• Body language
  Always maintain eye contact with the interviewer. It reveals your   confidence. Never droop in the chair. Sit upright and keep track of your   hand movements while answering questions

• Prepare for basic open - ended questions
  The interview is a process by which the interviewer can judge whether you   match the requirements both academically and as a person. Generally,   the interviewer will throw up some open - ended question like "Tell me   about yourself". This is meant to relax the applicant. This can be used as   an opportunity to divert the interview into your areas of strength  
  Open - ended questions like those on hobbies, achievements, etc reveal a   great deal about you as a person. Treat these questions very seriously

• Listen
  Listen to the question before answering it. Understand what the interviewer   is looking for. If you need time to think about the answer, request for the   same. Most interviewers would comply with such a request. But after you   have taken time to think, better come up with a good answer

• Ask questions
  Generally, the last question of the interview is "Do you have any questions   about the company?" Use this opportunity to ask something relevant about   the company. If you do not ask any questions at this point, chances are   that you may come across as a person who is not keen to join the   company

• Be yourself
  Do not try to be someone you are not during an interview. Be natural. An   interview is a process by which the candidate and the interviewer get to   know each other and the candidate's role in the organization is established.   Any mask that you may don for the interview will wear down in no time

• Mock interviews
  It is always a good idea to attend mock interviews and use the feedback to   improve your interview skills