THE ART OF PRESENTING THE ART OF PRESENTING ONESELFONESELF

The Art of Presenting Oneself The Art of Presenting Oneself

AGENDAAGENDA

Your Bio-data * Some Do’s & Don’ts Interview * Definition * Some Do’s & Don'ts

Before the Interview During the Interview After the Interview

Qualities of a Finance Manager Corporate Life

* Some Realities Role Play

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS

1.1. NAMENAME

FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME AND FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME AND

SURNAME SURNAME

FULL AND ABBREVIATEDFULL AND ABBREVIATED

2. EDUCATION2. EDUCATION

GRADUATION, POST-GRADUATION, ETC.GRADUATION, POST-GRADUATION, ETC.

DETAILS : YEAR OF PASSINGDETAILS : YEAR OF PASSING COLLEGE NAMECOLLEGE NAME

AREA OF SPECIALISATIONAREA OF SPECIALISATION ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS EXTRA CURRICULAR EXTRA CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES HOBBIESHOBBIES

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS3. EXPERIENCE3. EXPERIENCE

IN DESCENDING ORDER (CURRENT FIRST)IN DESCENDING ORDER (CURRENT FIRST)

HIGHLIGHT : HIGHLIGHT :

*NATURE OF RESPONSIBILITIES*NATURE OF RESPONSIBILITIES ( EMPHASISE ON EXPERIENCE SOUGHT FOR)( EMPHASISE ON EXPERIENCE SOUGHT FOR)

* SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS/TASK FORCE* SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS/TASK FORCE

* PROJECTS/ARTICLESHIIP* PROJECTS/ARTICLESHIIP

* SIGNIFICANT AHIEVEMENTS/CONTRIBUTIONS* SIGNIFICANT AHIEVEMENTS/CONTRIBUTIONS

* REPORTING RELATIONSHIP * REPORTING RELATIONSHIP * SALARY DRAWN * SALARY DRAWN

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS

4.4. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS

5.5. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & YOUR BIO-DATA – SOME DO’S & DON’TSDON’TS

6. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES6. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfYOUR BIODATA - SOME DO’S & DONT’SYOUR BIODATA - SOME DO’S & DONT’S

KK EEP EEP

II NFORMATION NFORMATION

SS HORT (BUT COMPLETE) HORT (BUT COMPLETE)

SS IMPLE IMPLE

SS PECIFIC PECIFIC

SS TRAIGHT TRAIGHT

SS WEETWEET

SS INCERE INCERE

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfINTERVIEW - DEFINITIONINTERVIEW - DEFINITION

INTERVIEW : INTERVIEW : INTER…VIEW INTER…VIEW VIEWING EACH OTHERVIEWING EACH OTHER

ABOUT EACH OTHERABOUT EACH OTHER

CANDIDATE: CANDIDATE: ABOUT THE COMPANY ABOUT THE COMPANY ABOUT THE JOBABOUT THE JOB ABOUT THE CULTUREABOUT THE CULTURE ABOUT THE GROWTHABOUT THE GROWTH ABOUT THE BENEFITSABOUT THE BENEFITS

ORGN. : ABOUT THE CANDIDATEORGN. : ABOUT THE CANDIDATE ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGEABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SKILLABOUT THE SKILL ABOUT THE ATTITUDEABOUT THE ATTITUDE

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfBEFORE THE INTERVIEWBEFORE THE INTERVIEW

RE-CONFIRM YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR RE-CONFIRM YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR INTERVIEWINTERVIEW

REVIEW YOUR BIO-DATAREVIEW YOUR BIO-DATA

CARRY : ORIGINALS AND COPIES OF CARRY : ORIGINALS AND COPIES OF TESTIMONIALSTESTIMONIALS

PHOTOPHOTO

STATIONERY STATIONERY

PROJECT REPORTPROJECT REPORT

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfBEFORE THE INTERVIEWBEFORE THE INTERVIEW

ARRIVE AT CAMPUS BEFORE TIMEARRIVE AT CAMPUS BEFORE TIME

REPORT TO THE RECEPTIONIST IMMEDIATELYREPORT TO THE RECEPTIONIST IMMEDIATELY

SHOW DECORUM AT RECEPTION/DON’T CHIT CHATSHOW DECORUM AT RECEPTION/DON’T CHIT CHAT

DON’T ROAM AROUND/REPORT TO RECEPTION RE. YOUR DON’T ROAM AROUND/REPORT TO RECEPTION RE. YOUR MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

SWITCH OFF/MUTE YOUR MOBILE OR SPEAK SOFTLYSWITCH OFF/MUTE YOUR MOBILE OR SPEAK SOFTLY READ COMPANY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING NOTICE READ COMPANY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING NOTICE

BOARD, AT RECEPTIONBOARD, AT RECEPTION

REVIEW YOUR NOTES ON IMPORTANT REVIEW YOUR NOTES ON IMPORTANT THINGS/STRATEGIES/SALARY DETAILS, ETC.THINGS/STRATEGIES/SALARY DETAILS, ETC.

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfBEFORE THE INTERVIEWBEFORE THE INTERVIEW

DRESS APPROPRIATELY, NEATLY, MATCHINGLY, DRESS APPROPRIATELY, NEATLY, MATCHINGLY, AND SMARTLYAND SMARTLY

* HAIR* HAIR

* MOUSTACHE* MOUSTACHE

* SHIRT/PANT/TIE* SHIRT/PANT/TIE

* SHOCKS/SHOES – COLOUR, POLISH* SHOCKS/SHOES – COLOUR, POLISH

* ODOUR* ODOUR

PRACTICE EXERCISES OF RELAXATIONPRACTICE EXERCISES OF RELAXATION

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

PROCEED TO INTERVIEW CABIN ONLY WHEN PROCEED TO INTERVIEW CABIN ONLY WHEN SUMMONEDSUMMONED

KNOCK AT THE DOOR/ASK “MAY I COME IN, KNOCK AT THE DOOR/ASK “MAY I COME IN, SIR”/OPEN & CLOSE THE DOOR GENTLYSIR”/OPEN & CLOSE THE DOOR GENTLY

WALK IN WITH CONFIDENCE AND EASE (CHIN UP WALK IN WITH CONFIDENCE AND EASE (CHIN UP AND BODY UPRIGHT BUT LOOSE)AND BODY UPRIGHT BUT LOOSE)

GREET SMILINGLY BY LOOKING AT EACH OF THE GREET SMILINGLY BY LOOKING AT EACH OF THE PANEL MEMBERS. GREETING AS PER THE TIME.PANEL MEMBERS. GREETING AS PER THE TIME.

SHAKE HAND ONLY IF HAND EXTENDED BY SHAKE HAND ONLY IF HAND EXTENDED BY PANEL. PANEL.

HANDSHAKE GENTLY.HANDSHAKE GENTLY.

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

SIT ONLY WHEN OFFERED – OTHERWISE SIT ONLY WHEN OFFERED – OTHERWISE REQUEST FOR ITREQUEST FOR IT

SIT STRAIGHT BUT AT EASESIT STRAIGHT BUT AT EASE

USE EXERCISE OF RELAXATIONUSE EXERCISE OF RELAXATION

BE PLEASANT AND FRIENDLYBE PLEASANT AND FRIENDLY

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

SPEAK SIMPLE, SPECIFIC, AUDIBLE AND SLOWLYSPEAK SIMPLE, SPECIFIC, AUDIBLE AND SLOWLY

BE BRIEF BUT COMPLETE…IN DETAIL WHEN ASKED FORBE BRIEF BUT COMPLETE…IN DETAIL WHEN ASKED FOR

AVOID ARTIFICIAL/EXCESSIVE GESTICULATION. TRY TO AVOID ARTIFICIAL/EXCESSIVE GESTICULATION. TRY TO BE AS NORMAL AS YOU ARE. BE AS NORMAL AS YOU ARE.

USE PAD/WHITE BOARD TO EXPLAIN, IF REQUIRED, BUT USE PAD/WHITE BOARD TO EXPLAIN, IF REQUIRED, BUT WITH PERMISSION. RUB OFF THE BOARD, KEEP CHALKS WITH PERMISSION. RUB OFF THE BOARD, KEEP CHALKS AND DUSTER BACK IN PLACE. RETURN THE PAD WITH AND DUSTER BACK IN PLACE. RETURN THE PAD WITH THANKS.THANKS.

BE HONEST WITH ONLY FACTS…ONE LIE WAKES UP THE BE HONEST WITH ONLY FACTS…ONE LIE WAKES UP THE NEXT…AND THE NEXT…AND SO ON TILL YOU ARE NEXT…AND THE NEXT…AND SO ON TILL YOU ARE TRAPPEDTRAPPED

DON’T BEAT AROUND THE BUSHDON’T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH “ “SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY”SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY”

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

SEEK/GIVE CLARIFICATIONS ONLY WHEN REQUIREDSEEK/GIVE CLARIFICATIONS ONLY WHEN REQUIRED

SHOW/STATE SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS/REFERENCESHOW/STATE SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS/REFERENCE

ACKNOWLEDGE BY NODDING ACKNOWLEDGE BY NODDING ““I see”, “I understand”, “Really?”, “Yeah”, I see”, “I understand”, “Really?”, “Yeah”, “Interesting”“Interesting”

DON’T ARGUE. YOU MAY WIN AN ARGUMENT BUT DON’T ARGUE. YOU MAY WIN AN ARGUMENT BUT LOSE THE BATTLE.LOSE THE BATTLE.

BE A GOOD/PATIENT LISTENERBE A GOOD/PATIENT LISTENER

DON’T INTERRUPT. LET THEM COMPLETE. LISTEN DON’T INTERRUPT. LET THEM COMPLETE. LISTEN ATTENTIVELY.ATTENTIVELY.

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

GIVE ADVICE ONLY IF REQUESTEDGIVE ADVICE ONLY IF REQUESTED

SHOW INTEREST/ENTHUSIASMSHOW INTEREST/ENTHUSIASM

EXPRESS EMPHATHYEXPRESS EMPHATHY

BE POISED (BALANCED, COOL AND CALM)BE POISED (BALANCED, COOL AND CALM)

BE SILENT WHEN SILENCE IS NEEDEDBE SILENT WHEN SILENCE IS NEEDED

DON’T BE OVER/UNDER TALKATIVEDON’T BE OVER/UNDER TALKATIVE

MAINTAIN RIGHT TONE OF COMMUNICATIONMAINTAIN RIGHT TONE OF COMMUNICATION “ “What you say is important but how you say that What you say is important but how you say that

what is more important”what is more important”

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

MASSAGE THE INTERVIEWER’S EGOMASSAGE THE INTERVIEWER’S EGO* REPHRASE/SUMMARISE* REPHRASE/SUMMARISE

* MIRROR/REFLECT FEELING* MIRROR/REFLECT FEELING

BE POSITIVE : “I am sure, sir”BE POSITIVE : “I am sure, sir”““I am confident about it, sir”I am confident about it, sir”““I am willing to take the risk, I am willing to take the risk,

sir” sir”““I have confidence in myself, I have confidence in myself,

sir”sir”““I can do it”I can do it”““I can learn”I can learn”

BE LIVELY/CONFIDENT WITH FULL OF ENERGY BE LIVELY/CONFIDENT WITH FULL OF ENERGY (NO TIREDNESS, YAWNING)(NO TIREDNESS, YAWNING)

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

BE CONSCIOUS ABOUTBE CONSCIOUS ABOUT SUB-CONSCIOUS SUB-CONSCIOUS BEHAVIOURS:BEHAVIOURS:

* BITING OF NAILS/LIPS* BITING OF NAILS/LIPS

* WINKING* WINKING

* PLAYING WITH THINGS* PLAYING WITH THINGS

* SHAKING OF BODY * SHAKING OF BODY

* LOOKING AT INTERVIEWERS’ PAPERS* LOOKING AT INTERVIEWERS’ PAPERS

* ARM-RESTING ON TABLE* ARM-RESTING ON TABLE

* ITCHING* ITCHING

* SMILING WHEN NOT NECESSARY* SMILING WHEN NOT NECESSARY

* NOT SMILING WHEN NECESSARY* NOT SMILING WHEN NECESSARY

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfDURING THE INTERVIEWDURING THE INTERVIEW

USE THE FOUR MAGIC WORDS WHEN USE THE FOUR MAGIC WORDS WHEN REQUIRED :REQUIRED :

* PLEASE* PLEASE

* THANK YOU* THANK YOU

* SORRY* SORRY

* EXCUSE ME* EXCUSE ME

SAY “SIR” BEFITTINGLYSAY “SIR” BEFITTINGLY

The Art of Presenting OneselfThe Art of Presenting OneselfAFTER THE INTERVIEWAFTER THE INTERVIEW

Don’t extend your hand for a handshake with the panel unless initiated by them.

Keep your chair back in place.

While leaving the room, don't turn back to look at the panel. Don’t forget that your manner of leaving the hall is being observed by the panel.

Don’t forget to close the door (gently) after you.

Don’t feedback interview proceedings to waiting candidates.

QUALITIES OF A FINANCE QUALITIES OF A FINANCE MANAGERMANAGER

HIGH LEVEL MENTAL ABILITYHIGH LEVEL MENTAL ABILITY

HIGH LEVEL NUMERICAL ABILITYHIGH LEVEL NUMERICAL ABILITY

GOOD VERBAL ABILITYGOOD VERBAL ABILITY

GOOD CLERICAL APTITUDE (TABLE JOB)GOOD CLERICAL APTITUDE (TABLE JOB)

ABILITY TO THINK ANALYTICALLY AND ABILITY TO THINK ANALYTICALLY AND CRITICALLYCRITICALLY

ATTENTION TO DETAILATTENTION TO DETAIL

ABILITY TO PLAN AND ORGANISEABILITY TO PLAN AND ORGANISE

QUALITIES OF A FINANCE MANAGERQUALITIES OF A FINANCE MANAGER

GOOD JUDGEMENTGOOD JUDGEMENT

ABILITY TO SEE THE OVERALL PICTUREABILITY TO SEE THE OVERALL PICTURE

CAREFULNESSCAREFULNESS

METHODICALNESSMETHODICALNESS

ORDERLINESSORDERLINESS

INTROVERSIONINTROVERSION

PATIENCEPATIENCE

CONVINCING ABILITYCONVINCING ABILITY

QUALITIES OF A FINANCE QUALITIES OF A FINANCE MANAGERMANAGER

SPEEDSPEED

PERFECTIONPERFECTION

FORESIGHT/VISIONFORESIGHT/VISION

CONCEPTUAL ABILITYCONCEPTUAL ABILITY

INTER-PERSONAL SKILLSINTER-PERSONAL SKILLS

LEADERSHIP SKILLS (EMPOWERING)LEADERSHIP SKILLS (EMPOWERING)

INTEGRITYINTEGRITY

KNOWLEDGE OF ECO/BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTKNOWLEDGE OF ECO/BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

RISK TAKINGRISK TAKING

QUALITIES OF A FINANCE QUALITIES OF A FINANCE MANAGERMANAGER

COST CONSCIOUSNESSCOST CONSCIOUSNESS

INITIATIVEINITIATIVE

STRATEGIC PLANNINGSTRATEGIC PLANNING

INNOVATIVENESSINNOVATIVENESS

OPENNESSOPENNESS

OPTIMISATIONOPTIMISATION

PRODUCT/PROCESS KNOWLEDGEPRODUCT/PROCESS KNOWLEDGE

CORPORATE LIFE – CORPORATE LIFE – SOME PRACTICAL REALITIESSOME PRACTICAL REALITIES

DON’T LOOK FOR THE DON’T LOOK FOR THE IDEALIDEAL ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION

IDEAL NEVER EXISTSIDEAL NEVER EXISTS

DEFINITION OF “IDEAL” DIFFERS FROM DEFINITION OF “IDEAL” DIFFERS FROM PERSON TO PERSON, SITUATION TO PERSON TO PERSON, SITUATION TO SITUATIONSITUATION

CORPORATE LIFE –CORPORATE LIFE –SOME PRACTICAL REALITIESSOME PRACTICAL REALITIES

ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BEFORE ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU JOIN AN ORGANISATIONYOU JOIN AN ORGANISATION

** IS THE ORGANISATION PROFIT IS THE ORGANISATION PROFIT MAKING?MAKING?

** IS THE ORGANISATION GROWING?IS THE ORGANISATION GROWING?

** ARE THE PEOPLE IN THE ORGN. ARE THE PEOPLE IN THE ORGN. GROWING?GROWING?

** AS A FRESHER, CAN I LEARN, AS A FRESHER, CAN I LEARN, DEVELOP DEVELOP AND AND GROW?GROW?

CORPORATE LIFE – CORPORATE LIFE – SOMESOME PRACTICAL REALITIESPRACTICAL REALITIES

HAVE PATIENCE : IT TAKES TIME FOR YOU HAVE PATIENCE : IT TAKES TIME FOR YOU TO KNOW THE ORGANIZATION AND VICE TO KNOW THE ORGANIZATION AND VICE VERSAVERSA

FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE LAST IMPRESSION FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE LAST IMPRESSION AND THE LAST IMPRESSION THE LASTING ONEAND THE LAST IMPRESSION THE LASTING ONE

NEVER AUCTION YOUR CREDIBILITY & SELF NEVER AUCTION YOUR CREDIBILITY & SELF RESPECT : IT IS THE RESULT OF YOUR YEARS RESPECT : IT IS THE RESULT OF YOUR YEARS OF STRUGGLEOF STRUGGLE

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE PEOPLENEVER UNDERESTIMATE PEOPLE

NEVER INVOLVE IN POLITICSNEVER INVOLVE IN POLITICS

CORPORATE LIFE CORPORATE LIFE SOME PRACTICAL REALITIESSOME PRACTICAL REALITIES

CLIMB ALL THE STAIRS OF CORPORATE CLIMB ALL THE STAIRS OF CORPORATE LADDER…EACH STAIR WILL TEACH YOU LADDER…EACH STAIR WILL TEACH YOU SOMETHING. HOW SOON YOU REACH THE SOMETHING. HOW SOON YOU REACH THE TOP IS THE RESULT OF YOUR SWEATING.TOP IS THE RESULT OF YOUR SWEATING.

AS YOU GO UP, THE GOING GETS TOUGH AND AS YOU GO UP, THE GOING GETS TOUGH AND ONLY THE TOUGH GETS GOINGONLY THE TOUGH GETS GOING

THE BIGGEST ENEMY FOR SUCCESS IS THE BIGGEST ENEMY FOR SUCCESS IS SUCCESS ITSELF – NEVER BECOME SUCCESS ITSELF – NEVER BECOME COMPLACENTCOMPLACENT

THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF YOU IS WITHIN YOU THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF YOU IS WITHIN YOU AND NOT OUTSIDE OF YOU.AND NOT OUTSIDE OF YOU.

CORPORATE LIFE – CORPORATE LIFE – SOME PRACTICAL REALITIESSOME PRACTICAL REALITIES

THE HERO CREATES THE TIME AND THE TIME THE HERO CREATES THE TIME AND THE TIME CREATES THE HEROESCREATES THE HEROES

DEFEAT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE DEFEAT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE PROBLEM DEFEATS YOUPROBLEM DEFEATS YOU

GOOD IS NOT GOOD WHEN BETTER IS GOOD IS NOT GOOD WHEN BETTER IS POSSIBLE AND BEST IS ACHIEVABLEPOSSIBLE AND BEST IS ACHIEVABLE

WHEN WE HAVE NOT WHAT WE LIKE, WE WHEN WE HAVE NOT WHAT WE LIKE, WE MUST LIKE WHAT WE HAVEMUST LIKE WHAT WE HAVE

THANK THANK

YOUYOU