DO
- Dress professionally. Your personal cleanliness must be immaculate.
- Greet the panel with a smile. Maintain smiling face during the interview.
- Be thorough in your answers, while being brief in your wording.
- Illustrate your answer instead of saying mere ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
- Be concise and to the point.
- Keep your posture straight.
- Use relevant and formal vocabulary.
- Think (of answer) before you speak.
- Keep eye contact with the interviewer.
- Give a glance / gaze to all members while giving relatively longer answer.
- Keep your tone polite and courteous.
- Keep your volume fairly audible.
- Use corresponding gestures while speaking.
- Keep feet flat on floor. It will make you look stable in chair.
- Sit still in your seat.
- Ask for clarification from the interviewer, if you don’t understand a question.
- Use your own experiences to answer the questions
- Show passion and enthusiasm for the group you have prioritize at Top.
DON’T
- Don’t be over- or under-confident during interview.
- Don’t be apologetic or arrogant.
- Don’t fidget your body or hands.
- Don’t bring wrinkles on forehead. It reflects tension.
- Don’t cross or drum your fingers. It shows disinterest.
- Don’t look at ceiling or floor. It reflects that you are not prepared well.
- Don’t interrupt the interviewer while (s)he is asking a question or making a comment. It’s annoying.
- Don’t speak too long. It bores the interviewer.
- Don’t laugh even if panel laughs on any of your answer. It’s discourteous.
- Avoid answering in simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It seems a bit arrogant and carefree.
- Don’t bend your body forward or back.
- Don’t move your hands above your lower end of sternum while making gestures.
- Don’t repeat sentences or words in your answers.
- Don’t cross your legs.
- Don’t clutch or clasp hands.
- Don’t tell lies. Interviewer can see through.
- Don’t rest your hands on arms rest of chair.
- Don’t shiver or quiver your limbs or feet.
- Don’t be complacent or adamant on a point, if pointed out otherwise by the panel.
- Don’t be biased in opinions. It hurts objectivity in judgement.
- Don’t question the interviewer.
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