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  Would you go to an examination unprepared? Without reading the subject books? Without knowing the chapters or syllabus? Would you even want to attempt the exam?   Then why do people do that with their Interviews? Why do candidates enter the interview meeting without studying for it? Its almost as if they are consciously trying to fail at the interview.  And I must say, this is a sure shot way of doing it.  KYC is crucial – Know Your Company and the specific Job  When you are invited to a Job Interview, you know two important things that define your scope. The company you are interviewed for and the role/job you are getting interviewed for. With this knowledge of the ‘subject and the syllabus’; why would you not prepare for the ‘exam’ (the interview)? And it’s not even difficult. Read up about the company/organization - no need to memorize or remember in detail but get an idea of the company. 1.      Visit the company website, read its history, s...

  What if you knew the exact question that would appear in your crucial exam? Wouldn’t you prepare the hell out of it and get it perfect? We often did that with school exams and most expected and repeated questions. Right?   YET, when it comes to job interviews, most individuals take this very lightly and bungle up the most significant opportunity offered to them during the interview. So today, we focus on preparing for the most common question that is asked in a Job Interview. There has hardly been an interview I have been in where this question wasn’t asked. And I am sure you have had a similar experience too. Prepare for this question as if your life depends on it.  In fact, It does.    TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.   Yep. That’s the question you are most likely to hear. Not just that, it is almost the first question to be asked. And right there, you are being given the power to set the pace and tone of the interview.   Depending on the length of you...