INTERVIEWTIPSANDADVICESFORCANDIDATESHereisaquickchecklistbeforeattendingtoaninterview.Ifyouthinkyouareready,haveatest:CanyouanswerYEStoallthesequestions?Iwillhaveagoodpresentation(wearsuitandTie…)IhaveconfirmedthetimeeitherwithinterviewerorHHconsultantandIwillarrive10minutesbeforetheinterviewtimeIplantotakeabookorsomethingtoreadincaseIhavetowaitIhaveallthecontactdetailswrittendownincludingthetelephonenumberoftheinterviewerandHeadhunterConsultantIhaveenoughcopiesofmyCVonstandbyforanyeventualityIhavespentatleast30minutescheckingouttheemployerswebsiteIknowthemainmilestonesregardingthecompaniesachievementsIamabletoexplainthemwhyyouwanttojointhemandnotanotherfirmandIampreparedforthefollowingquestionwhatinterestsyouaboutourcompany?IunderstandthejobrequirementsandneedsIwillshowthatIammature,self-confidentbutnotarrogantIwilllookpeopleintheeyeswhenIwillanswertotheirquestionsCertaininterviewsgofromaskinggeneralquestionstoaskingforverydetailedquestionstowhichtheyexpectdetailedanswers.Iftheinterviewasksadetailedquestion,Iwillrespondinsimilardetail.IwillgivedetailexampleeverytimeIwillansweraquestionandnotdo“bla-bla”Iamabletointroducemyselfduring3to4minutes,puttinginreliefmyachievementslinktotherequirementsofpositionIamapplyingforIknowatleast3strongpointsregardingmyskillsandcharacter(linkedtothepositionneeds)Icanlistmyweaknesses(atleast3)andhowIcanputapositivespinonnegativeexperiencesthatmaybediscussed:herearethewaysIlearnedandchangedtomovingforward.IcantofocusmoreonsolidachievementsandthebenefitsyoucanbringtothecompanyIcanspeakintelligentlywhyIwanttoleavemycurrentemployer-orwhyIleftIamreadyforthequestion:whatdoyouwanttodowithyourcareerin5years.I'vepracticedsomeoftheharderquestionsthatImaygetaskedIhavealistofquestionsreadytoaskintheendoftheinterviewonthespecificsofthecompanyandculture.Seebelow:-Adescriptionofthepositionfirstchallenges?-Reasonthepositionisavailable?-Cultureofcompany?-Companygrowthplans?-Best-sellingproducts?Momentumquestionsareimpressive:whatweretheaccomplishmentsofthetopperformingstaffingpersonyou'veworkedwithinChina?WhatwouldIhavetodotoexceedthat?IfI'masked,Iknowwhatmybottomlineisintermsofmoney,butIwillnotraisethemoneytopiciftheydonotaskme.Iknowhottocloseintheinterview.SomethingalongthelinesofIamexcitedaboutthisopportunity,andfeelthatmyexperiencehaspreparedmetobesuccessfulifIweretojoinAlstom.Whatarethenextstepsintheprocess?Idon'thaveanyemotionalgarbagecloggingupmybrainbeforetheinterview!Switchofyourmobilebeforetheinterview!Neverforget3keypoints:Ifyougotointerview,itmeansthattheyareinterestedinyourprofileandresumesobeconfidentaboutyourbackgroundbutneverbeingarrogant.EveryquestionsisanopendoortoshowyourstrengthsandmakethemmatchwiththeirneedsCarethewhy,how,when,whereandthenwhatresult,andgiveexampleswhenyouanswer