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The Master Key


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The Master Key Unlock All Interview Mysteries

GautamBharatiya

EDUCREATION PUBLISHING (Since 2011)

www.educreation.in


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―You don‘t need to be the best candidate

You need to be the best interviewee

To crack a job interview.‖

GautamBharatiya


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This book is dedicated to

MR. PRITHVIRAJ SRIVASTVA

My guru who taught me the two of the greatest lessons of my life

1. Be satisfy with your life

But always stay unsaturated with your goals.

2. One must first learn the art of learning.


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AUTHOR PROFILE

Mr.GautamBharatiya is the founder of MG TRAINING AND

ETIQUETTE CENTRE – an author, educator, business consultant and

a successful entrepreneur. He is a much sought-after motivational

speaker. He inspires and encourages individuals to realise their true

potential. He has taken his dynamic training techniques from more than

200 organisations. His 13 years of experience in training and coaching

has put individuals and organisations on a path of growth and

transformation.

In order to fulfil the social responsibilities, he has conducted

more than 300 awareness seminars and workshops in various educational

institutions in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. He has guided

thousands of people for a long-term successful career. His dynamic

training on interview skills has been the striking feature. His book, Let‘s

Hunt a Career Together, is a great blueprint to crack interviews at any

level. Life transformation through corporate trainings and turning an

ordinary person into a dynamic professional has been the main focus

through the passage of time, and the wheel is still turning on. More than

1 lakh people have benefitted from his dynamic workshops.

He has been recognised by Rotary, a peak performance and the peak

centre of leadership development.

As a social worker, he is also running a campaign with the name

and style of Flagship Campaign in which he is committed to help

orphan children. He inspires his team and trainees for putting a step

forward for this noble cause. He strongly believes that ―a helping hand is

far better than a praying lip.‖ He along with his members is bringing

smile in the life of the orphan children by celebrating festivals with them,

playing games and educating them.

He takes lots of pride being an opportunity provider. His venture

HireWell is a consulting and placement agency which provides a

common platform for the recruiters and the job seekers. It has proven to

be one of the most reliable sources of human resource as it nurtures skills

in association with MG TEC prior to a job interview.


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PREFACE “ONE HAS TO BE CONCEPTUALLY STRONG”

The real success is not about achieving the great in life but to maintain

the achievement. We often find people with short-term success because

those who got long-term success are the one who spends their life

mastering the principle in their respective fields.

In cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, a technically strong batsman, always

stays far ahead of a thrilling hard hitter on the pitch like ShahidAfridi.

Sachin‘s strength lies in being conceptually strong and his attitude to

remain a student of the game throughout his life.

WHAT KIND OF A BOOK IS THIS?

This is like a road map which exhibits a pre-defined way which will lead

you to your dream job and all the principles you need to follow in order

to become a top-class interviewee. This is a guide book with the

references of real life which would surely answer you “what to do” and

“how to do.”

HOW TO GAIN MAXIMUM OUT OF THIS BOOK?

This book will help you develop a new vision, to generate a sense of

responsibility to justify your true potential to utilise time, to achieve

greater heights for turning your dreams into reality.

“THE BEST IDEA WILL NOT WORK UNLESS YOU WORK

THE IDEA”

The concept of this book will not work by just a casual reading. It must

be read thoroughly to get the most out of it. It is important to internalise

the ideas along with the references. As you read, discuss ideas with all

your nears and dears to create a productive image in your subconscious

mind. Use a highlighter to mark those ideas which you find more relevant to

your career. Jotting down the key points designing your dialogues will be

mighty handy.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, GautamBharatiya, would like to take the privilege to recognise the

support of my guru, family and staff whose relentless efforts have really

made this book possible.

This book is the essence of my personal experience of cracking

deals and finding feet on a firm ground, overcoming all sorts of

challenges. I am sharing the knowledge which is provided to me by my

teachers, mentors, authors, motivational speakers who have always

inspired me. I could not figure out the way to give credit to each one

separately, but I am deeply indebted to all.

I wish to express my gratitude to all those who contributed to this

book directly or indirectly even though they remain anonymous.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

S.No. Content Page No.

1. Interview and Luck 1 2. Right Approach to Interview 3 3. How to Select Your Ideal Job? 7 4. How to Find a Good Job? 9 5. How to Get Rid of Nervousness? 10 6. 3 Golden Rules of Selection 12 7. Pre-interview Checklist 15 8. Organisation Fact Sheet 16 9. Sample Resume 18 10. Tips for the Big Day 20

Etiquettes 21

Steps to Enter 21

Formal Attire 22

Body Language 27

SWOT Analysis 33

Formal Introduction 52 11. Personal Round 53

Hobby-related Questions 53

Education-related Questions 57

Job profile-related Questions 58

Goal-related Questions 58

Training-related Questions 60

Skill-related Questions 60

Concept-related Questions 61 12

13 Toughest Questions In A Job Interview

Illegal Questions

How To Handle Illegal Questions?

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14 How to read this book if you have an

interview next day?

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The Master Key - Unlock All Interview Mysteries

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Interview and Luck

‖Always remember, you do not need to be the best

candidate but the best interviewee who gets the job.‖

It‘s very much similar to a cricket match where it is not

the player with the best record on the paper but the best

performer of the day who gets the title of the ―man of the

match.‖

Some people believe it is more down to luck than good

judgement. For those, this book will train their brain to

manage their luck in a comprehensive way.

LUCK

He worked by day and toiled by night.

He gave up play and some delight

Dry books he reads,

New things to learn.

And forged ahead,

Success to earn.

He plodded on with faith and pluck;

And when he won,

People called it luck.

Anonymous

“GOOD LUCK IS WHEN PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY.”



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It‘s important to understand what a job interview is? You

have to be conceptually strong to crack a top-class

interview. As it is said, winners learn the trade and losers

learn the tricks.

IF YOU KNOW IT WELL, YOU WILL DO IT WELL.

INTERVIEW is a conversation between two parties

where each party tries to reveal the facts about the

personality of the other.

JOB INTERVIEW:A typical job interview is a formal

conversation between two parties where each party tries

to judge and evaluate the “will & skill” of the other.

When we talk about a conversation, there is one thing

that needs to be kept in mind that both the parties in a

conversation are having equal right to share things.



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INTERVIEW IS NOT A QUIZ CONTEST …. Interview is strictly not a quiz contest where one party will raise the

question and the other would reply, and this is one of the most common

mistakes interviewee makes that they believe the interviewer holds all

the rights to raise question, and they are there to answer in a prescribed

manner.

DO WE REALLY NEED A GIRLFRIEND TO CRACK

INTERVIEWS?

Let me share a pretty interesting story with you. You can take it as

one of the best case studies to have the best insight into the above-

said concept that interview is not a quiz contest.

When a young boy after completing his B.Tech. in information

technology went to face an interview in one of the leading

companies, he had all the energy in his body, was very enthusiastic

and excited about the interview, believing that he is just one step

away from his dream job and exploring the IT sector. After waiting

in anteroom for 15 odd minutes, he was called. He went inside the

room. After all the formal etiquettes and wishes, he took the seat.

His heart started pumping at knots. Now, the chief interviewer had

his resume in hand and went through it very quickly. Guess what

he would have asked? If you are thinking obviously it should be

something like introduce yourself, about schooling, college,

interest areas, or why this job or this company, then let me tell you

folks this is not why you are reading this story for.

The very first question which later on turned out the last as well

was how many girlfriends do you have?, which really woke him up

and shocked the hell out of him. But he had to answer anyhow, he

answered, Sir, I don‘t have any girlfriend. Guess what the response

of the interviewer was …Get out! Next please!This wasall he said

by returning his documents. He took all his documents and stepped

out of the room with a heavy heart and all the regrets of the world.

But he was very much annoyed with the interviewer, thinking what

if I don‘t have a girlfriend. By the time, he came to realise that he

should have asked the reason, it was too late and found himself out


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