Since the time commerce and economics became an integral part of human society, Interviews are the modus operandi that has been used by organizations, companies and institutions to select future employees.
Grabbing a dream job is not impossible with an appropriate planning and meticulously designed approach. Interview is a very crucial step of getting a job, since it is all about that very first impression. Interview is the platform where in the employer gets opportunities to face-to-face meet the potential employee, for the first time.
1. Hiring The Right Candidate
Hiring the right candidate for any job could be a big challenge for any employer. In the year 2012 almost 15% roles did not get any response from the candidate and thus standing out as a desirable employer is also very essential. Almost 56% employers are planning to increase their permanent workforce by year 2013.
![1. Hiring the right candidate](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1.-Hiring-the-right-candidate.jpg)
Source
2. How The Interview Process Has Changed?
The time taken for an employer to recruit a new employee has increased from 3 weeks and 3 days in the year 2008 to 5 weeks and 6 days in the year 2013. Same increase has also been observed for an employee looking for a new job opportunity.
![2. How the interview process has changed](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2.-How-the-interview-process-has-changed.jpg)
Source
3. What To Wear To An Interview
Wearing appropriate attire is very essential in order to crack your dream job. No one can wear a 2 piece suit with a matching pair of shoes to an interview, because the first impression is very essential when it comes to crack any job interview. One can wear a 2 piece suit that should be in conservative colours with a long sleeves shirt mostly white in colour that should be clubbed with black shoes and socks and a matching tie.
![3. What to wear to an interview](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3.-What-to-wear-to-an-interview.jpg)
Source
4. IM Entry Level Job Search
All the people who are looking for an entry level job must learn some of the new skills that are in demand and that can put them ahead in the competition. The unemployment rate amongst people with a bachelor degree is 6% where as the unemployment rate amongst the people with masters degree is just 3%.
![4. IM entry level job search](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/4.-IM-entry-level-job-search.jpg)
Source
5. Is Video Interview The Future Of Hiring?
Job interviews have always been very intimidating and video interviews have become the fade these days. 80% of the final decision regarding the candidate is made by his/her body language. Video interview has increased up to 29% since year 2011.
![5. Is Video Interview the future of hiring](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/5.-Is-Video-Interview-the-future-of-hiring.png)
Source
6. How To Score That New Job?
Before going for a job interview the candidate must do through research about that organisation and then they must physically and mentally prepare themselves for the interview. Appropriate attire is also very crucial before one decides to go for the interview.
![6. How to score that new job](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/6.-How-to-score-that-new-job.png)
Source
7. Social Media In The Work Place
Recruitment with the help of social media has become very common and 2 out of 3 internet users have their social media accounts. 83% of social media users are aged between 18 to 29 and only 32% of social media users are aged above 65 years.
![7. Social media in the work Place](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/7.-Social-media-in-the-work-Place.png)
Source
8. How To Ace Your Interview In Just 90 Seconds?
There are some of the common mistakes done by an employee during a job interview; almost 47% people appear for an interview without having any or very less knowledge about the company. 27% people keep playing with their hair and other things. 67% people fail to make an eye contact with the person taking the interview.
![8. How to ace your interview in just 90 seconds](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/8.-How-to-ace-your-interview-in-just-90-seconds.jpg)
Source
9. Employers Reveal Most Off-Putting Traits Displayed By Job Applicants
Employers may be put off by some abbreviation used by the candidates during the course of communication or also in their CV. 86% of employers are put off with the abbreviation of “XX” and “LOL”
![9. Employers reveal most off-putting traits displayed by job applicants](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/9.-Employers-reveal-most-off-putting-traits-displayed-by-job-applicants.jpg)
Source
10. There Are No Stupid Questions
Any kind of questions asked in an interview are not stupid if one has an intelligent answer for it. Intelligence is the most important aspect an employer looks in an employee. All the top employers try to ask some of the weirdest questions from their employees in order to assess their critical thinking.
![10. There are no stupid questions](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/10.-There-are-no-stupid-questions.jpg)
Source
11. Job Jumps And Career Changes
All the fresher’s coming out from the college can easily find a job and most of them do not plan to stick to the same job for more than 3 years.
![11. Job jumps and career changes](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/11.-Job-jumps-and-career-changes.jpg)
Source
12. HR Managers On Interview Blunders!
54% of HR managers feel that being arrogant during the interview may act as a turn off for the recruiter. 46% of HR managers consider inappropriate dressing as a fault and 42% fee that chewing gum may act as a turn off for the HR managers.
![12. HR managers on interview blunders!](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/12.-HR-managers-on-interview-blunders.jpg)
Source
13. How Companies Are Using Social Media To Hire/Fire Employees
45% companies are making use of social media to hire the potential employees. Out of which Facebook has 29% contribution and linked in has 26% contribution.
![13. How companies are using social media to hirefire employees](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13.-How-companies-are-using-social-media-to-hirefire-employees.jpg)
Source
14. How Companies Are Use Social Media For Recruiting
Social media tools like LinkedIn, tweeter, facebook and Google+ are helping the job seekers in their job search. 1 out of 3 employers reject the candidates after finding something about them online. 14.4 million People have used social media to find jobs and 92% of hiring managers used social media for hiring.
![14. How Companies are Use Social Media for Recruiting](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/14.-How-Companies-are-Use-Social-Media-for-Recruiting.jpg)
Source
15. Anatomy Of Job Interview
Some of the most essential aspects to impress your future employer is to know your employer, have a perfect resume, look sharp and be sharp, read the job description carefully and prepare yourself well before going for a job interview.
![15. Anatomy of Job Interview](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/15.-Anatomy-of-Job-Interview.jpg)
Source
16. 21st Century Interviewing From Video To Digital
Video interviewing is usually done one to one or one to few whereas digital interviewing is always one to few or one too many people.
![16. 21st centaury interviewing from video to digital](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16.-21st-centaury-interviewing-from-video-to-digital.png)
Source
17. Top 10 Screening Mistakes By Recruiters
Recruiters may also do certain mistakes while selecting the candidates that could be like selecting the candidates based upon exaggerated resumes, by asking non-relevant questions in the interview, by avoiding reference checks and by discounting overqualified persons.
![17. Top 10 screening mistakes by recruiters](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/17.-Top-10-screening-mistakes-by-recruiters.jpg)
Source
18. I Have An Interview, What Now?
After receiving a call for the job interview the first step should be to look for more details about the company, linkedIn research could also give some details about the organisation.
![18. I have an interview, what now](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/18.-I-have-an-interview-what-now.jpg)
Source
19. Modern Ways To Job Search
In the recent times 80% of the jobs are gained through networking and some of the popular sites for gaining a job
are LinkedIn, monster and Branchout. 20% of the job seekers make use of their mobile phones for their job search and these days there are multiple mobile applications available that may assist a candidate in their job search.
![19. Modern ways to job search](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/19.-Modern-ways-to-job-search.jpg)
Source
20. Being A Social Strategist What Does It Take?
Almost 79% of the companies are making use of some or other aspects of social media in order to look for a potential employee. This sets an opportunity for the job seekers to get a better job opportunity, being active on social media platforms.
![20. Being a social strategist what does it take](https://graphs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20.-Being-a-social-strategist-what-does-it-take.png)
Source