People have different personality traits and they bring these personality traits to their workplace. This is why you have different kinds of bosses, different kinds of colleagues and different kinds of interviewers too.
These are some of those interviewers you might face and how to handle them.
1. THE HARD TO IMPRESS INTERVIEWER
This kind of interviewer would consciously or unconsciously be hard to please; this interviewer would wear a dry face and would be tough on you. This kind of interviewer believes that you shouldn’t have the job easily, so you just have to remain confident and sell your strong points to stand a chance with this kind of interviewer.
2. THE INTERVIEWER WHO’S IN A HURRY
You would always meet that interviewer who seems bothered by the workload of the interview and would try to rush through questions. Interviewers like these are always in a hurry and they make their decisions within minutes or probably seconds. With interviewers like these, your CV has to be up to standard and you have to answer every question asked with precision and without beating around the bush.
3. THE FRIENDLY INTERVIEWER
The friendly interview would try to make you comfortable and would treat you nicely. With an interviewer like this, you have to play along, but be sure not to overdo anything. Try to stand somewhere between being formal and informal.
4. THE INTERROGATOR
The interrogator is that kind of interviewer that would ask you question after question to throw you off-balance. An interviewer like this would try to knock you off-balance or test your ability to handle pressure. To impress an interviewer like this, you just have to remain calm and composed. It’s not just your ability to answer the right question but your ability to remain calm and composed.
5. THE HARD TO UNDERSTAND INTERVIEWER
This interviewer would wear a blank face and make it hard for you to understand his/her impression about you. This interviewer would wear a blank face and all you have to do is remain unmoved by their blank expression, go with your instincts if possible and try to be yourself. Be comfortable. Trying to understand this interviewer would only make things hard for you; you shouldn’t be concerned about his/her expressions.
6. THE INTIMIDATOR
This kind of interviewer would try to make you uncomfortable or intimidate you. From their stare to their body language, intimidation is written all around it. Your best bet with this interviewer is to relax; it might seem impossible but that’s the only way you can make it with this interviewer.
7. THE ONE WHO GOES BY THE BOOKS
This kind of interviewer is old-fashioned and goes by all the rules. The only way around this interviewer is to go by the rules. Simply practice every meaningful interview tip you’ve been taught.
8. THE JOKER
This interviewer jokes a lot and you wouldn’t believe you are in an interview hall. The funny thing about the joker is that in spite of the jokes they crack, they still try to form a perception about you. Try to be lively too with this interviewer, laugh and smile at their jokes but know what you are doing. Don’t get carried away.
In your journey to get a job, these are the common kind of interviewers you could meet and these tips would help you turn the table in your favour.
Jake