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Job Interviews

The first, and often only, chance to make a great face-to-face impression and put yourself ahead of other candidates is the job interview. Ask questions for help with dealing with tough questions and for suggestions on how to make a good first impression.

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What reasons might someone have for leaving their current job?

There are many reasons. Not enough pay, innadequate benefits, no room for progression, relocation. I personally think the most important reason for leaving a job is that you're not happy in it. If you're unhappy five days out of seven, your quality of life is going to seriously suffer.

-- so true. I'll start to look for another job tomorrow.

Functional Skills required for HR manager?

Human Resources Management Key Skill #1: Organization

Human Resources management requires an orderly approach. Organized files, strong time management skills and personal efficiency are key to the Human Resources function. You’re dealing with people’s lives and careers here, and when a manager requests a personnel file or a compensation recommendation that lines up with both the organization and the industry, it won’t do to say, “Hold on. I’ll see if I can find it.”

Human Resources Management Key Skill #2: Multitasking

On any day, an HR professional will deal with an employee’s personal issue one minute, a benefit claim the next and a recruiting strategy for a hard-to-fill job the minute after. Priorities and business needs move fast and change fast, and colleague A who needs something doesn’t much care if you’re already helping colleague B. You need to be able to handle it all, all at once.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #3: Discretion and Business Ethics

Human Resources professionals are the conscience of the company, as well as the keepers of confidential information. As you serve the needs of top management, you also monitor officers’ approaches to employees to ensure proper ethics are observed. You need to be able to push back when they aren’t, to keep the firm on the straight and narrow. Not an easy responsibility! Of course, you always handle appropriately, and never divulge to any unauthorized person, confidential information about anyone in the organization.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #4: Dual Focus

HR professionals need to consider the needs of both employees and management. There are times you must make decisions to protect the individual, and other times when you protect the organization, its culture, and values. These decisions may be misunderstood by some, and you may catch flak because of it, but you know that explaining your choices might compromise confidential information. That’s something you would never do.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #5: Employee Trust

Employees expect Human Resources professionals to advocate for their concerns, yet you must also enforce top management’s policies. The HR professional who can pull off this delicate balancing act wins trust from all concerned.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #6: Fairness

Successful HR professionals demonstrate fairness. This means that communication is clear, that peoples’ voices are heard, that laws and policies are followed, and that privacy and respect is maintained.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #7: Dedication to Continuous Improvement

HR professionals need to help managers coach and develop their employees. The goal is continued improvement and innovation as well as remediation. And looking to their own houses, the HR professional also uses technology and other means to continuously improve the HR function itself.

Human Resources Management Key Skill #8: Strategic Orientation

Forward-thinking HR professionals take a leadership role and influence management’s strategic path. In gauging and filling the labor needs of the company, devising compensation schemes, and bringing on board new skill sets leading to business growth, they provide the proof for the often-heard management comment, “People are our most important asset.”

Human Resources Management Key Skill #9: Team Orientation

Once, companies were organized into hierarchies of workers headed by supervisors. Today, the team is king. HR managers must consequently understand team dynamics and find ways to bring disparate personalities together and make the team work.

Kevin J. Cook - HR Manager

Posted by Vishal Gautam


Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with a very upset customer or co-worker?

I was doing customer service for a communications company when I received a call from a very irate customer who believed she was being charged incorrectly for an out of area phone call and insisted she never made the call. I allowed the person to totally vent while remaining totally silent! This gave me a chance to look over past bills and phone numbers to see if she had previously made the same call in the past. After I was able to give her the state of where the call was placed, I questioned her about any bills, credit cards, shopping, friends etc. she may have contacted. As it turned out she had forgotten that her class reunion RSVP phone number was an out of state number and sincerely apologized. Sometimes the best answer is silence!

Formal and informal interviews?

formal language means addressing someone, like your boss, or a complete stranger, in a way like, 'Hello, Sir/ Ma'am!'. Informal language would be addressing someone, your boss, stranger, like this, 'Hey, man', or 'What's up, dude?', or 'How's it hangin?'.

Get it?

What do you want to be doing in your career five years from now..Why?

I want to become a vet when I am older because I love science and I want to help animals. Many animals are abused and stray so I want to work in poorer countries that have lots of stray animals, and rather than killing them to solve the overpopulation I want to find homes for them. x

Why you are the best applicant for the position?

You could say, 'My skill set is a perfect match for this position.' You could also say, "I have many years of experience in a position exactly like this one." Or, "My life experience and former jobs have prepared me for this position."

How do you answer 'How would you relate your key competencies to this position as a Branch Manager in Banking' in a job interview?

Relating Key CompetenciesThey're asking how your experience relates to the job for which you are applying. A good place to start? Make a list of the requirements for the job. Circle any that apply to you. What skills do you have that apply to the position? What experience do you have that will help the company if they hire you? Give at least one example. That's how YOU relate to the job.

Here are suggestions for answering the interview question:

  • As an individual, I have confidence in my leadership and interpersonal skill. My ability to produce innovative and concepts of management, work as a team player, and meet deadlines, together with my attention to detail, have contributed to my successes in management planning. I have performed direct work with my oversea team to run projects and problem solving. I am an effective organizer and planner. My outgoing and friendly nature allows me to interact well with other staff members at all levels and I am able to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical persons.
  • I am diligent, very expeditious. I have good listening, communication and organizational skills, I can be work as a good team player. My professional qualification and experience is 100% right according to the position and I am positive that I will give it up develop.
  • Realize that you're probably talking to a knob in HR. "Key competencies" is truly a taste of the worst in Human Resource drivel. Just tell them why you think your skills match the requirements. That's all. Is it a stupid way to ask it? Yes it is. Welcome to the world of interviewing!

What they are asking for are skills that are applicable to the position of customer service. Like are you a people person. Do you work well under a lot of stress, can you deal with angry customers etc. Do you have customer service experience??? If so list the things you've done in previous positions. Did you work on a register. "Competencies" is asking what skills are you competent in. You know which skills are you very good at.

Why would you like to be a supervisor?

I think it is usually because they know a lot about the job, and they are good at teaching and training others.

The reason someone might want to is to better his or her experience and move up the company ladder.

Why do you want to join media?

Media is a great career opportunity for people who have creative instincts. It may be film making , animation or anything for that matter of fact it has a great ROI when it comes to talent showcasing if you have the talent and luck you're in there and making loads of money!

But definitely you can't do much w/o a professional education and hence that is a must! try searching for colleges which offer you great education with world class facilities. i know of one you can have a look. See the Related Link below.

How would you describe confidentiality?

Maintaining confidentiality is when you don't go and talk to another person about another persons business, health, life or any thing else. Pretty much it means to keep your mouth shut and don't repeat any thing you have heard regarding some one else but your self.

Why you choose marketing as career?

Quite honestly, not sure why anyone would want to go into advertising sales.,....the media industry is dying! Everyone reads news online.....in terms of working at an ad agency, good luck! If u are willing to work ridiculous hours for bad pay, that's fine. U will be starving for the first few years.

What is the expected salary for a doctor?

Physician salary calculates the amount reported as direct compensation for tax purposes, excluding voluntary salary reductions. Salary, bonus and/or incentive payments, research stipends, honoraria, and distribution of profits were included physician salary. * Anesthesiology: $306,964 * Surgery, general: $255,438 * Obstetrics/gynecology: $233,061 * Psychiatry: $163,144 * Internal medicine: $155,530 * Pediatrics/adolescent medicine: $152,690 * Family practice (without obstetrics): $150,267 (This is from the Medical Group Management Association, Physician Compensation and Production Report, 2003, as reprinted in the Department of Labor's career outlook handbook.) Also note that self-employed physicians generally have higher salaries than salaried physicians. Also note that earnings vary according to region, hours worked, and experience. Here is more input from others: * salary depend on specialty. Surgeons make 200k+. Some surgeons (specialists) can make 400k+. Physicians make $105-170K depending on experience, location, and reductions. physician makes 125,000 for the goverment. Typically, neurosurgery or anything dealing with brain physiology & plastic surgery make around 500 dollars an hour.

What is the definition of quality in bpo?

its bcz to reduce the defects in customer dissatisfaction.

to satisfy the customer requirements.

find the errors and illet the issue for immediate reponse.

How do reply to interview invitation email?

A letter accepting an interview does not have to be long. You just need to confirm that date, time, and location of the interview and thank the company for inviting you to interview with them.

What are your top five skills?

Your top five skills list should reflect the skill set needed for the job for which you are applying. Typically good listening, reasoning, comprehension, technical, and computer skills are good to list.

Why do you want to work for the police department?

Things a teacher might take into consideration when choosing a school district are pay scale and the student-to-teacher ratio. Also, they would want to choose a school district that's dedicated to the education of its students and has demonstrated it respects its teachers and their abilities.

What are your career goals or future plans?

When you are asked about you career goals or future plans during an interview, you should mention the job you are applying for and the company. This is a way for prospective employers to see if you plan to move on to a different job soon. Answering with something about growing with a company would be a good answer.

How do you answer 'What are your long term career goals' in a job interview?

In a job interview the best thing to tell them as a short range goal would be self-confidence gained from a job experience (that could also be a long range goal if you are on the really really low end of that). Long range would be to earn enough money from a job to support college funds or helping to pay rent while living at home. Anything to make you look good. And remember - SELL YOURSELF to them. They want the best. So, you have to pretend to be the best, or be the best! my long ranges r self confidence n short range r eagrness

How do you answer an interviewer who asks how your degree will help you succeed at the company?

This will depend on your degree and the job you're applying for, of course. Most colleges don't directly train you for a job. Technical schools are the big exception. Colleges and universities generally put a large emphasis on liberal education. You will have taken classes in lots of different subjects. Even if your major is directly related to the job you're interviewing for, most of your college experience probably wasn't.An employer might actually be better off hiring someone with four years of work experience than someone who spent those four years in school. So why do so many employers require college degrees? Some people believe that it's because college acts as a filtering process.You had to apply to get into college. If it's a good college, many applicants were not accepted. Then you had to stick it out and pass all your classes. You were graded in comparison to your peers.

The graduates who make it out of good schools with good grades have proven quite a bit about themselves. Regardless of what they learned, they showed that they're people who can succeed at their goals. This makes you valuable to employers.Another benefit for potential employers that many graduates don't fully appreciate is the connections you may have made in school. If your major fits the industry you plan to work in, you will have met successful people who will also go on to have careers in the industry. They might be able to help you do your job. You might also be able to call on your past professors for advice and information.

So, to reply to "How will your degree help you succeed at our company?" you might want to mention connections, if they're appropriate in your situation, or you might want to say that it trained you on how to be successful. Of course, you probably shouldn't leave out the basics about any classes that you think will directly help, or if you think liberal arts classes made you a well-rounded person.

Describe a specific situation where you have provided excellent customer service in your recent position?

Interviewers will see that you haven't had any previous employment, so probably won't ask you. If you do need to answer though, talk not necessarily about employment, but different tasks or responsibilities you've taken on and experience you've had in the field you're applying for. They're looking for a responsible person who knows what they're doing. Give them an answer that reflects that.

Why is it important to recognize bias when looking at career information?

So why is career management important? It means that you can assume responsibility for what happens to your in relation to your career and employment. Sure events not under your control will still happen from time to time, but if you take the trouble to learn what career planning and career management are all about you'll understand that to a significant degree you CAN be in control of your own destiny.

The concept of career management starts to become important to most people when their career is up and running and then usually some crisis occurs which causes people to become serious about taking charge of their career.

What sort of crisis? - Your employer goes out of business because of an event like a global financial crisis for example, or your position is made redundant because your company is taken over, or downsizing or change management occurs or any other related reason you can think of. It's amazing how energetic people become in relation to career management when they lose their jobs because someone decided to terminate their employment.

Under these circumstances people can, and do, change jobs, and even entire career direction because they learn how to prepare a career management plan.

Most people actually experience career by accident. That is they drift along in their job day to day taking what their employer of boss dishes out, perhaps taking advantage of opportunities that are offered to them along the way - or not.

A recent CNN on-line article suggested that more than 50% of people are dissatisfied with their jobs - yet people stay where they are. It doesn't have to be that way. You don't have to put up with a 'settle for' existence.

Why is teamwork important for everyone?

because it makes life easier and two brains is better than one

Why are interviews not the best methods of selecting suitable job applicants?

technically, interviews are basic "sifters" of potential good employees... important skills such as communication skills would most likely be presented on this stage. confidence and let's say "guts" of the applicant in making impromtu decisions can be surfaced by an interview...^_^