Tips To Ace Personal Interview
Tips To Ace Personal Interview - Do you get jittery when it comes to facing the judge's panel? Although the personal interview of colleges differs a bit in terms of the external job interview. Yet it is most likely for candidates to have apprehensive thoughts. Feelings like what if I couldn’t crack the interview? What will I say if I do not know the answers to some questions? How should I ace my personal interview? Are there any tips to ace it? Well yes, we at Careers360 will provide you with tips to an ace personal interview in this article. What a personal interview is? What questions can be asked? What to avoid during personal interview etc., will be there in this article along with the tips to an ace personal interview. These tips can be used by candidates during a job interview. As the MBA admissions in India are on peak time, candidates who are to face the admission process of b-schools can also use these tips to ace personal interview rounds.
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What is a Personal Interview?
With context to admission or jobs, a Personal Interview is a one on one real-time interaction between a personally called interviewee and another personal / group of personnel called interviewer or panel. Personal Interview is a major tool used by institutes (at time of admissions) / organizations (at time of job placements) to gauge the abilities of an individual. In a personal interview not only the verbal responses are noted by the interviewer or panel, but also implied behaviour is carefully monitored.
What is Asked?
Interviewers are curious to know everything about the interviewee. In a personal interview, there will be questions about your personality, your workstyle, work experience, psychological behaviour towards things and work interest. Always remember to bring out the positive side even if the interviewer has asked a negative question. While there are some questions which do not have any right or wrong answers, make sure to be specific about them and try to answer in a dominating manner.
Major Things To Be Kept In Mind
Do not speak wrong if you are not familiar with the topic asked by the interviewer
Speak only the actual algorithms. Do not try to bluff to look intelligent
Avoid slangs/jargon
Be in a formal dress code
Show your presence of mind
Be prepared
Tips To Ace Personal Interview
Now that you know what a Personal Interview is and what you should not do. Let us now move onto the tips to ace Personal Interview.
Do your research
Do not be empty-handed
Know the basic etiquettes
Learn behavioural interview techniques
Dress for success
Demonstrate confidence
Be an active listener
Use illustrations
Ask questions
Stay calm and motivated
Let's look at Tips To Ace Personal Interview one by one carefully:
Do your research
Learn about the institute or company in which you are about to give the Personal Interview. Take your time to research about the institute or company. Doing good research will allow you to stay confident on this aspect and you will be ready to answer all related questions. Read the “About Us” section on the website of the institute or company. If you know people who have studied from the same institute or worked for the same company, go and ask out their opinion about the institute or company. Do not go unprepared.
Do not be empty handed
Do not land up without any certified documents or original certificated. Going empty handed may leave the interviewers thinking about exact qualification. Make sure to take the following listed documents.
For Admission Personal Interview- Take 10th and 12th certificate. In case of postgraduate admission take a Bachelor's degree as well.
For Job Personal Interview- Take certificates, Few copies of your Resume/CV, any additional educational certification.
Basic Documents- Some passport-size photographs, a pen, notepad/papers.
Know the basic etiquettes
Due to agitated state of mind, candidates make minor blunders and end up losing points. Candidates remain unaware of the basic etiquettes. Take your time and prepare yourself. Some of the basic etiquettes which candidates must follow are-
Be on time and don’t be late
Do not use a cell phone during the personal interview
Pay attention to what the interviewer is communicating
Talk only what is necessary. Do not over-talk
Do not badmouth any institute or organization
Maintain a proper body posture
Learn behavioural interview techniques
Apart from the basic interview question, candidates need to prepare themselves for some behaviour based questions as the Personal Interview also judges what is implicit. Behavioural interviews are aimed at judging candidates on how well they have handled their past situation. The best way to prepare for this is to make a list of your strengths and weaknesses and then try thinking of situations where you think you have applied them.
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Dress for success
Be in a formal attire and look confident. It is said that a well dressed person is half prepared. Although, there is no proper dress code defined for the interviewee, yet do not try to be creative with the dress code. Wear a formal dress code. Do not wear heavy perfume. Avoid doing too much makeup if you are not interviewing for a creative company or fashion institute.
Be confident
Be confident in how you look, speak and behave. Never let the interviewer feel that you are losing confidence through your answers. Remember that non-verbal communication is equally important and helps you portray yourself in a good manner. To look and stay confident maintain a positive body posture. Think positive during the interview. Your mood is reflected in your voice and hence is considered a factor of how confident you are.
Be an active listener
Do not force the interviewer to feel that you are losing interest and are being non-attentive to his questions. Listen to what he says and not hear what he says. Remember that “Listening is active” and “hearing is passive”. Hence, be attentive and an active listener.
Use illustrations
If the interviewer asks you any questions, try giving the answer along with some examples. Make sure to showcase the positive aspects of the question. Do not exaggerate the examples as they make sound confusing and a part of storytelling. Prepare some illustrations in advance and imagine a situation. Make it sound like a real situation and above all speak it with confidence.
Ask questions
As already known that a Personal Interview is conducted as interpersonal communication. Henceforth, the candidates also have the option to ask question/s from the interviewer with regard to the institute or company. Do not hesitate in asking something that you think can be relevant and support your decision to join that organization or institute. Take complete advantage of the opportunity.
Stay calm and motivated
In the case of nervousness, try using the washroom and make yourself at ease. Remember that it all shows on its face. Hence, be confident and remain calm. Prepare yourself in advance to see the after-effects. Take some deep breaths for freshening your mind and enchant that your personal interview will be successful.
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Hey!
As per the previous years records, you might get tier2 or tier 3 college (very low chances), some of the colleges which you can get with decent chances are:
- ABV – Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
- Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad
- SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai
- School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
- Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur
To know more you can go through our article:
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/which-b-schools-will-you-get-based-on-your-percentile
Thankyou
Answer laterHii.. all... CAT 2020 93 pr (VARC below 60/ Rest are 95+) General Engineer Male (Not from IIT) 10th/12th/ Grad = 92/80/73 Should i fill a form of IIT Roorkee or not? And what other colleges i can expect call at this pr?
Hello Aspirant,
As per your category and percentile in CAT and especially in VARC section which makes you ineligible for admission to IIMs and even for some IITs as well, but you have good chances to get seat in some of the B-Schools other than IIMs or IITs for MBA/PGDM such as :-
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy
FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
DMS, NIT Trichy
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad
To check the cut-off of all above mentioned B-schools and to get the details of some other B-Schools which you can get on such percentile, kindly check out the link given below :-
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
Hii.. Thank you in advance:) CAT 2020 93 pr (VARc 58/ Rest are 95+) 10th/12th/Grad = 92/80/73 General Engineer Male No work exp. as i see in artical 20% weitages given to Work exp. but i not have any work exp. What should i do? I fill a form of IIT kanpur or not?
Hello Aspirant,
As per your category and percentile in CAT and especially in VARC section which makes you ineligible for admission to IIMs and even for some IITs as well, but you have good chances to get seat in some of the B-Schools other than IIMs or IITs for MBA/PGDM such as :-
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy
FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
DMS, NIT Trichy
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad
To check the cut-off of all above mentioned B-schools and to get the details of some other B-Schools which you can get on such percentile, kindly check out the link given below :-
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
can i apply for cat2021 as i am from BAMS stream ?and medical practice is recognized as work experience in cat ?
Hello Aspirant,
Yes of course you can apply for CAT 2021 because according to the CAT eligibility criteria candidates who have completed graduation with 50% of marks are eligible to apply for IIM CAT 2021. And your work experience will be considered as Medical background if you have worked in the same field.
Common Admission Test, in short CAT is conducted by any of the IIM in rotation every year , it is a computer-based entrance exam conducted for MBA/PGDM admissions at 20 IIMs and 1000+ B-Schools in India. Candidates who have completed graduation with 50% of marks are eligible to apply for IIM CAT 2021. As per the new paper pattern the paper is of total 228 marks and it will consists of 76 total number of questions divided in three sections namely VARC, DILR and QA. Out of these 76 questions, 54 question will be of MCQ type and other 22 will be Non-MCQ. For every correct answer 3 marks will be awarded and on incorrect answer -1 will be deducted only from MCQs not from Non-MCQs. For complete exam pattern(latest) of CAT kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-pattern
For CAT 2021 no exact dates are out yet but it is expected that the application process for it will start in the month of August '21 and the tentative exam date is November 28th 2021.
You can get complete information about CAT 2021 from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
Now let us discuss how to prepare for above three sections so that we can get the best score which can take us to the best B-Schools of the country.
For Quantitative Ability :-
> For this section your pre-requisite is the complete understanding of basics of Mathematics.
> You should have proper command on topics like profit and loss, number system, geometry.
> Practice as many as sample papers you can and go for some mock tests as well.
For complete details about preparation of QA section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-quantitative-ability
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension :-
> Reading skill is the pre-requisite for this section, so try to read different English story books, magazines, etc.
> Go through newspapers, journals, blogs, articles, etc to enhance your reading skills and watch some English visuals such as English News, web series, movies and likewise.
> Try solving questions based on comprehension, inferences and para jumbles. You can purchase some booklets for the same from market.
For complete details about preparation of VARC section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-varc
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation :-
> This section seems to be the toughest section in CAT exam, but it is not if you practice a lots of questions on logical reasoning and practice solving different hard core problems so that your problem solving ability will increase, which is the pre-requisite for this section.
> Go through some basic topics like seating arrangements, blood relations, syllogisms, etc to get familiar with this section.
> For complete details about preparation of DI&LR section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-di-lr
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
cat syllabus,pattern, booklist and for which college best for mba
Hello Aspirant,
Common Admission Test, in short CAT is conducted by any of the IIM in rotation every year , it is a computer-based entrance exam conducted for MBA/PGDM admissions at 20 IIMs and 1000+ B-Schools in India. Candidates who have completed graduation with 50% of marks are eligible to apply for IIM CAT 2021. As per the new paper pattern the paper is of total 228 marks and it will consists of 76 total number of questions divided in three sections namely VARC, DILR and QA. Out of these 76 questions, 54 question will be of MCQ type and other 22 will be Non-MCQ. For every correct answer 3 marks will be awarded and on incorrect answer -1 will be deducted only from MCQs not from Non-MCQs. For complete exam pattern(latest) of CAT kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-pattern
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Now let us discuss how to prepare for above three sections so that we can get the best score which can take us to the best B-Schools of the country.
Quantitative Ability :-
> For this section your pre-requisite is the complete understanding of basics of Mathematics.
> You should have proper command on topics like profit and loss, number system, geometry.
> Practice as many as sample papers you can and go for some mock tests as well.
For complete details about preparation of QA section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-quantitative-ability
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension :-
> Reading skill is the pre-requisite for this section, so try to read different English story books, magazines, etc.
> Go through newspapers, journals, blogs, articles, etc to enhance your reading skills and watch some English visuals such as English News, web series, movies and likewise.
> Try solving questions based on comprehension, inferences and para jumbles. You can purchase some booklets for the same from market.
For complete details about preparation of VARC section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-varc
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation :-
> This section seems to be the toughest section in CAT exam, but it is not if you practice a lots of questions on logical reasoning and practice solving different hard core problems so that your problem solving ability will increase, which is the pre-requisite for this section.
> Go through some basic topics like seating arrangements, blood relations, syllogisms, etc to get familiar with this section.
> For complete details about preparation of DI&LR section kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat-di-lr
For complete list of top colleges accepting CAT score for admission to their MBA/PGP programmes kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-b-schools-accepting-cat-scores-and-cutoffs
You can get complete information about CAT 2021 from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
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