The document provides guidance on preparing for and succeeding in a job interview. It emphasizes the importance of first impressions and suggests managing your appearance, dress, body language and behavior positively. It also recommends preparing answers for common interview questions, rehearsing your responses, and maintaining eye contact, a firm handshake, and a smile during the interview. The document stresses arriving early, being polite and respectful to all people at the interview location, and providing honest, sincere answers tailored to the position.

1. SUCCESS IS A CHOICE .
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2. THE 3 REASONS FOR FAILURE.
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3. If you don’t know where to
go …..any road will take you
there.

4. .

5. BALANCED LIFE.
GOAL
Itt doesn’t matter where you are coming from……All that matters is where you are going…..

6. BALANCED LIFE.
GOAL
Itt doesn’t matter where you are coming from……All that matters is where you are going…..

7. BALANCED LIFE.
GOAL
Itt doesn’t matter where you are coming from……All that matters is where you are going…..

8. Many people
know how to
be successful .
Very few know
how to handle
success.

11. 100%

12. 100%

15. WRITE
THE
BOOK
YOU
WANT TO
READ.

16. .

18. LPG

19. YOUR ASSETS

20. POSITIVE
ATTITUDE..

21. PAINS…THE BIGGEST DISABILITY IS A BAD
ATTITUDE.

22. PAINS…THE BIGGEST DISABILITY IS A BAD
ATTITUDE.

23. .POSITIVE PEOPLE..TOTAL QUALITY
PEOPLE… NO TO EXCUSES….
EMPLOYEES CAN BE THE BIGGEST ASSET OR
BIGGEST LIABILITY.

24. YOU CANNOT LIVE A POSITIVE LIFE
WITH A NEGATIVE MIND…
VICTOR OR
VICTIM..?
IT IS YOUR CHOICE

25. YOU CANNOT LIVE A POSITIVE LIFE
WITH A NEGATIVE MIND…
VICTOR OR
VICTIM..?
IT IS YOUR CHOICE

26. YOU CANNOT LIVE A POSITIVE LIFE
WITH A NEGATIVE MIND…
VICTOR OR
VICTIM..?
IT IS YOUR CHOICE

27. .IT IS YOUR ATTITUDE…NOTE YOUR APTITUDE………….
THAT DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE.

28. .IT IS YOUR ATTITUDE…NOTE YOUR APTITUDE………….
THAT DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE.

29. POSITIVE PEOPLE

31. Employees can be the greatest asset or liability…..

32. Employees can be the greatest asset or liability…..

34. .
If an egg is broken by an outside source....
A LIFE ends..............
If an egg is broken from within……………….
A LIFE begins………………
Thoughts----Feelings…..Action----Results

36. Preparation for
success…..?

37. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V

38. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V

39. SKILLS.
V

40. SKILLS.
V

41. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Communication
skills
S-L-W-R

44. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Team Work
Together
every one
achieves
more.

45. Together every one achieves more.

46. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Leadership
Skills.
A leader
Knows the
way……shows the
way…guides the
way and… leads the
way

47. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Inter
personal
Skills.
You don’t build a
business …you build
people…and the
people do business
TRUST/EMPATHY.
People may forget
what you
said…People may
forget what you
did……But the
never forget how
you make them
feel.

48. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V

49. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V

50. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Presentation
Skills
Effectively presenting your
work results and ideas formally
to an audience that captivates
their attention, engage their
input, and motivates them to
act in accordance to your
desired outcome.

51. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Facilitating
skills…
Being able to coordinate and
solicit well represented
opinions and feedback from a
group with diverse
perspectives to reach a
common, best solution.

52. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Selling
Skills…
- Building buy-in to an idea, a
decision, an action, a product,
or a service. This is not just for
people in sales

53. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Management
skills…
Creating and
motivating your people.
Decision making…….

54. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Problem
Solving…….

56. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Crisis
Management
.
Creating and
motivating your people.
Decision
making…problem
solving…….

57. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Stress
management
..
Creating and
motivating your people.
Decision
making…problem
solving…….

58. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Time
Mangement.
Creating and
motivating your people.
Decision
making…problem
solving…….

60. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Negotiation
Skills.
Being able to understand the
other side’s motivations and
leverage and reach a win-win
resolution that you find
favorably, satisfies both sides,
and maintains relationships for
future interactions.

61. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Meeting
Management
..Leading a meeting to
efficiently and effectively reach
productive results.

62. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Observation.
Dot joining
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63. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
SOFT
SKILLS.
Self
Management
skills.
Self empowered
mindset, self-
awareness, self
confidence,
emotion
regulation,
persistent, and
perceptiveness

64. Fluency is the key

66. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
Rules For
Mastering
SOFT SKILLS.
1. It is not
BLACK and
WHTE
how effective you
are at a soft skill
changes depends
on your
emotional state,
external
circumstance,
and the type of
people you
interact with.1.

67. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
Rules For
Mastering
SOFT
SKILLS.
2. It is
portable and
valuable to
any Job
career.
Because soft skills
are about your
inner strength and
interpersonal
effectiveness, as
long as you work
with people, these
skills are valuable
to your career.

68. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
Rules For
Mastering
SOFT
SKILLS.
3. It is an
ongoing
Journey..
You can reach a
level of
competency in it
but you can always
encounter new
situations or
people that will
test your soft skills
and push you to
learn more.

69. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS ?
1.Be Your own
Trainer.
You can reach a
level of
competency in it
but you can always
encounter new
situations or
people that will
test your soft skills
and push you to
learn more.

70. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS ?
1.Be Be a part
of TEAM
activities..
It could be either
as a part of your
church choir, or an
NGO, or your local
youth circle.
Observe your own
behavior in the
group and how you
relate to others.

71. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS.
2. Ask family
members or
friends to
write down
your best and
worst traits…

72. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS.
How well do
you manage
your time…?

73. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS.
Introspect to
how you react
to feed
back…
You are judged by the way you
respond to feedback.
Do you get defensive?
Do you insist you were right?
Do you meekly accept
criticism?
Remember, people tend to be
judged and stereotyped
according to their
responses. You will, too

74. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS.
How good are
you in
critiquing…
You are judged by the way you
respond to feedback.
Do you get defensive?
Do you insist you were right?
Do you meekly accept
criticism?
Remember, people tend to be
judged and stereotyped
according to their
responses. You will, too

75. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V
How to
improve
SOFT
SKILLS.
Live
consciously
You are judged by the way you
respond to feedback.
Do you get defensive?
Do you insist you were right?
Do you meekly accept
criticism?
Remember, people tend to be
judged and stereotyped
according to their
responses. You will, too

76. COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
V

77. HEALTH..
YOU HAVE TO BE
PHYSICALLY FIT….
MENTALLY STABLE ….
& EMOTIONALLY BALANCED,
V

78. INTERVIEW SKILLS.
DURING AN INTERVIEW,
3 FACTORS ARE TESTED.
1.YOUR ATTITUDE.
2.YOUR SKILLS.
3.YOUR HEALTH.
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79. LUCK….
Luck occurs when
preparation meets
opportunity..
Q:
V

81. Update your
resume
regularly.
81
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82. GATHER
INFORMATION
REGULARLY.
STORE IT IN THE
WEB….
UPDATE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE&
SKILLS
82
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83. MOCK INTERVIEW.
Camera/
friends/mirror.
83
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84. You got the call
Now what?
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85. MAKE THEM
BELIEVE THAT YOU
ARE THE PERFECT
KEY TO THEIR
LOCK.

86. Accept the first date and time offered to you
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87. Check your documents
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88. • KNOW YOUR
COMPANY..

89. • KNOW YOUR JOB..

90. • KNOW THE
INTERVIEW
LOCATION......

91. REHEARSE YOUR
ANSWERS.
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92. YOUR QUESTIONS...?.. 1
1. What are the major responsibilities of the
job?
2. How will I be trained or introduced to the job?
3. Is there opportunity for advancement ?
4. Who are the people I would be working with ?
5.

93. •Your
dress/physical
preparation..

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95. Typical interview questions
Tell me about yourself:
• Highlight:
– Skills
– Experience
– Abilities
• Related to the position
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96. Typical interview questions
Why do you want to work here?
• Explain your interest and
motivation for wanting to
work with this employer
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97. Typical interview questions
Where do you see yourself in
5 years?
• Tests ambition
• Align your goals to the
position and the company
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98. Typical interview questions
Why should we hire you?
• Tie to key performance areas
• Sell your talents
• Meet the employer’s
requirements
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99. Typical interview questions
What are your strengths?
• Communicate any special
‘abilities’
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100. Typical interview questions
What are your weaknesses?
• Know your weakness
• How to correct weakness
• Turn your weakness into a
strength
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101. Your Folder Should contain
– Paper to jot down names, information, and
questions
– Black pen, ID, reference list, and work history
information for filling out an application, passport
size Photos
– Certificates, Copies of resume, reference letters if
any.
– Portfolio with evidence of accomplishments

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103. http://www.adriansnood.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Firstimpressions.jpg

104. First impression is the Best
impression…….But you will not get a
second chance to make a first
impression
It takes 3 - 30 seconds
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105. First impressions
At least half will not
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106. First impressions
Only a third are may change their opinion after
interacting with you
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107. First impressions
Less than 30% of the first impression is to do
with WHAT you say
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108. Managing your first impression.
YOUR DRESS.
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109. Managing your first impression.
YOUR APPEARANCE.
Ifthe company does not have a dress
code, remember that its better to be
overdressed rather than under
dressed..
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110. Your impressions?
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111. Your impressions?
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112. BALANCED LIFE.

113. Physical preparation.
Hair style.
Trimmed nails/clean hands.
No costly jewelry except
pen/Belt/Shoes.
No Heavy make ups
No strong perfumes..
V

114. PREVIOUS DAY OF
INTERVIEW.
PREPARE A CHECK LIST OF
DOCUMENTS.ARRANGE THEM
IN THE REVERSE
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER IN
THE FILE FOLDER.
EAT WELL.
SLEEP WELL.
V

115. ON THE DAY OF INTERVIEW.
1.GOOD BREAK FAST.
2.COMFORTABLE JOURNEY.
3.ARRIVE THE CAMPUS AT
LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE
THE INTERVIEW.
V

116. ON THE DAY OF INTERVIEW.
Your behaviour and manners at the
location show how you would be
behaving after joining the company and
the way you would be representing
bthe company in the outside world.
It also reflects your
upbringing and grooming
So BEHAVE THE BEST….
V

117. Managing your first impression.
YOUR ENTRY INTO THE CAMPUS.
Beware..You never knows who is watching
you........
1.Report at least before 30 minutes.
2. Parking.
3. No relatives/friends.
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118. Managing your first impression.
WAITING FOR YOUR
TURN...
1.Courteousness.
2.Manage your Stress.
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119. RELAX..

120. BALANCED LIFE.

121. Managing your first impression.
YOUR ENTRY TO THE
INTERVIEW HALL...
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122. SMILE-GOODMORNING-
SHAKEHAND-SIT WHEN ASKED TO-
THANKS-EYE CONTACT......
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123. Handshake
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124. Body language during the interview...
• Give the appearance
of energy as you
walk
• Smile
• Shake hands firmly
• Wait until you are
offered a chair
before sitting
• Sit upright and look
alert and interested
• Look the interviewer
in the eye
• Be careful for folding
hands and arms and
crossing your legs
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125. During the interview
Some guidelines
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126. DONT BE LATE............
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127. YOUR SMILE/SHAKE HAND/EYE CONTACT REVEALS
YOUR CONFIDENCE ,ENERGY LEVEL AND POSITIVE
ATTITUDE....
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128. During the interview
Don’t lie, your answers should be
truthful, sincere to the point
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129. During the interview
DONT CAUGHT UNPREPARED...
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130. During the interview
A SENSE OF HUMOUR IS A
MAJOR DEFENCE AGAINST MINOR
TROUBLES.
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131. During the interview
Beware of your forced habits - Breaking
knuckles/Shaking your legs/Squeezing your
palms/Wiping your face etc.,
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132. During the interview
Don’t answer with a simple “yes” or “no”
Explain using examples
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134. During the interview
Don’t lose your temper, control
your emotions
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135. During the interview
peak as clearly as possible.. Wait for a
question to be completed . Do not be
hasty in aSnswering even when you know
the answer
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136. During the interview
Do not give excuses of health for not
answering….
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137. During the interview
Never bad mouth or complain
about a previous employer
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138. During the interview
Do not assume that the interviewers read
your CV in detail, tell them about yourself
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139. During the interview
Avoid sensitive issues such as topics related
to politics and religion unless directly
linked to the job
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140. DON’T ARGUE……

141. During the interview
DONT CRITICISE....
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142. During the interview
MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE
PERFECT ANSWER TO THEIR PROBLEMS....
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143. During the interview
Sound enthusiastic about the position and
the company
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144. During the interview
Have a few questions about the job or
company ready
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145. During the interview
Let the interviewer raise the issue of salary
and benefits
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146. During the interview
Do not try to take sympathy by expressing your family
problems / financial problems to the interviewer
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147. During the interview
When the interview is finished, ask for a card and again
thank them for their time.
The card will allow you to send thank you emails..
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148. If you get the job...
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151. If you get the job...
• Reply in writing
whether or not
you accept
• Be polite if you
turn it down
• Possibly Negotiate
salary
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152. If you don’t get the job...
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153. If you don’t get the job...
• Be polite and gracious
• Learn what you can from the
experience
• Try to find out (or work out) why you
did not succeed and then do
something to address the issues
• Ask the company!
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157. THANK
YOU