tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39547866000479572252024-03-12T21:51:24.158-07:00HR interview questionsSnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-14050001070339323832012-11-04T08:00:00.000-08:002012-11-04T08:00:05.473-08:00Sample free Typical interview questions<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You've submitted your CV, made it through the initial screening process, now you're ready for the interview. With so much competition in the job market, this is your opportunity to demonstrate you're the best person for the position. The way you handle yourself during the interview is only one of several factors that ultimately determines whether you get the job, but it is one of the most important nonetheless.<br /><br /><br />The good news is you can generally prepare in advance for questions you may be asked. Following are some typical interview questions, and some insights on what a hiring manager may be looking for in your answers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Tell me a little about yourself."<br /><br /><br />This is the ice-breaker of the interview world, and it's always a challenge to answer because it's so broad. The best approach is to narrow the scope of the question by focusing on those aspects of your background that make you qualified for the position. From there, you can talk about your interest in this particular job and company.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Tell me about your last job."<br /><br /><br />Most interviewers are looking for a direct link between your responsibilities in your most recent position and the job they have open. This is your chance to highlight your transferable skills and talk about specifics, including who you reported to, the number of people you managed, how your position fit into the company's big picture and the contributions you made. Make sure you aren't general in your answers. Tell the interviewer what your job entailed day to day and how those responsibilities have prepared you for the current position you're seeking.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"What are your strengths?"<br /><br /><br />For many positions in today's market, the requirements have changes so it is important to have broad skill sets. While you'll always want to tailor your most applicable skills to the job description, companies also value people who demonstrate flexibility and can fill in where necessary on occasion. You'll also want to mention those strengths that are relevant in almost any position, such as solid communication skills and your ability to work well on a team.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"What are your weaknesses?"<br /><br /><br />This one can be the bane of the interviewee's existence. After all, it's difficult enough admitting your downfalls to those you know well, much less someone whom you've just met. This isn't the time to beat yourself up: Don't talk about all those projects you started but didn't have time to finish at your last job. Instead, be candid and brief. Maybe planning wasn't your strong suit in the past, but you've found an organisational system that keeps you on track.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Why should I hire you?"<br /><br /><br />Don't get caught up in what may appear to be an easy answer ("Because I'm the best person for the job"). Instead, hone in on specific qualities that make you a good fit for this position. Talk about what you know about the job from the description and how you can make a significant contribution. Then relate examples of your skills to back it up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"What's the biggest problem you faced in your last job, and how did you solve it?"<br /><br /><br />An interviewer who asks this question is looking for insight into what you consider a challenge and how you would handle a difficult situation. Come prepared with two or three examples of difficulties you overcame on the job that are relevant to the position for which you are interviewing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"What kind of salary do you require?"<br /><br /><br />Generally, it's better to postpone discussions about salary until you have a thorough understanding of the job responsibilities and what the employer is willing to pay. But in case it does come up early in the interview process, be sure you know your monetary requirements and market value. Your perceived 'value' is generally the basis of most companies' salary decisions. Use a salary guide to research what you're worth.<br /><br /><br />The questions covered above are not all encompassing, but you will probably encounter many of them during the interview process. By practicing your answers in advance and knowing what not to say, you'll be well on your way to a successful meeting, and maybe a new job as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />How to answer competency-based interviewing questions<br /><br /><br />Many companies now employ a method of interviewing called Competency or Behavioural Based Interviewing. Using this method they will start the interview by asking you to talk about your background. They will then ask you some questions that will require you to give examples from your past. We have included a list of questions below that are representative of the types of questions they may ask. The key to answering these questions is to be as specific as possible and to bring examples out from your past. If you cannot think of an example ask them to rephrase the question.<br /><br />We also encourage you, as the candidate, to ask as many questions as possible. This should be a give and take conversation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sample competency-based interview questions: <br />Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation that demonstrated your coping skills. <br />Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem. <br />Give me an example of a time when you set a goal and were able to meet or achieve it. <br />Give me a specific example of a time when you had to conform to a policy with which you did not agree. <br />Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done. <br />Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritise your tasks. <br />What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example. <br />Tell me about a time you were able to successfully deal with another person even when that individual may not have personally liked you (or vice versa). <br />Tell me about a difficult decision you've made in the last year. <br />Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead. <br />Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with a very upset customer or co-worker. <br />Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem. <br /><br /> Job Search<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3954786600047957225"></a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-77375806665837248622012-11-04T02:00:00.000-08:002012-11-04T02:00:00.982-08:00interviews tips - for interviewers<br />
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<li>You must makes notes of the questions you intend to ask - otherwise you'll forget.</li>
<li>Decide the essential things you need to learn and prepare questions to probe them.</li>
<li>Plan the environment - privacy, no interruptions, ensure the interviewee is looked after while they wait.</li>
<li>Arrange the seating in an informal relaxed way. Don't sit behind a desk directly facing the interviewee - sit around a coffee table or meeting room table.</li>
<li>Clear your desk, apart from what you need for the interview, so it shows you've prepared and are organised, which shows you respect the situation and the interviewee.</li>
<li>Put the interviewee at ease - it's stressful for them, so don't make it any worse.</li>
<li>Begin by explaining clearly and concisely the general details of the organisation and the role.</li>
<li>Ask open-ended questions - how, why, tell me, what, (and to a lesser extent where, when, which) to get the interviewee talking.</li>
<li>Make sure the interviewee does 90% of the talking.</li>
<li>Use 'How?' and 'What?' questions to prompt examples and get to the real motives and feelings. 'Why?' questions place more pressure on people because they suggest that justification or defence is required. 'Why?' questions asked in succession will probe and drill down to root causes and feelings, but use with care as this is a high-pressure form of questioning and will not allow sensitive or nervous people to show you how good they are. Think about how your questions will make the interviewee feel. Your aim and responsibility as an interviewer is to understand the other person - not to intimidate, which does not facilitate understanding.</li>
<li>High pressure causes people to clam up and rarely exposes hidden issues - calm, relaxed, gentle, clever questions are far more revealing.</li>
<li>Probe the cv/resume/application form to clarify any unclear points.</li>
<li>If possible, and particularly for any position above first-line jobs, use some form of psychometric test, or graphology, and have the results available for the interview, so you can discuss them with the interviewee. Always give people the results of their tests. Position the test as a helpful discussion point, not the deciding factor. Take care when giving the test to explain and reassure. Ensure the test is done on your premises - not sent in the post.</li>
<li>Give interviewees opportunities to ask their own questions. Questions asked by interviewees are usually very revealing. They also help good candidates to demonstrate their worth, especially if the interviewer has not asked great questions or there is a feeling that a person has for any reason not had the chance to show their real capability and potential.</li>
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<li>Research as much as you can about the company - products, services, markets, competitors, trends, current activities, priorities. See the tips about researching before job interviews.</li>
<li>Prepare your answers for the type of questions you'll be asked, especially, be able to say why you want the job, what your strengths are, how you'd do the job, what your best achievements are.</li>
<li>Prepare <b>good questions to ask at the interview</b>. See the section on questions to ask at job interviews.</li>
<li>Related to the above, request a copy of the company's employment terms and conditions or employee handbook before the interview, in order to save time covering routine matters during the interview.</li>
<li>Assemble hard evidence (make sure it's clear and concise) of how what you've achieved in the past - proof will put you ahead of those who merely talk about it.</li>
<li>Have at least one other interview lined up, or have a recent job offer, or the possibility of receiving one from a recent job interview, and make sure you mention it to the interviewer.</li>
<li>Make sure your resume/cv is up to date, looking very good and even if already supplied to the interviewer take three with you (one for the interviewer, one for you and a spare in case the interviewer brings a colleague in to the meeting).</li>
<li>Get hold of the following material and read it, and remember the relevant issues, and ask questions about the areas that relate to the organisation and the role. Obtain and research: the company's sales brochures and literature, a trade magazine covering the company's market sector, and a serious newspaper for the few days before the interview so you're informed about world and national news. Also worth getting hold of: company 'in-house' magazines or newsletters, competitor leaflets, local or national newspaper articles featuring the company.</li>
<li>Review your personal goals and be able to speak openly and honestly about them and how you plan to achieve them.</li>
<li>Ensure you have two or three really good reputable and relevant references, and check they'd each be happy to be contacted.</li>
<li>Adopt an enthusiastic, alert, positive mind-set. If you want some help with this try the 'I Am' self-belief page.</li>
<li>Particularly think about how to deal positively with any negative aspects - especially from the perspective of telling the truth, instead of evading or distorting facts, which rarely succeeds. See the CV pointers about this - it's very significant.</li>
<li>Try to get some experience of personality tests. Discover your personality strengths and weaknesses that would be indicated by a test, and be able to answer questions positively about the results. (Do not be intimidated by personality testing - expose yourself to it and learn about yourself.) To understand more about personality testing and the underpinning theory - and to find out more about yourself in this respect - see the section on personality theories and make time to read and understand it.</li>
<li>Think about what to wear. See the guidance about choice of dress, clothes and colours for interviews below.</li>
<li>Some jobs invite or offer opportunity to re-define or develop the role itself. It might be a existing role or a new position. If so prepare for this. Most jobs in fact offer this potential, but sometimes it is a stated requirement. See the notes in the CV section aboutapproaching a vacancy for which the role has not yet been fully defined.</li>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-10830187918393073952012-11-03T20:00:00.001-07:002012-11-03T20:00:00.978-07:00PRACTICE PERSONNEL/HR INTERVIEW<br />
Try a practice interview for personnel / HR management, answering typical questions and also getting tips on how you should answer. There are also other questions students have been asked at HR interviews.<br />
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PERSONNEL MANAGERS must be good at LISTENING when interviewing people for jobs, and also at WRITING reports. They need to be able to ANALYSE the requirements for a particular job (rather like this!) and to MAKE DECISIONS on who to invite for interview. They must CO-OPERATE with other managers when dealing with staff problems in their particular departments and must be able to PLAN ahead to predict future needs for training and recruitment.<br />
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Employers will be looking to see how you can talk about and demonstrate these skills at your interview. The sort of evidence you could offer includes:<br />
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MAKING DECISIONS - deciding where to live off campus and who with next year.<br />
SPOKEN COMMUNICATION - campus drama group.<br />
NEGOTIATING - asking for time off from a vacation job.<br />
TACT - resolving an argument between friends.<br />
LISTENING - working as a barman or waitress.<br />
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-28166785535813327492012-11-03T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T14:00:00.177-07:00Competency Interview Answers - How To Structure<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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Competency Based Interviewing is an increasing popular tool used in large organisations such as Banks and Government departments with interviewers now being trained to analyse competency answers as standard.</div>
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This format is used in an effort to make the interview process as fair as possible. It is being adopted increasingly where many managers are interviewing for the same type of position at the same time.</div>
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Studies have shown this format to be about 5 times more accurate than traditional interviewing in assessing and choosing the right applicant.</div>
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Competency Interview Questions Summary</h2>
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This article deals with how to answer competency questions asked in Interviews. These are commonly <strong>Behavioural Based</strong> in nature and are used to assess how a candidates past actions can be used as a predictor of future performance.</div>
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<strong>These questions</strong> require you to provide specific examples and usually take the form of:</div>
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- Tell me about a time when you....<br />- Give an example of a situation where....<br />- Describe a scenario....</div>
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Read more about Comptency Interview Questions in this article </div>
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How to Structure Competency Interview Answers</h2>
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When preparing your <strong>Competency Interview Answers</strong>, I suggest choosing examples based on real experiences you have had. Avoid the temptation to invent or embellish.</div>
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Your response needs to be relevant and sufficiently detailed to show that you understand what is required, that you possess the relevant core competency and can use it effectively.</div>
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Your answers will be scored and the quality will depend on the extent of your preparation. Use the job description or advertisement to get an idea of the essential competencies required and prepare example of situations where you used these skills to achieve a successful outcome.</div>
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Most Competency Based and Behavioural Questions require you to give an example of a situation you have been involved in. This sounds straightforward however it is very easy to give a long rambling answer resulting in a low score. The key to an effective and top scoring competency answer lies in it's structure and there are two standard formulas we recommend:</div>
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<strong>1. The STAR technique </strong>= This technique is often referred to as the SAR and PAR technique and gives a logical process to create and deliver your answer as follows:</div>
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<strong>Action</strong> Describe the action you took, the process you followed and the steps you completed. Even if you are discussing a group project or task, describe what <em>you did </em>rather than the achievements of the team.</div>
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<strong>Result</strong> This is the most important part of the answer and you will need to show that your actions resulted in a successful outcome. Talk about what you accomplished, what you delivered in terms of benefit and what you learned.</div>
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<strong>2. The iPAR technique</strong> = Similar to the STAR technique and is favoured by us:</div>
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<strong>Always use I and give an Introduction</strong> Always answer in the first person using 'I' rather than 'we' even if your example refers to a team effort. The interviewers want to hear about <em>what you did</em> and if you constantly use 'we' it could weaken your answer. Give an INTRODUCTION consisting a single sentence summarising your achievement for example: "<em>I recently introduced a new system which reduced the time it takes to deal with customer complaints from 4 days to 4 hours.</em>"</div>
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This has the effect of informing the interviewer and heightening their interest as well as being a powerful sales statement for yourself.</div>
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<strong>Problem</strong> Detail the PROBLEM (situation or task) in no more than 2 sentences but giving sufficient details so that the interviewer can get a full grasp of the challenge involved. If you can also show that you identified the problem and initiated the action this will stand in your favour however it is not essential.</div>
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<strong>Action</strong> As with the STAR technique, describe the ACTION you took, the process you followed and the steps you completed being clear about the part you played.</div>
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<strong>Result</strong> As mentioned above the RESULT is the most important part of your answer as a successful outcome <em>proves</em> that your actions were effective. If possible, detail statistics or figures which highlight the magnitude of your success, mention positive feedback you received and talk about what you learned and how this learning will help you in the job being recruited.</div>
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While we favour the iPAR technique, feel free to use whichever you are most familiar and comfortable with.</div>
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Sample Competency Interview Answers</h2>
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Remember to tell it like a story as this will better engage the interviewer. Here is a sample competency answer using the iPAR technique above.</div>
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Question: <strong><em>Tell me about a difficult project you managed and describe the obstacles you encountered and how you overcame them.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>Sample Competency Answer:</strong></div>
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i = <em>I have just introduced a system of monitoring and assessing electronic customer feedback which has reduced the time it takes to deal with customer service complaints from 9 days to 48 hours.</em></div>
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P = <em>I saw that we were getting a lot of customer communications, feedback and complaints via email, but we had not developed any structured method to handle these. In addition we were not using them as an opportunity to learn about our customer or to drive process improvement initiatives. I realised very quickly that not only was this an issue for us which I knew I could solve quickly but also I saw the potential to enhance our relationship with our customers.</em></div>
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A = <em>I completed a business case clearly outlining the benefits of this action. I then set up a project group with the goal to deliver a system of processing and managing these emails. I recruited internally as I wanted to give my team exposure to working on such a project. I put regular reporting in place, ensured that all stakeholders were involved and communicated with. Three weeks after starting the project I lost two team members due to sickness - we were on a very tight deadline and I knew that the success of this project lay in my ability to motivate and manage the team I had. I identified key replacements and revised the plan accordingly so that work would not fall behind. I ensured the team knew what had to be delivered and by when and I got staff buy-in from very early on. During the course of the project I managed the team, rescheduled tasks as required, communicated regularly with all interested parties and ultimately delivered the project successfully.</em></div>
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R= <em>I overcame the challenges as presented and I delivered the new system on time and within budget. As a result of this system my team can address 100% of customer service emails within 48 hours, we have reduced the volume of complaints received by 35% and we have a suite of reports that can help us deliver further improved customer service. It’s a great achievement and one which I am very proud of.</em></div>
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Note the use of "I" throughout and note too the use of a powerful lead sentence which summarises the achievement and sets up the rest of the answer to come. This is a great selling tool and designed to get the attention of the interviewer.</div>
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How to Prepare Your Answers</h2>
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A word of caution: While you may be tempted to use a sample competency answer such as that above, we caution against this. It is much better to use the structures and guides to create your own answer in your own words. In that way you will avoid being caught out in the interview.</div>
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We advise preparing competency answers in advance relating to all the achievements on your resume/cv. By doing so, you will find that you have a sufficient stock of information which will help you answer any competency question irrespective of the style used.</div>
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Even if you simply jot down bullet points rather than a full answer you will keep this content fresh in your mind and on the tip of your tongue when you go to the interview.</div>
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-5424519048413334332012-11-03T08:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T08:00:01.420-07:00Competency Based Interview Questions and Answers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span></span><br />
In Brief: “Competency based questions have long been considered tricky questions that are hurled at a prospective interviewee when the interviewer seems to have nothing else to inquire. However, nothing can be farther from the truth. The competency based answers during a job interview are quite an intelligent and quick way to find out about the attitude and mindset of the individual who has applied for the job. “<br />
These competency based interviews give the HR and other departments a brief idea as to how the individual performs (i.e. behavioral interview). The answers to the competency based interview questions also provide a graphic portrayal of his or her attitude towards work, people and life in general.<br />
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Competency based interviewing is the best way to uncover the behavioral aspects of an individual in a quick and precise manner.<br />
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Competency based interview questions</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Your initiative to solve problems</span><br />The interviewer can ask about how you had used your initiative to solve any difficult problem at the workplace. The question may also ask you about any situation in which you were supposed to solve a problem without being informed of the complete details.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Your achievements</span><br />The interviewer can also ask about the achievement which you think was the most important for you, professionally and personally speaking. If you think that there were two different achievements on the professional level as well as on the personal level, the interviewer may ask you to elaborate on the reasons.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">The most difficult incident and other difficulties</span><br />The Interviewer can also ask about the most difficult incident you have ever had to handle. Also, the interviewer may ask you about the person whom you have found to be the most difficult to work with, in addition to the reasons why. The interviewer may also ask you whether your differences with the person were resolved in an amicable manner or in any other manner.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Your leadership </span><br />Depending on the job that you are seeking, you may also be asked to give an example of a case in which you demonstrated any leadership qualities. These questions areteam leader interview questions but are often asked of any individual.<br />
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Competency based interview answers</h2>
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The questions that are asked are quite significant, and it is essential that you answer them in the best way possible:<br />
1. The best way to answer these questions is to be concise, crisp and to the point.<br />
2. You should not meander away from the point while answering these questions, because meandering way from the question will imply that you are inventing an answer at best, or would mean that you are a person who has no integrity at worst.<br />
3. Firstly, ascertain that you make the interviewer understand the problem that you were facing.<br />
4. Do not place the blame on anybody, or crib/complain about anything.<br />
5. Let the interviewer decide whose side he or she should be on.<br />
6. Make sure that you inform the interviewer about the steps that you took as an individual and as a team to ensure that the problem was sorted out without any hitches.<br />
7. You may also tell the interviewer about the success that you experienced with these steps.<br />
8. You can also inform the interviewer as to how you would presently handle the situation as opposed to your handling method employed in the past.<br />
<strong>The difference between skill, competency and behavioral:</strong><br />Skill is a part of competency. Competency consists of three parameters- Knowledge (K), Attitude (A) and Skills(S).<br />For example- I might be having very good interpersonal skills or people skills, but I will not be competent to join a company as HR Professional unless I possess adequate education/experience (Knowledge) and the right temperament/ behavior (attitude).<br />While rating skills, you have to determine what abilities are required to perform a job practically but while rating competency, you have to determine the set of abilities/ skills required along with the knowledge and attitude needed for the said job.<br />Read further at examples of competency based interview questions and answers.<br />
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-64331283890815837912012-11-03T02:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T02:00:00.164-07:00Frequent HR Interview Questions & Answers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; color: #555555; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="bbc_color" style="color: #ff3a00;"><strong>Questions & Answers</strong></span><br /><br />1.) How much salary Your Expecting?<br /><br /> Answer1: I would expect a salary which reflects the experience and qualifications that I bring to the role.<br /><br /> Answer 2: I’ve got a strong background in this industry and my skills are a perfect match for this role. I would expect my compensation to be at the upper end of the position’s salary band.<br /><br /> Answer 3: Based on the information I have about the position, a salary in the range 15,000 - 18,000 would reflect the experience and expertise that I would bring to the role.<br /><br />2.) Why did you take HR as a specialization?<br /><br /> Basically i am a peoples person and enjoy interacting with different levels of people which is a basic requisite for any HR Personnel.Even i belive i can excel in people management too and hence for me HR is the right field where i can utilise my skills<br /><br />3.) What kind of person would you refuse to work with?<br /><br /> This is a very tricky question to test your attitude to others. So you must start the answer in a positive note.Eg., Well, I am a person, who can work with all kinds of people. However, I feel bit uncomfortable to work with persons of selfish and ingratitude in nature.<br /><br />4.) What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?<br /><br /> Every should learn from his mistake. I always try to consult my mistakes with my kith and kin especially with elderly and experienced person.<br /><br />5.) What is more important to you: the money or the work?<br /><br /> Money and work both are like siblings. But I believe when you work hard; money will flow to you. So work is more important than money. Only hard work can help you put another feather in your success cap.<br /><br />6.) Why do you want to join in industry?<br /><br /> industry is a place where the gradutes have the opportunity to apply thier skills n knowledge which they learn from their respective institutions.so feel industry is a best way for a person to applying their practical knowledge.<br /><br />7.) Are you a team player?<br /><br /> while answering this question, try to keep yourself on both sides. For example, if the interviewer asks if you prefer to work alone or on a team, he may be trying to get you to say you are one way or the other. But you don't have to play this game. The reality is that most jobs require us to work both independently and in teams. Your response to this question should show that you have been successful in both situations or (In case you dont find yourself comfy with team work say this) - I beleive in individual work recognition [this would not put your weakness in front of others that strongly, Remember people who take interviews are super masters, do not fool them</span></span>SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-41273414128273452702012-11-02T20:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T08:49:53.339-07:00How to Answer 23 of the Most Common Interview Questions<br />
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Let's face it; no one likes the interview process. Well, certainly not the people being interviewed anyway. You have to be on your best behavior, you only get one chance to get it right, and it's like taking your driving test all over again. Over the years I've been to countless interviews. To get my first job out of college I attended some 15-20 interviews a week. Whether it was in Britain or over here in the States, the questions never really seemed to change from job to job. Not only that, but the answers to them are usually the same, with your own personal interpretation of course. Here I present 23 questions you're likely to be asked, and how I have learned to answer them. Why 23? Because I had more than 20 and less than 25. Remember, being interviewed is a skill, and if you do the preparation you should ace it every time. (See also: 12 Unique Ways to Score a Job Interview)</div>
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<b>1. So, tell me a little about yourself.</b></div>
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I'd be very surprised if you haven't been asked this one at every interview. It's probably the most asked question because it sets the stage for the interview and it gets you talking. Be careful not to give the interviewer your life story here. You don't need to explain everything from birth to present day. Relevant facts about education, your career and your current life situation are fine.</div>
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<b>2. Why are you looking (or why did you leave you last job)?</b></div>
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This should be a straightforward question to answer, but it can trip you up. Presumably you are looking for a new job (or any job) because you want to advance your career and get a position that allows you to grow as a person and an employee. It's not a good idea to mention money here, it can make you sound mercenary. And if you are in the unfortunate situation of having been downsized, stay positive and be as brief as possible about it. If you were fired, you'll need a good explanation. But once again, stay positive.</div>
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<b>3. Tell me what you know about this company.</b></div>
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Do your homework before you go to any interview. Whether it's being the VP of marketing or the mailroom clerk, you should know about the company or business you're going to work for. Has this company been in the news lately? Who are the people in the company you should know about? Do the background work, it will make you stand out as someone who comes prepared, and is genuinely interested in the company and the job.</div>
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<b>4. Why do you want to work at X Company?</b></div>
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This should be directly related to the last question. Any research you've done on the company should have led you to the conclusion that you'd want to work there. After all, you're at the interview, right? Put some thought into this answer before you have your interview, mention your career goals and highlight forward-thinking goals and career plans.</div>
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<b>5. What relevant experience do you have?</b></div>
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Hopefully if you're applying for this position you have bags of related experience, and if that's the case you should mention it all. But if you're switching careers or trying something a little different, your experience may initially not look like it's matching up. That's when you need a little honest creativity to match the experiences required with the ones you have. People skills are people skills after all, you just need to show how customer service skills can apply to internal management positions, and so on.</div>
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<b>6. If your previous co-workers were here, what would they say about you?</b></div>
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Ok, this is not the time for full disclosure. If some people from your past are going to say you're a boring A-hole, you don't need to bring that up. Stay positive, always, and maybe have a few specific quotes in mind. "They'd say I was a hard worker" or even better "John Doe has always said I was the most reliable, creative problem-solver he'd ever met."</div>
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<b>7. Have you done anything to further your experience?</b></div>
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This could include anything from night classes to hobbies and sports. If it's related, it's worth mentioning. Obviously anything to do with further education is great, but maybe you're spending time on a home improvement project to work on skills such as self-sufficiency, time management and motivation.</div>
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<b>8. Where else have you applied?</b></div>
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This is a good way to hint that you're in demand, without sounding like you're whoring yourself all over town. So, be honest and mention a few other companies but don't go into detail. The fact that you're seriously looking and keeping your options open is what the interviewer is driving at.</div>
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<b>9. How are you when you're working under pressure?</b></div>
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Once again, there are a few ways to answer this but they should all be positive. You may work well under pressure, you may thrive under pressure, and you may actually PREFER working under pressure. If you say you crumble like aged blue cheese, this is not going to help you get your foot in the door.</div>
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<b>10. What motivates you to do a good job?</b></div>
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The answer to this one is not money, even if it is. You should be motivated by life's noble pursuits. You want recognition for a job well done. You want to become better at your job. You want to help others or be a leader in your field.</div>
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<b>11. What's your greatest strength?</b></div>
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This is your chance to shine. You're being asked to explain why you are a great employee, so don't hold back and stay do stay positive. You could be someone who thrives under pressure, a great motivator, an amazing problem solver or someone with extraordinary attention to detail. If your greatest strength, however, is to drink anyone under the table or get a top score on Mario Kart, keep it to yourself. The interviewer is looking for work-related strengths.</div>
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<b>12. What's your biggest weakness?</b></div>
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If you're completely honest, you may be kicking yourself in the butt. If you say you don't have one, you're obviously lying. This is a horrible question and one that politicians have become masters at answering. They say things like "I'm perhaps too committed to my work and don't spend enough time with my family." Oh, there's a fireable offense. I've even heard "I think I'm too good at my job, it can often make people jealous." Please, let's keep our feet on the ground. If you're asked this question, give a small, work-related flaw that you're working hard to improve. Example: "I've been told I occasionally focus on details and miss the bigger picture, so I've been spending time laying out the complete project every day to see my overall progress."</div>
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<b>13. Let's talk about salary. What are you looking for?</b></div>
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Run for cover! This is one tricky game to play in an interview. Even if you know the salary range for the job, if you answer first you're already showing all your cards. You want as much as possible, the employer wants you for as little as you're willing to take. Before you apply, take a look at salary.com for a good idea of what someone with your specific experience should be paid. You may want to say, "well, that's something I've thought long and hard about and I think someone with my experience should get between X & Y." Or, you could be sly and say, "right now, I'm more interested in talking more about what the position can offer my career." That could at least buy you a little time to scope out the situation. But if you do have a specific figure in mind and you are confident that you can get it, I'd say go for it. I have on many occasions, and every time I got very close to that figure (both below and sometimes above).</div>
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<b>14. Are you good at working in a team?</b></div>
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Unless you have the I.Q. of a houseplant, you'll always answer YES to this one. It's the only answer. How can anyone function inside an organization if they are a loner? You may want to mention what part you like to play in a team though; it's a great chance to explain that you're a natural leader.</div>
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<b>15. Tell me a suggestion you have made that was implemented.</b></div>
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It's important here to focus on the word "implemented." There's nothing wrong with having a thousand great ideas, but if the only place they live is on your notepad what's the point? Better still, you need a good ending. If your previous company took your advice and ended up going bankrupt, that's not such a great example either. Be prepared with a story about an idea of yours that was taken from idea to implementation, and considered successful.</div>
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<b>16. Has anything ever irritated you about people you've worked with?</b></div>
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Of course, you have a list as long as your arm. But you can't say that, it shows you as being negative and difficult to work with. The best way to answer this one is to think for a while and then say something like "I've always got on just fine with my co-workers actually."</div>
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<b>17. Is there anyone you just could not work with?</b></div>
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No. Well, unless you're talking about murderers, racists, rapists, thieves or other dastardly characters, you can work with anyone. Otherwise you could be flagged as someone who's picky and difficult if you say, "I can't work with anyone who's a Bronco's fan. Sorry."</div>
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<b>18. Tell me about any issues you've had with a previous boss.</b></div>
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Arrgh! If you fall for this one you shouldn't be hired anyway. The interviewer is testing you to see if you'll speak badly about your previous supervisor. Simply answer this question with extreme tact, diplomacy and if necessary, a big fat loss of memory. In short, you've never had any issues.</div>
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<b>19. Would you rather work for money or job satisfaction?</b></div>
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It's not a very fair question is it? We'd all love to get paid a Trump-like salary doing a job we love but that's rare indeed. It's fine to say money is important, but remember that NOTHING is more important to you than the job. Otherwise, you're just someone looking for a bigger paycheck.</div>
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<b>20. Would you rather be liked or feared?</b></div>
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I have been asked this a lot, in various incarnations. The first time I just drew a blank and said, "I don't know." That went over badly, but it was right at the start of my career when I had little to no experience. Since then I've realized that my genuine answer is "Neither, I'd rather be respected." You don't want to be feared because fear is no way to motivate a team. You may got the job done but at what cost? Similarly, if you're everyone's best friend you'll find it difficult to make tough decisions or hit deadlines. But when you're respected, you don't have to be a complete bastard or a lame duck to get the job done.</div>
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<b>21. Are you willing to put the interests of X Company ahead of your own?</b></div>
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Again, another nasty question. If you say yes, you're a corporate whore who doesn't care about family. If you say no, you're disloyal to the company. I'm afraid that you'll probably have to say yes to this one though, because you're trying to be the perfect employee at this point, and perfect employees don't cut out early for Jimmy's baseball game.</div>
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<b>22. So, explain why I should hire you.</b></div>
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As I'm sure you know, "because I'm great" or "I really need a job" are not good answers here. This is a time to give the employer a laundry list of your greatest talents that just so happen to match the job description. It's also good to avoid taking potshots at other potential candidates here. Focus on yourself and your talents, not other people's flaws.</div>
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<b>23. Finally, do you have any questions to ask me?</b></div>
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I'll finish the way I started, with one of the most common questions asked in interviews. This directly relates to the research you've done on the company and also gives you a chance to show how eager and prepared you are. You'll probably want to ask about benefits if they haven't been covered already. A good generic one is "how soon could I start, if I were offered the job of course." You may also ask what you'd be working on. Specifically, in the role you're applying for and how that affects the rest of the company. Always have questions ready, greeting this one with a blank stare is a rotten way to finish your interview. Good luck and happy job hunting.</div>
<br />SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-42557742616267258402012-11-02T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T08:48:05.129-07:001. Tell us something about yourself. This is the first question, you can expect during any interview you face. This usually is a question to start the communication and set the ball rolling for the interview. You can answer this question by providing some information about your work experience, technologies you have worked upon, educational qualifications. If you are a fresh graduate, you can provide some information about your family also. The trick is to put the full stop at the right place to provoke the next question you want. For e.g. “Recently I developed a website using Drupal. It was quite an interesting but challenging job which I enjoyed.” 2. Why do you consider yourself a suitable candidate for this position? The answer to this question lies in the preparation you did before the interview. It is extremely important that you research the requirements of the position well and match them with your skills. For e.g. if the position requires an Asp.net developer with good knowledge of health care domain, tell the interviewer about your technical skills and your domain knowledge. Fresh graduates can talk about their technical skills, ability to learn and grasp things quickly. 3. Why do you want to leave your present job or company? You may want to leave your present job for any reason but make sure that you do not talk bad about your manager, company or job. It reflects your complaining attitude. Provide a sincere reason for e.g. “I think, I have grown up with my last employer as much as I could. I want to grow further and I believe that is possible with a new employer.” 4. You have stayed in your current job for quite a long time, why? There are many people who do not change their jobs for years and when they go out looking for a new employer, this is one of the most important questions they are asked. Some people might look upon staying with the same employer for long as “lack of ambition”. A good answer to this question can be something like, “Yes, you are right. I stayed with my last employer for almost 5 years but I was continuously growing in the company, doing new things, handling bigger challenges. So, I was quite happy working with them for these many years.” You can then talk about how you grew with your last employer. 5. What do you know about us? Research the company and its business a bit before appearing for the interview. Also, find out a bit about the technologies they work upon. You don’t need to know everything inside out but having a fair idea about the company makes you appear interested in the position, to be taken seriously. For e.g. I see that your company does a lot of projects based on OpenSource platforms like Joomla, Drupal, Magento which is quite interesting as I have a similar kind of experience. 6. What do you do to improve your knowledge? The field of IT is very revolutionary. It is extremely important to keep yourself abreast with the new technological developments and this needs you to take some time out of your work schedule so that you can keep sharpening your saw. To answer this question, you can tell the recruiter about the forums which you keep visiting, blogs which you keep reading. It will be an advantage if you are a member of some local user group. 7. Can you perform under pressure? Most of the times, the job of software development is that of working under pressure. Sometimes, it will be the pressure of delivering on time while it can be that of a bug that has sprung all of a sudden in your code. So, expect pressure in everything you do. It is important to maintain your performance and develop strategies to deliver under pressure. You can then go ahead an talk about your way of dealing with pressure and performing under it. 8. Tell us some of your strengths. Again, it is important to study the requirements of the position before you appear for the interview. List out your strengths and offer the ones that this role demands. For e.g. if you are appearing for the position of a Tech Lead – VB.net, talk about your VB.net skills, any extra knowledge which you have about coding with VB.net in comparison to other candidates, your team management skills etc. 9. Tell us some of your weaknesses. You have to be careful while answering this question. Do not offer a weakness which will directly affect your selection but at the same time saying that you do not have any weakness will not be right too. Every human being has weaknesses, so it is perfectly OK for you to have some too. The best way to answer this question will be to turn one of your strengths as a weakness and say that others accuse you of having this weakness but you think it is important to work in this manner. For e.g.: “My colleagues accuse me of paying to much attention to syntaxes but I believe it is important when you are writing the code to avoid spending too much time on finding and fixing the bugs later on.” Another way to answer this question is to offer a totally un-related weakness for e.g. “I have been staying alone for so many years now but I still can’t cook independently.” 10. Are you comfortable working in a team? The whole work of software development or IT is a team work. So, the only answer to this question can be: “Yes, I am comfortable working in a team.” If you have any problems in working as a team, it is important to work on them and develop yourself as a team player. 11. How do you rate your communication skills? Again, IT is about dealing with people within and out of the company. So, it is important to have good communication skills. By good communication skills we mean, ability to understand and explain in a common language. So, if you believe that your communication skills are weaker, you need to work on them. Anything less than average or good is not acceptable here. 12. You do not have all the experience we need for this position? It is not possible for a candidate to have all the experience an employer requires. Even if you match yourself up to the expectations on technical front, there will be some difference in the work environment. And, it is absolutely fine. The best way to deal with this question is to analyse the requirements of the position well and match your skills as close to them as possible. If something is still left untouched, offer your quick grasping power and ability to learn quickly as a solution & back it up with an example from the past. 13. How would you compensate for the lack of experience you have for this position? As we discussed in the last question, your ability to understand and pick up new things quickly should be able to compensate for the lack of work experience you have. 14. If you were hiring for this position, what qualities would you look for in a potential candidate? Closely understand the qualities and skills a person holding the position would need and match them with the qualities you have. If you believe that you are missing a big quality required for the position under discussion, say that, “I understand that this is an important quality required in the person holding this position but given a chance, I will inculcate it in me.” Back it up with a confident body language. 15. Do you know anyone who works for us? Offer some one’s name if they really know you well and can offer a positive feedback about you. 16. What is your style of management? In today’s scenario, everything needs customization, so here also, one size can’t fit all i.e. one management style won’t work in all situations. So, offer “situational” as your style of management. 17. Have you ever fired anyone? How would you go about firing a person, if required? The basic purpose of asking this question is to check your EQ and see if you have the guts to make tough decisions. If you have fired anyone in the past, discuss your experience and approach. If you have never done so in the past, discuss the approach you would take to make and implement such a decision. Keep the focus of your answer on the fact that you would try to do your best to ensure that your team performs to its best but if a particular member is not able to perform even after you taking all the steps to help him, you would make the tough decision to ensure that the project doesn’t suffer. 18. What irritates you about co-workers? The purpose of this question is to see how well you can fit into a team. Basically, you should not have a problem with a person, although you can have a problem with the style of working. So, to answer this question you can simply say, “I understand that IT is about team work, so we can’t afford to problems with co-workers but if someone is not serious about their work or does a low quality work affecting the whole project, I definitely do not like it” 19. Is there any particular kind of person you can not work with? For the reason given in the above questions, the answer to this question should be a “No”. This is basically a different way of putting up the last question. 20. What qualities would you look for in your senior? You can mention some generic qualities like intelligence, good sense of humour, dedicated to his team etc., which all the managers think that they have in abundance. 21. What motivates you at work? To answer this question, you can mention things like – new challenges, good environment which all employers think that they offer. 22. Will you be happy to work in night shifts or over the weekends? You need to answer this question taking into consideration what is suitable for you. Say that you can work in the night shifts, only if you can really do it. 23. Have you ever committed a mistake at work? To err is human. So, it is perfectly OK if you committed a mistake at work but before answering the question analyse the magnitude of mistake you did and the effect it had on the company. What is more important is – what did you do to rectify the mistake and make sure that you don’t do it again? So, mention the mistake you committed and keep the focus of the answer on the steps you took to rectify it. 24. What position would you prefer while working on a project? This question is for you to answer based on the skills and qualities you have. If you have the capability to handle different positions, discuss that also in the interview. 25. What are the most important things for you as a manager? The two things which should be most important for a manager to succeed in his role are: a.) His team should be happy and keep performing b.) The project he is working on with his team is successfully finished with minimum problems. 26. Will you be happy to re-locate, if required? Again, a question for you to answer based on your position. If you are anticipating this question in the interview, it is better to discuss this with your family also before you go to face the interview. 27. What kind of a salary are you looking for? Try to put the ball back in interviewer’s court by asking him about the salary they offer for a position like this. Most of the big companies will have a fixed remuneration for each level. However, if this is negotiable, you will have more negotiation power if you have some work experience. So, know your lower limit (amount below which you can’t go) and also know the maximum salary in the industry for the position then put forward a figure which is not very exact. It is better to mention a range. For e.g. if you are expecting something around 55 K, say that you expect something in mid fifties. Don’t keep the range to broad otherwise you will be offered something towards the lower end. If you are a fresher, most of the times you will have to accept the company’s offering for the position. However, if you find it too less, you can definitely discuss that during the interview. 28. Do you have any questions for us? This is usually the last question you can expect during an interview. It is extremely important to have some intelligent questions to ask the interviewer otherwise you may just sound dull and un-interested. Research the company a bit and discuss if they have been in news recently. You can also discuss about the growth prospects for you within the company etc. 29. Discuss the most stressful situation you came across in your previous job. Here you should discuss a stressful situation that you were able to overcome and keep a positive tone, do not say you never came across a stressful situation. Typical answers can be: -Our team’s targets were increased three fold and initially everyone was overwhelmed by the number, but we discussed it with our manager and he was co-operative and understood the situation. But he wanted us to give it a try and was ready to reduce the targets to a more realistic number. -You can also talk about a very demanding project where you worked for long hours/2 shifts and had to sacrifice on family time, but once the project was done you got recognition for the hard work and you were over the stress. 30. For how long do you expect to stay with our organization? You should ensure that you give an impression that you will pay back more than what you take from the company: -You can say I will stay here as far as I see an opportunity for growth, as I am looking for a stability in work place -If they stress on number of years say 3-4 years, and more if I can explore new challenges/growth opportunities 31. Why should we hire you? -Here you should discuss the profile you have applied for and your strengths/experience with which you can add value to the job -Discuss your achievements at your previous job, and say that I have developed my skills to suit my current profile, but I want to develop myself futher and face new challenges, and for that I need to change my job. - I will always be willing to change roles share responsibilities to suit company requirements 32. Discuss your strengths Discuss strengths that show your professional expertise, some of the answers could be: -Multi tasking: Say I have been working on mulitple project and I am required to keep tabs on each project and co-ordinate with a lot of teams, and I am able to do it efficiently. -Problem Solving: You can say that in my current job role I have spent a good time to know how to solve problems. My team members see me as a go-to person to solve issues. -Communication -Team player -Quick learner Support each point with your examples 33. Discuss your weaknesses and how do you plan to overcome it Discuss weaknesses in positive light always discuss how you plan to overcome it, some of the answers could be: -I am always willing to take up additional responsibilities, but I end up being over worked so now I am realistic about what I can do, so that I do work to the required standards -If you lack certain technical skill, which is not crucial for the job you can state that and say you are planning to take up a training course/certification to get over it -If you do not wish to discuss your weakness, you can say, I cannot compete with Rajnikant :P 34. What is your idea of an ideal company? Do not go over board and ask for , it might give an impression that you are too demanding, some of the answers could be: -An ideal company provides maximum opportunities for growth of employees. -They provide comfortable and flexible work environment, so that employees can perform at their best and work towards company’s benefit. -A company that encourages learning -A company that encourages open culture 35. Why are you leaving your previous job? Do not go around defaming your company, it will give a bad impression about you. Give reasons such as: -Professional Growth -New challenges -Change in profile -Planning to relocate (if applicable) -With time I found my job was becoming monotonous and I didn’t want this to have any impact on the job I was doing for my employer -I am not actively looking for a job change but, I saw this opening and it looked interesting. 36. Tell us something about your achievements at your previous job. -Talk about your professional acheivements, if you were recognised as a high performer or you got good feedback from your manager -You can also discuss you annual ratings -Discuss your promotions/appraisals 37. Tell us what do you know about our company -Browse through the company website and make sure you know what the company does and make sure you do so in short -Discuss the positives aspects of the company, the interviewer should feel that you have done your home work 10. Why do you want to work for us? -Start by discussing the profile you have applied for and go on to say that the organization would provide an opportunity to enhance your knowledge and help you to grow professionally -Discuss how you would be of use to the organization and how you plan to develop your professional competencies 38. Are you willing to relocate/travel? -Always say yes if you need the job -You can ask whether they will compensate for relocation costs 39. Are you a good team player? Companies look for team players as well as those who are self starters and can work independently, so you need to be versatile: -You should show that you enjoy working in a team. Say that you are open to suggestions from team members and seniors. -It is always good to work in a team as one can get the support of other members and in times of crisis everyone can work together to achieve the goal. 40. Can you work independently? -Yes, I can work independently without supervision or support from a team Do not emphasize on working independently as that will be seen as an inability to work with others. 41. Do you have any questions for us? Always have a question ready to answer this one: -You can ask whether the company allows for lateral and vertical role changes -You can also ask whether the company encourages learning and development of employees -Ask whether the company has plans for expansion -You can also discuss your role in detail 42. Are you willing to work for long hours, if the project demands that from you? -Discuss situations when you must have done so to fulfill project requirements in the past 43. What is your current CTC and what are your expectations? -Be honest about your CTC, as you will have to produce you salary slip as a proof of emplyment -Be realistic when you state your expected CTC, you can ask for a 30-40% hike -If you are underpaid at your current company you can look for the standard salary paid for the experience you have and ask for that amount 44. Are you planning to go for further studies? Be transparent in your answer. -If you are pursuing further studies, say so. Tell them why you want to go for that course -If you are taking up a distance education course or a part time course, they should know, as you will need to take leaves when you appear for exams 45. Tell us something about yourself, discuss 5 characteristics List down points that will help you professionally: -Independent -Responsible -Hard working -Multi tasker -Prompt -Add your characteristcs 46. Tell us something about your hobbies Answer it with honesty, as they can go deeper into this discussion. You can include: -Browsing the internet -Blogging, -Listening to music, -Chatting with friends -Reading newspapers, -Reading books, -Shopping, -Watching movies…. 47. What is more important to you money or success? This is tricky question, as money and success both are important and you cannot outweigh the importance of one over the other. Personally you might prefer money over success or success over money, but it is better to be neutral when answering this question in an interview: You can say, that money and success both are important for you, but if you have to choose you would choose success. The reason being, if one is successful money often follows and you need not focus on money over success..<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Searching
for a job can be a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="ilad"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span id="IL_AD2" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat ! important; cursor: pointer ! important; float: none;">full time job</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in itself. Networking, scouring the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="ilad"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat ! important; cursor: pointer ! important; float: none;">help wanted ads</span></span></span>,
and filling out applications can sometimes seem like more effort than it's
worth, especially when contemplating how to answer<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="ilad"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span id="IL_AD3" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat ! important; cursor: pointer ! important; float: none;">interview questions</span></span></span>.
But don't give up -- you never know when you'll get a call from the human
resources department of a wonderful company asking to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="ilad"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span id="IL_AD4" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat ! important; cursor: pointer ! important; float: none;">schedule</span></span></span>a
face-to-face interview. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">When that call does come, you can
delight in the idea that you are only one step away from your dream job. So
shine your shoes and start giving some thought to the best way to answer the
interviewer's questions! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be honest.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">You are giving the interviewer
their very first impression of you. Be sure that you present yourself as
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Display a positive attitude.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Everyone prefers to work with
upbeat people; no matter what the questions are, try to answer them in an
optimistic, upbeat and enthusiastic way.<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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the same job field, emphasize your advancements and achievements. If you
haven’t, be sure to relate the skills you do have to the job for which you are
applying. Give examples of any successes you may have had at other jobs that
might be similar.<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Point out your education and training if it is applicable.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">If you have attended conferences,
seminars or other job-related professional development or training sessions, be
sure to mention what you have gained from those experiences.<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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was a great motivator or made the work environment comfortable and productive,
mention it. Speaking well of others can reflect well on you during an process.<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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issues you may have had with past employment situations, managers, bosses, or
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apply to this position.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">For example, volunteering in the
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare ahead and ask questions.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Most interviewers will ask if you
have any questions for them, so it is best to prepare these ahead of time as
best you can. Ask what type of potential growth or advancement exists for the
person who will be hired. You can even ask why the prior employee, if there was
one, left the position. These types of questions let the interviewer know that
you are interested. Present yourself as though you've done your homework about
the company's history (You have, haven't you?!) and that you hope to play a
part in its continued growth and success.<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Focus the interview on what you can offer the company, not on your
limitations.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">You may have limitations as to what
you can offer the new company. These are best avoided during the interview. For
example, it is best to avoid a discussion about needing to leave the office
promptly at 5:00 every day due to your daycare situation. Wait until you are
actually offered the job before bringing these types of issues up. Your initial
interview is not the time to approach these types of subjects!<o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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In this competitive market, you should be well prepared to answer some typical<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>interview questions. They might
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1) Tell me something about
yourself.<br />
2) Why do you want to work for our company?<br />
3) What interests you about the position for which you are applying?<br />
4) What are some of your strengths?<br />
5) What are some of your weaknesses?<br />
6) Have you ever had conflict with someone at a job? How did you resolve it?<br />
7) Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?<br />
8) Why did you leave your last place of employment?<br />
9) How would a co-worker describe you?<br />
10) What do you think you can contribute to this company?<br />
11) Do you work better alone or as a team?<br />
12) Do you have any questions for us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Remember that you are interviewing
them as well. Always have some questions for your prospective employer.
Questions you might ask may include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> 1) What types of opportunities for
advancement exist within your company?</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br />
2) Do you provide staff training and development? If so, ask for specific
examples.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br />
3) Why did the person who had this position leave? (Ask this if it is not a
newly created position.)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Avoid asking questions about
salary, vacation time, benefits, the 401k plan, and how many holidays you get
until you have been narrowed down as a finalist for the position or have been
offered the job directly. Do your homework and be sure you are clear about the
salary that you are able to accept.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">You may even try interviewing for a
few jobs that you don't really want so that you get comfortable with the actual
interview process. Then, when the perfect job comes along, you will be calm,
cool, and collected during your interview. As the saying goes... practice makes
perfect!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this advice on how to prepare for a job interview, you will be on your way to
landing quality employment. All it takes is some of your time to think through
the best answers to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>interview
questions<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and that, along with a
top-notch, error-free application and maybe even a few<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none;">continuing education courses</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>under
your belt, will have a paycheck deposited in your bank account in no time at
all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about yourself:</b> - The most often asked question in interviews. You need to have a short statement prepared in your mind. Be careful that it does not sound rehearsed. Limit it to work-related items unless instructed otherwise. Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that relate to the position you are interviewing for. Start with the item farthest back and work up to the present.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Why did you leave your last job?</b> - Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the organization. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What experience do you have in this field?</b> - Speak about specifics that relate to the position you are applying for. If you do not have specific experience, get as close as you can.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do you consider yourself successful?</b> - You should always answer yes and briefly explain why. A good explanation is that you have set goals, and you have met some and are on track to achieve the others.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What do co-workers say about you?</b> - Be prepared with a quote or two from co-workers. Either a specific statement or a paraphrase will work. Jill Clark, a co-worker at Smith Company, always said I was the hardest workers she had ever known. It is as powerful as Jill having said it at the interview herself.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What do you know about this organization?</b> - This question is one reason to do some research on the organization before the interview. Find out where they have been and where they are going. What are the current issues and who are the major players?</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?</b> - Try to include improvement activities that relate to the job. A wide variety of activities can be mentioned as positive self-improvement. Have some good ones handy to mention.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Are you applying for other jobs?</b> - Be honest but do not spend a lot of time in this area. Keep the focus on this job and what you can do for this organization. Anything else is a distraction.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Why do you want to work for this organization?</b> - This may take some thought and certainly, should be based on the research you have done on the organization. Sincerity is extremely important here and will easily be sensed. Relate it to your long-term career goals.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do you know anyone who works for us?</b> - Be aware of the policy on relatives working for the organization. This can affect your answer even though they asked about friends not relatives. Be careful to mention a friend only if they are well thought of.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What kind of salary do you need?</b> - A loaded question. A nasty little game that you will probably lose if you answer first. So, do not answer it. Instead, say something like, That’s a tough question. Can you tell me the range for this position? In most cases, the interviewer, taken off guard, will tell you. If not, say that it can depend on the details of the job. Then give a wide range.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Are you a team player?</b> - You are, of course, a team player. Be sure to have examples ready. Specifics that show you often perform for the good of the team rather than for yourself are good evidence of your team attitude. Do not brag, just say it in a matter-of-fact tone. This is a key point.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>How long would you expect to work for us if hired?</b> - Specifics here are not good. Something like this should work: I’d like it to be a long time. Or As long as we both feel I’m doing a good job.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?</b> - This is serious. Do not make light of it or in any way seem like you like to fire people. At the same time, you will do it when it is the right thing to do. When it comes to the organization versus the individual who has created a harmful situation, you will protect the organization. Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What is your philosophy towards work?</b> - The interviewer is not looking for a long or flowery dissertation here. Do you have strong feelings that the job gets done? Yes. That’s the type of answer that works best here. Short and positive, showing a benefit to the organization.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?</b> - Answer yes if you would. But since you need to work, this is the type of work you prefer. Do not say yes if you do not mean it.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Have you ever been asked to leave a position?</b> - If you have not, say no. If you have, be honest, brief and avoid saying negative things about the people or organization involved.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Explain how you would be an asset to this organization</b> - You should be anxious for this question. It gives you a chance to highlight your best points as they relate to the position being discussed. Give a little advance thought to this relationship.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Why should we hire you?</b> - Point out how your assets meet what the organization needs. Do not mention any other candidates to make a comparison.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about a suggestion you have made</b> - Have a good one ready. Be sure and use a suggestion that was accepted and was then considered successful. One related to the type of work applied for is a real plus.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What irritates you about co-workers?</b> - This is a trap question. Think real hard but fail to come up with anything that irritates you. A short statement that you seem to get along with folks is great.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What is your greatest strength?</b> - Numerous answers are good, just stay positive. A few good examples: Your ability to prioritize, Your problem-solving skills, Your ability to work under pressure, Your ability to focus on projects, Your professional expertise, Your leadership skills, Your positive attitude .</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about your dream job.</b> - Stay away from a specific job. You cannot win. If you say the job you are contending for is it, you strain credibility. If you say another job is it, you plant the suspicion that you will be dissatisfied with this position if hired. The best is to stay genetic and say something like: A job where I love the work, like the people, can contribute and can’t wait to get to work.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Why do you think you would do well at this job?</b> - Give several reasons and include skills, experience and interest.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What kind of person would you refuse to work with?</b> - Do not be trivial. It would take disloyalty to the organization, violence or lawbreaking to get you to object. Minor objections will label you as a whiner.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What is more important to you: the money or the work?</b> - Money is always important, but the work is the most important. There is no better answer.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What would your previous supervisor say your strongest point is?</b> - There are numerous good possibilities: Loyalty, Energy, Positive attitude, Leadership, Team player, Expertise, Initiative, Patience, Hard work, Creativity, Problem solver</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor</b> - Biggest trap of all. This is a test to see if you will speak ill of your boss. If you fall for it and tell about a problem with a former boss, you may well below the interview right there. Stay positive and develop a poor memory about any trouble with a supervisor.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What has disappointed you about a job?</b> - Don’t get trivial or negative. Safe areas are few but can include: Not enough of a challenge. You were laid off in a reduction Company did not win a contract, which would have given you more responsibility.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.</b> - You may say that you thrive under certain types of pressure. Give an example that relates to the type of position applied for.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?</b> - Probably this one. Do not give fuel to the suspicion that you may want another job more than this one.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What motivates you to do your best on the job?</b> - This is a personal trait that only you can say, but good examples are: Challenge, Achievement, Recognition</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends?</b> - This is up to you. Be totally honest.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>How would you know you were successful on this job?</b> - Several ways are good measures: You set high standards for yourself and meet them. Your outcomes are a success.Your boss tell you that you are successful</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Would you be willing to relocate if required?</b> - You should be clear on this with your family prior to the interview if you think there is a chance it may come up. Do not say yes just to get the job if the real answer is no. This can create a lot of problems later on in your career. Be honest at this point and save yourself future grief.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?</b> - This is a straight loyalty and dedication question. Do not worry about the deep ethical and philosophical implications. Just say yes.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Describe your management style.</b> - Try to avoid labels. Some of the more common labels, like progressive, salesman or consensus, can have several meanings or descriptions depending on which management expert you listen to. The situational style is safe, because it says you will manage according to the situation, instead of one size fits all.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What have you learned from mistakes on the job?</b> - Here you have to come up with something or you strain credibility. Make it small, well intentioned mistake with a positive lesson learned. An example would be working too far ahead of colleagues on a project and thus throwing coordination off.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do you have any blind spots?</b> - Trick question. If you know about blind spots, they are no longer blind spots. Do not reveal any personal areas of concern here. Let them do their own discovery on your bad points. Do not hand it to them.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for?</b> - Be careful to mention traits that are needed and that you have.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do you think you are overqualified for this position?</b> - Regardless of your qualifications, state that you are very well qualified for the position.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?</b> - First, if you have experience that the interviewer does not know about, bring that up: Then, point out (if true) that you are a hard working quick learner.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What qualities do you look for in a boss?</b> - Be generic and positive. Safe qualities are knowledgeable, a sense of humor, fair, loyal to subordinates and holder of high standards. All bosses think they have these traits.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about a time when you helped resolve a dispute between others.</b> - Pick a specific incident. Concentrate on your problem solving technique and not the dispute you settled.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?</b> - Be honest. If you are comfortable in different roles, point that out.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Describe your work ethic.</b> - Emphasize benefits to the organization. Things like, determination to get the job done and work hard but enjoy your work are good.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What has been your biggest professional disappointment?</b> - Be sure that you refer to something that was beyond your control. Show acceptance and no negative feelings.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Tell me about the most fun you have had on the job.</b> - Talk about having fun by accomplishing something for the organization.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Do you have any questions for me?</b> - Always have some questions prepared. Questions prepared where you will be an asset to the organization are good. How soon will I be able to be productive? and What type of projects will I be able to assist on? are examples.</li>
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While it is impossible to know exactly what you will be asked during a job interview, there are a number of generic questions that most companies will ask you.</div>
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In this article, I will present you with some questions that are commonly asked during the job interview process, and I will give you some good responses that you will want to use. It is not necessary for you to use the exact answers that are found in this article. However, it is important for you to understand the the principle behind them.</div>
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You could answer this question by saying that stress is an important issue to you. While high levels of stress can be negative, I use stress in a productive way that can allow me to work harder. It is important for me to make sure I have the correct balance of positive stress and negative stress. You could also answer this question by saying you perform better when you are under reasonable levels of stress.</div>
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This is a question that does not require an answer that is right or wrong. The employer is trying to see how you are motivated. It is also a method they will use to determine if you are compatible for the job. It doesn't make much sense to put you in a position where you will not be motivated by the work you do. The best way to answer this question is to be honest. Let the interviewer know what motivates you the most. Don't tell them what they want to hear because you are trying to get the job. While this may help you in the short term, it can hurt you in the long run.</div>
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This is a question that you will want to answer carefully. If the position you are applying for requires you to work alone, it doesn't make much sense to answer it by saying you enjoy working in groups. If the position requires you to work in groups, telling the interviewer you like working alone can keep you from being hired. However, the answer you give should be an honest one.</div>
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This is a request that will require you to know a lot about yourself. If you've prepared for the interview beforehand, you should be able to answer this question without any problems. You should reflect on your past work experience. You must quickly be able to think about any challenges you've overcome. It doesn't have to be something that is related to employment. If you were in the military, you could describe a challenge you overcame. If you are a college graduate, you can give an example of an academic challenge you successfully overcame.</div>
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The answer that you give better be more than just the salary. You should be able to give detailed reasons for why you are interested in being hired for a certain position. Answering this question correctly may require you to do your research on the company. This is something that must be done before the interview starts.</div>
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This is one of the most difficult questions in the interview process. However, it is a good question, especially if you are competing for a position against people who are equally qualified. To answer this question, describe how your skills can be valuable to the company. Not only will you want to direct the towards your accomplishments, but you will also want to demonstrate your personality and desire. Explain that you are impressed with the history of the company, and you want to play a role in the success of the organization.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">7. In what ways can you contribute to our company?</span></h4>
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You will want to answer this question by selling yourself. Explain how your skills, personality, and experience can allow you to contribute to the company. This is a question that you may want to prepare for in advance. You will want to answer it with a powerful statement. You don't want to be uneasy of hesitant. If the employer suspects this, you may lose your chance to be employed with the company.</div>
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-12870197810268980032012-11-01T20:00:00.000-07:002012-11-01T20:00:00.774-07:00Top 5 Common HR Interview Questions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span></span><br />
Dear Reader, most of you would be facing HR interviews often conducted by companies following tech interview rounds. Especially in HR round where questions are often unpredictable, going readily prepared is a tedious task. However, there are some common questions which you can often always expect. Let us lay out what these questions and some good ways to answer those.<br />
<b>1. Tell me about yourself</b><br />
When asked about yourself, the panel generally would want to check your communication , interpersonal skills ,fluency etc and not your personal details like families,hobbies,interest, etc. However information about your education, strengths and weaknesses can be noted by the panel as they directly indicate your readiness to take a job. Hence you should really focus on important aspects like education while taking care of your clarity in communicating.<br />
<b>2. Why Should I hire you?</b><br />
The panel expects to know about your capability for the position, self-confidence, willingness in learning new technologies, ability to work hard, participation in organization's growth etc. Hence your answer should convince them that you are a confident team player and you could fit their organization well.<br />
<b>3.Where do you want to be five years from now?</b><br />
Generally this question could be an indirect way to check if you would be ready to work for a good term rather than a short temporary term.<br />
<b>4. What salary do you want for this job?</b><br />
One of the best response would be figure out the value you could expect as per the industrial standards. This will give them an impression that you have done your homework and not overshooting the industry standards. (Generally freshers will not be asked this question.)<br />
<b>5. Do you have questions for me?</b><br />
First thank him for giving you the opportunity. Then you might ask your genuine questions about companies current projects, organizational culture etc. (But be sure not to post questions just for the sake of asking questions.<br />
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-46995431506989818822012-11-01T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-01T14:00:01.020-07:00Examples of Interview Questions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">In drafting interview questions, it is important to review the key selection criteria and requirements of the position. The following can be used as a guide in determining what questions to ask.</span></span>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What skills do you think you can bring to this position?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What would you describe as your strongest/weakest skills?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whatdo you understand the role and responsibilities of the (position title) to be?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you see as being the key challenges and opportunities of the role in delivering a range of services for the University and Division?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What would be your major priorities in the first few weeks in the position?</li>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s the place of the ___ unit within The University of Melbourne? Challenges, priorities? With reference to the University’s strategic plan?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anything to add in support of your application?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How does this position fit in with your career plans and do you have a leaning towards a particular area (if role includes various components).</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe an example of when you worked the hardest and felt the greatest sense of achievement?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you like most about your current position?</li>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What skills do you believe are important for dealing effectively with customers? Describe an example when you displayed/utilised these skills. What was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please describe a situation where you chose to involve others to help solve a problem. What was the problem and how did your action help?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you go about developing rapport with customers, suppliers, people from other parts of the organisation etc?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">We all work at times with people whom are hard to get along with. Tell me about a time when you found your self having to work with a particularly difficult person. How did you handle it?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever had to persuade someone to accept your point of view or proposal? Can you give an example of how you did so?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What steps do you take to ensure clients comprehend the information provided by you?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you tell us an example of when you had to provide an <em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">instant</em> response which required you to think on your feet in a situation that really counted?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this role, relationships internally and externally will be vital. Describe how you go about establishing and building relationships and if there is any difference in style required for different client groups. Why?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">In implementing a strategy, some areas of the University may have some strategies in place already, but others will not. Describe some examples of how you have bought buy in from a reluctant group or from a <em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">green field site</em>.</li>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What experience have you had dealing with assisting in the management of accounts, in particular, monitoring expenditure against budget?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What experience do you have with generating financial reports? What do they contain? How often do you have to prepare them? How are they used?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you describe a situation where you have had to analyse statistical data?</li>
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Attention to Detail</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take us through the steps that you use to ensure that your work is as accurate as possible.</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">We’d like to hear about the way you ensure close attention to detail in your work. What sort of checks and balances do you utilise to ensure accuracy in your written work and in data entry?</li>
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Computer Literacy</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What level experience have you had with web design/maintenance? Provide an example of a project you have worked on in relation to web site maintenance (what your specific role was/ task to be completed/ outcome)</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What computer systems do you / have you dealt with in previous roles? What systems would you use on a day to day basis? Are there any systems you would like further development in?</li>
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Information Provision / Advice / Communication</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation where you have had to clarify a rule or policy for a client.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation where you have had to develop policy information. What was the policy, what was your role, what was developed? (Separate questions)</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What examples can you offer of instances where you have drafted correspondence, minutes or reports?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are some of the most difficult writing assignments you have been given or have taken on yourself? Explain.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever written any procedures or rules for use by a client/customer or by your own organisation? Explain.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are some of the most important reports you have written? What reactions did they get? How hard were they to write and why?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are some of the biggest or most demanding groups you have made presentations to? How do you alter your presentations to fit the required audience?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are some of the most complex policy or procedure interpretations you have had to explain to other people?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What reports have you recently prepared that were the most challenging and why.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are some of the most important reports you have written? What reactions did they get? How hard were they to write and why?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">The ability to communicate an unpopular decision is always difficult, especially when you do not personally agree with the decision. When have you had to do this and what was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe any significant projects, ideas etc. you have conceived within the past year. How did you know they were needed and would work? Were they used? Did they work?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What kinds of guidelines/procedures have you written? Do you have any rules that you follow in writing these? What are they? How do you implement them?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you describe some examples where you have drafted correspondence, minutes or reports?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What measures do you have for monitoring client/customer feedback?</li>
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Problem Solving</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give an example of a complex problem that you have had to solve. What happened? What was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation where you have had to source information for a client. What avenues did you take to find the information?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe how you approached a particularly challenging or difficult problem you had to solve. What did you do? How did you do it?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">The area this position is located constitute a small team, but with that said, individuals are required to be proactive. Can you think of an occasion when you’ve taken the lead on an issue, or problem and what was the outcome?</li>
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Planning</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation where you have had competing demands placed on you. How did you deal with the situation so all parties were satisfied? What was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please describe any significant projects, ideas etc. you have conceived within the past year. Were they used? Did they work? How did you know they were needed and would work?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you planned a large meeting or conference? Walk me through the steps you took? What was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you develop your unit’s operational plans or goals? How did you go about doing this? How useful are they on a day-to-day basis?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you walk us through a major project you have been responsible for and tell us how you planned the activities and how the schedule worked out?</li>
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Time Management</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe how you set about ordering your activities each day/week. How do you determine priority in competing demands?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you walk us through a major project you have been responsible for and tell us how you planned the activities and how the schedule worked out?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How have you determined what constitutes top priorities in scheduling your time? Give examples.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take us through the steps that you use to ensure that your work is as accurate as possible?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe the system you use for keeping track of multiple projects. How do you track your progress so that you can meet deadlines? How do you stay focused?</li>
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Adaptability</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tell us about some situations in which you have had to adjust quickly to changes in organisational priorities? What was the impact of the change on you?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tell us about a time in your job at ___ where you had to abruptly change what you were doing. What did you do? How did it affect you?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">I see you have moved a number of times. What are the most difficult problems you have faced in moving?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation in which your initial attempts to gain someone’s support or cooperation failed. Did you try again? What approach did you use the second time?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you do when your time schedule is upset by unforeseen circumstances? Give an example.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">It seems there is a great deal of difference between working for ___ and ___. Can you tell us about those differences? Did they present problems for you? How did you overcome these problems?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">We have all had occasions when we just couldn't get everything done on time. When and why has this happened to you? To what extent did this impact on your accuracy?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are times when we are all faced with implementing a policy decision, which might lie outside our personal comfort levels or might be in conflict with our values. Please describe a time when this has happened to you, how did you handle it and what, with hindsight, would you do differently?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a time when you have been trying to do something and have come up against difficulties because of policies and procedures. What did you do and how did you bend the rules? What was the outcome and would you do this again?</li>
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Leadership & Management</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please describe an example from your previous work experience where you have been required to demonstrate leadership and direction to staff you have managed. What steps did you take and what were the outcomes that demonstrated your leadership?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe some examples of strategic planning and budgeting that you have undertaken in previous roles. What is the largest budget you have managed? How do you determine priorities if the allocation of resources is insufficient to carry out all functions in your area of management responsibility?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What experience have you had in developing and managing a major organisational unit operational plan or budget?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What experience do you have in managing large and complex projects?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe strategies you have or would employ to achieve outcomes for a new intitiative where you do not have direct control of resources.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you describe a situation where you have been asked to provide strategic policy advice to your manager? What was involved and what was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What strategies might you use in this position to ensure that the School’s relationships with Faculties and Departments are optimal?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you describe a situation where you have had to make a decision that involved a high degree of risk? How did it turn out?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you successfully manage change in an environment where there may be some resistance to different approaches to work or particular tasks from some staff?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe the characteristics of a good quality assurance system for a University. What approach would you recommend for the preparation of a portfolio submission to AUQA?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tell us some of the toughest groups you have had to get cooperation from. Did you have any formal authority? What did you do and what was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tell us about a new policy or new idea you recently implemented that was considerably different from the standard procedure. What approach did you take to get your employees to go along with it? What was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever led task forces, committees or groups that did not report to you but from whom you had to get work? What did you do to get what you wanted from the group? What were the satisfactions and disappointments?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Managing resources successfully in straitened times requires innovation. We are interested in an example of how you may have re-engineered activities to achieve better outcomes and/or efficiencies and particularly how you may have employed (information technology/other staff) in this process.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever had problems in getting your subordinates/clients to accept your ideas of department goals?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give us some examples of when your ideas were strongly opposed in a discussion. How did you react?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">In any positions of leadership you have held, what form of reporting have you used to monitor the progress of your staff in achieving departmental goals and objectives?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give me an example of a time in which you feel you were able to build motivation in your co-workers or subordinates at work.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What have been some recent responsibilities you have taken on in your role as___, why did you assume these responsibilities?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a situation when you have included subordinates in your decision making. To what extent did you incorporate their input?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you have any methods to keep informed of what is going on in your area of supervision? What are they?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you set objectives for the year? What do you do to see that they are reached? How are they progressing?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Every manager has problems where his/her work unit and staff are not as committed to the organisations vision as you would like. Can you give an example of when your work unit experienced this problem? (Various questions: How did the lack of commitment manifest itself? Cause of it?, Who identified it?, How did you deal with it?, How did your staff react?, Were they consulted?, The result?, Are you satisfied with the result?, What would you do differently next time?, What have you learned from this? What have you put in place to prevent it from happening again?)</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please describe an example of where you have been required to demonstrate leadership and direction in (<em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">state particular issue applying to your position</em>) across an organisation.</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you had to describe your management style, what would it be?</li>
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<h3 id="staff-management" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
Staff Management</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Every manager has had problems where his/her work unit and staff are not as committed to the organisations vision as you would like Can you give me an example of when your work unit experienced this problem? The result? Are you satisfied with the result? What have you learned from this? What have you put in place to prevent this from happening again?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What techniques do you use to motivate staff? Give a recent example, with the results.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever had to deal with a difficult staffing problem? If so, what was the problem, how did you go about resolving it and what was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you keep your employees informed of what is going on in the organisation? How frequently do you do this? What do you do in preparation?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give some examples of how you have turned around someone’s performance — how did you do it and what was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What recent problems have you had in which you included your subordinates in arriving at solutions or approaches? What approach did you take to get them to accomplish the task?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is often difficult to sell new ideas to staff who often feel threatened by the idea of change. How do you personally handle change and how do you help your staff to adjust?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What procedures do you use for evaluation of subordinate’s performance?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Part of this role will be the ongoing development of your employees. What experience do you have in this or how would you go about ensuring that staff are provided with the ongoing development and support required?</li>
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<h3 id="safety" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
Health & Safety</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">In your past roles, have you ever noticed a process or task that was being done unsafely? How did you come to notice it and what did you do to resolve the issue?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you keep up to date with information and policy in relation to Health and Safety?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe a safety issue that has been presented to you and how you dealt with the issue. What was the outcome?</li>
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<h3 id="judgement" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
Judgement</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What were the toughest decisions you had to make while at ___ (company)? Tell us about them. What alternatives did you consider?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever made a decision that affected a department other than your own? What was the situation? What was the outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do event in your department affect other parts of the organisation? Give examples.</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give an example of a good decision you have made in the last six months. What were the alternatives? Why was it a good decision?</li>
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<h3 id="initiative" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
Initiative</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe any new ideas and suggestions you have made to your supervisor in the last six months, which were accepted. What prompted the proposed idea? How did you get them accepted? What were they?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give an example of a project or idea you have taken on in spite of considerable opposition or organisational constraint.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you tell us about a time when you’ve recognised and seized an opportunity? What was it, what was the process and result?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please describe any significant projects, ideas etc. you have conceived within the past year. Where they used? Did they work? How did you know they were needed and would work?</li>
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Teamwork</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you see as important in being a good team member?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What have been your greatest achievements since being in your current role in your existing team?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What kinds of things do you have to consider when working in a group/team? Use a recent job experience to describe this.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give us an example of when you have had to work with others to get a job done. What were some of the difficulties? What were the advantages?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">With what other departments do you frequently interface in your current job?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give an example of how you have fostered cooperation and teamwork within a team you have either managed or been a member of. What was it? What was the result?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you keep your employees informed of what is going on in the organisation?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you had the experience where one team member was not pulling their weight, or there was a personality clash? How did you handle the situation?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give me an example of the toughest groups you have had to get cooperation from, describe the outcome of the issue and how you handled the whole process.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How much independence do you have in your current role?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you give an example of when you have worked with others to achieve a successful outcome?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe an occasion when you included employees in your decision making. To what extent did you incorporate their input?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">As mentioned, working in a small team will be an important aspect of this role. Has there been a time when you’ve worked as part of a team to achieve an outcome? Tell us about your role in the team and what you’d see as the central elements to a team’s success.</li>
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Marketing</h3>
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<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you believe are the core determinants of a successful marketing program and describe how you have devised or improved such a program? How did you evaluate its success?</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Set out what you believe are the key factors that are likely to determine an Australian institutions capacity to expand its international student population.</li>
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Presentations</h2>
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Examples of presentation topics include:</div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Vice-Chancellor has asked the Division to nominate two key performance indicators which can be included in next year’s University Strategic Plan that would convincingly demonstrate that the Division’s strategic planning process is working. What two would you suggest and why?</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">What the candidate understands the role and responsibilities of the (position title) to be:<ul style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What they see as the key challenges and opportunities of the role in delivering a range of services to the University and Faculty;</li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What values, strengths and experiences they would bring to the role</li>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is your vision for a (state particular program) for a University?</em> (include any type of program that applies to your position)</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide the candidate with a policy statement and ask them to describe the key points of the policy statement which would be relevant to considerations by the Senior Executive Group of the University, providing advice on implications, strategies and outcomes.</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">If the position involves developing a program:<ul style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="last-item first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you were asked to design such a program, what characteristics do you think it should have? How would you go about designing and getting approval for such a program? What barriers do you think you might encounter in putting forward such a plan? What would you do to resolve any problems you encountered?</em></li>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">If the position involves any issues/conflict between customers and service providers:<ul style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="last-item first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you were the head of the Centre how would you attempt to resolve such difficulties? What action would you take if the people involved continued to be involved in conflict despite your actions? What sort of factors would you take into account in dealing with such an issue?</em></li>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide the candidate with data surrounding income and expenditure, student and staff profiles, research profile, forward planning.<ul style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="last-item first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Based on the data provided and general information you are able to research,</em><ol style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="first-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What opportunities and vulnerabilities over the next three years can you identify</em></li>
<li class="last-item" style="background-image: url(http://www.unimelb.edu.au/template-assets/07/images/tiny_blue_arrow.png); background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: none outside none; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0em 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What additional information would you need to collect in order to be able to make confident 3 year projections on undergraduate numbers? Postgraduate numbers? Staff numbers?</em></li>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide the candidate with a key issue facing the department (Eg: improving general staff communication). Ask the candidate to consider this issue and suggest a plan for addressing it.</li>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-7830295292573337662012-11-01T08:00:00.000-07:002012-11-01T08:00:04.486-07:00Sample Job Interview Questions for Human Resources (HR), Training, Personnel Jobs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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This article contains a sample of the types of questions you will encounter in Human Resources (HR), Training and Personnel jobs and for positions such as HR Administrator, HR Advisor, HR Assistant, Training Coordinator right up to Personnel Manager and Head of HR and Personnel.</div>
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Within the HR sector, Competency Based Interviewing is standard so expect both Competency Based and Behavioural Questions in your interview. These will typically exploring the core competencies regarded as essential in this sector.</div>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Excellent Communication Skills</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Excellent Communication Skills</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Planning and Organising</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Problem Solving</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Team Work</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Good working knowledge of HR policy and legislation</li>
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For Senior HR and Personnel positions, questions can deal with:</div>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Your skills with managing a large team</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Your ability to create HR policy</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Your ability to design and deliver change</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Strong commercial and sector awareness</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Your ability to manage a large department</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.blueskyinterviews.co.uk/sites/all/themes/bsi_custom/images/menu-leaf.gif); background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1.5em;">Your experience with developing effective strategies</li>
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For each of the above you should expect 3-4 questions along with standard questions exploring your Training and Qualifications, Skills and Experience, and Personality and Motivation</div>
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Sample Interview Questions For Human Resources (HR), Training and Personnel Jobs</h2>
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<strong>How would you answer these questions?</strong></div>
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Interview Question 1: <em>'It is important that you are up to date with all legislation, what do you know about the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006?</em>'<br /><br />Interview Question 2: '<em>What is the reason for grievance procedures and tell us about your experience in handling grievances?</em>'<br /><br />Interview Question 3: <em>'Describe for me a situation where you were required to gather a large amount of data, to analyse it objectively and to make a decision or a recommendation based on the results.</em>'<br /><br />Interview Question 4: '<em>Part of the role will involve setting challenging and measurable goals and targets for the HR team. How would you do this?</em>'<br /><br />Interview Question 5: '<em>As a HR Manager how would you ensure that you represent our company in the most positive light when dealing with the unions and other external bodies?.</em>'<br /><br />Interview Question 6: '<em>As a Head of Human Resources you will be expected to foster a climate of continuous process improvement. How would you achieve this?</em>'</div>
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Why do you think you qualify for a human resource executive's/manager' position?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong><br />While asking this the interviewer wants to see, how do you identify yourself yourself with the job role. Relate your educational qualification, work experience and personal qualities with the role to answer this question.<br />
A possible answer could be, the role of a human resource manager needs the person to connect with others on a human level and help them meet their aspirations while following the company's policies, structure and rules. I think with an experience of 'X' years, I know well how to deal with humans and my last employment has given me a good insight into the rules and regulations an HR manager has to keep in mind while operating.<br />
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What are your strengths and weaknesses as HR professional?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong><br />You may find this question asked in different forms during the interview. The purpose of asking the same question in same way is to judge the consistency of candidate’s answers.<br />
Ensure that you have read the job specifications properly before you appear for the interview. While answering this question, identify the qualities a person needs as an HR Manager and see how you fit into them. Take out the qualities which make you a strong candidate for this position and offer them to the interviewer. The qualities which are usually sought in the candidate for this role are: Knowledge, Intuition, Versatility, Flexibility, Focus and above all a human touch in every thing you do. If you have any extra qualification like the knowledge of a software useful in handling the job, you can discuss that also during the interview.<br />
It is absolutely OK to accept that every human being has weaknesses but if you can make your weaknesses work to your advantage that makes you a winner. A probable answer to this question could be, while dealing with the employee’s problems at times I get very attached to them but I think this helps me in understanding their problems better and offering them a solution while being within the company limits. I have experienced that this attitude of mine towards the staff help them being more open to me and loyal to the company.<br />
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What according to you are the qualities that an HR Executive/Manager must have?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>Knowledge, Intuition, Versatility, Flexibility, Focus and above all a human touch in every thing you do<br />
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Why did you choose HR as your career?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>While answering this question, don’t simply say that I love to work with people and that is the reason I am into HR. This is the most common answer and moreover something which makes the interviewer burst into laughter. This answer easily makes them understand that you are saying this just to get the job.<br />
A better way would be to identify some work areas that an HR manager has to perform in his daily routine and relate them to your interest. A possible answer could be, I liked to be a part of the recruitment team which can identify right people and put them into right places. An employment into recruitment slowly developed into a full fledged HR profession.<br />
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What do you think are the roles and responsibilities of an HR Manager?</h4>
<strong>Answer </strong><br />The purpose of this question is to understand your knowledge of the role.<br />
The responsibilities of an HR manager include:<br />
Recruitment, Training, Organizational Development, Communication, Performance development and management, Salary and benefits, Team Building, Building Employee relationship, Developing Leadership, Motivational exercises, Developing companies policies and procedures, Managing the health care program for employees etc.<br />
Depending on the size of the organization, the HR manager has a team performing each of these roles.<br />
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Why did you decide to get into HR after you graduation in computers/commerce/physics?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>There are many people who actually get into HR after graduating in a totally different stream. To some people it just happens while for others it is a deliberate move.<br />
If it just happened to you, you can say that I was on a look out for a job when I got the first opportunity in HR. I took it up and slowly realized that I have started liking it. I brushed up my skills by keeping myself updated about the new developments in the field and acquiring a professional degree (If you have got one.)<br />
If it was a deliberate move, you can discuss your reasons for moving into this role.<br />
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What is Personnel Management?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>Personnel management is managing welfare and performance of persons who are a part of the operations.<br />
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What is the difference between Personnel Management and HRM?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong><br />Usually these two terms are used interchangeably but there does lie a difference between the two.<br />
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<li>Personnel management is reactive in nature and includes administrative tasks while HRM is proactive in nature and requires continous develpment in policies and functions of the organization for a better tomorrow.</li>
<li>Personnel management is more of an independent task than HRM which needs to involve the managers of all departments for developing a better team.</li>
<li>Personnel mangement believes that satisfied employees yield better performance while HRM believes that a good performance provides satisfaction to employees.</li>
<li>HRM works around developing startegies to improve the performance of employees. Personnel mangement works around motivating employees with compensation, bonuses, rewards etc.</li>
<li>Actually Personnel management can be considered as a subset of HRM.<br />Here you have to bear in mind that if you are offered the position of a Personnel Manager, you may be required to perform HRM functions and vice versa.</li>
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What are the responsibilities of a personnel manager?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>Some of the responsibilities of a personnel manager include:<br />
coordinating benefit programs and employee training,managing the recruiting process, conducting exit interviews and salary surveys,coordinating recordkeeping and payroll, and administering personnel policies.<br />
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What do you mean by Management? Describe the essential functions of management.</h4>
<strong>Answer </strong><br />Management in simple terms can be understood as the process of bringing people together to achieve the desired goals. The essential functions of management include: Planning, Organizing, Budgeting, Resourcing, Directing, Controlling and Reviewing.<br />
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What is the difference between salary and incentive?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>Salary can be termed as the fixed remuneration you are offered for your services while incentive means some extra benefits that you are offered based on your performance. Incentive can be in cash or kind.<br />
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What is 'Span of Management'?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong><br />Span of Management or Control in easy terms means, number of subordinates a manager manages.<br />
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What are the diffrent factors that determine the 'span of Management'?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong>Following factors determine the Span of Management:<br />
1. Size of the organization<br />2. Different tasks that are performed to keep the work going<br />3. Complexity of the production process<br />4. Extent to which IT can help in the process.<br />
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What do you mean by Fringe Benefits?</h4>
<strong>Answer</strong><br />Fringe benefit can be defined as the benefits provided by the employer to its employees in addition to the regular salary. These include health plans, paid holidays, cafeteria, company transport etc.<em></em><br />
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<li>Why do you think you qualify for a human resource executive's/manager' position?</li>
<li>What are your strengths and weaknesses as HR? professional?</li>
<li>What according to you are the three qualities that an HR Executive must have?</li>
<li>Why did you choose HR as your career?</li>
<li>What do you think are the roles and responsibilities of an HR Manager?</li>
<li>Why did you decide to get into HR after you graduation in computers/commerce/physics?</li>
<li>What is Personnel Management?</li>
<li>What are the responsibilities of a personnel manager?</li>
<li>What do you mean by Management? Describe its essential functions of management.</li>
<li>What is the difference between salary and incentive?</li>
<li>What is 'Span of Management'?</li>
<li>What are the diffrent factors that determine the ' span of Management'.</li>
<li>What do you mean by Fringe Benefits?</li>
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Searching for a qualified human resource manager requires careful consideration of a candidate’s professional experience, expertise, credentials, and education. For large organizations, the hiring process for a human resource manager may involve supervisors from various departments. For smaller employers, the selection time period may be shorter and involve fewer people. Whatever your organization, you can find the most suitable candidate for your business with a thorough interview process.</div>
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A suitably qualified human resource manager has professional experience in all human resource disciplines: compensation, benefits, safety, recruiting, human resource development, and employee relations. Candidates with formal human resource training, education, or certification may also be a good choice.</div>
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During the interview process interviewers can glean the information they need, such as how a potential candidate interacts with employees and management, to make the best selection. Responses to interview questions also shed light on how a candidate handles challenges within the human resource department and throughout the organization. Asking behavioral and situational interview questions should elicit a well-rounded perspective of the candidate's interpersonal skills and capabilities.</div>
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Review the following questions for HR, Human Resources Coordinator with answers intended for your job interview preparation.<br />
Human resource coordinators interviews and hires personnel, supervises training and developments, oversees employee records. They work under HR directors.<br />
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Human Resources Coordinator Job Interview: Questions and Answers for a HR Coordinator</h2>
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<strong>Question: What general HR duties are you most familiar with?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Depending on your experience, talk about instructing employees or interviewees in matters of salary and work hours, sick days and vacations, health benefits, retirement plans. Other duties include maintaining discipline and common vision, moral and team-spirit among employees.<br />
<strong>Question: Are you familiar with office related duties and technology?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> HR coordinators make and answer phone calls, use fax and email, handle documents, type reports, etc. It’s part of the HR routine and coordinators are expected to be skilled at using all these.<br />
<strong>Question: What skills would you point out as the most important for the job?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Don’t worry about getting right or wrong. What matters is a thoughtful answer based on experience. For example, you might begin by saying that people skills are very important, since a coordinator interact and communicates with employees all the time. But add that alone it is not enough, because a coordinator must also be able to understand the company’s business plan, internal structure, budget, etc.<br />
<strong>Question: What is the role of leadership in HR coordination?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Leadership plays an important role. HR coordinators have a professional demeanor at all times and serve as role models for others. They are highly positive and motivated and use their people skills to motivate current employers and attract prospective workers.<br />
<strong>Question: What employee-related responsibilities did you have in the past?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Administrative employee-related tasks might be managing employee turnover, motivation and recognition, absenteeism, work ethics and interpersonal employee communication. HR coordinators usually cooperate with HR managers on these.<br />
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-25566184378971739032012-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T08:48:18.151-07:00Sample free Interview Questions<br />
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Hiring the best candidate for a position is a big responsibility for hiring managers and interviewing is an important part of this process. Interviews should be used along with reference checks to identify qualified applicants. Below are different categories of sample interview questions. This list of sample interview questions is not comprehensive; use it to design appropriate questions that relate to your position. Legal interview guidelines can be found in the "Hiring Tips & Guidelines” pamphlet or online.</div>
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Values Driven Selection Questions</h2>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Competency</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What do you do on an ongoing basis to keep your professional skills up to date?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Indicate some of the significant development efforts you have undergone in the last few years.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What do you see as the key competencies needed in your current assignment and how have you gone about developing these?</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Respect For Sacred Resources</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What type of budgetary responsibility do you carry in your current assignment? How well have you kept within that budget?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Have you had significant experience with cost reduction efforts? Tell us about an experience.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Can you share an experience of how you have maximized the benefit produced from limited resources you were given to work with?</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Integrity</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us what you do to ensure that you meet the work commitments you make to others?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us about an experience where you had to confront someone or give candid feedback?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How did you do it? What did you say?</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Teamwork</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What are some of the things you are doing to ensure the effectiveness of the team you are leading?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Have you been on a dysfunctional team? What did you do as a team member or team leader to address the problems?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us about a time where you disagreed with the objectives or direction of a team you were on. How did you handle this?</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Exceeding Customer Expectations</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What types of efforts are you making to serve your customers and to exceed customer expectations?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How are you gathering feedback from your customers and how do you use this feedback?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us about a time where you wowed a customer.</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Respect For Others</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you currently encourage people on your team to express their ideas and opinions? Can you give an example?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you handle disagreement? Give us an example.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us your experience in working with others of diverse background from yours. How you handle differences that come from different backgrounds?</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Innovation</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell us about an innovation that you've introduced in your work area.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What have you done to introduce change or redefine the way work gets done in your area?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What continuous improvement methodologies are you familiar with? Tell us about your experience.</li>
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<b style="color: #3f5678;">Accountability</b></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kind of system or method are you currently using for reporting progress on your work?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kind of metrics or measure do you currently use to measure the work in your area?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you follow through on projects that you delegate to others? Can you give an example?</li>
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Customer Service</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of the type of work experience you have had on a day-to-day basis with the public.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What has been your most rewarding experience dealing with the public/customers?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What "new way of doing things" did you introduce in your last job in dealing with the public?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What typical kinds of customer dissatisfaction were inherent in your last job? How did you deal with this?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What types of things were you able to do to help in alleviating this customer dissatisfaction?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a time when you were able to help an angry customer with a problem.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you define great customer service?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What would others say about how you handle customers? Would they want you to wait on them? Did anyone ever ask for you?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kind of recommendation would your previous supervisor give you regarding your customer relations skills?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Do you like working with the general public? Would you prefer to work alone?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example when you were praised for your people skills in a past job.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">You have an angry customer that comes up to you. His/her past dealing with the department has been negative. This time he/she is going to get it done right. He/she demands you put him/her on top priority basis. Your department is now running a major project for your supervisor and can't accommodate this customer. How would you handle the customer?</li>
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Able to Handle Pressure</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Describe a situation where you were under a great deal of pressure. How did you handle it?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">We have a real pressure-cooker position here. (Explain why) Have you had a position that relates to this situation? How did you handle the pressure?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Constant pressure gets to all of us after a long period of time. Describe an incident where you did not handle pressure well.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did your position have cyclical periods when you were extremely busy and then dead periods? How long did they last? What was it like during both periods of time?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What flusters you when a deadline is near?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">If I called your supervisor, what would he/she say about your ability to handle pressure? What would he/she say you needed to improve on?</li>
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Able to Supervise Employees</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How many people have you supervised at one time? How many were Part-time? Full-time? How long were you their supervisor?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did you have the sole responsibility of hiring/firing these people? Did your supervisor have any say in who was hired/fired?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a time when you handled an employee grievance that resulted in better working relationships.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a time when you handled a grievance that did not result in better working relationships. What would you have done differently?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What have you done to motivate your employees? Were they motivated? Give me a time when they were or were not.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kind of management style do you take with your employees? How do you treat your employees? How do you resolve discipline problems?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What would your employees say about you as a manager? Were you an example of what you expected from others?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How did you elicit cooperation from your employees? Give me an example of a time when an employee would not do what was asked. How did you handle this?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What is required of a good leader? Which of these skills are you better at? What skills would your supervisor say that you would need to improve upon to be a better leader/supervisor?</li>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Have you ever worked for a supervisor that demanded accuracy of you? What activities required accuracy?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Suppose we called your supervisor and asked “Is (name) accurate in what he/she does?” What would your supervisor say?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">When it comes to accuracy, what do you need to improve on?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Could you give me an example of the type of work you did on a day-to-day basis that required accuracy?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Are you strongest in the areas of accuracy or speed? Why? Working on what?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did the pressure of your past job lend itself to a mistake environment?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">In some positions it is very easy to make errors. What do you do to control errors?</li>
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Dependable</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">When we call your supervisor, what will he/she tell us about your ability to be dependable?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">When the workday starts are you the first one there?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How would you define a dependable employee? Are you known as a dependable individual? Why?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Describe how you have organized yourself in your present job so that you could create a dependable atmosphere with your clients/customers.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">When we check for references what will your supervisor tell us about the number of days you were absent last year?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">During a typical month, how many days are you be late to work?</li>
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Detail Oriented</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of the deadlines that needed to be met in your last job. How did you make sure things got done?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a time when you thought you had "it all nailed down" but a detail you missed fell through the cracks. What happened?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give an example of the most detail-oriented positions you have had.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Describe a situation where you had to multi task. How did you handle it?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you keep track of duties that must get done concurrently?</li>
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Handle Complex Problems</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of the last major project you worked on. What was your role? Did you work as a team? What were the issues involved?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Do you have any statistical background, either in school or on the job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Could you describe a decision you recently made that was initially unpopular with your supervisors or staff? How did you handle it?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Describe how you think through a difficult problem.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Have you ever had to "sell" top management on a decision you made? Please describe the situation.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Describe a project you recently worked on that got "bogged down" for some reason and what you did to put it back on line.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What types of problems do you solve on a day-to-day basis?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did you make any changes in the firm you felt particularly proud of?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a very complex problem or issue you have faced. How did you solve the problem?</li>
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Power Questions</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How would you describe yourself?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell me your greatest strength? Weakness?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell me about your last job. What did you like best about it? What did you like least about it?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Why did you leave your last job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Why are you interested in this position?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did you get along well with the people on your last job? Explain.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What types of people seem to "rub you in the wrong way?"</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Expand on those aspects of your schooling (or job) that you found to be most satisfying?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What experience do you have with (equipment, procedures, tasks, etc.)?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Why do you think this company should hire you?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What do you expect from the company that hires you?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">In what ways could you contribute to this job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How long do you think it would take you before you could contribute to this job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What do you consider to be the ideal reporting relationship?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you feel an employee should be approached regarding his/her job performance?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Where do you see yourself five years from now?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Do you consider yourself a self-starter? Why?</li>
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Office Skills</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Do you feel the results of the Office Skills Test are representative of your skills?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kind of training, schooling, or experience do you have regarding office skills and abilities?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How would you rate your Microsoft Word skills? Why did you rate yourself that way? How long have you used it on the job? Have you had formal training or did you learn on the job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of the types of things you would use MS Word for. What functions are you familiar with and use daily? Which functions do you use occasionally?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Are you as familiar with Quattro Pro/Excel as you are with WordPerfect/MS Word? Have you created spreadsheets and macros with Quattro Pro/Excel?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Which of your former jobs required the use of your office skills to their optimum? Describe.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Which firm utilized your telephone skills? What type of clientele did you work with?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Which office do you feel exhibited the most professional atmosphere? Was the dress standards - written or unwritten? What do you feel creates a professional atmosphere? How did you contribute to the overall professionalism of the office?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Which of your personality traits do you feel will be most effectively utilized in this position?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How did you learn to put your job tasks in order? How do you plan and organize to save time?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What kinds of things did you refer to your supervisor? What kinds of things did your supervisor refer to you?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Depict a situation where you had to give repetitive information, or answer similar questions. How did you make the situation tolerable?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Are there any skills or experiences etc. that we have not discussed that you feel would be relevant to this position?</li>
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Current/Last Job</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell me about your current/last job:</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">To whom do you report?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What do you like most about your current job? Least?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What were your two most important achievements in your current job?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">How do you think your subordinates would describe you as a manager and supervisor?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What attributes do you believe an effective manager should possess?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What plans do you have for self-development in the next 12 months?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What types of criticisms are leveled at you most often?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Many of us improve our personal interaction with others as we mature. Looking back over the past two years, in what way have you improved?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What steps do you generally follow in making a decision?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Tell me what your supervisor would say about your secretarial skills and abilities. What particular things would he/she tell me are your strong points clerically? What would he/she tell me that you would need to improve upon?</li>
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Work with Little Supervision</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of a time when you were able to complete a project without immediate supervision. Was this normal? Did your supervisor often give you tasks to do which did not require direct supervision?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Give me an example of the kind of tasks or projects your supervisor would closely supervise.</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Did your job require direct supervision? Or were you able to complete most things on your own?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">What would your supervisor say about your abilities to complete tasks as assigned? What kind of a recommendation would this supervisor give me?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Do you prefer working alone, or with others?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">In this regard, what job has given you the most job satisfaction in relationships with other employees? With customers? With your supervisor?</li>
<li style="font-size: 1.1em;">Would you rather be closely supervised and given good direction, or work out the solutions for yourse</li>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Tell me about yourself. </span><br />
Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extra careful that you don’t run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two at most. Cover four topics: early years, education, work history, and recent career experience. Emphasize this last subject. Remember that this is likely to be a warm-up question. Don’t waste your best points on it.<br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. What do you know about our organization? </span><br />
You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. But don’t act as if you know everything about the place. Let your answer show that you have taken the time to do some research, but don’t overwhelm the interviewer, and make it clear that you wish to learn more.<br />
You might start your answer in this manner: “In my job search, I’ve investigated a number of companies.<br />
Yours is one of the few that interests me, for these reasons…”<br />
Give your answer a positive tone. Don’t say, “Well, everyone tells me that you’re in all sorts of trouble, and that’s why I’m here”, even if that is why you’re there.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. Why do you want to work for us? </span><br />
The deadliest answer you can give is “Because I like people.” What else would you like-animals?<br />
Here, and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done your homework so that you can speak in terms of the company’s needs. You might say that your research has shown that the company is doing things you would like to be involved with, and that it’s doing them in ways that greatly interest you. For example, if the organization is known for strong management, your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part of that team. If the company places a great deal of emphasis on research and development, emphasize the fact that you want to create new things and that you know this is a place in which such activity is encouraged. If the organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a reverence for numbers.<br />
If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question – if, for example, the company stresses research, and you feel that you should mention it even though it really doesn’t interest you- then you probably should not be taking that interview, because you probably shouldn’t be considering a job with that organization.<br />
Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid approaching places where you wouldn’t be able -or wouldn’t want- to function. Since most of us are poor liars, it’s difficult to con anyone in an interview. But even if you should succeed at it, your prize is a job you don’t really want.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. What can you do for us that someone else can’t? </span><br />
Here you have every right, and perhaps an obligation, to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. Talk about your record of getting things done, and mention specifics from your resume or list of career accomplishments. Say that your skills and interests, combined with this history of getting results, make you valuable. Mention your ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use your experience and energy to solve them.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5. What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about it?</span><br />
List three or four attractive factors of the job, and mention a single, minor, unattractive item.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6. Why should we hire you? </span><br />
Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and your energy. (See question 4.)</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">7. What do you look for in a job? </span><br />
Keep your answer oriented to opportunities at this organization. Talk about your desire to perform and be recognized for your contributions. Make your answer oriented toward opportunity rather than personal security.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">8. Please give me your definition of [the position for which you are being interviewed]. </span><br />
Keep your answer brief and task oriented. Think in terms of responsibilities and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain, ask the interviewer; he / she may answer the question for you.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm? </span><br />
Be realistic. Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and pull your own weight from the first day, it might take six months to a year before you could expect to know the organization and its needs well enough to make a major contribution.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10. How long would you stay with us? </span><br />
Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you would have to continue to feel challenged to remain with any organization. Think in terms of, “As long as we both feel achievement-oriented.”</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">11. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What’s Your opinion? </span><br />
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long-term association with the organization, and say that you assume that if you perform well in his job, new opportunities will open up for you. Mention that a strong company needs a strong staff. Observe that experienced executives are always at a premium. Suggest that since you are so well qualified, the employer will get a fast return on his investment. Say that a growing, energetic company can never have too much talent.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">12. What is your management style? </span><br />
You should know enough about the company’s style to know that your management style will complement it. Possible styles include: task oriented (I’ll enjoy problem-solving identifying what’s wrong, choosing a solution and implementing it”), results-oriented (“Every management decision I make is determined by how it will affect the bottom line”), or even paternalistic (“I’m committed to taking care of my subordinates and pointing them in the right direction”).<br />
A participative style is currently quite popular: an open-door method of managing in which you get things done by motivating people and delegating responsibility.<br />
As you consider this question, think about whether your style will let you work happily and effectively within the organization.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">13. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel that you have top managerial potential? </span><br />
Keep your answer achievement and ask-oriented. Rely on example to buttress your argument. Stress your experience and your energy.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">14. What do you look for when You hire people? </span><br />
Think in terms of skills, initiative, and the adaptability to be able to work comfortably and effectively with others. Mention that you like to hire people who appear capable of moving up in the organization.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">15. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did you handle the situation? </span><br />
Admit that the situation was not easy, but say that it worked out well, both for the company and, you think, for the individ<br />
ual. Show that, like anyone else, you don’t enjoy unpleasant tasks but that you can resolve them efficiently and -in the case of firing someone- humanely.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">16. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive?</span><br />
Mention planning, execution, and cost-control. The most difficult task is to motivate and manage employees to get something planned and completed on time and within the budget.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">17. What important trends do you see in our industry? </span><br />
Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand your industry. You might consider technological challenges or opportunities, economic conditions, or even regulatory demands as you collect your thoughts about the direction in which your business is heading.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">18. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job? </span><br />
Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself. Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. where you considered this topic as you set your reference statements. If you were laid off in an across-the-board cutback, say so; otherwise, indicate that the move was your decision, the result of your action. Do not mention personality conflicts.<br />
The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if it is clear that you were terminated. The “We agreed to disagree” approach may be useful. Remember hat your references are likely to be checked, so don’t concoct a story for an interview.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">19. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?</span><br />
Mention that you are concerned, naturally, but not panicked. You are willing to accept some risk to find the right job for yourself. Don’t suggest that security might interest you more than getting the job done successfully.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">20. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least? </span><br />
Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked. Don’t cite personality problems. If you make your last job sound terrible, an interviewer may wonder why you remained there until now.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">21. What do you think of your boss? </span><br />
Be as positive as you can. A potential boss is likely to wonder if you might talk about him in similar terms at some point in the future.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">22. Why aren’t you earning more at your age? </span><br />
Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search. Don’t be defensive.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">23. What do you feel this position should pay?</span><br />
Salary is a delicate topic. We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do so politely. You might say, “I understand that the range for this job is between Rs.______ and Rs.______. That seems appropriate for the job as I understand it.” You might answer the question with a question: “Perhaps you can help me on this one. Can you tell me if there is a range for similar jobs in the organization?”<br />
If you are asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might say that you feel you need to know more about the position’s responsibilities before you could give a meaningful answer to that question. Here, too, either by asking the interviewer or search executive (if one is involved), or in research done as part of your homework, you can try to find out whether there is a salary grade attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the range seems right to you.<br />
If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, “You know that I’m making Rs.______ now. Like everyone else, I’d like to improve on that figure, but my major interest is with the job itself.” Remember that the act of taking a new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.<br />
If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the salary question. He or she may even be able to run interference for you. If, for instance, he tells you what the position pays, and you tell him that you are earning that amount now and would like to do a bit better, he might go back to the employer and propose that you be offered an additional 10%.<br />
If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press the subject, then you will have to respond with a number. You cannot leave the impression that it does not really matter, that you’ll accept whatever is offered. If you’ve been making Rs. 3,00,000a year, you can’t say that a Rs. 2,00,000 figure would be fine without sounding as if you’ve given up on yourself. (If you are making a radical career change, however, this kind of disparity may be more reasonable and understandable.)<br />
Don’t sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the most important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine just how much you want the job. Don’t leave the impression that money is the only thing that is important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.<br />
But whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the “final” stage of the interview process. At that point, you know that the company is genuinely interested in you and that it is likely to be flexible in salary negotiations.</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">24. What are your long-range goals? </span><br />
Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don’t answer, “I want the job you’ve advertised.” Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing: ‘in a firm like yours, I would like to…”</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">25. How successful do you you’ve been so far? </span><br />
Say that, all-in-all; you’re happy with the way your career has progressed so far. Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you’ve done quite well and have no complaints.<br />
Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don’t overstate your case. An answer like, “Everything’s wonderful! I can’t think of a time when things were going better! I’m overjoyed!” is likely to make an interviewer wonder whether you’re trying to fool him / her or yourself. The most convincing confidence is usually quiet confidence.</div>
SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-78552738814281989312012-10-30T20:00:00.000-07:002012-10-30T20:00:04.814-07:00Human Resources Interview Questions and Answers<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">One
of the most important meetings that you will have in life is the job interview.<br />
The job interview, which can last for a few hours or even a few days, is the
short interaction you have with a person who will decide whether you are
eligible to be hired by the company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">With
the growth and changes in company processes, the interview today is
not based on one single interaction, but an umbrella of
interactions with people from different profiles and involved in different
processes with the company. Each of these interactions plays a major role in
deciding whether you are eligible for the job opportunity in the company.<br />
The most important interaction is the Human Resources Interview and the
questions and answers for this interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -.65pt;">Tips for the Human Resources Interview<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">The
HR, Human Resources Interview is quite different from the other interviews that
make a job interview –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">1. A behavioral interview:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">While the other interviews will
gauge whether your skills are fitted for the job, the Human Resources Interview
is more of a psychological interview or behavioral interview, that strives to
find out whether your aptitude, temperament and attitude will gel well with the
company and its employees.<br />
You can read the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">behavior
interview questions and answers</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>article for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">2. The questions:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">Some of the questions may seem
ambiguous and even senseless to people who are attending such interviews for
the first time. They may give weak answers, or answers to which they haven’t
given much thought. Such actions may cost them a job which they might otherwise
have obtained as per their qualifications and experience.<br />
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3. Weigh your answers before replying:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
Human Resources Interview consists of several seemingly simple questions, but
which are actually a way of finding out several aspects about you. Therefore,
the potential employee and interviewee should weigh his or her answers
before replying to the interviewer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -.65pt;">Sample Human Resources Interview Questions<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">Here
are some of the questions generally asked in a Human Resource Interview:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">1.
Tell me about yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">2.
Tell us about your professional life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">3.
What are your short term goals in your professional life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">4.
What are your long term goals in professional life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">5.
What are your financial expectations from any job in your life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">6.
What are your financial expectations from this job?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">7.
Why have you chosen this career?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">8.
If not this career, which other career would you have chosen?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">Once
these types of questions are asked, the Human Resource Department will try to
find out more about your attributes and whether you fit the bill for future
growth in their company. Therefore, the questions will veer towards
leadership, team building and general managerial questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;">Some of the HR interview questions will be:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">1.
Have you ever lead any number of individuals in your department?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">2.
Have you ever assumed leadership on an impromptu basis?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">3.
Have you ever had differences with your colleagues related to work? If so, how
did you clear that up?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">4.
Did you ever experience colleagues having differences amongst themselves? Did
you try to iron out their differences? If so, did you succeed? If not, what do
you think is the reason behind your unsuccessful attempt?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt;">These
are just some of the questions that you will face during the Human Resources
Interview. Remember that these questions are quite important for you in order
for you to clinch the deal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-68931856230189304802012-10-30T14:00:00.001-07:002012-10-30T17:38:28.573-07:00Interview Questions to Ask Applicants for Human Resources Jobs<br />
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Looking for interview questions that you can ask the applicants for your Human Resources jobs? These <span style="font-family: inherit;">sample interview questions</span> are suitable for your HR candidates as well as for managers and other potential employees. Some of my <span style="font-family: inherit;">favorite questions</span> will also work well when you interview potential HR employees.</div>
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But, you also need to identify whether your candidates have the special characteristics and capabilities that are needed in HR. These questions must assess the capability of the applicant to perform the <span style="font-family: inherit;">new roles of the HR professional</span>. To do this, you need to ask interview questions that will identify your candidates’ competencies in these critical areas. How capable will your candidate be as a:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Strategic partner</li>
<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Employee advocate</li>
<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Change champion</li>
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Because these competencies exist in addition to the other core human and employee relations, administrative, employment law, personnel, and transactional expectations of the HR professional, these questions are key to identify your most qualified candidate.</div>
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The questions are divided between questions suitable for an experienced individual and an applicant who is beginning or early in their HR career, the beginner questions would also work for the experienced professional.</div>
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Strategic Partner</h3>
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For experienced job candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">How did the HR function impact your organization’s <span style="font-family: inherit;">strategic planning</span> in your last position?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Describe how you were able to assess the success of HR services and employee relations in your last HR position? What did you measure?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">How did you determine or contribute to determining the priorities for the HR department in your most recent position?</li>
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For beginning or early career candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What do you believe is the role of the HR department in relation to the mission, vision, and strategies of the business?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What would you measure to determine whether the HR department was doing an effective job for the company?</li>
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Employee Advocate</h3>
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For experienced job candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Please discuss a time when an employee came to the HR department with a complaint about his or her manager. How did you investigate the complaint and help the employee solve the problem? How did the story end?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Describe the work environment that you developed for people in your last HR position. What were the key characteristics of the work environment that you were trying to maintain and reinforce?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">How did your HR department contribute to planning, creating, maintaining, and changing the corporate culture? What were your significant contributions to establishing the work environment for people?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What programs or processes, that you developed to maintain and reinforce the work environment that you offered employees, are you the most proud of contributing to or initiating?</li>
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For beginning or early career candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What do you think are the most important roles of the HR department in relation to employees in an organization?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What is the role of the HR department in creating the company’s work environment for people?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">If you were the decision maker, what programs for people would be your priority in an organization?</li>
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Change Champion</h3>
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For experienced job candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Tell us about a time when you initiated a people process or program that was successful in your organization. Why did you believe your organization needed the program? What steps did you take to initiate and develop the program?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">On the flip side, have you ever championed a process or a program that failed to take hold in the organization? What steps did you take and how would you change your approach the next time so that your organization would integrate the initiative?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">How do you go about identifying aspects of your organization, the organization’s culture, and the offerings of the HR department that need to change or improve?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">What is the role of the HR department in helping other departments identify and make changes to processes that affect their employees or customers?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Can you tell us about a time when you helped a department make needed changes? What was the change and how did HR help identify the need for the change and the action plan. Was the intervention successful?</li>
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For beginning or early career candidates:</div>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">Thinking back over your college years and your job experiences, have you ever helped to initiate a change? What was the change? What was your role in making the change happen?</li>
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<li style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;">How do you typically react when change is introduced that you had no part in identifying the need for or planning? Would you describe yourself as a willing participant or an early adopter? Please provide an example.</li>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-79503988279064691462012-10-30T08:00:00.001-07:002012-11-03T09:02:13.325-07:00Sample free HR Interview Questions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Job
interviews can be a stressful process and you need to be prepared for anything
an interviewer throws at you. You’re calm and relaxed, mentally ready for a
challenge, and even looking forward to the chance to shine. Use each interview
as a learning experience and don’t beat yourself up if it doesn’t go the way
you had hoped. On this page, you’ll find HR Interview Questions to help you get
prepared.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Depending
on the company, you will either interview with a person from HR or the manager
you would be working under. It’s good to know this beforehand because HR
Interview questions are generally much different than with a hiring manager.
Hiring manager questions tend to be more geared towards your experience, while
HR interview questions tend to be more general in nature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here
is a list of questions you can generally expect to be asked by someone
interviewing you from a company’s HR department.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">1. Why do you want to leave your
job?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
There is no right answer to this question, only wrong ones. You don’t need to
make book out of this answer, just something short and positive is best. After
all, it really does not matter to the interviewer, as long as you don’t say
something foolish. The point here is to convey to the interviewer that you are
not leaving because you are mad, tired, bored, overworked, underpaid, or job
hopping, just that you are leaving your job on because.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I do
enjoy working at my current job. The culture and the people make it a great
place to work. But I’m looking for more responsibility with new and fresh
challenges. I have worked on and successfully completed several projects, from
start to finish during the past two years. Currently, advancement opportunities
are scarce at my current job. I don’t mind a slow down in pace from time to
time, but it’s important to me to keep my career continually moving in a
forward direction that is consistent with my career goals.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">2.</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Tell me about yourself</span>?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
What do you want the interviewer to know about you when you leave, your work
experience or your personal interests? I’m confident their hiring decision will
be based on your work experience, save your personal interests for the water
cooler after you get the job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Briefly
talk about your current employer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Discuss
2-3 of your most significant accomplishments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Talk
about a few of your key strengths as they relate to the job for which you are
applying and how they can benefit from your strengths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Then
discuss how you see yourself fitting into a position at their company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. How do accept criticism?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is a team
player question and is asked to see how open and willing you are to being asked
or told what to do. Are you someone who can follow directions? Can you accept
criticism? Or, are you the type of person who does not like being told what to
do or being criticized?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I
openly accept criticism without taking any offense and politely thank the
person for their comments.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">4. What are some of the things that
bother you?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is a common
question, but don’t dwell on it. The interviewer is looking for a job related
answer, more like “what bothers you about your job or the people you work
with?” If you dig deep and think of what really bothers you, you’ll find that
it’s other people and their ideas, right? But don’t tell the interviewer that,
you can be more clever than that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“It
bothers me the most when other people I work with don’t meet their deadlines or
deliver what they promise.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">5. Do you prefer working with others
or alone?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
Basically, the interviewer is asking if you are a team player. If your answer
is with others, then the interviewer will think you can’t work alone and if you
answer alone, then the interviewer may think you have some personality issues
working with other people. Your response needs to show that you can work well
in a team atmosphere and still shoulder individual responsibility, as well.
Before you answer, make sure you know if the job requires you to work alone or
not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I
enjoy working alone when necessary as I don’t need to be constantly reassured
of my work. But I would prefer to work in a group as I believe much more work
can be accomplished when everyone is pulling together.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">6. How do you get along with
different types of people?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
The workplace is loaded with a variety of different people with varying
personalities and the interviewer wants to know how you think you will fit in.
When answering interview questions with HR, you want to show your interviewer
that it does not matter what kind of people you work with – just that work gets
done. This shows the interviewer that you are more concerned with outcomes than
personalities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Best answer: 1.</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I work well with anyone who
delivers what they promise.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">What are some of the things that you
and your supervisor have disagreed about?<br />
Though it may sound like it, this is not a time to bad mouth your supervisor.
Let’s take what is expected to be a negative answer and turn it around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Shifting
priorities is usually the main reason for any type of disagreement. I may be
working on a project that has a tight deadline and my supervisor may pull me
from that project to work on something else. It can be frustrating to stop
working on a project after I have built up a great deal of momentum only and to
switch gears on the fly and start on something completely different.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">7. Would your boss describe you as a
go-getter?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
Share with the interviewer an example of a project that you worked on, perhaps
you had to put in long hours and time on the weekend to meet a deadline and
that in the end you completed the project or task on time and under budget and
made your department or company look good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Yes;
absolutely. It is not uncommon for my boss to tell me that I am one of the most
reliable employees he has. He even makes such remarks on my evaluations. I
believe he thinks so because I am dependable and I just get things done without
having to be supervised and in the end it just makes him look good.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">8. Why did you choose this
particular career path or what led to your chosen profession?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">When answering HR
interview questions like this, you need to be specific and tell the interviewer
what inspired you to take this career path while keeping your answer short and
to the point. If you can, try to direct your answer so that it shows a logical
progression between your profession and the company you are interviewing with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">You
really want to convince the interviewer that you are the right person for the
job and that your education, dreams, and career goals match your profession.
Describe your thought process.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Don’t
say that you majored in English because you thought it would be easy. Be
specific and justify your answer. I chose .. because .. “I chose architecture
because I have always admired beautiful buildings” or “As a child I was truly
inspired by a certain TV show doctor which ultimately led me to pursue a career
in medicine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I
chose medical school because I have always enjoyed helping other people.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">You
have just read a small fraction of what is inside The Complete Interview Answer
Guide. Each of these questions is answered in extreme detail in my guide and
there are many more questions and multiple answers to each question in this
guide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The position of human resource director is an important one within a company. The interviewing process for this position must be used to find the best possible candidate for the job. In addition to standard job interviewing questions, a few more should be asked to help determine how candidates will react to different human resource issues within a company and how they will handle employee relations.</div>
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By far, one of the most important facets of a human resource director's job is the ability to encourage and handle diversity in the workplace. The candidate should show sensitivity to cultural issues and be well informed on current laws and available training resources for staff. Ask the candidate direct and open-ended questions, such as "How would you handle an issue over an employee's sexual orientation and possible harassment?" The ideal candidate should be able to provide an answer that sticks to the letter of the law and shows sensitivity toward the parties affected.</div>
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Situational Questions</h2>
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What-if questions are very helpful when it comes to interviewing a human resource director. Ideally, there should be two to five situational questions the candidate must be able to answer. Questions such as "What would you do if one employee was hindering the rest of the team's performance?" and "Describe the appropriate process for firing an individual who is disruptive and insensitive" will help illustrate a candidate's ability to function in this position.</div>
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Behavioral Questions</h2>
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These questions help determine a candidate's behavior in specific situations and how she has handled these situations in the past. A human resource director is someone who will need to remain a calm constant in the workplace. Employees need to feel that they can relate to this individual so if they do have concerns, they know they will be heard and action will be taken. What-if and opened-ended questions can help determine a candidate's behavior, such as "You are in the middle of an important phone call and an employee comes to you very distraught. How do you react?"</div>
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Management Style Questions</h2>
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Questions on how a director of human resources will handle his management position are also essential. Everyone has a different style of management, and the candidate you select should have a vision that meshes as closely as possible to your company's vision. In addition, his style should be one that motivates and encourages employees to grow and better themselves within the company. A candidate should have experience with team-building exercises and the ability to pinpoint employee strengths and weaknesses within the organization</div>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-68499195355512268602012-10-29T20:00:00.000-07:002012-10-29T20:00:01.081-07:00HR Consultant Interview Questions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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HR consultant interview questions are programmed by the experts in order to interview the job seekers, who are willing to work as a HR consultant in an organization. After evaluating the overall work experience, skills & knowledge and educational qualification, a deserving candidate can be appointed as a HR consultant.</div>
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<strong>Sample HR consultant interview questions:</strong></h2>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Please mention something about your overall consultant experience? Why did you resign from your previous organization?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Tell us about the major job duties and responsibilities as an HR consultant?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">What mode of communication do you prefer the most to advertise the job openings and how do you maintain the records for the same?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Discuss the process of receiving and evaluating the contender resumes against a particular job opening.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">What is the detailed procedure of managing an interview and short listing a deserving candidate?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Why do preparing and updating of a HR database is necessary for the successful HR management?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">What do you understand from negotiating salary terms between a client and a candidate?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Discuss the type and different clause of a HR consultant agreement? Differentiate between an employment contract and a consultant agreement.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">How do you review the employment policies? How do you prepare and modify the recruitment programs for a particular client?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Define client management and candidate management. Differentiate between the job duties and responsibilities.</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">What strategy do you implement to maintain and initiate a healthy client network?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">Have you ever hired and fired a wrong candidate?</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.interviewquestions.in/wp-content/themes/wp-davinci-20/images/bullet.png); background-position: 0px 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;">If we appoint you, when are you available to work with us?</li>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-83109589157576890312012-10-29T14:00:00.000-07:002012-10-29T14:00:03.875-07:00HR business analyst interview questions<br />
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HR business analyst interview questions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">You
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common job interview tips for HR business analyst…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.0pt;">I. Sample
interview questions of HR business analyst<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">You
can use free job interview questions as follows for HR business
analyst position:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tell me about yourself?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What have you done to improve your knowledge
in the last year?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Why do you think you would do well for
HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What have you learned from mistakes on
the HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Why are you leaving (or did you leave)
this position?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">6.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What kind of salary are you looking
for HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">7.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Do you think you are overqualified for
HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">8.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What are your greatest weaknesses?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">9.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What are your career goals for HR
business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">10.
What is the Career Scope for the person working in HR.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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How to conduct job analysis?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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How to measure effectiveness of workforce?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">13.
How to be compliance with H&S regulation of local law?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">14.
How many are training methods?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">15.
How do you motivate your employees?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">16.
What is more important to you money or position?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">17.
How many methods are used to pay employee?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">18.
What tertiary qualifications have you attained that related to HR business
analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">19.
What made you choose to apply to HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">20.
What are the ways a company can manipulate cash flows?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">21. How
to measure job performance of your position: HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">22.
What are key duties for HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">23.
What are top 3 skills and abilities for HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">24.
What have you learned from your past jobs that related to HR business analyst?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">25.
How to do each HR business analyst position duty/function?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This
article updated 2011 and you can save as this file as pdf/word file.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.0pt;">II.
Interview tips for HR business analyst<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">You
can use interview tips below to
do interview preparation/process or see more at sidebar:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1.
Searching the recruiters: history, products and services, competitors,
structure….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2.
Identity job description, job specs, job goals for HR business analyst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3.
Ask by yourself how to prove your competencies face to job specs?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4.
List technical interview questions for HR business analyst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954786600047957225.post-33010707602250914242012-10-29T08:00:00.000-07:002012-10-29T08:00:06.967-07:00HR Coordinator Interview Questions and Answers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Review the following questions for HR, Human Resources Coordinator with answers intended for your job interview preparation.<br />
Human resource coordinators interviews and hires personnel, supervises training and developments, oversees employee records. They work under HR directors.<br />
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Human Resources Coordinator Job Interview: Questions and Answers for a HR Coordinator</h2>
<strong>Question: What general HR duties are you most familiar with?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Depending on your experience, talk about instructing employees or interviewees in matters of salary and work hours, sick days and vacations, health benefits, retirement plans. Other duties include maintaining discipline and common vision, moral and team-spirit among employees.<br />
<strong>Question: Are you familiar with office related duties and technology?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> HR coordinators make and answer phone calls, use fax and email, handle documents, type reports, etc. It’s part of the HR routine and coordinators are expected to be skilled at using all these.<br />
<strong>Question: What skills would you point out as the most important for the job?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Don’t worry about getting right or wrong. What matters is a thoughtful answer based on experience. For example, you might begin by saying that people skills are very important, since a coordinator interact and communicates with employees all the time. But add that alone it is not enough, because a coordinator must also be able to understand the company’s business plan, internal structure, budget, etc.<br />
<strong>Question: What is the role of leadership in HR coordination?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Leadership plays an important role. HR coordinators have a professional demeanor at all times and serve as role models for others. They are highly positive and motivated and use their people skills to motivate current employers and attract prospective workers.<br />
<strong>Question: What employee-related responsibilities did you have in the past?</strong><br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Administrative employee-related tasks might be managing employee turnover, motivation and recognition, absenteeism, work ethics and interpersonal employee communication. HR coordinators usually cooperate with HR managers on these.</span></span>SnakeGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05727354162564951846noreply@blogger.com0