Section 4 - Intervi Basis of the Interview Technique at the SSB is based on the Free Association Technique. In establishes a very free association through his informality erthe psychologial tests on the second day. to various interviewing officers. Usually, an ithe dress code. In cas? testing, you may be ie into formals forf the Int ye | 169 significance of Person: i al Informatic -* , Questionnaire (PIQ) nce, itis important for you to re remember wi Beoform to your aeclarations erat you ad inthe PIQ put during the Pe the PIQ. Often it is see ae Ca ita tal erview, they ee aer ae gs readin€, then you should at a Ue acl cE eases mes of the authors and the publi H ee ELLE books noe re ont eave AT s you have read and th pieeiilal , you should be abl de be y, ifyouh f e to tell the br Peat ce Comnethins abo a written football as salen a ~~ anutshell, you must be careful of what Ee ee estore ed to it. Ifyou are fo! youare ur ‘ sons ete i ing and prepare i ee pcotttall a see bluffing, then be sure that ee aeeatia questions ave told one in the PIQ, prepare well to st ee , answer questions. ewing officer will bi ry will bank heavily ily on the PIQ form that you filled ou filled in the beginning, ts st nal ofa message of the bo are expecteSection 4 - Interview Interview Questi f Questioning Sik series of questions. The questions will be long with several item: Statement. Thisis aimed at checking your grasp, mental alertn ence, pay good attention while the barrage of questions is bInterview Question gisikes could be lack of challenge or thrill, and mundane nature of the job. Reason for I a vi 4 Hangin joo could be thatyou lke challenges, tril, adventure and respect for uniform, {factor for ob satisfaction could be a strong sense of purpose. By joining the armed . you willbe serving the country and contributing to society directly oe ical answer to this question could be: ip, 1am presently working with Wipro as a programmer, | am part of the project team jot is developing a major software for our client in the US and in that, | am involved in lopment of the CRM module. Itis quite a challenging and interesting job as it involves coordination with several teammates as each one is focusing on one small part ofthe entire coftware. Though there is no specific dislike about the job, sometimes | feel lost in the whole mut of things and wonder how | am adding value to myself and my country. The working conditions are pretty fine and my CTC is about %3.6 lakhs per annum. | wish to join the Naw/Army/Air Force because the uniform always fascinated me for the respect and charm associated with it. Further, | feel | can derive a lot of satisfaction by directly contributing to thenational cause. While money is important, | feel thatto be satisfied on the job, one must seeameaning inwhat oneis doing. In software development, atthe end of the project, | feel made avery insignificant contribution and that too fora foreign client. Here, | will be jor role as an officer and derive satisfaction from contributing to the country [like adventure and the military way of life and hence, | am fascinated about n, Coming to my achievements, | gota promotion within one year of! my joining devel172 | |_ SSB Interview: The Coniplete Guite Remember the sequence Academic performance Best/poorest subjects Grades/Division/Percentages overall and subject-wise How much effort towards extra/ co-curricular activities and specia Friend circle/close friends — their activities Relationship with teachers How was the education financed? activities resulted in \ds in my college andInterview Question | 173 packground has great impact on development of po onl be somewhat similar to the follow es ereste q ‘now will be intereste d to know about your family, You please apout your father and mother, their occupation, th poten sister Brandparents, etc How do you spe: whom do you approach for help when you have problems of whan you want to confide omeone? Normally, what are the activities in which you getinvolved with your family? How goyou meet your monetary requirements, i.e., how much money do you need a month and hovdoyou spend it? Who are your friends in your neighbourhood and what social, cultural qrother activities have you undertaken in their company?” an individual's personality. The ing: tell me about your parents, \e other members of your family like nd time together, your activities at home, remember the sequence (a) Father's and mother’s occupation (b) No. of brothers and sisters {c) Time spent together and activities at home {d) Whom do you approach for help? _ (@) Activities you get involved in with the family How you meet your monetary requirements Friends in the neighbourhood and the social/cultural or other activities ical answer to this question could be: inclass 10". My grandparents stay with us, We make a very happy family. On ry busy with college and studies. Itis normally on Sundays that we days, we jake ita practice to -ber the sequence (a) How do you spend your spare time? ‘l ot Prominent interests, hobbies and level of proficiency Preference for team games or individual games and level of proficiency Routine on both normal days and holidays Reading habits — newspapers, books, magazines _ TVprogrammes and movies V programmes, etc. If you do not do thi erthan later and make it your normal habit. to this could be: watch some good TV Seen etc. My interests iting. | have won awards at local levels. One of my lat you have read the recent le in the SSB.) | normallyintecoine Questions |. #78 pets hysical vigour and stamina : financial stability i member a good candidate is one who has creative interests and hobbies, has several Tasinis/ ner workplace (good atitude towards others), indulges in physical activities we oe sports, etc. (physically fit, good physical stamina, etc). {ike sequence 6 issection, the interviewer will pose some situations and problems of general awareness pesed on the following: (a) Honours and awards () Computers and allied topics (0) Military matters Historical records and questions based on geographical details Music | Sports and games Current affairs difficult to predict, the best way to prepare is to read newspapers/ ited as your hobbies and interests in your PIQ form. Hence, you can prepare you write in the PIQ form. It may be wise to first fill up the PIQ form given in the id eccordingly do your preparations. ae remember to ioe more poetsThe Complete Guide - | get suicidal thoughts DU give any such traces, you are sure to fall. Instead, you may mention th yoursoft skills, communication skills, your physical stamina, reduce weig reveal, the more you will be probed. sit requires more smartness to get away. statements given in the PIQ. achers, parents or anyone for that matter. saying “All Is Well” to yourself.Dos and Don’ts in the Conference 1. Thelastday, i.e. day 5, isthe conference day. In this, each candidate is called into the conference room one by one fora final look. Before the candidate is called in, a conference on the findings by all the three assessors, namely the Psychologist, the GTO and the Interviewing Officeris conducted before a final decision isarrived at All stages of the test are important. It is the collective opinion of all three assessors that matters. A candidate cleared by one assessor can also get clearedSSB Interview: The Complete Guide * Whenyourturn comes, knock on the door and enter automatically, Pra your chair, wish everyone and wait till you are asked to sit When asked to sit, please sit down with your spine straight and do nc ~ Keep your arms on your thighs and do not use them much © Keep a smiling face and look straight Into the eyes of the person w, speaking to you. = Answerall the questions carefully. Make sure you do not contradict yc self, ‘Prepare answers for all the interview questions which you could not an all probability, you will be asked to answer those questions dur conference. DSi at for further doclimentation and days. Others will be asked to board idly, since wentional,Hall I gierenes