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How to crack every interview that you sit forby Akash Gautam- Motivator, Trainer & Success coach on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at2 !"#m

Smart things to do - before & during the interview

This article shall talk about a few magic mantras which 1) normally people do notknow about Interviews and ) which if prepared well about! can help you crack everyinterview that you sit for"

#$% S'( *' +( +$( TH ,I(ST ' STI*. / 00 -

$0% o the times the 'rst (uestion )i** be + ntroduce ourse* . or +Te** me somethin/ aboutyourse* . There is a reason or this hatever mi/ht ha##en the candidate )i** end u# sayin/somethin/ in the ans)er to this (uestion hen he says that 4)hatever somethin/5 he )i** ee*16 com ortab*y arrived & 26 be*on/in/ to that situation and 36 a sense o ade(uacy sha** haveha##ened This means that you )i** become com ortab*e a ter s#eakin/ those 'rst e) *ines Thisis )hat the intervie)er )ants 7e )ants to meet the com ortab*e you our best )ou*d not sho)u# un*ess you are com ortab*e 7e )ishes to meet the best in you The reason 8 )hy $0% o thetimes this becomes the 'rst (uestion

This (uestion is your best 9cou*d be the *ast6 chance to se** yourse* t is *ike your ree hit in acricket match- you )i** not /et out ho)ever 8 you /et a chance to score any many runs o yourvo*ition

7o) do you best #re#are or this :uestion

Three Thin/s -

16 ;nderstand that an 4 ntervie)5 is a sa*es #rocess ou are your sa*esman Ask yourse* 8 47o)do you se** anythin/ 5 ou se** somethin/ 8 by ta*kin/ about its #ositives

Make a sma** tab*e 8 the )ay ask you to, ne

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ou need to think very dee# about your areas on the =7S They shou*d be the areas )here youare a >ames ?ond mean, those areas @ as#ects o your *i e 8 )here in, i you are (ui ed u#on 8you )i** be ab*e to ha##i*y ta*k about The areas on the =7S cou*d be anythin/ Anythin/ meansanythin/ t cou*d be your career as#irations, #*ans, a subBect in your /raduation, your hobbies,your ro*e mode*, your home to)n etc

2ode 3 magic mantra -

An intervie)er 9 in any intervie)6 is checkin/ you on your commitment *eve*s in *i e

?y commitment, am not meanin/ the Sunny Deo* kind o commitment 9 !here he foughtagainst the entire )akistan to get his family ba#k in the movie *addar 6 mean, have youremained committed to the choices you have made or your o)n se* in *i e 7ave you remainedcommitted to the thin/s that you choose to ha##i*y do @ #ursue ?ecause, i you have notremained committed here 8 ho) )i** you remain committed to somethin/ that may not be oyour *ikin/ e / the )ork areas in your Bob , that you are a##*yin/ to or the subBects in the ?-Schoo* )hich you may not *ike

Most (uestions o the ntervie) )hich students construe to be (uestions o GC or academics areactua**y not They ha##en to be (uestions rom the areas that you c*aim that you are /ood at @have remained associated )ith ;nderstand that - $"% o the kno)*ed/e based (uestions in any

intervie) )i** be rom the areas on your =7S and the remainin/ "% )ou*d be such that theintervie)er is Bust seein/ 8 4ho) you react to somethin/ that you are not e

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5o! here / you are saying t!o things / 7& %sk me about 6alai Lama or ,hina /Tibet problem and8& I am good at *eography.

• ir1 my name is )rashant. 9uite like my name / I am #alm ' #omposed. +ut very unlikemy name / I am determined.

• ir1 my name is %kash but my friends fondly #all me +e#kham 1 be#ause of my intense

interest in 2uropean o##er.

So, you can *et the sma**est o the #oints add va*ue to your #ro'*e ans)er by s#eakin/ themsmart*y

T)o im#ortant #oints )orth re-iteratin/ -

7& 3ake humble submissions. peak !ith a lot of humility.

8& 2nd the ans!er on a positively provo#ative note. This !ould in#rease the probability of thenext "uestion to #ome from; !here: ho! you are ending the ans!er.

SH*/! 4* .*T T 00

Most o the times candidates commit dama/e to their ease o success in an intervie) by Bustte**in/ and not sho)in/ J / -

- My bi//est stren/th is that am a Team H*ayer

- My )eakness is that at times, am short tem#ered

- My ro*e mode* is my ather

- My hobby is readin/ & music

o), or heaven5s sake 8 do not say it *ike this ou )i** a**o) the intervie)er to o#en a Handora5sbo< i you on*y te** and do not sho) =et me e*aborate -

e.g. if you say e.g. my hobby is reading ;you are giving him a #han#e to ask you from my genreof reading. It !ill be embarrassing if you tell him later that you like reading a parti#ular thingonly. hy not tell him upfront<

e.g. if you do not give an example of a situation 1 !hen and !here you a#ted as a team player ;the intervie!er’s next "uestion !ill be that only. o1 sho! / do not tell.

e.g. If you say =my role model is my father’; the intervie!er’s next "uestion !ill be = H>

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Sim#*e 8 make one t )i** not take you more than a day to become /ood at a #articu*ar hobby 8i researched rom @ at the ri/ht #*aces

e / a hobby *ike Kkno)in/ about the ta**est bui*din/s in the )or*d or K bonsai cu*tivation or Kndia5s missi*e #ro/ram or K Iookin/ ta*ian ood --- a** it )ou*d take you is "@L readin/s o those

10@1" #a/es o #rint outs )hich you shou*d take a ter very smart*y /oo/*in/ /oo/*e A*so makesure that you have read the artic*e 8 4 How to Google Google’ on www.akashgautam.com

/hy this 6ob3 #5$ 7 -

2ritical #istakes here - Makin/ that >ob@ seat in a ?-Schoo* *ook *ike the most im#ortant thin/in the )or*d or you

;nderstand here that the ?-Schoo* @ >ob a##*ied to is not the end, but a means to an end =et mei**ustrate )ith an e

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am meanin/ 8 that be ready )ith instances & e