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1. There is a merry-go-round race going on. One person says,"1/3 of those in front of me and 3/4 of those behind me, give the total number of children in the race". Then the number of children took part in the race? (Repeated from previous papers)
Ans : 13

[ Assume there are x participants in the race.In a round race,no: of participants in front of a person wil b x-1 an that behind him wil b x-1. i.e, 1/3(x-1) + 3/4(x-1) = x ; solving x = 13 ]

2. In an Island the natives lie and visitors speak truth. A man wants to know whether a salesman beside him in a bar is a native or visitor. He asked him to ask a woman beside him whether she is a native or visitor. He replied "she says she is a visitor". Then he knew that the salesman is a native or visitor. salesman is in which category , native or visitor?

Ans : Native (not sure)

[ Draw table and see ]

3.A man fixed an appointment to meet the manager, Manager asked him to come two days after the day before the day after tomorrow. Today is Friday. When will the manager expect him? (repeated from previous papers)

Ans: Monday
[Don't confuse it with Tuesday.the correct answer is Monday]

4. A jem merchant wants to exhibit his 7 precious jewels in an exhibition, Amethist, Diamond, Ruby, Opel ,G, Sapphire and Emarald.He shows either through the left window or through the right window.At a time he shows only 3 out of his 7 jewels he had. some conditions where given like
(i) A should be shown only through the left window.
(ii) D should be shown only through the right window
(iii) E and S ahould be shown together
(iv) R should not be shown though the same window as O or G
(v) Some more conditions...I 4got the remaining..
4 questions where asked on this and 4 options where given like..
[A] Which among the following sets are possibly shown through the left window?
4 options like {a} A,D,G {b} D,O,R {c} A,G,R {d} A,S,E
[B] Which of the following should be shown through the right window if E is shown through the right window?
4 options..
[C] and [D] questions where also there. 8 marks
It was an easy question. (repeated from previous papers)

5.A man said he spent 1/6 of his as a child, 1/12 as salesman in a liquor shop, 1/7 and 5 years as a politician and a good husband respectively. At that time Jim was born. Jim was elected as Alderman four years back.when he was half of his age. What is his age? (repeated from previous papers)

Ans: 84 years

[Assume that he lived x years.
X/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + 4 + x/2 = x. Solving x= 84, Same as Question in Shakundala Devi book]

6.Jack,Doug and Ann, 3 children had a running race while returning from school.Mom asked who won the race.Then Jack replied" I wont tell u.I wil give u a clue,When Ann takes 28 steps Doug takes 24 steps, meantime I take 21 steps. Jack explained that his 6 steps equals Droug's 7 steps and Ann's 8 steps. Who won the race? (repeated from previous papers)

Ans: Doug

[ Ann steps = 8,16,24,28 --- finished by 3 & half full steps
Doug steps=7,14,21,24 --- finished before 3 & half full steps
Jack steps= 6,12,18,21 --- finished by 3 & half full steps
So Doug won the race ]

7. Every day a cyclist meets a car at the station.The road is straight and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 12 mph.
One day the cyclist comes late by 20 min. and meets the car 5miles before the
Station. What is the speed of the car?

Ans: 60 mph

[Very similar to Shakuntala Devi puzzles to puzzle you problem no: 38 ]

8. A problem of persons and profession. 4 persons were there- Jack, Clove, Smith, Morgan belongs to 4 professions policeman, Druggist, Grocer, and Butcher. Who all belongs to which profession? Some conditions where given like..
(i) Clove and Jones drive together to work
(ii) Clove earns more income than Morgan...I 4got the conditions..

Clove :
Jones : 8 marks
Morgan :
Smith :

9.A lady goes for shopping. She bought some shoestrings. 4 times the number of shoestrings, she bought pins and 8 times, handkerchiefs. She paid each item with their count as each piece's cost. She totally spent Rs. 3.24. How many handkerchiefs did she buy? (repeated from previous papers)

10. Complete the series :

a) 3,6,13,26,33,66,____(repeated from previous papers)
b) 364,361,19,16,4,1,___( " " " )

Ans : a) 63
b) 1


HR questions..

1) What is ur father?
2) Say something abt ur college?
3) And abt u?
4) Do u've any preferable place 2 work?
5) 2 puzzles...1) To find the missing no: from a 3/3 matrix?
2) 3 bulbs in the 3rd floor and switches in the 1st floor.u r in the 1st floor.u've 2 know which switch belongs 2 which bulb.its not in order.u can go up once an u can switch on once.how wil u do it?
6) The most creative thing u've done?
7) Any questions..?

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1. 19,24,20,25,21,26,? ans:22

2. 11,14,12,15,13,16,? ans: 14

3. 10,2,8,2,6,2,? a:4

4. 8,9,11,14,,18,23,? a:29

5. 25,25,22,22,19,19,? a:16

6. 14,2,12,4,10,6,? a:8

7. 7,16,9,15,11,14,? a:13


8. 40,42,39,44,38,46,? a:37

9. 3,18,4,24,5,30,? a:6

10. 18,20,22,20,28,20,? a:22

11. 18,20,10,12,4,6? a:0

12. 7,6,8,5,3,7,? a:4

13 9,18,21,25,20,? a:30

14 3,3,4,8,10,36,? a:33

15.30,28,25,20,34,28,? a:21

16. 4,8,16,32,64,128,? a:256

17. 8,16,24,32,40,48,? a:56

18. 13,11,14,12,15,13,? a:16

19. 6,18,36,108,216,648,? a:1296

20. 4,4,8,8,16,16,? a:32

21. 2,6,18,54,162,486,? a:1458

22. 4,20,35,49,62,74,? a:85

23. 10,18,15,23,20,28,? a:25

24. 4,10,8,14,12,18,? a:16

25 10,15,12,17,14,10,? a:16

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(quantitative)

1.A clerk multiplied a number by ten when it should have been divided by
ten.The ans he got was 100.what should the ans have been?
a:1


2.If rs20/- is available to pay for typing a research report & typist A
produces 42 pages and typist B produces 28 pages.How much should typist A
receive?
a:rs12

3.The average salary of 3 workers is 95 Rs. per week. If one earns
Rs.115 and second earns Rs.65 how much is the salary of the 3rd worker.
Ans.105.

4.A 16 stored building has 12000 sq.feet on each floor. Company A rents 7

floors and company B rents 4 floors. What is the number of sq.feet of
unrented floor space.
Ans.60000

5. During a given week A programer spends 1/4 of his time preparing flow
chart, 3/8 of his time coding and the rest of the time in debugging the
programs. If he works 48 hours during the week , how many hours did he
spend debugging the program.
Ans. 18.

6. A company installed 36 machines at the beginning of the year. In March
they installed 9 additional machines and then disconnected 18 in August.
How many were still installed at the end of the year.
Ans .27

7. A man owns 2/3 of the market research beauro business and sells 3/4 of
his shares for Rs. 75000. What is the value of Business.
Ans.150000

8. If 12 file cabinets require 18 feet of wall space, how many feet of
wall space will 30 cabinets require?
Ans.45

9.A computer printer produced 176,400 lines in a given day. If the
printer was in operation for seven hours during the day, how many lines
did it print per minute?
Ans.420

10. From its total income, A sales company spent Rs.20,000 for
advertising, half of the remainder on commissions and had Rs.6000 left.
What was its total income?
Ans.32000

11. On Monday a banker processed a batch of cheques, on Tuesday she
processed three times as many, and on Wednesday she processed 4000
cheques. In the three days, she processed 16000 cheques. How many did
she process on Tuesday?
Ans.9000

12. The cost of four dozen proof machine ribbons and five dozen accouting
machine ribbons was Rs.160/-. If one dozen accounting machine ribbons
cost Rs.20/-, what is the cost of a dozen proof machine ribbons?
Ans.Rs.15

13. If a clerk can process 80 cheques in half an hour, how many cheques
can she process in a seven and one half hour day?
Ans.1200

14. In a library, there are two racks with 40 books per rack. On a given
dya, 30 books were issued. What fraction remained in the racks?
Ans.5/8

15. The average length of three tapes is 6800 feet. None of the tapes is
less than 6400 feet. What is the greatest possible length of one of the
other tapes?
Ans.7600

16. A company rented a machine for Rs.700/- a month. Five years later
the treasurer calculated that if the company had purchased the machine
and paid Rs.100/- monthly maintenance charge, the company would have
saved Rs.2000/-. What was the purchase price of the machine?
Ans.Rs.34000

17. Two computers each produced 48000 public utility bills in a day. One
computer printed bills at the rate of 9600 an hour and the other at the
rate of 7800 an hour. When the first computer finished its run, how many
bills did the other computer still have to print?
Ans.9000

18. If a salesman's average is a new order every other week, he will
break the office record of the year. However, after 28 weeks, he is six
orders behind schedule. In what proportion of the remaining weeks does
he have to obtain a new order to break the record?
Ans.3/4

19. On a given day, a bank had 16000 cheques returned by customers.
Inspection of the first 800 cheques indicated that 100 of those 800 had
errors and were therefore the available immediately for data processing.
On this basis, hwo many cheques would be available immediately for data
processing on that day?
Ans.14000

20. A company figured it needed 37.8 sq.feet of carpot for its reception
room. To allow for waste, it decided to order 20% more material than
needed. Fractional parts of sq.feet cannot be ordered. At Rs.9/- a
sq.feet, how much would the carpet cost?
Ans.
a. Rs.324 b) Rs.405 c) Rs.410 d) Rs.414 e) Rs.685

21. A tape manufacturer reduces the price of his heavy duty tape from
Rs.30/- to Rs.28/- a reel and the price of a regular tape from Rs.24/- to
Rs.23/- a reel. A computing centre normally spends Rs.1440/- a month for
tapes and 3/4 of this is for heavy duty tapes. How much will they save a
month under the new prices?
Ans.Rs.87

22. In a team of 12 persons, 1/3 are women and 2/3 are men. To obtain a
team with 20% women how many men should be hired?
Ans.8

23. The dimensions of a certain machine are 48" X 30" X 52". If the size
of the machine is increased proportionately until the sum of its
dimensions equals 156", what will be the increase in the shortest side?
Ans. 6"


24. In a certain company, 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended
the annual company picnic. If 35% of all the employees are man, what
percent of all the employees went to the picnic?
Ans.33%

25. It cost a college Rs.0.70 a copy to produce a Programme for the
homecoming football game. If Rs.15,000/- was received for advertisements
in the programme, how many copies at Rs.0.50 a copy must be sold to make
a profit of Rs.8000/- ?
Ans. 35000

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Aptitude section:
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1. Time problem - Three persons A,B,C are waiting for Train.A has
to wait for sometime twice the time b has to wait.B has to wait
till 4:48 and c has to wait 4:57. What is the time now?(I'm not
sure abt the question, but the answer is correct).
Ans : is 4.39
2.Problem on probability - What is the probablity of two persons
among the four having birthday in he same month?
A. 75%
B. 50%
C. 33%
Ans : I dont know the answer.
3. A's salary is 25% more than B's salary.How much % is b's salary
on A's salary?
Ans : It's obviously 80%.
4. A problem on Boats and Streams...There is a river. A boy's
house is at the river bank and his school is on the other side of
the river. The distance between house and school is 1/4 miles.The
boy is going to school by swimming at the rate of 2.5mph.The
river's upstream is 2mph.How long will it take him to reach the
school?
Ans : 30min.
5. The diameter of a wheel is 1.26m.If this wheel rotates 500
rotations, how long it can travel?
Ans : 1.98km.
6. If the ratio of speed of a train is 5:4:6 then what is ratio of
the time taken to cover same distance?
Ans : 12:15:10
7. If five buds can make a full cigarette, how many cigarettes can
we make with 121 buds?
Ans : 30


8. The ratio of radii of two cylinders is 2:3 and the ratio of
their heights is 5:3. If the volume of the bigger cylinder is 27,
then what is volume of the smaller one?
Ans : 20
9. If the sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9 less than
the original number, then what is the 10s digit of the number?
Ans : 1
10.

E N D

+ 5 G

---------
G A M E
---------

Here find the value of D?
Ans : 8
11. A squirrel problem :
Ans :
12. Some people are standing square. From them 32 are removed and
then form a small square and then 8 more removed. now we cannot
form the square. so how many people are there at the beginning?
Ans : 81
13. A grandpa's age is sum of his four grandsons provided that the
grandsons' ages are consecutive in number. Then what is the age of
the grandpa?
Ans : 78
14.If 20 men can build a wall 56m long in 6 days, then what length
of a similar wall can be built by 35 men in 3 days?
Ans : 49

15. If m power n = 121, then what is the value of (m-1) power
(n+1)?
Ans : 1000
16. What is the condition for a singular matrix?
Ans : All values of a row are 0 and all values of a column are
0.
Note: For a matrix A, to be singular, The determinant value of
that matrix should be 0,ie, |A|=0
17. At 12 noon, Both hands of a clock meet together.After how many
minutes can they meet again?
Ans : 65:45min
18. The average of first 50 natural numbers?
Ans : 25.5
19. There is 20 litre solution containing 10% water and 90%
spirit. How much water should be added to make the solution
containing 25% water?
Ans : 4 litres.
20. There are 20,6 and 9 rupees notes. you have to form 99 rupees
with minimum number of notes.At what minimum number of notes you
can achieve this?
Ans : 8

Technical:
==========
1. An attribute in a table that is related with primary key of the
another table is called...
Ans : Foreign key
2. The scope of the static varaible is...
Ans : function
3. Which of the following has the function scope?

A.Automatic
B.Static
C.Global
D.Goto label
E.All the above
Ans : E.All the above

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4. Which one of the following is not related with files?

A. fopen
B. fclose
C. freopn
D. fftell
E. none

Ans: D
5. Which one of the following is not a keyword?

A. volatile
B. inc
C. sizeof
D. default
E. none

Ans : B
6. Rom is

Ans : Volatile, cannot be changed and it contains boot up
program.
7. How many different binary trees can be formed by 4 nodes?
Ans : 12 Note:(2 power n) - n
8. char *p = (char *)10 means
A.It points to the value at address 10.
B.It returns the character whose ASCII value is 10.

Ans : A
9. Running time of a function f(n)=8T(n/2)+qn for n>1, where q is
a constant...
Ans : n power 3. (Check the answer)
10. Order of Bubble sort
Ans : O(n power 2)
11. Writing comments

A.Increases .exe file size.
B.Is a good programming practice.
c.Takes more compilation time.

Ans : B.Is a good programming practice.
12. Convert the following decimal number into Hex number...
10767
Ans : 2A0Fh
13. Vector processing means
Ans : Processing the column vector elements parallelly.
14. Constant member function can be loaded with

A. Constant member function.
B. Static member function.
C. Cannot be overloaded.
Ans : C. Cannot be overloaded.
15. By using which of the following functions, we can access the
members of the two instances of a same class

A. Member function.
B. Friend function
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.
E. none.
Ans : C. Check the answer
16. Exception specification is in c++ to provide
A. Documentation
B. Object orientedness
C. Error handling
Ans :
17. Which one of the following is a parse generator?

A. YaCC
B. Lex
C. Vi
D. Emac
E. none
Ans : YaCC
18. In a communication model, we can communicate in both
directions, but only one at a time. So the system is called

A. Simplex
B. Half duplex
C. Full duplex
D. none.
Ans : Half duplex.
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Nine Tips For Team Interview

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Nine Tips For Team Inter View.......

Whether you are searching for jobs, looking for career avenues or climbing the corporate ladder, you can't escape team interviews these days. The problem is that such interviews don't have a pattern to them. They come in different forms. You could be facing your prospective team members. Or you could be up against the top brass—HR vice-president, the section head, the operations chief. Or you could also be sent to a recruitment assessment centre for multi-parametric evaluation (psychological tests for pressure-handling abilities, team-player skills and so on).
Try these ten tips for surviving, and scoring, in a team interview.

GIVE VARIETY TO YOUR ANSWERS
Remember you might be interviewed by different panels. Don't give a stock answer to all of them. They'll be comparing notes.
Repackage your skills so that they sound different. If you're showcasing project X as your major achievement in your present job before one team, talk about project B before another interview panel.
A technical team will tune in to techie talk; an HR team would rather hear about your interpersonal skills.

FINE-TUNE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Pull out the stops on your group management and group presentation skills.
Interviewers are people after all. Look for the personality type underscoring each interviewer.Then try and connect with each one of them without getting personal. Usually the best way to make contact is to project values that you feel you can share with your interviewers.

DON'T QUAKE IN YOUR BOOTS
Interviewers are not ogres. They are looking for excuses to hire you, not spill your guts.
Don't be obsequious. That conveys low self-esteem.
If you face your interviewers with fear in your eyes, they won't like what they see. They are NOT sadists.

PREPARE FOR STRESS
You'll be up against a time crunch in a team interview.
In one-on-ones, the interviewer might be taking notes, allowing you little breathers. No such luck with four people firing questions at you. Use stress control techniques to soothe your nerves. You might even use the extra adrenaline to sharpen your responses.

SHOWCASE THE IMPORTANT THINGS
List seven important things that fit the job description of the advertised post. Prepare to present skills that fit such traits.
It helps to talk to friends familiar with the job description. You can even ask them to prepare tests that you can take from them.

REHEARSE WELL
Put together three family members or friends with diverse personality traits.
Recreate the formality of a team interview situation and ask them to fire nonstop questions at you. That will serve as a useful practice session.
Ask for serious feedback, especially about weak areas in your answers. Questions about qualifications and work experience are usually generic, so what your mock team asks you is bound to be pretty close to the real stuff.



CREATE A MENTAL PICTURE OF YOURSELF
Boost your self-confidence by seeing yourself as star performer who's a cut above. See yourself answering with elan the questions you expect. Then replay your answers and ask yourself these questions:
How interesting were your observations?
Did most of your responses begin the same way?
Did you use 'we' often, suggesting team-player attributes?
Are there traces of humour in your responses?

ASK GOOD QUESTIONS
Research is integral to a good interview performance. Find out as much about you can about the company concerned. Browse the Net, check company reports, put together news clips.
Armed with your background brief, ask relevant questions about the company.
If you think you have a bright idea about any ongoing activity, try this: "Did the company consider this option ..."

LOOK BEYOND THE OBVIOUS
Your interview team has some core queries about you. It's these they want you to address. Try and look beyond the upfront questions to decipher their exact intent. Then respond to fill in what the team is really looking for.
Flesh out your answers to focus on the team's concerns. If they ask you about your perception of the company's ESOP policy, they want you to present your expectation from a stock option plan.
Answer in sync with the general tenor of the interview. If your work involves individual research besides team work, don't go overboard about team-player abilities. Balance your answer. Mention how sometimes individual work is more productive though team work is needed to put into action ideas generated by individual research.

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Personality Questions

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Personality Questions

(1) Do you generally speak to people before they speak to you?
Depends on the circumstances.
(2) What was the last book you read? Movie you saw? Sporting event you
attended?
Talk about books, sports or films to show that you have balance in your life.
(3) What is the toughest part of a job for you?
Be honest; remember, not everyone can do everything.
(4) Are you creative?
Yes. Give examples
(5) How would you describe your own personality?
Balanced.
(6) Are you a leader?
Yes. Give examples.
(7) What are your future goals?
Avoid, "I would like the job you advertised." Instead, give long-range goals.
(8) What are your strong points?
Present at least three and relate them to the company and job you are
interviewing for.
(9) What are your weak points?
Don't say you have none. Try not to cite personal characteristics as
weaknesses, but be ready to have one if the interviewer presses. Turn a
negative into a positive answer: "I am sometimes intent on completing an
assignment and get too deeply involved when we are late."

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Before Going to Interview

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INTERVIEW SKILLS

BEFORE THE INTERVIEW

Learn about the company and its operation. You'll impress the interviewer if it is obvious you've done some research. It will also help you develop good answers to the interviewer's questions.

Information you should know about the company prior to your interview:

Organizational structure
Name of the interviewer
Divisions/departments that interest you
Areas they are eliminating
Products/Services
Training Programs
Size of company
Career paths
How long have they been in business
Types of clients
Growth in the past and future potential
Job description & job title
New products and services they are developing
Employee benefits
Geographic location of home office, branches, stores

Resources for this information:
INTERVIEW SKILLS
Company's annual report
Literature produced by company
Information interview
Inside source
Professional journals (library)
Magazine articles
Peterson's Guides
Moody's Industrial Manual (library)
National Job Bank
National Trade and Professional Associations
Colorado High Tech Directory (library)
Dunn's Employment Opportunities Directory (library)
Standard & Poors Industry Survey(library)
The 100 Best Companies to Work For in America (library)
Walker's Manual of Western Corporations (library)
Ward's Directory of the 51,000 Largest U.S. Corporations (library)

Prepare answers to typical interview questions. Study and practice your answers.

Memorize the name of the person who will interview you .Nothing could be more embarrasing than forgetting their name or calling them by the wrong name!



Decide what you will wear. Check out the section titled "Interview Dressing" for some pointers. Be sure your outfit is ready to go.
INTERVIEW SKILLS

Find out exactly where you are going, where to park, and how long it will take to get there If you are travelling in an unfamiliar city, it is a wise idea to do a dry run prior to your interview time. Drive to the business, park, find the escalator and time how long all this takes. This will alleviate any undue stress the day of the interview.

Get a good night's sleep

Arrive 15 minutes early .This not only shows that you are prompt it also gives you a chance to gain your composure. Be friendly to the receptionist/secretary....they often are asked their opinion!
DURING THE INTERVIEW

Start it off like a winner. Offer your hand, and give a firm handshake, a pleasant smile and a positive confident attitude. Introduce yourself.

Be comfortable. Take a seat facing the interviewer, however, slightly off center. Be sure you are not facing into direct sunlight or some other uncomfortable situation.

Listen attentively. Look at the interviewer directly, but don't get into a stare down! Sit up straight. Try to relax. It's okay to take a few notes if the questions are lengthy, or you need to remind yourself of something you want to stress.

Avoid nervous mannerisms. Pay attention to nervous mannerisms you might have such as clicking your pen, jingling change in your pocket, twisting your hair, biting your nails. Control these impulses! Everyone is nervous to some extent, the key is to appear calm and collected.

Speak clearly. Use good grammar and a friendly tone. Never answer just "yes" or "no" to a question. Always clarify, expand on your answers. Be sure not to ramble on.

Be positive and enthusiastic. You want to outshine all other candidates so "turn it on" during the interview! No matter how sterling your credentials are, you won't be hired if the interviewer isn't sold. Pump up your enthusiasm prior to the interview. Never whine, gripe or complain about past employers, jobs, classes etc.

Ask pertinent questions. Be prepared to ask a few questions. Do not monopolize the interviewer's time, particularly if you know they have appointments scheduled following your interview. Do ask thoughtful questions. Don't ask about salary and benefits, this can be discussed when the company is definitely interested in you!
Here's a sampling of questions you might ask.
INTERVIEW SKILLS
What are the company's greatest strengths?
In what areas it the company trying to improve?
Who will I report to?
Could you give some examples of projects I would be working on?
How much travel is involved?
Will relocation be required?
What kind of assignments could I expect in the first 6 months?
What products (or services or stores) are in the development stage?
Is this a new position or will I be replacing someone?
What is the largst single problem facing your company now?
What qualities are you looking for in a candidate?
What characteristics do successful employees in your company share?
Is there a lot of team work?
Describe the advancement opportunities.
What growth areas do you foresee?
Will I be encouraged to attend professional conferences?
Could you describe your training program?
How frequently are performance appraisals done?
How do you feel about the company?
Could you describe possible advancements within the company?
What is the next step in the interview process?
What is the company's management philosophy?
What would a typical day be like?
How much contact is there with management?
Is this job a result of increased growth or expansion?

Watch for cues the interview is over. Don't linger if you sense the interviewer is done interviewing you. When it is over, stand up, thank the interviewer for their time and shake hands firmly. Don't forget to express interest in being hired. Say you are impressed with the company and would like to work there.

Be sure to find out the next step. Ask the interviewer when the decision will be made, when you can expect to hear from them. This way you won't be left hanging.
THE INTERVIEWER'S HIDDEN AGENDA

The following are some typical concerns interviewers have, which you need to address when answering questions. Be sensitive to these concerns, answering all questions in the most positive way to build psychological leverage and position yourself for the offer.

Does the applicant have the ability to do the job?
Can he or she manage people?
How does he or she relate to people?
What kind of a person is this? A leader?
What strengths does he or she have that we need?
Why has there been a number of job changes?
In what areas is he or she weak? How will this affect performance?
What contribution has the applicant made?
What are his or her ambitions? Are they realistic?
Does she or he have growth potential?
How is the chemistry between us?
How will other interviewers react?
Should this person get an offer?
AFTER THE INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW SKILLS
Say thanks. The next day write the interviewer a brief note reiterating your interest in the job. Spell his or her name correctly!

Follow up. If you haven't heard from the interviewer within the time frame indicated at the close of the interview, call them to relay a polite reminder that you're still interested in the job. Ask when they plan to make a hiring decision.

If you aren't hired... If you continue to be interested in the company, it pays to keep in touch with the interviewer. Often, through persistence, you may be offered a position at a later date.

Chin Up. Gear up for your next interview. After all the more interviews you tackle the more polished you become. You may want to contact the interviewer who rejected you and see if you can get any pointers on what to improve before your next interview.
INTERVIEW DRESSING
INTERVIEW SKILLS
DO'S

Dress conservatively

Check out what management wears and dress similarly without overkill

Practice good grooming

Do have clean, neatly styled hair

Do have clean hands and trimmed nails

Do carry a portfolio or briefcase with extra copies of your resume

Do bring a clean notepad and pen that works

Do wear basic hosiery (no textured hose)

Do wear shoes you can walk easily in

DON'TS

Don't wear torn, soiled, wrinkled clothing

Don't dress casual

Don't wear a lot of jewelry (Men should avoid earrings)

Don't wear a lot of cologne

Don't wear athletic shoes

Don't eat spicey, offensive smelling foods prior to the interview

Don't wear sexy clothing

Don't wear "cutsey" ties (i.e. a flashing Mickey Mouse tie)

Don't chew gum or smoke

Don't wear a mini-skirt

Don't wear heavy make-up

Don't carry a purse AND a briefcase

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Assessing the Interviewer"

Go for a mock exercise before the real talk at the job table.........................
How to assess the interviewer...............
In a normal interview situation, the interviewer assesses you. Why not turn the tables?
Let us switch roles for once. Instead of being assessed by the interviewer, why not assess him instead? Is he worthy of conducting the interview? Is he competent enough to be given the role of being the one who decides the course of your life by determining your career? Let's start by figuring out what the interviewer is thinking.
Let's turn his checklist on him:
IS HE PREPARED? Interviewing is a responsible job. If the interviewer doesn’t even bother to
find out the details of the position being offered, or the background of the applicant, he is not
suited to the task. An interviewer has to do his homework as well-he just cannot presume he
can run an easy-flowing meeting without knowing the basic details.
IS HE NERVOUS? Look for the give-aways: shifting legs, tick in the eye, avoiding eye contact.
Realise that probably he's nervous as well. Interviewing is not an easy task. The onus of
selection weighs heavy on the interviewer. He has been given the difficult task of finding a
suitable candidate who fulfills all the criteria, yet has moderate salary expectations and is also a
reliable person. All this to be found out-and that too in the duration of a couple of meetings.
IS HE HONEST? Find out if the interview is just a sham, and the MD's sister's son-in-law has
already been promised the job. A just interviewer will play it fair, will follow the rules and will be
sincere with you. He/she won’t come to the interview with preconceived and fixed ideas.
He/she will be ready to listen to you and give you, and other applicants, a fair hearing.
IS HE NASTY? Tough questions are part of the interview repertoire, the likes of which have
been listed by William A. Cohen in The Executive's Guide to Finding a Superior Job.
A few examples:
"What are your three greatest strengths, in order?"
"Where do you want to be in five years?"
"What does the word success mean to you?"
"Why should we be interested in hiring you?"
But there are questions he/she ought not to be asking:
"Why did you go in for a divorce?"
"Why are your parents separated?"
KEEP A DISTANCE
There is really no need to get familiar or personal during the interview. Don't, however, get too
involved or preoccupied in your attempt at analysing/assessing the interviewer. For, you may
then forget the real reason for the interview: getting the job

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