Job Seekers

Resume Making

The candidates should realise that the way their resume is presented is critical to their success in the selection criteria.Ideally your resume should be restricted to two pages and your past employment should have the dates that you worked and your previous company's name followed by your job title and responsibilities under separate headings.Make sure you mention any gaps in your employment history i.e. travelling or taking time out.Most importantly, ensure that there are no spelling errors in your resume - get it checked!Take time to read it and ensure it is a true reflection of your work history.

The structure of your CV should include the following :-

• Your name, address and contact numbers.

• Personal profile which is a brief statement about your qualities.

• Work history starting with your most recent position and working backwards.

• Academic qualifications and vocational training  Degree, Diplomas, IT skills and internal training courses.

• Hobbies and interests.

HANDLING INTERVIEW                                                                                                                                                      

People struggle with interviews though they are the most experienced and best qualified for the job. 

Tell me about yourself ?

This question is actually an ice-breaker. Asking this question starts the conversion. This questions answer gives the lead to the interviewer to ask further questions . Many candidates, unprepared for the question, skewer themselves by rambling, recapping their life story, delving into ancient work history or personal matters.

BEST ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. Remember that the key to all successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting.

So, before you answer this or any question it's imperative that you try to uncover your interviewer's greatest need, want, problem or goal.

To do so, make you take these two steps:

1. Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover this person's wants and needs (not the generalized needs of the industry or company)

2. As early as you can in the interview, ask for a more complete description of what the position entails. You might say: “I have a number of accomplishments I'd like to tell you about, but I want to make the best use of our time together and talk directly to your needs. To help me do, that, could you tell me more about the most important priorities of this position? All I know is what I (heard from the recruiter, read in the classified ad, etc.)”

Then, ALWAYS follow-up with a second and possibly, third question, to draw out his needs even more. Surprisingly, it's usually this second or third question that unearths what the interviewer is most looking for.

This process will not feel easy or natural to people who are not extrovert . But , if you can take the interview in a discussion kind of mode or a normal chit chat mode , it will be beneficial for both the interviewer and the interviewee.

After uncovering what the employer is looking for, describe why the needs of this job bear striking parallels to tasks you've succeeded at before. Be sure to illustrate with specific examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements, all of which are geared to present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described

If you feel lesser confident in following this approach then you can answer this question in simple terms

1.You- Tell them your name and which place you are from. Do not start with “Myself Jayvardhan Patil”, start with “I am Jayvardhan Patil”. This is a very common mistake.You may talk about your family (cover up in short), you may talk about your how you came to the city, etc.

2.Education- Tell them about your education i.e. graduation/post-graduation/ Professional course undertaken

If you are a fresher then tell them the grades you got. If you have done something different than others then tell them. It surely adds a value!

3.Experience- Talk about your whole experience. Start from early years and gradually come to recent years. If you have a long experience then you must not be doing same thing all years. Then exactly what you were doing? This is what your interviewer wants to listen.

If you are a fresher then talk about your projects.

4.Experience regarding to the post you have applied for- This is of most interest to your interviewer. You may be having lot of experience but how much experience you have regarding current job post is very very important. If you do not have it then you can talk about some related experience. Or if you do not have related experience too then say it clearly. Buy along with it give them confidence that you can do it and you have genuine interest to do it.

Fresh candidates who do not have any kind of experience, you should show some positive attitude and exhibit willingness to learn and do new things. Be ready to do new things. Don’t worry that you will make mistakes. Fresher candidates are expected to do mistakes and your employers are well aware of it so you don’t have any reason to be afraid. Believe me no one will give you more work than you can handle.

5.Do not describe your salary or pay scale at this point of time.

6.Avoid giving unnecessary details. Value your interviewer’s time.

7.The idle answer should not last more than 1 minute.