The best part of following our website is that you can get to know a lot of things even before you have actually faced them. This article will talk about one such thing. The thing which this article will discuss is ‘silly mistakes’. A mistake in itself is very lamenting to look back on, and on top of that if the mistake is a stupid silly mistake, then you are sure to regret it for time immemorial. I hope that the five silly mistakes which I am going to discuss here will help you to not commit them in SSB, thus saving you from the unwanted consequences.
5 Silly Mistakes in SSB Interview
- Being too ‘friendly’ in the interview: In the personal interview, the interviewer will make you so comfortable at times, that you’ll feel no hesitation in discussing anything with him. Here is the point from where you start going wrong. Once you become too friendly with the interviewer, you tend to speak things which you shouldn’t speak, and would not have spoken otherwise. So it is always better to maintain a distance, he is the interviewer, don’t fall in the trap. Be very sure of what you are saying, and always be formal with him.
- Mistaking aggression for leadership: Candidates feel that if they’ll say something loudly, very loudly for that matter of fact, with too many hand gestures, they’ll become a leader. Or if they’ll push others aside, and bully them so as to come in front in group tasks they’ll be marked as a very good leader. Again this is a very silly mistake. You need to understand the real meaning of leadership. Give your points in a firm, audible voice. There is no point in getting up from your chair in GD, or fighting for the plank and rope in the group tasks.
- Focusing on quantity, rather than quality in psychological testing: In the battery of psychological tests, candidates focus more on filling up the sheet rather than writing sensible answers. Now by this I don’t mean that you should leave the stories or words, you must attempt all the stories and maximum words possible. However in SRT, rather than simply filling up the pages, focus on writing sensible things. Also, do not write made up, or mugged up answers, put yourself in the situation and think, and then give your genuine reaction. In self-description also, focus on projecting your qualities rather than writing big paragraphs.
- Handwriting: A person’s handwriting says a lot about his/her personality. Aspirants forget that handwriting is important in SSB, they just scribble something in the PIQ form and psychological tests, overwrite or do a lot of cutting. Your handwriting is very important because the psychologist will never talk to you in person, he/she will get to know you only through your hand writing. If you write neatly, with a good pen, it’ll brighten your personality to a great extent.
- Getting influenced by others: One major reason of stress and tension during SSB is that the candidates get influenced by other candidates. This is one major problem, which they invite themselves. By just looking at a fellow candidates preparation they start comparing their own to them. They also listen to whatever other candidates say about the tasks, and tend to follow their tips blindly. This shows lack of faith in yourself. This will also bring unnecessary tension and as a result will affect your performance. Have faith in your own preparations and never blindly follow fellow candidates in SSB.
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