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Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions
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dude really pay attention to the 7 ways to ask for the job at the end of the interview..it will give you a great idea on where you stand...
you know how people always ask how the interview went and you always think it went well.
well most interviewers have done it before and hide their cards well but the answers to those questions really let you know.
there are no best questions but what you are most comfortable with..
and they always ask you do you have any questions.......
When given a chance to ask questions during the interview... do not waste the oppertunity. This is not the place to ask about stupid things you read in the paper. Ask thoughtful questions pertaining to the job.
Here are some excellent questions to ask. I have listed out several questions you can and should ask at every level of the interview and why.
Questions To Ask The Recruiter/HR
How would you describe the culture of the company?
What do most people like about working there?
What is the average length of time someone stays at the company?
Questions To Ask The Hiring Manager:
What can I expect to learn from you?
What is your biggest accomplishment?
What do you value most in an employee?
What do you like most about working there?
What is the most important thing I can do to ensure that you feel I have done a good job in my first 6 months?
Follow Up Questions To Ask Dir. and up
What is your vision for the team?
What do you like best about <manager> as an employee?
What kind of accomplishments can I help the team make in the first year to make you feel like we are exceeding expectations?
What do you see as the future of <company> in the next 5 years?
What reservations do you have about me as a candidate right now that I might be able to address?
Here are some excellent questions to ask. I have listed out several questions you can and should ask at every level of the interview and why.
Questions To Ask The Recruiter/HR
How would you describe the culture of the company?
- Helps you get a feel for the company from an employee outside the direct organization you will be working for.
What do most people like about working there?
- Similar to question 1, helps you to get an impression on why you would want to work at this company.
What is the average length of time someone stays at the company?
- Can help you tell if this is a short term company people are using as a resume builder, potentially bad company where people don't stay long, or somewhere you can expect to have the potential for a long career.
Questions To Ask The Hiring Manager:
What can I expect to learn from you?
- Gives you a sense of how the manager sees him/herself and what skills they can pass on to you.
What is your biggest accomplishment?
- Can get an idea of what they feel is an accomplishment.
What do you value most in an employee?
- Helps you get an idea of what the manager is looking for.
- Helps you know if you fit those skills and can be successful or if possibly not a good fit.
What do you like most about working there?
- Further digging into the company and more specifically the individual organization you would be working for.
What is the most important thing I can do to ensure that you feel I have done a good job in my first 6 months?
- Helps to defines expectations of the position clearly so that you can determine if it's the right pace and skill-set for you, are you going to be able to meet those expectations to ultimately be successful.
Follow Up Questions To Ask Dir. and up
What is your vision for the team?
- Helps to give you an idea of the direction the sr. management/executives have for the team.
What do you like best about <manager> as an employee?
- Lets you know what sr management thinks of your new boss, and the things they like about that manager are likely to be expectations for you to be successful.
What kind of accomplishments can I help the team make in the first year to make you feel like we are exceeding expectations?
- Similar to the question asked of the hiring manager, gives an idea of what you will need to contribute to exceed their expectations and grow the team.
What do you see as the future of <company> in the next 5 years?
- Lets you know if the plan is to grow the company, move in another direction, some inclination of where you might fit in that plan.
What reservations do you have about me as a candidate right now that I might be able to address?
- Gives you a chance to address any concerns they may have right away before they dwell on them and make decisions on things you might be able to change, with me for example this was relocation and the chance to address expectations and ensure that wouldn't hold me back.
I have never talked to HR reps.
Usually
1st interview
department manager - technical interview to see if I have background aptitude and qualifications for position
2nd interview
team members and department head- interview to see what the people you work with think about you fitting in team.usually some more technical shit.always one who tries to stump and impress with their knowledge.
3rd interview
managing director or higher. another interview geared more personality..if you get this far you usually have a 50/50 shot at an offer
on one occasion this also included managing director of HR.
Excellent drop!
I'm trying to find this article on how to handle panel interviews, which are IMO, thee worst interviews to handle given that the flow of the interview can be disrupted by so many varying questions by different personalities.
They are tough and really its more of a question of your ability to handle pressure.
This is REALLY where your personality comes into play most.
If you can be funny smart engaging and have an ability to orchestrate the conversation/control the room.
If you can get them to all LISTEN to you and get them to piggy off what YOU say creating more of a CONVERSATION vs. interrogation.
Let your charm and confidence come through.
Make eye contact, give examples in a more casual story form.
Ask questions that lead to something you want to say to strengthen your position or show examples of your work and education.
Just be sure to always be closing...stressing your skills enthusiasm team building work ethic and OVERALL knowledge.
Just browsed this thread... a lot of excellent resources here.
Great posts playahatian and ballscout
Great posts playahatian and ballscout
ballscout info from the 1st page is a must read for anybody interviewing for a new job. You are guaranteed to see at least 2-3 of those questions in every single first interview.
Dope thread. Thanks.
Here's The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says 'Tell Me About Yourself'
"Tell me about yourself" can be an overwhelming question to answer.
"So, tell me about yourself."
It's one of the most ubiquitous interview questions, and often one of the most difficult. With such a wide breadth of possible answers, it can be overwhelming to know where to start.
Hint: If your go-to response includes a run-down of where you grew up or what you studied in college, you've probably already lost your interviewer.
While the hiring manager does want to get to know you, at this point they are only focused on figuring out if you're the right person for the job — and your most critical task is showing them that you are, writes Skip Freeman, the CEO of executive search group Hire to Win, in a recent LinkedIn post.
To prevent hurting your chances before the interview even warms up, Freeman breaks down this question into a simple three-part response that will hook the interviewer without inundating them with unnecessary details. Here's his technique:
Here's an example from Freeman of a good one-minute response:
"I am a five-year veteran of LAN/WAN administration and systems engineering, with substantial experience using a variety of contemporary business software systems.
"Recently, as a long-term contract employee at a local regional bank, I learned that the bank was about to install a particular software system and was planning to use an outside firm for the project. I let them know that I had done a similar installation at my last assignment, outlined how we could get the job done with in-house staff, and successfully completed the installation for $55,000 to $65,000 less than it would have cost with outside consultants.
"For the next step in my career, I would like to move away from contract work and find myself as a direct employee of a large firm where I can join a substantial IT team and be involved with a group that focuses on email and network security applications, while having access to the knowledge base that would come with a large, diverse IT group."
Instead of giving the hiring manager a broad overview of who you are, show why you'd be a great fit for the position. "Y ou will clearly and quickly brand yourself as a true professional, someone who knows the value of what you have to offer a potential employer," Freeman says.
"Tell me about yourself" can be an overwhelming question to answer.
"So, tell me about yourself."
It's one of the most ubiquitous interview questions, and often one of the most difficult. With such a wide breadth of possible answers, it can be overwhelming to know where to start.
Hint: If your go-to response includes a run-down of where you grew up or what you studied in college, you've probably already lost your interviewer.
While the hiring manager does want to get to know you, at this point they are only focused on figuring out if you're the right person for the job — and your most critical task is showing them that you are, writes Skip Freeman, the CEO of executive search group Hire to Win, in a recent LinkedIn post.
To prevent hurting your chances before the interview even warms up, Freeman breaks down this question into a simple three-part response that will hook the interviewer without inundating them with unnecessary details. Here's his technique:
Part 1: Start with a condensed version of your career history. Try and keep it as concise as possible, Freeman suggests.
Part 2: Next, give a brief summary of a specific achievement to capture the interviewer's interest. "It must be an accomplishment that can easily be explained and/or illustrated," Freeman says. "Plus, it must also highlight a 'bottom-line' impact for the potential employer."
Part 3: Conclude with a few definitive sentences about what you hope to accomplish next in your career — but make sure it's relevant to the position you're interviewing for, Freeman warns.
Part 2: Next, give a brief summary of a specific achievement to capture the interviewer's interest. "It must be an accomplishment that can easily be explained and/or illustrated," Freeman says. "Plus, it must also highlight a 'bottom-line' impact for the potential employer."
Part 3: Conclude with a few definitive sentences about what you hope to accomplish next in your career — but make sure it's relevant to the position you're interviewing for, Freeman warns.
Here's an example from Freeman of a good one-minute response:
"I am a five-year veteran of LAN/WAN administration and systems engineering, with substantial experience using a variety of contemporary business software systems.
"Recently, as a long-term contract employee at a local regional bank, I learned that the bank was about to install a particular software system and was planning to use an outside firm for the project. I let them know that I had done a similar installation at my last assignment, outlined how we could get the job done with in-house staff, and successfully completed the installation for $55,000 to $65,000 less than it would have cost with outside consultants.
"For the next step in my career, I would like to move away from contract work and find myself as a direct employee of a large firm where I can join a substantial IT team and be involved with a group that focuses on email and network security applications, while having access to the knowledge base that would come with a large, diverse IT group."
Instead of giving the hiring manager a broad overview of who you are, show why you'd be a great fit for the position. "Y ou will clearly and quickly brand yourself as a true professional, someone who knows the value of what you have to offer a potential employer," Freeman says.
How To Save An Interview That Isn’t Going Well
Sometimes, no matter how much preparation you do for a job interview, it just doesn’t go as you had planned.
It can stem from a number of things from turning up late, drawing a blank, saying too much or even the interviewer having to leave the room due to an emergency.
These can all throw the meeting off and it can be difficult to get things back on track. With that in mind, here are a few tips on salvaging a failing interview.
1) Don’t Be Afraid To Re-answer Questions
If you feel that the interview has taken a wrong turn due to your answer to one of the interviewer’s questions, don’t be afraid to ask if you can rephrase your answer.
This gives you a chance to redeem yourself, and is a lot better than offering a muddled answer and moving swiftly on to the next question.
Take your time when answering questions, and really think about the answer you want to give – you won’t be marked down for pausing for thought!
2) Be Honest
If you start panicking when you get asked a question you don’t have the answer to, try to regain control of the situation by just being honest.
However, that’s not to say that you should just answer with a simple “no” or
“I don’t know”. Instead, follow up with another form of skill or experience you possess that’s also relevant to the question.
For example, when asked if you have WordPress experience, you could say something like “I don’t have direct experience of working with WordPress, but I have worked with the likes of Blogger, so my skills would be transferable.”
3) Take Control
It’s a horrible situation to be in when you’re in an interview and – while you’re doing your best to sell yourself – the interviewer looks well and truly bored and disinterested.
Try and engage the interviewer by asking him/her questions about the business or their role within the company – this is useful as people generally enjoy talking about themselves and it will encourage the interviewer to take more of an interest in the conversation.
Also, if you feel they’re only asking the required run-of-the-mill questions that don’t allow you to talk about your relevant skills and accomplishments, try and steer the conversation towards what you really want to talk about.
Start a sentence with something like “Perhaps I could explain more about the time when…”, but make sure it flows and seems natural and not like you’re being too bossy.
4) Send A Thank You Note
It should go without saying that you need to send a thank you email after an interview, but if you’re sending one after a particularly bad interview, there may be a couple of points you want to make.
Feel free to add anything you may have forgotten to mention in the interview, or address the fact that it wasn’t the smoothest interview and give a reason why.
This honesty and persistence may impress the interviewer and persuade them to give you a second chance.
5) Ask To Meet Again
Following on from the last point, if you had a genuine personal reason why you didn’t perform so well in the interview, then you can request another meeting to prove yourself to the interviewer.
This should be a last resort and should be done over the phone ideally, as it’s quite a bold request and shouldn’t be done over an email.
There’s no guarantee that the interviewer will meet with you, but it’s worth a shot and who knows, it might be your chance to make the right impression.
So there we go, some tips on saving an interview that’s going well! Do you agree with the tips or have any of your own?
https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/save-interview-isn-t-going-well-003056491.html
Sometimes, no matter how much preparation you do for a job interview, it just doesn’t go as you had planned.
It can stem from a number of things from turning up late, drawing a blank, saying too much or even the interviewer having to leave the room due to an emergency.
These can all throw the meeting off and it can be difficult to get things back on track. With that in mind, here are a few tips on salvaging a failing interview.
1) Don’t Be Afraid To Re-answer Questions
If you feel that the interview has taken a wrong turn due to your answer to one of the interviewer’s questions, don’t be afraid to ask if you can rephrase your answer.
This gives you a chance to redeem yourself, and is a lot better than offering a muddled answer and moving swiftly on to the next question.
Take your time when answering questions, and really think about the answer you want to give – you won’t be marked down for pausing for thought!
2) Be Honest
If you start panicking when you get asked a question you don’t have the answer to, try to regain control of the situation by just being honest.
However, that’s not to say that you should just answer with a simple “no” or
“I don’t know”. Instead, follow up with another form of skill or experience you possess that’s also relevant to the question.
For example, when asked if you have WordPress experience, you could say something like “I don’t have direct experience of working with WordPress, but I have worked with the likes of Blogger, so my skills would be transferable.”
3) Take Control
It’s a horrible situation to be in when you’re in an interview and – while you’re doing your best to sell yourself – the interviewer looks well and truly bored and disinterested.
Try and engage the interviewer by asking him/her questions about the business or their role within the company – this is useful as people generally enjoy talking about themselves and it will encourage the interviewer to take more of an interest in the conversation.
Also, if you feel they’re only asking the required run-of-the-mill questions that don’t allow you to talk about your relevant skills and accomplishments, try and steer the conversation towards what you really want to talk about.
Start a sentence with something like “Perhaps I could explain more about the time when…”, but make sure it flows and seems natural and not like you’re being too bossy.
4) Send A Thank You Note
It should go without saying that you need to send a thank you email after an interview, but if you’re sending one after a particularly bad interview, there may be a couple of points you want to make.
Feel free to add anything you may have forgotten to mention in the interview, or address the fact that it wasn’t the smoothest interview and give a reason why.
This honesty and persistence may impress the interviewer and persuade them to give you a second chance.
5) Ask To Meet Again
Following on from the last point, if you had a genuine personal reason why you didn’t perform so well in the interview, then you can request another meeting to prove yourself to the interviewer.
This should be a last resort and should be done over the phone ideally, as it’s quite a bold request and shouldn’t be done over an email.
There’s no guarantee that the interviewer will meet with you, but it’s worth a shot and who knows, it might be your chance to make the right impression.
So there we go, some tips on saving an interview that’s going well! Do you agree with the tips or have any of your own?
https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/save-interview-isn-t-going-well-003056491.html
good drop!
But in most cases...if you do figure out how get past that gatekeeper, then this, I mean the dumb ass HR won't advance you through the process
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A self-made millionaire and CEO shares 5 'quick tests' he always uses during job interviews to decide whether to hire
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