1. Interview Presentation

2. An invitation for an interview shows that, on paper, you are the right person required by the organization for the vacant position.
Larger organizations will have interviewers who are often personnel professionals, or who are trained and experienced interviewers, so expect the interview to be very structured to obtain the maximum from you.

3. There are several different types of interview/questioning techniques: -
The straightforward chronological interview, where you are asked questions around your CV / Application form
Criterion referenced interviews, where you will be asked to give examples of how you meet their criteria e.g., examples of teamwork, negotiating, leadership
The off-the-wall questions where you might be asked some bizarre questions. This is to see if you can think on the spot and how creative/logical you are.
The pressurized interview where your views will be challenged (or even ridiculed) and you might feel like you are being goaded into an argument. If this happens to you do not lose your cool, it is to test how you react under extreme pressure and to see if you can hold your own without starting a fight or being reduced to tears.
Goad - to keep irritating or annoying somebody/something until they react
Criterion - a standard or principle by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is made (plural – criteria)
off the wall - (informal) unusual and amusing; slightly crazy
Bizarre - very strange or unusual (synonym – weird)
Ridicule - unkind comments that make fun of somebody/something or make them look silly

4. Given below are a few Interview Preparation Guidelines: Stage 1
Preparation Re-read your resume
Prepare questions to ask and to be asked
Work out clothes to wear
Rehearse interview
Anticipate the obvious questions during interview
Work out a strategy for dealing with stress
Read vacancy details, employer's literature - what they are and what they want
Know where the interview will take place
Resume - (British English curriculum vitae) a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job
Work out - to plan or think of something

5. Stage 2 - First Impressions Count
Arrive in good time
Make a good entrance
Body language - handshake, posture, eye contact
Smile

6. Stage 3 - The Interview
Be yourself
Be honest
Be prepared to talk - but not too much
Don't be afraid to ask for clarification
Illustrate your answers with examples
Be ready to sell yourself
Be interesting

7. Stage 4 - The Final Stage
Know when the interview is over - read employer's body language
Thank him/her for his/her time
Learn from the experience - ask for feedback if necessary

8. Questions You May Wish To Ask 
The Organization
Major current projects
Future developments
Work
What you would be doing
How long for
Typical projects/timescales
Variety of work

9. Training
Training offered/possible
Help with professional qualifications
Colleagues
Who would you work with?
Who would be your immediate senior
Location
Where would you be based?
How much travel/mobility

10. Prospects/Salary
Likely progression/ promotion
Incentives/ commission
Where are previous graduates
General Way of Life
Accommodation, amenities, limits on free time etc

11. Questions You Can Prepare For
Tell us about yourself
Why did you choose your degree and what have you gained from it?
What has been your most important achievement in life so far? Why?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why have you applied for this job?
What do you have to offer us?

12. Questions You Can Prepare For
What are the current issues in this sector of work?
What experience do you have of working in a team and what role did you play in that team?
Describe a project you have successfully completed.
How would your friends describe you?
Describe a situation you have found difficult. How did you overcome it?
What questions would you like to ask us?

13. HOME -ASSIGNMENT
1)Give synonym: Presentation 
2) Give antonym: Prepare  
3) Give meaning :  
a) Impressions b ) situation  c) Illustrate d) structured
4) Make a sentence using the following words/phrases:
a) Body language b) personnel  c) Criterion