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Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid During a Behavioural Interview

When it comes to Job interviews, first impression really matters a lot. So make sure when you go for the interview ahead you avoid these common interview mistakes. Being Unprepared: Interview preparation is crucial to being confident and ready to answer the interviewer’s questions. Carefully read the company’s history, job position and competitors, and get to know its key members. Make sure you understand all the responsibilities assigned. Not doing so will make you look lazy and unattractive.Preparation also means determining how to answer questions during an interview, planning your approach, and taking into account any delays you may encounter.There’s no excuse for being late for a job interview, so show your interest by being on time. . Always take the details of the interview, so that you can update the person if any problems arises. For a virtual call, make sure all your technology is working and set up correctly, you have access to internet, alternative source of data in case wifi is not working make sure you have close at hand and eliminate all distractions. Incorrect Dressing: Dressing up is a must, so choose your outfit wisely. Clothes should be clean and properly ironed. Knowing the type of company you’re applying for should give you an idea [...]

April 11, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

How to Identify Behavioural Competencies in Candidates? What are the competencies required for HR professionals?

What are Job Competencies? Job Competencies are broadly categorized into two types: Behavioural Competencies Technical/FunctionalCompetencies Behavioral Competencies: Behavioral Competencies help you identify employee behavioral strengths that contribute to organizational success. They define not only the ability to do something but how something should be done. When a manager is hiring an employee they generally look for behavioural competencies like interpersonal skills, the ability to accept constructive criticism, the ability to understand the perspective of others, decision making skills, time management, taking responsibilities for their action. Examples of Behavioural Competencies: 1. Competency – Management Competency Behavioural Description – Set clear goals for team members, Create work plans against organizational goals, Provide honest and Regular feedback 2. Competency – Commitment Behaviour Description-General Knowledge, Take Ownership, Meet Obligations 3. Competence – Values & Ethics Behaviour Description – Comply with Code of Conduct, Align with Company Values Technical/Functional Abilities: Functional Abilities are more like an Employee’s technical skills, they contribute much more than that to an organizational productivity. It is more about technical Skills the employee needs to possess to [...]

April 2, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

10 Most Common Behavioural Interview Questions (BEI) and how to answer them?

What do you mean by Behavioural Event Questions and Answers? Behavioural interview questions are questions based on how you would behaviour in a particular situation. They are designed to determine how you react to stress, your level of competency and how you behave in a professional setting. They also allow the interviewer to get a much better understanding of you as a candidate. Why Employers Ask Behavioural Questions? Behavioural questions are designed to understand how you will react to a particular work situation and how you can solve problems to be [...]

March 15, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

Why Behavioural Interviews are More Effective than Traditional Interviews

Why Behavioural Interviews are More Effective than Traditional Interviews Behavioural-based interviews offer a better opportunity to predict how an employee will adapt. Unlike traditional interview methods where candidates get questions based on hypothetical situations in behavioural-based interview they get questions based on their past experiences. What is a Behavioural Based interview? Behavioural based interviews are the interview techniques which employer uses to evaluate the candidates past behaviour in different situations in order to predict their future performance. In a behavioural- based interviewing method [...]

March 15, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

Mastering the STAR Technique for Behavioural Interviews

What is STAR Technique? The STAR technique is the structured manner of responding the behavioural- based interview questions by discussing specific situation, task, action and result of the situation. For example, describe a situation that you are in, what you have done to complete it, the actions you have taken and the consequences of that situation. Or Simply Put: STAR interview method is a behavioural interview technique. STAR interviews rely heavily on storytelling techniques. For example, when a hiring manager asks a question, you must accurately describe the situation and explain your actions, actions taken, and the outcome of the situation. What Does STAR Stands for? Situation: Disclose details of the [...]

March 6, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

BEI (Behaviour Event Interview)

What is BEI? BEI (Behaviour Event Interview) is a technique that asks candidate to describe a situation or an experience they had in a previous job. Responses may not be as polished as the traditional type of question because they cannot be rehearsed ahead of time. Why BEI is useful? BEI is important because it helps in assessing whether the candidate demonstrates traits that fit the workplace. BEI questions solicit real-life experiential responses that provide a way to evaluate skills, knowledge, and [...]

February 21, 2023 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

Are Soft Skills important?

Is it enough to have immense knowledge about something and being unable to deliver/ express it ? Is it really possible that the sometimes your boss is wrong about something and you know it but fail to point that out without making injuring his pride? The answer is YES. You read that right! All you need is the art of Soft skills. One of the most underrated skill is Soft skills. It includes everything from time management to EQ (Emotional [...]

June 17, 2022 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

Latest trends in soft skill training industry

We stay in VUCA times in which globalization and uncertainty continue to disrupt the employee dynamics. Automation of routine duties along with synthetic intelligence (AI), Blockchain, 5G and more advantageous connectivity, human augmentation, side computing, to call a few, are slowly changing frequent human interventions with machines and codes. Therefore, virtual dexterity, an evident and evolving skill for employees, has come to be critical. However, it’s vital that employees additionally possess “soft skills” that allows you to have a competitive [...]

May 8, 2022 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

What is role of a soft skill trainer?

What is role of a soft skill trainer? I’ve counselled numerous people throughout my career and one of the most common problems I’ve heard isn’t being unable e to achieve success despite having all the necessary hard skills. While hard skills are necessary to get a job, soft skills are critical to making it big in any career. The reason is that the world has become globalized and businesses thrive on network structure. And the capability to communicate, establish trust, and [...]

April 30, 2022 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

7 essential Soft-Skills to achieve success in your career

Soft Skills are fundamental for an individual since they assist one with succeeding hugely in any work space. As such, one can say that soft skills are fundamentally relational attributes of one’s way of behaving and character qualities. The term soft skills allude to an individual’s personal conduct standard, initiative characteristics, relational abilities, cooperation, critical thinking capacity, and so forth As of late, it has been seen that the requirement for softs abilities in the expert world is expanding. Suitable [...]

April 7, 2022 By proudhr Uncategorized 0 Comments

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