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I.O. TECHNIQUE

PROBLEM
EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIOURAL
THE INTERVIEW PATTERN
HOW ? + Aspect
SITUATIONS SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION

What is specific and what is not ?
is discussed below with citation
& examples.

Purpose—To find out the OLQ’s which are required for an officer cadre. Being over courteous or an artificial
courtesy is not welcomed. Nothing less or more.
Interpretation—When the interview starts, it is not advisable to become habitual to say ‘sorry’ or
‘sir’ use them when required. Use of these words with a flair and in a natural way, becomes the
convenient outcome of your behavioural pattern.
OLQs (Officers like qualities) are the basic demand of the defence forces. Projection becomes the
responsibility of an aspirant, simultaneously evaluation is the job of an assessor. Being a projective
technique who-so-ever projects appropriately will get through. However this system of selection is
psychologically based, scientific and fool-proof. When the personality is found at the above scale of
parameters then the candidate can’t be bounced and if the personality is not up to the mark no one will
recommend the candidate in the SSB. This is the test of your personality, not the performances. Your
personality is bound to come when you perform. Optimum outcome amounts to a deserving personality as
these tests are situational and quality demanding.
Therefore the remedy is, to be natural, honest, truthful, specific and to the point.
Interpretation—It may be difficult to find out; what is genuine ? and what is not ? Therefore, the
best option is, to answer only what is asked ? What is asked is transparent, but what is genuine may be
an ambiguous. What is transparent is specifically discussed here :—
Interview : Sri Rohit Kumar for CDSE entry is being interviewed.
President :—Rohit, what do people call you at your home ?
Candidate :—Bhaiya, Sir (here the use of ‘Sir’ is O.K.)
President :—Should I call you Rohit or Bhaiya.
Candidate :—Rohit would be better Sir. (Here again the use of ‘sir’ is O.K.).
President :—Rohit are you from Delhi ?
Candidate :—Yes sir. (Again use of ‘sir’ is acceptable).
President :—Rohit, Please tell me, when you got the call up letter ?, at what time you left
your house ? When you reached the station ? How long you waited for the train ? In which
compartment you boarded ? How much was the fare ? How many stations came in between Delhi to
Allahabad ? And at what time you reported here ?
Answer—You are required to reply in the same sequence. Let me interpret the word sequence in
the context of your interview : if you are able to maintain the sequence, then its good, nothing is like
that. In case of failure; follow the path of coherence and the flow with a flair of the confidence. It will
definitely work under the circumstances, when I.O. asks you that Rohit, have you missed some of the
questions ? If you have missed; say—sorry sir, I have forgotten to tell the details of my siblings.
Interpretation—Gentleman, this is the job of the interviewing officer to find out OLQs from your
responses. He is doing his job and he expects you to do your job as expected from you. ‘He is doing his
job that does not require any explanation but ‘what he expects from you, requires explanation. During
testing hours, you are informed about your interview. Before your turn comes, he knows everything
about you from your P.I.Q.