' Can you tell us more about yourself?
Handling the question " what are your hobbies?"
Understand what should be Alex's plan of action for the interview
Watch the interview of Anjali, a MBA with some work experience and observe some of the learnings in an interview.
Presenting your work experience
Handling answers on failure points like low academic scores or a problem with a previous job
Experience what Anjali feels about her own interview - what went right, what went wrong. Does it match the interviewer's view?
Good grooming - importance of attire
Handling questions on falling grades
Balancing confidence and overconfidence
Handling questions on weakness honestly
Projecting work experience positively
Projecting oneself as a team player
Career focus - growth vs interest in the profession
Ability to handle data based questions in certain jobs which require analytical skills
Positioning career goals in short and long term perspective
In sales roles, practising of role plays
Listening skills to precisely understand the interviewer question
Handling questions on dipping academic grades
Handling question " what is your long term goal?"
Handling question on " what are your strengths and weaknesses?
Understand the areas where Anjali can improve
Interview of a MBA student with a clear focus.
Honesty and transparency creates a good impression
Handled stress well inspite of initial nervousness
Projected work experience positively
Experience what Kaveri feels about her own interview - what went right, what went wrong. Does it match the interviewer's view?
Displaying good general awareness on public issues
Importance of body language : converting nervousness to confidence
Positive attitude to work experience
Very clear career focus on why the MBA or why a particular job or particular company. Also reflected through research on the company
Handling stress
Lack of knowledge about industry trends
Has serious and indepth knowledge about hobbies
Purpose of question " What are your hobbies and interests?"
Understand the areas where Arshad can improve
View the results of the interviews and analyse why certain candidates were selected.
Summary of the key learnings from the final candidate selection by an expert.
A film based course on interviews and finally getting the job. The course starts as a film story with different candidates going through varied interviews integrated within the film. It comprises analysis from multiple viewpoints - the company or interviewer perspective, the candidate perspective, frequently asked interview questions and a candidate action plan. Having "watched" and "learnt" the different interview concepts and behaviors by seeing other candidate videos, you can work out your own action plan to prepare for interviews.
The film is set in a college during the placement season. This helps college students and young seekers in identifying with the candidates and experiencing their challenges.
The course is structured as a series of 5 interviews - 3 engineering and 2 MBA candidates and each interview covers different kinds of competencies, frequently asked questions. It gives visual look at body language, conceptual aspects of competencies etc.
Interviewer View gives a quick snapshot of what interviewers think about the candidate
Interviewee view gives a immediate reaction of the candidate. It is interesting to observe the difference in interviewer and interviewee views
Competency section looks at specific competencies which are displayed or not displayed by the candidate.
Frequently asked questions looks at typical questions commonly asked in interviews.