Tips on Preparing for a Job Interview

A LITTLE PREPARATION GOES A LONG WAY
So you've landed a job interview? Congratulations! Now it's time to prepare. With so much competition for jobs today, the interview is more important than ever. This crucial face-to-face meeting is your chance to "sell" a prospective employer on hiring you.

Here are Few steps to acing your next interview. Good luck!

1. DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Don't walk into a job interview with zero knowledge about the business you are interviewing with. Research the company beforehand -- visit its website, follow it on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and do some simple Google searches to see what you can find out about its history and its leadership team.

Be sure to showcase your new found knowledge during your interview. This will boost your credibility with the interviewer and will help you to formulate intelligent questions to ask him or her.

2.BRING NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION

Make a checklist of documents that you will need for the interview, and make sure that you have them with you. These may include copies of your résumé, a passport, driver's license, Social Security card, or portfolio of work.

If the interviewer asks for something that you did not know to bring, be sure to get it to them as soon as possible.

3. PLAN YOUR ROUTE

Don't sabotage your chances before you even arrive by getting lost on your way to the interview or getting stuck in traffic. Arriving late to a job interview leaves a very bad impression on the interviewer.

Map out where you're going and prepare alternate routes. Figure out how long the trip will take, where to park, and anything else you need to know to arrive on time. Be sure you have the name and phone number of the person you'll be meeting with.

4.REHEARSE BEFOREHAND

Every once in a while an interviewer will ask an unexpected question, but for the most part, many interviews play out the same way.

Prepare intelligent answers to common questions the interviewer is likely to ask, such as "What are your strengths and weaknesses?"; "Why do you want to work here?"; "Why should we hire you?"; and "Tell me about yourself." Conduct a mock interview with a trusted friend as practice.

5.GET SOLID REFERENCES

Find at least three key people -- former supervisors, colleagues, or instructors -- who will serve as your professional references. Ask their permission beforehand, as well as the best way for them to be contacted.

You may be asked to send these references at a later time, but you should arrive at the interview with this information in hand just in case it is asked for.

Follow these guidelines when you face an interview .

GOOD LUCK :)

10 words never to use in your resume 

Creative is the most overused buzzword in LinkedIn profiles followed by effective, motivated and extensive experience, the social networking site has said.

According to career expert David Schwarz, using buzzwords not only makes your CV generic but it can give the impression that you are trying to mislead your prospective employer.

"They create almost a sense of misleading because they gloss over the detail," News.com.au quoted Schwarz, a principal consultant at career management firm Board Portfolio, as saying.

Schwarz said that everything you put in a resume needs to be backed up with proof.

"If you can't put a metric or a statistic next to that statement shouldn't have it in your CV," he said.

He added that candidates should never include aspiration statements in their resume.

"'I want to be, or my goal is, or in the future I want', they're all massive red flags because they all basically say you're not qualified to do the job you're doing now," he added.

The top 10 buzzwords that appear most in profiles are:

1. Creative
2. Effective
3. Motivated
4. Extensive experience
5. Track record
6. Innovative
7. Responsible
8. Analytical
9. Communication skills
10. Positive

Tips

1. Read books - First start with bed time story books then move on to news paper and novels.
2. Communicate - Try using known words in between when you communicate with others.
3. Mirror practice - Speak in front of mirror loudly with all your known words and sentence.
4. Written practice - Write half or one page every day on some self topic.
5. Watch TV - See kids channel like pogo, cartoon, nick etc,. watch movies try read the subtitle down which is pretty much made compulsory in all English movie channels.

Courtesy- My neighbor PRIYA doing 12th std in a Tamil medium GOVT school.

Be Positive

I come from a remote village, I should thank my school for my communication skill today.. Coz we had a rule to speak in English at school though it was hard during those days now all the compliments goes to my school... so guys never mind if you make mistakes, if someone try corrects you take it as a feed back and work on it. Remember 2 things.

1. English is just a language not knowledge.

2. No one is born perfect only practise makes it.

Overcoming Embarrassment

  Embarrassment  : மனதிற்குத் தொல்லை/ சங்கடம்

  The most important step towards improving our English Skills will be Eliminating Fear. In an given opportunity to Orate[Medai Pechu] in a new forum, everyone us will have following fear within us.  

1. Fear of Speaking in Proper English. 
2. Fear of others mocking at the way you speak.
3. Fear of What my Staff's/bosses are going to think about me.  
   

Out of the three Important Fears. Our Primary Fear will be being mocked by our New friends/colleagues, which results in an kind of inferiority complex. 

Before going in detail about how to overcome this Fear Coefficient. I wish all our Tamil readers to Shout out Loudly the Below lines of Mahakavi's Poem. One Should understand that a Healthy Confident Mind is necessary to break the hindrances that keeps our Moral Low. 

 

                                                                                            -- Mahakavi Bharathiyar.

    To overcome our fear, we need to first accept frankly that 

       "We can't speak proper English, because  

        We Didn't had opportunity to read(Not Study) English, 

        We hadn't Watched/Seen someone speak in English and Most Importantly 

        We didn't knew(or taught about) the importance of the language earlier."

   Saying that, "All others who capable of speaking in proper English were taught & given an opportunity to speak, listen & read English".

  First step from our side will identifying & Classifying friends with whom you spend most of your time with as

1.  Friends who are with you for mutual Improvement.
2.  Friends who are with you for mutual Entertainment.

Both friends will always play an important role in our life and equally essential for us. But as we got a vision with us, we need friends who can support us in that.

 

           

Our Learning Formula is Very Simple

Input [Listening + Reading + Watching] + Processing & Practice --->Output [Speaking+Writing]

Listening : In our day to day life there are many sources from where we can listen to English. 

Ex : Movies, News, cricket Commentary. We will also be shortly uploading Audio Books, which will help you develope your Communication Skills from Scratch.

Writing   : You can always write to us, about your interests. We will upload materials which will help you write Simple English for different occasions.

Reading  : We will upload interesting materials & articles for you to read. But other than that you can read News papers, Novels, Magazines etc.. that are available with you.

Interactive Speaking : We will support by connecting you to a tutor/volunteer, with whom you can always speak in English & clarify your doubts. 

A Short Inspirational Story/Poem : A Child's Poem - Muhaaa Muhaaa

     Kuu Vaaa, Kuu Vaaaaa,

    Voaaaa, Avuuu Avuuu, 

    Ouuuuu, Ovuuuuuuu,

    Moooohooo, Mhuaaaa... Yaa!!.

                   -- A Six months Old Baby.

So were you able to understand this story poem? No!! You can hear this poem sung in almost every homes of India. Okay I will translate this story to you.

 I came into this world to be Happy,

 I will get whatever I want by any means, No matter what other feel about that,

 I am speaking so sweetly, See how people are appreciating & Cheering me around.

 I might fall today. But remember, One day I will Run across the greenfield one Day.

 I won't give up... Yaa!!

But unfortunately we have lost the attitude of "never giving up", which everyone of us possessed as a Child. Lets become a child once again and Start our Journey towards speaking Fluent English. 

-- Lovingale Humane 

Feedback : Your Feedback will help up us improve us tremendously. As we are also a child in our efforts. 

    

Let's Speak English

Understanding English

             Since it is not the native language for many people, English word pronunciation or accent is different across the world. Unless if your ambition is to work for BPO or Service Industry. Indian Accent will not affect your career or performance, saying that it is very essential to speak English in Simple,clear, loud & emotional manner.

          So our objective here is to develop our art of speaking English Language.

So what's unique or special we would learn here ? Can't we learn it in a regular English Coaching Class?
     
            In a regular coaching class, you will be taught grammar through books. Few essential day to day communication topics like Self Introduction, Attending Interview etc..

          But we are here to instill love for English in you, With that we are making you available to millions of beautiful English literature, Songs, you can watch English movie without some Translator or You can travel to any part of the globe confidently.

         Our Method of developing the art within you will be by three important techniques.

1.  Converting your passion into thirst for knowledge.

                 We know your love for Cricket, Hollywood Action Movies, Fashion & attraction towards gender. Usually in conventional method, they teach exactly what we don't like that too in a language that we don't knew.

But we will be using Madraspattinam Technique, Making you evolve with the same passion in you.

   2. Fun learning
    
                 It will be a group learning activity, where set of friends will learn art of Speaking English by funny activities like Enacting Comedy Plays, Competitions, Walk the talk, Trekking etc.. which will expose us to different arena in English.

   3. Improvising or Adapting to the situation      

               In this method you will be given an unfamiliar situation, topic and we will help you adapt using what you already know.  We will advise books which will improve your Vocabulary or English words Armory. 

  

Evolving by Feedback
    You might be having several questions popping in your mind right now. Those questions are very valuable to both of "US". To help you understand what you want & help us understand  how to make the technique more effective.


Write to Us
    We are very passionate individuals, who had pledged to ourselves. That we wouldn't let any one, without support to learn English. We are starting our activity in Coimbatore Circle[Its a national level online activity, but motivator/counselor/Volunteers are presently available only at Coimbatore Circle only], will be expanding shortly all across Tamil Nadu State.

    We are also looking for Volunteers - Passionate people, who are willing to share their skill/ knowledge to create a Harmonious World Tomorrow.

 Email          : rightforenglish@gmail.com