At Hunters also have cribs. They have a standard set of
questions through which they will try to make you a general idea, and, in their
view, to anticipate your capabilities.
Tell a little about yourself
When the candidate answering the question you need to pay
attention to the following:
formally sets out the
curriculum vitae or immediately puts "trump card", stressing their
desire and ability to take this position;
It sets out the only
thing that is said about their skills, experience, responsibility, commitment,
hard work and integrity, or does not lead the relevant facts;
In short, precisely,
clearly or long mumbles and poorly expresses his thoughts.
holding and says
calmly, confident or insecure.
How to look at life? What you see in her complexity and how
to deal with them?
Some people speak in the sense that life is hard, a lot of
problems, most of which are insoluble, that people are angry and spiteful, that
in life's little pleasures and everything is decided by fate, chance and other
people, but not himself. It means the person in front of you passive, insecure,
do not trust others, pessimistic and unhappy (loser); others expressed positive
about life: life is not without problems, difficulties can be overcome, the
fate and career of a man in his hands, the people are friendly and willing to
cooperate, the man himself architect of his own happiness. so says the man, who
is a proactive stance aimed at success, ready to take responsibility, successfully
interacting with people and knows how to enjoy life.
What attracts you to work with us in this position?
Bad if it meets the trite phrases: "I am attracted by
the growth prospects, interesting work, solid company ...". Should result
in a serious and specific reasons: the desire to use their skills and
experience where they can provide the greatest return, and will be appreciated,
the attractiveness of work in a strong team of professionals.
Why do you think you are worthy of yourself to take this position?
What is your advantage over other candidates?
That is the best question for the candidate that, without
proper modesty to name their main advantage over other applicants. He must
demonstrate his ability to persuade, emphasizing its advantages. Poor, if the
candidate, and this question is answered with a weak argument, and gives its
formal biographical characteristics.
What are your strengths?
The candidate must be emphasized above all the qualities
required for the job, and bring compelling evidence on specific facts. But you
can hear the clichés, repeated thousands of times: "I am a sociable,
accurate, executive," and the like. Ask to clarify what is a manifestation
of his sociability, punctuality, diligence, what is his manner of listening to
the customer what he has achieved, thanks to its strengths.
What are your weaknesses?
From a smart candidate, you probably will not repent of your
sins and a long list of his flaws. He will try to turn the answer as to further
improve their chances. For example, he says: "Many people think I'm a
workaholic" or "Do not know how to relax, feel good only when I
work," or "Too demanding of himself and others." If a candidate
boasting too, and you'll want to bring it to a frank acknowledgment of the
existing shortcomings, you can tell him the joke. In this situation, the
candidate describes himself: "An honest, hard-working, do not drink, do
not smoke ..." Then he asked in surprise: "You have no lack?".
"One is - The candidate - I like to invent."
Why did you leave your last job?
Poor, if the reason for leaving was a conflict if a
candidate abuses were there orders and his former supervisor. Leaving work
because of the conflict is an escape from the difficulties of its own
recognition of losses, affects the self-esteem of the individual. Negative
attitudes towards people wont interfere with the staff, and especially the
leadership, is a stable characteristic of the individual and must manifest
itself in some form of a new job. A good man will emphasize the positive things
that have been in his previous work and relationships with people, and call
such worthy causes as the desire for a more interesting (paid, giving
opportunities for professional growth) and the desire to work more fully
realize their potential.
Why did you decide to change jobs?
This question is asked by someone who works at the time of
the interview. As with the previous question is not at its best describes the
candidate a story about the conflict. While the desire for professional growth,
expand the scope of their knowledge and skills, improving the patch is
respected and encouraged in all developed countries.
Have you received other job offers?
Increase the credibility of the candidate, if he told others
about a job offer, but said it was a special interest in this. Well, if you
express the desire to obtain maximum satisfaction from their work. His mood
will not only affect their health and morale in the team, but also is an
essential and necessary condition for high labor efficiency, reliable guarantee
against error, negligence, and marriage, and ultimately the main factor of the
company prosperity.
How successful you were interviewed in other places?
It is important to know the reasons for failed interviews in
some places and has successfully passed the other. If you make sure that your
competitors are interested in, and then you try to hold him back.
It does not interfere
with your personal life of the work related to additional loads (long working
hours, long or long trips, constant patrols)?
This question is often asked women. In some firms, trying to
evade the law, put stringent conditions, such as not having children a certain
time, not to issue sick leave for child care, not to make out Leave without pay
and so on.
How do you see your
position in 5-10 years?
Many passive people who do not plan their career and life,
the answer is that not imagine such long-term perspective. A man aimed at
personal success, willing to talk about his planned professional development,
and, perhaps, life goals. Wachs Eggert in his book "brilliant career"
spoke about the importance of career planning. In one well-known business
school on the first day the students were asked who formulated the writing
stages and personal career goals. Only 3% of them raised their hands. After 10
years this 3% achieved financial success more than the other 97% combined.
What changes would
you make in your new job?
Well, if he shows his initiative, the acquaintance with the
situation of innovation and reorganization. However, this is permissible only
with a thorough knowledge of the problems at the company. Bad if the state of
affairs does not know too well, but seeks to change everything in their own
way.
Who can ask for
feedback on your work?
I should be willing to provide telephones and addresses of
former co-workers and supervisors. Withholding such information, immediately
detect the absence of positive recommendations or lack of experience of the
applicant.
At what salary you
want?
The proverb says: "Who knows the price itself, will
always sell too cheap." A good specialist always knows his worth and is
counting on high salaries. Let the best candidate overestimate the expected
payment of their labor than understate it. If you offer to pay the candidate is
not satisfied, do not forget to "increase the pie" and list the
benefits available in the organization: premium, health insurance, child care
facilities. Free transportation and food. Free training and other
manifestations of staff care. As a rule, expected to offer wage is almost
always different. But, if the candidate is clearly bluffing, you can knock him
out of the rut, to cool his ardor drastic understatement of the proposed salary
and benefits, or tell a similar anecdote: "The arrogant young actor
demanding tone puts the main director of the theater their own terms with the
device into the theater. The salary of 500 dollars, the main roles, 8 performances
per month and providing a separate apartment. What the chief director quietly
put its:. "$ 50 daily performances, extras and a room in the hostel"
- "I agree"
This is not a definitive list of questions, but walking up
the list so you will understand how the brain works novice hunter.
Dop.blits candidate vs Hunter rookie:
Here's what to know about new job candidate:
What products or
services offered by the organization?
Where and who sells
products or services?
How many years have
there is an organization?
How have the main
tasks of the organization since its inception?
It is stable enough
staff or there is staff turnover?
What is the ownership
of the organization?
What new products and
services developed in the organization?
What are the
prospects of a sector to which the organization?
What are the criteria
for the selection of personnel?
What is the
system of remuneration? - it asks then when 100% decided on your candidacy.
Any payments and benefits are included in the compensation
package (subsidies for food, transportation, recreation, health care,
additional insurance, etc.) - it is better not to ask, because it is usually
annoying employer, if necessary he will tell.
What will be the
responsibilities of the candidate?
They will subordinates
and who?
What are the career
prospects?
Intelligent and
astute candidate can ask very delicate questions, which should not surprise the
personnel manager or supervisor.
Perhaps the way and
what questions to ask the candidate who will say more about him than about
himself many revelations of the candidate.
The material for the
domestic preparations:
Think about the types
of questions that are important to the employer.
Think about what you can tell about themselves,
to describe you with the best hand, always with examples of personal work
experience (your experience personal relationships with parents, children, and
so the employer is not so interesting).
The ability to perform a particular
job.
You need to prove representative of the company that you are
the right person for this position, and can do the job, and explain how you
will perform it clearly.
Therefore
it is necessary to tell how more can be clear about the duties you performed,
if possible list the duties similar to proposed position. Give examples
describing your skills. Show off your expertise and knowledge of the area in
which you work - it is advantageous distinguish you from all the candidates.
The desire to do the job
Whether you it does not matter whether you are ready to
perform the job and are ready to do everything possible to help the team which
will work to achieve these goals.
Handling and teamwork
Willing to work with other people, regardless of their
gender, age, religious beliefs, nationality, etc., is extremely important. This
means being able to communicate effectively with people and to be tolerant of
the opinions and beliefs of others. (Give examples).
But do not forget that you can work independently.
The ability to solve problems
Regardless of profession or the work that we do, we solve
some problems. Think about your profession from the perspective of a solution
for any problems you have to answer. Decide for yourself what you have to solve
problems on a daily basis: describe the problem, list your personal qualities
that help you solve problems, explain what decision was taken and why you tell
us about the consequences of your decision (whether it was successful).
Personal qualities
Persistence - the
desire to do their job;
Motivation - the
enthusiasm, the ability to make changes and willingness to carry out a little
more than what is required from you;
Communication skills
- ability to communicate with people effectively (orally and in writing);
Confidence -
confidence, not turning into arrogance, friendliness, honesty, openness and the
ability to get along with people;
Energy - the ability
to make additional efforts to achieve its goals;
Decisiveness - the
ability to not back down when the problem or the situation becomes difficult.
Professional quality
reliability - the
ability to rely on themselves and not on the other, in order to successfully
carry out the work;
honesty / advantage -
the ability to take responsibility for their actions, both good and bad, always
act in the interests of the company and not for their own purposes;
pride - always
striving to take additional steps in order to do their job as best as possible;
dedication - the
ability to follow through and get the job done on time;
analytical skills -
the ability to foresee the short-term and long-term positive and negative
consequences of the decision;
listening skills -
the ability to listen and understand the interlocutor.
Personal achievements
savings;
the time saved;
the resulting profit.
Business qualities
effectiveness - the
ability to avoid undue waste of time, effort, resources and money;
efficiency - the
ability to take the most effective solution, without spending a lot of money;
profitability -
ability to generate profit.
Typical answers to add. questions a novice hunter:
Why do you want to
work in our company?
You have to collect information about the company, product.
This will show that you are really interested in the position.
Do you have
experience to do the job?
The
representative of the company is not just looking for an experienced engineer
or secretary ... - he is looking for someone who can quickly make a contribution
to the current projects of the company.
Tell us how your present work is
related to the general plans for your department and the company.
This question is not just check how much you understand the
mission of your department and the company, but also to check your ability to
perform his duties as a member of the team.
What part of your
work do you consider most important?
This question is determined by the ability to manage your
time and set priorities as well as the tendency to avoid some of the work.
What do you like /
not like your previous job?
Interviewer
is looking for inconsistencies. Use the information on the company and the work
that has been given to you at the beginning of the interview. Answer short and
positive, do not criticize your former employer. (Hardly your prospective
employer wants to hear similar about yourself or colleagues)
What have you learned on your previous
work?
In its reply, refer to their professional and business
skills.
How do you assess
your professional development so far?
Be positive in their assessment of professionalism, but give
interviews to understand that your best work is ahead of you. Convinced the
company that every new day you see an opportunity to learn and contribute to
the work of the company.
How long you have
been working in our company?
"I would like to develop my career it has been
associated with this company. While I have the opportunity to grow
professionally and gain knowledge, I'm not going to go away. Do you think how
long I will have such an opportunity? "
How soon will you be
able to make a contribution to our company?
Before answering this question, you need to find out in what
area (? In what area of work) you are expected immediate contribution.
Who do you see yourself
in 5 years?
Best answer
- tell me that you want to be recognized as a professional and reliable team
member. With regard to the promotion of the career ladder, it is also
important, but everything has its time: it needs to gain knowledge, learn the company
and so on ... Find out what opportunities exist for growth of your
company..
What are your
greatest achievements.
In its reply refer to what you have achieved on their work.
You can start as follows: "Although I feel my biggest achievements are still
ahead, I am proud of what I've done ..."
Tell us, how was your
progress through the ranks.
This answer reveals your personality, your goals, your past
and future. You need to talk not only about your promotion, but that it was the
result of a long struggle (the long and hard work), significant contributions
to the success of the company and your brilliant ideas.
What are your
strengths?
You can do focus on your professional and personal skills.
What are your
weaknesses?
Try to find such your qualities that are only conditionally
could be called poor and weak, but really could count them in the plus.
What is most
interesting in this work for you?
To answer this question you also need to have detailed
information about your future work. In its response, you must stress the
personal qualities that you could show this work.
What do you expect
from your new job?
Say you want to work in a company where your personal
qualities and professional skills will make a significant contribution to the company's
success. Avoid talking about what you want from us - you have to say about what
you can give to your employer.
Why should I propose
to work for you?
Your answer should be brief. It should include a description
of your professional skills that will help you cope with this work. Briefly
list your responsibilities in your new job and match them with their qualities,
point by point.
Describe the
challenges that you had to deal with.
It is important not so much a problem as your overall
approach to problem solving. You should reflect your professional skills,
especially your analytical skills.
Can we get a
recommendation from your former employers?
In this case, only one answer is provided - "Yes."
However, you are not obliged to take advice from their current employer until
such time until you get a job offer.
How do you deal with
conflict?
You have to tell it how you deal with conflicts (ie,
breaking the task into parts, figuring out the cause of conflict, and so on.
N.)
Why were you fired?
If this happens, be frank because of massive staff
reductions. If you were fired because of some offense, be careful with the
answer. In this case, the first thing that will make the employer - call your
former manager and find out the reason for your dismissal.
It is not necessary to advertise his dismissal (dismissal of
fact). If you are asked about it, be honest, but gave reason for dismissal in
the best light.
How does your job to prepare you for the fact that you can
take on more obligations?
This is one of the most important questions that you will
need to answer. Interviewer expects from you examples of your professional
development, so you need to tell a story that illustrates this.
How do you make
decisions?
Interviewer wants to know if you are a man, and if you can
open to become a member of the team. We hope that you are a professional who
before starting work on the project, clarify all the details, and that is,
doing his job, takes a decision under the circumstances (being circumstances dictate).
Would you like to get
a post of the chief?
Remember that only admire ambition ambitious people. Answer:
"I do not want to take someone else's place, but I want to work with the
head, which will help me to develop my professional capabilities and move up
through the ranks with him. So, if my boss to get a raise, I hope that by the
time I earned it a recommendation to that position. "
What do you think
about their present / former head?
It is believed that people who complain about their former
employers will create new problems of their employers.
Describe a situation
when your work was criticized or idea?
This is doubly dangerous question. You are asked to talk
about how you feel about the criticism and describe in detail your mistakes.
Describe any minor (bad) idea, which has been criticized, but not a bad job
(this can cost a company money, and acts as a warning sign), and talk about how
you handled the criticism.
Tell us about
yourself.
If the context of this question is not obvious, you need to
learn more about the question before giving an answer (which aspects of your
biography might be interested in the interviewer).
Your story should demonstrate one or more of your personal
qualities - honesty, dignity and ability to be a team member, determination.
This is not the question that you can answer unprepared, so
take a little time before the interview to think about those personal qualities
that you would like to demonstrate the company's representative for this post.
How do you communicate
with people of different characters?
You must show your respect for others, explaining how you
work as a team and what you learn from their peers.
What are you most
concerned about?
Your personal problems have nothing to do with work. Tell us
in your question about the things that bother conscientious employee - the date
of delivery of the work, the company's turnover, malfunctions in a computer
system, etc...
Describe the most
difficult situation in your life.
This question interviewer wants to know what you think is a
difficult situation and how do you deal with it. You must be prepared in
advance prepared a story about the difficult situation in which you have shown
themselves in the best light. Avoid stories about problems with communication
with your colleagues.
Describe a situation
where you had to take the initiative.
This question interviewer checks whether you are aiming to
increase sales, save time and money, if you make it easy to work your boss and
your colleagues. But make sure that in your example, take the initiative, you
do not demonstrate disrespect to the company policy.
Tell about the things
or situations in which you disagreed with your boss.
Best of all, if you say that you did not have any
disagreement with your boss. Or if your boss smokes, and you - no, use it.
As your supervisor
evaluate your work?
Evaluation of employees work is often carried out in
writing, so that you can use a copy of this document. You can also ask for a
written recommendation from his former boss. If your boss praises you, you can
quote his words (eg. "A month ago, my boss said I was the most valuable
engineer in the group, because ...").
As your boss managed
to achieve from you such remarkable results?
It's a question of your control. Tell it like it is.
What personal
qualities needed to succeed in your business (your profession)?
Your answer should be a summary of your personal qualities.
How do you define a
"favorable" working environment?
Be careful, because you probably do not know what the
working atmosphere in the company. You can answer the following: "... Such
an atmosphere where team work and like it when a team wants to sell products
and / or provide services of the highest quality."
How do you go to the
interview, if you are working?
Needless to say interviews you told your boss that you go to
the dentist, (to go to the interview). Say that you have a vacation or time
off.
Tell us about how and
when you increase the salary.
Interviewer interested in two things:
how often have you
increased the salary, for what amount, at what%;
salary which they can
offer you.
Remember that your future salary will depend only on the
volume of your work, not on your current salary.
Tell us what book you are reading or have read recently
(what film look)? What impression did she (he) made on you?
You do not need to talk about books or movies that you have
read or looked for the last time. you have to talk about what has helped you to
improve your knowledge (personal, professional, quality, etc.)
What do you consider
the best reward for your work?
"The award I have been associated with good and timely
performance of work. Praise my supervisor also gives me pleasure. And last but
not least - I think every employee expects that for the good work he will
receive appropriate remuneration. "
Do you have any questions?
This is a sign that the interview was at an end, and you are
given another chance to impress. You can ask the following questions Interview:
Why are opened in
this position?
Why interviewer went
to work in this company, how long he works in it?
Who is your boss?
Does the company
provide a training program?
What will be your
first job?
What are the chances
of professional growth in this position?
Can I see the job description?
How often and in what
way will be made of your work?
Remember that at the first interview with the salary is not
being discussed, if the employer I do not ask you about it. you always have
time to discuss it, if you will be offered the position, the more that you know
about the minimum level that you have to offer from the agency staff
recruitment.
Write the expected answers to questions on a sheet of paper
and once again consider whether it is you want to say. Make corrections and
again read. This will help you speak clearly and confidently in an interview
that surely will mark the employer.
Be sure to work out in front of the mirror and prepare
answers in advance.
Finally
The best
experience is to practice! To be prepared for a single interview! It is
necessary to go through several interviews in different companies, even at the
job that you are not interested at all. In these interviews, you can work out
the feedback. Those. You should feel like hunters respond to your
answers.
A small addition. What else can I ask?
What can you tell us
about your professional connections that could be used in your new job?
As you increase your
professional qualifications?
What do you like
doing in your spare time?
In what terms could
start a new job?
One of the most prominent experts in the evaluation and
selection of the personnel Edge Einstein uses the following interview
"tricky" questions to the candidate.
How would you
describe your character?
For that you
criticized the last four years?
You are more likely
to agree or argue, and why?
How do you see your
position in 3-5 years and how are you going to achieve it?
What needs to change
in the work to make it perfect?
How would you
describe the closest to the ideal and most distant from the ideal boss?
Which of your duties
you perform with the greatest pleasure?
How would you
describe yourself with three adjectives?
How would your
employees describe you in three adjectives?
Do you often use
praise for employees and other people?
What would you do if
you find that a colleague spends the money of the company for personal needs?
What will you do if
the company in which you are just getting started, you will pay a salary for
the next six months?
What are the situations in which you do not succeed. Why?
If you need to fire someone, what should be the main reason
put forward? Why?
What is the goal you
achieve by taking this position?
What would you change
in the work to make it perfect?
It is human nature to embellish themselves, getting a job.
What you have embellished themselves when answering questions?
How do you feel about the method of coercion and threats in
relation to his subordinates? In which case, you should resort to threats?
What are the possible
difficulties in future work may perplex you the most?
Everyone has flaws. And what are the three traits in
yourself you would like to fix?
How do you manage to
arouse interest in the work of his subordinates?
Can you influence the
thinking and behavior of other people?
How do you start your
work?
