Answering Questions
A candidate must listen to the question carefully and answer it straight-forwardly covering all its aspects. A situation arises when a candidate has answered the question fully while the interviewer was taking a sip at the cup of tea, drinking water or making a note. In such a situation, a candidate tends to think that the interviewer did not listen to him properly. There are two ways to get out of this situation–one, to stop for a while during which the interviewer was busy doing other things and to resume as soon as he is attentive; second, complete the answer without bothering for what the interviewer was doing. The first alternative is the better choice as a candidate is sure that the interviewer has heard what he said. But in case, he has unwittingly chosen the second alternative, he should not try to answer the same question again when he sees the interviewer attending back to him. In such a situation, according to T. Morok in his book A Few Words, he should SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN.
While answering a question, as candidate should pay attention to the following questions :
· Has he supplied the complete information the question wanted?
· Did the answer follow a logical order?
· Were all the facts balanced?
· Was the conclusion a logical and well reasoned out deduction of what he said?
· Were there any facts left out which could have affected the deduction?
Mental Pliability
A candidate should be mentally pliable. An interviewer shifts from one topic to another in quick succession. Therefore, a candidate should be able to adjust himself to shift from one topic or situation to another smoothly without showing out a break in thought process or hangover of the previous question. He should deal with every question as if it was the first question of the interview.
Similarly, a candidate is likely to speak more on a topic that interests him, and can thus bring out his shortcomings. So, he should control himself and should speak and give out only as many facts as the question might demand.
Almost all interviewers, at some stage of the interview or the other, start quick fire questions. In this, they don’t let the candidate finish with his answer. They interrupt him in between and ask another, entirely different question. This is the test the mental strength. A candidate needs to maintain his cool and should not succumb to pressure. Even though the statement would be delivered quickly, the candidate should reply at the normal speed. He should not hasten his speed of delivery, else he may find himself at his wits’ ends.
Don’t Become a Consultant
A candidate should preferably remain in the seat of a candidate. He should not try to over-rule the interviewer even in the area of his specialisation. He should have a focussed approach on to the extent of the question and should not touch the realm beyond it. In other words, he should discuss the question to the point and should not try to tread a territory beyond it.
A candidate must listen to the question carefully and answer it straight-forwardly covering all its aspects. A situation arises when a candidate has answered the question fully while the interviewer was taking a sip at the cup of tea, drinking water or making a note. In such a situation, a candidate tends to think that the interviewer did not listen to him properly. There are two ways to get out of this situation–one, to stop for a while during which the interviewer was busy doing other things and to resume as soon as he is attentive; second, complete the answer without bothering for what the interviewer was doing. The first alternative is the better choice as a candidate is sure that the interviewer has heard what he said. But in case, he has unwittingly chosen the second alternative, he should not try to answer the same question again when he sees the interviewer attending back to him. In such a situation, according to T. Morok in his book A Few Words, he should SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN.
While answering a question, as candidate should pay attention to the following questions :
· Has he supplied the complete information the question wanted?
· Did the answer follow a logical order?
· Were all the facts balanced?
· Was the conclusion a logical and well reasoned out deduction of what he said?
· Were there any facts left out which could have affected the deduction?
Mental Pliability
A candidate should be mentally pliable. An interviewer shifts from one topic to another in quick succession. Therefore, a candidate should be able to adjust himself to shift from one topic or situation to another smoothly without showing out a break in thought process or hangover of the previous question. He should deal with every question as if it was the first question of the interview.
Similarly, a candidate is likely to speak more on a topic that interests him, and can thus bring out his shortcomings. So, he should control himself and should speak and give out only as many facts as the question might demand.
Almost all interviewers, at some stage of the interview or the other, start quick fire questions. In this, they don’t let the candidate finish with his answer. They interrupt him in between and ask another, entirely different question. This is the test the mental strength. A candidate needs to maintain his cool and should not succumb to pressure. Even though the statement would be delivered quickly, the candidate should reply at the normal speed. He should not hasten his speed of delivery, else he may find himself at his wits’ ends.
Don’t Become a Consultant
A candidate should preferably remain in the seat of a candidate. He should not try to over-rule the interviewer even in the area of his specialisation. He should have a focussed approach on to the extent of the question and should not touch the realm beyond it. In other words, he should discuss the question to the point and should not try to tread a territory beyond it.
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