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Interviews can be formal or an informal meeting. Sometimes, there are questions that are tough to answer and others can be as light. One thing to do to take away the fear from a prospective interview is preparation. Nothing beats a person who is prepared to do battle with everyday life and with every situation he faces. Usually these are the people that do not experience overwhelming problems when they are interviewed. These are the people which are able to relax after the meeting and can proudly say that they nailed it. now its just going to be a matter of a decent follow up to the person in charge. This helps them decide who is truly interested with the work and who is not.

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First impressions last. Your overall appearance will play a crucial role in landing the right job, even when it comes to as simple and unimportant as, submitting your Application. One effective way to dress is to think you are already going to work on that same company you are applying in. Who knows, maybe in passing your application, the interviewer maybe looking for an employee to fill up a certain postion and would need to interview you immediately. As much as possible, even when you are just submitting your application form, bring all the necessary stuff as if you are to be interviewed.

Bring the following when you submit the Application form.

Ball Point Pen
Fact Sheet
Copies of Resume

In filling out any form, you should remember to read the entire application before actually filling it out. Follow the instructions. Interviewers often review the filled out application form and based on the appearance too, for whom to schedule for an interview.

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Interview for professional banking career is not that easy unlike interview in other career like marketing, sales, accounting, and etc. because banking career is crucial for it holds big amount of money from different people. That’s why we should need to know everything just to pass that interview:

1) we should at least know something about the company so that you can answer when they ask and as well as for you to prepare yourself in case you have been accepted.
2) You should know or master the types of interview like behavioral, panel, one on one, or phone interview. So that you will be flexible to what interview you will undergo.
3) You must know how to dress well so that you will look presentable to the interviewers and that’s a plus factor
4) You should know all aspects of interview process like opening, interview proper, and closing so that you can effectively communicate.

Interviews do not have to be one-way conversations. Interviewees who show genuine interest in the position and the company are more favorably perceived than those who look as if they’re only going through the motions. Some questions you can ask the interviewer are:

• If accepted, what responsibilities will be given to me?
• How will my performance be assessed?
• For what reason did the current vacancy open up?
• What growth opportunities does the position offer?
• Who will I be reporting to?
• Will I be in charge of other people?
• Would this position require me to travel?
• What are the factors in deciding this appointment?

Interview questions usually stay the same, with specifics varying depending on the position and field themselves. Here are some of the most common interview questions:

• How do you respond to pressure?
• How do you cope with criticism?
• Do you prefer working in groups or by yourself? Why?
• What are you looking for with an employer?
• Which part of the position do you dislike the most?
• What makes you more deserving of this position than the other candidates?
• How was your relationship with your previous employer?
• How do you measure your work performance?

Here are more meanings behind commonly asked interview questions:

“Share the most difficult situation you’ve been in, and how you faced it.” – here, the interviewer is seeking to know how you see “difficult”, and whether you are adept at problem solving.

“What are your dislikes about your present occupation?” – with this question, the interviewer is going to find out whether the job you’re applying for may have responsibilities you may not like.

“What are your weaknesses?” – your answer here will show the interviewer how you perceive yourself .

“Why are you leaving your current job?” – this is asked to find out what your true reasons and motives are for moving away from your current employer.

Questions are a vital part of any interview, as they are the measuring stick for prospective new hires. But did you know that besides the outright meaning of those seemingly straightforward questions are hidden meanings with which the interviewer gauges an applicant? Below are some of them:

• “Tell me about yourself.” – this is the most common first question that an interviewee encounters. Besides asking you to introduce yourself, the interviewer is actually looking at the way you talk.
• “What are your achievements so far?” – the interviewer wants to see whether you are an achiever or not.
• “At present, are you happy with your career?”—the interviewer wants to know whether you are a positive person, and also, gets an insight on how self-confident you are.

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Even though you are really exhausted of job hunting and frantic to get the job, don’t tell your interviewers. Employers would like to see  people who are diligent, by telling them regarding your long job hunting process. Rather than dwelling on this thing, put all the energies on the positive aspects of your existing job or what you have been doing even as you were out of a job. You must by all means never show that you are not in demand. Tell your interviewers how pleased you are in your present job, and that the only motivation why you have submit an application for this job is because you fit the job description so flawlessly.

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A lunch interview is purely an interview held over lunch. It takes a special tactic and different preparation. The interview will almost certainly be slightly longer than normal interviews. In this kind of interview, you do not need to worry for any etiquette, employers are more paying attention in your capability to do the job rather than your table manners even though there are  certain levels of education and manners that have to be shown. There are only certain aspects that you need to understand like don’t sneeze on food or don’t be rude to the waiters. Also, don’t get drunk. At least, you still need to show some table manners.

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A phone interview is the type of interview used when the candidates live in other countries. The most vital thing to bear in mind in phone interviewing is that you are working on a face to face discussion. Here are some phone interview techniques.

• Always show interest. Retain information that you do not have the advantage of body language.

• Grasp the receiver well. The mouthpiece should be 5 cm from your lips. Converse ordinarily or a notch slower.

• Be sure there is no background music.

• Turn off  your mobile phone.

• Turn off your computer speaker.