INTERVIEW
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- August 11, 2022
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The idea of the interview was created by Thomas Edison during the 20s.
Edison neither invented this personality test nor was the brains behind the interview idea. Edison took this personality test from the army during World War I, then developed it, and made a uniform employment test in 1921.
WHY WERE THE INTERVIEWS INVENTED?
After the industrial revolution and capitalism, appeared dividing roles in work. Then new jobs came out like sales, marketing, and of course the famous, HR. its abbreviation Human Resources.
Anyway, companies grew and started needing to hire many employees. and a kind of formula to evaluate them, to see if they’re fit for the job.
According to many studies, interviews are more prone to be subjective. It doesn’t have specific standards and numbers that are agreed on everywhere. It’s more up to the interviewer.
It’s subjective, he may like you and offer you a job without being qualified,
or vice versa, whether it would be because of your name race, or way of talking.
THE MEASURES OF THE INTERVIEW?
The interview is one of the key tools and measures for choosing fit employees. If you get interview offers, your acceptance rate is from 10% to 37%.
Each CV is approximately checked out for an average of 6 seconds. 6 seconds is usually enough to decide interview you or not. And it’s said that 76% of CV discarding at the first glance. is the unprofessional E-mail address.
One of the important platforms to find a job is Linkedin.
Anyway, if you passed all that, and made it to the interview, the most important thing is preparation. And after you’re done, prepare again.
AFTER YOU GO TO AN INTERVIEW
You have to do your research on the job and the company. It doesn’t make sense at all in an interview to ask questions like “What do you do in this company?” or something like that is a deal breaker. You can’t go to an interview where you don’t know what the company does.
Keep in mind that 47% of interview rejections are because people don’t know enough about the company’s activity or products. You have to be well-prepared, and expect the questions and their answers. Most of these questions are all over books, research, and websites.
You’re not just trying. When you are going to an interview you are going to try or take the idea of how the interview is going. You have to be prepared to claim first place in a race with many people. And honestly, you have a little time window to leave a good first impression.
The impression
Your first glance and a fraction of a second make a difference. The outfit, the eyes, the body language, and the smile, don’t do silly things, just don’t.
- OUTFIT: If your outfit is inappropriate, this could blow your shot.
- EYE CONTACT: If you aren’t making good eye contact, you will be confused about how to demonstrate professionalism. eye contact conveys trust, and Also is polite.
- SMILE: The smile is important, and so is your tone.
- SELF-CONFIDENCE: Generally, your self-confidence and your ability to show it. without excessiveness or arrogance, it makes a difference.
- SMILE IN INTERVIEW: Don’t smile too much, you’ll look like an idiot.
Smiling is less mid-interview, compared to its beginning and end. Which helps in getting accepted especially in jobs requiring seriousness. Smile when you’re entering and leaving, and don’t smile much during the interview’s serious talk.
