JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS

 PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT:

Personality assessment can be defined as the outcome of information collected about a particular personality for specific purposes, and there are many areas that are concerned with the concept of personality assessment, especially at the level of applied or professional environments, as there is a discrepancy between the size of the job offer of applicants for vacant positions, and the size of the request The job vacancies that are held by organizations of all kinds and their commercial or industrial activities, and this calls for a state of compatibility between what these jobs require and what the applicants possess in terms of skills, experiences and specialized knowledge and interview skills also play an important role in the evaluation process Personality by job holders, and in this article information on interview skills will be covered.

 

JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS

There are a set of general skills that a job applicant must observe before and during the interview by those responsible for employment in organizations or jobs of all kinds, and the following are the most important personal interview skills:

 

• Respecting the appointment: Respecting the date of the personal interview is one of the most important skills of the interview that precedes going into talking about the job side with the competent employment authority, as it is preferable to arrive at the place of the interview a quarter of an hour or 10 minutes before the specified date, and it is also preferable to observe grooming, and that the clothes are chosen to meet officials The employment is proportional to the desired position.

• Talking carefully: about the skills of the interview the interviewer should be careful when speaking with the interviewer, creating a state of balance between taking the time to think to answer the question and being spontaneous when answering it. The opposite of his question.

• Avoid humming: Some individuals during the interview may fall into critical situations resulting from an unexpected question on the part of the interviewers, and here the interviewer must get rid of confusion through the method of returning the question to the audience's ears instead of humming, or stuttering speech.
• Coherence and clarity: as the person should not show signs of tension during the personal interview, but rather he should speak in a medium-fast loud voice, in a way that does not reflect his sense of tension, and he must select words that are easy to pronounce and understand so that the space for dialogue is clear and transparent.

• Self-confidence: There is a thin line between a person who is confident in himself and someone who acts arrogantly, and in personal interviews a person must demonstrate his confidence in himself and his accomplishments, and not speak in a way that can be understood as arrogance or vanity.

• Demonstrating energy and optimism: It is good for the interviewer to show some positivity and optimism that make the environment comfortable and somewhat playful, and this can be shown through gestures and body language.

• Good listening: is the skill of good listening is one of the most important skills of personal interview, because it is one of the most important reasons that make the interviewer recognize the questions correctly to answer them clearly, as well as the good listening mechanism that shows the interviewer an aspect of the required respect in the personal interview, in addition to showing some interest And seriousness and completion of the interview with praise and gratitude to the employer or job.

 

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JOB INTERVIEW

The personal interview is the bridge between academic life and professional life and achieving career success. After individuals finish their specialized university studies, they have the ability to benefit organizations that benefit from the knowledge that individuals possess in specific commercial or industrial fields, and in light of the presence of this huge number Of graduates annually, organizations are looking for qualified people who are in harmony with the professional environment in which they will be placed, and success in taking personal interviews is not limited to sitting in the interview and convincing members of the human resources department in an organization with the competence and ability to face and overcome professional challenges, but a clear and structured CV. A major role in convincing employers of what it contains theoretical or practical experiences related to job requirements.

 

IMPRESSION FORMATION IN THE JOB INTERVIEW

Many impressions are formed before, during and after the interview about the subject of the interview, especially the first impression that is built upon a lot in most of the interviews, so one should be patient and calm during the interview and show his simple, real personality without acting out because that is It leaves a bad impression on the employers, and often the first impression is formed in the first five minutes of the interview, and this an impression may be a direct reason for the acceptance or rejection of an applicant for the interview, for example, the characteristic of shyness if you appeared in the interview for a job as a salesperson may be a reason for his refusal Because this quality is inconsistent with what is required of it.

 

CONDUCTING THE JOB INTERVIEW

The personal interview skills are not limited to the one who is subject to the interview. Rather, the person who conducts the interview must have some personal interview skills from her side, and this helps the interview to be very professional, and the most important thing that is required to conduct can be summarized. The personal interview is as follows:

v Preparing for the interview on time and understanding the nature and the purpose of the interview.

v Prepare all questions related to the subject of the interview, so that these questions are clear in meaning, comprehensive, and able to give a sufficient impression of the interviewer when answered, and it must be taken into account that the questions are not too general.

v Break the interview routine by talking about some matters close to the interview environment or the surrounding environment, such as traffic or weather.

v Presenting the interviewer to himself in a decent manner that is free from verbosity or ambiguity, and it helps the other party to know the nature of the interview and its objectives.

v Giving the interviewer the opportunity to introduce himself briefly, as this gives him more comfort and helps him get rid of stress and mention some information that may be useful to the interviewer in the job evaluation process.

v Maintaining focus on the topic of the interview and avoiding delving into some insignificant details to ensure control over the dialogue in the interview.

v Conclude the interview in a decent manner after completing the questions that were prepared in advance and completing the satisfactory answers that help in the correct evaluation.