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Communication employment
interviews
Business communication
employment interview
Interview refers to a formal , in-
depth conversation between two or
more persons, wherein exchange of
information takes place, with a view
of checking candidate’s
acceptability for the job.
It is an effective tool for selection.
Importance of effective
communication in interview
 Effective communication skill can help you
to establish a rapport with your interviewer
Verbal communication
It includes choosing your words carefully and
describing your qualification clearly.
Nonverbal communication
It includes smiling, nodding ,and making eye
contact.
Types of interview
 Structured interviews (where an employer asks a fixed set
of questions to all candidates appearing for an interview.)
 Unstructured interviews (Such interviews do not follow any
set format and the interview can go in any direction.)
 Situational interviews(In a situational interview, employers
present a candidate with a problem. Employers use this
interview process to evaluate their approach to solving
problems.
 Behavioral interviews(Behavioural interviews are a
technique which employers use to gauge and evaluate a
candidate's past behaviour in different situations)
Types of interview

 Stress interview(Employers gauge a candidate's ability to respond


to stress in different workplace situations using this interview style
 Technical interview(When applying for healthcare, information
technology, engineering and science, a candidate is more likely to
face technical interviews.)
 One-to-one interviews(It is a great interview technique to
understand a candidate's experience and domain knowledge.
 Online interview(When candidates receive an unexpected call from
employers, they give spontaneous answers that help an employer
understand the candidate's intelligence and interpersonal skills.
Ways to prepare for an interview

Research the company


Review the job description
Practice your answer and introduction
Dress appropriately
Arrive early
Bring a copy of your resume
5 c’s for interviewing

 Character :Character reflects your work


attitude and overall approach. It's often said, "Hire
for attitude, train for skill." Whether you can
actually do the job or not may become irrelevant to
the interviewer if you show the right characteristics
to be coached into the ideal person they need.
 Culture Fit :Culture Fit determines how
well you'll adapt to the company's work
environment and values.
 Career Direction: Career Direction is about
aligning the job with your long-term career goals and
aspirations.
 Competence :Competency is all about having the
technical skills necessary to perform the job effectively.
 Communication Skills:
Communication Skills are crucial for avoiding workplace
misunderstandings and ensuring effective teamwork
Types of questions in an interview

Open- ended Closed- ended


 Open-ended questions are  Closed-ended questions,
those that provide alternatively, provide a
respondents with a question prompt and ask
question prompt and respondents to choose
provide them a space in from a list of possible
which to construct their responses.
own response  In the dialogue between a
 while open-ended facilitator and a user below,
questions result in the user closed questions provide a
describing an experience. short, clarifying response.
Types of questions in an interview

Open-ended Closed-ended
Open  Close or limited
 Detail or
unexpected
clarification
Exploration  Quantification of
qualitative response
 quantitative
Examples of open-ended and
closed-ended questions

Open-ended Closed-ended
 Walk me through a typical  What’s your job title?
day.  Have you used the
 Tell me about the last website before?
time you used the  Approximately, how
website.
many times have you
 What are you thinking? used the website?
 How did you feel about  When was the last time
using the website to do you used the website?
this task?
Questions Example response

Closed question: Have you used the website yes


before?

Open-ended question: Tell me about the I think it was last week. I was trying to find an
last time you used the website. article I could send to my colleague on how to
do a usability test. I found a really nice one
that had lots of visuals.

Closed question: How long did it take you, I can’t remember. Maybe 10 minutes?
roughly, to find that article?

Open-ended question: How did you decide There were quite a few of them when I
which article to send your colleague? searched “usability test”. I basically just
skimmed the titles. I think I opened a few in
new tabs and just quickly scanned it to make
sure it had the right information.

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