Any Exectutive Engineers out there?

[kev]

INTERVIEW ADVICE


"What would you say is your best quality?"

"My honesty"

"I think that is very commendable"

"I don't give a f%&k what you think!"

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

The whole interview process is largely flawed....Numerous studies show that the majority of methods used to gauge if a candidate is suitable for a job are not accurate indicators of good performance....Also, through some studies it can be argued most interviewers will know if they want to hire some one based on the first 30seconds of meeting them.....

I think that's a fair point, there's often little process that lies behind the interview. For me, I'll nearly always take attitude over knowledge, as I can ensure they get the knowledge, it's far harder to change a persons outlook.

Many more companies are switching on to the cost of recruitment & more importantly - the cost of getting it wrong! & the processes are improving as a generalisation. Structured interviews are far more common now & assessment centres are a great way of sorting the wheat from the chaff in my experience.

 

[Pblueman]

try to never give negative answers, for eg if they ask what was the worst thing about a previous employer? never just rattle off a load of negative "he was too strict" blather. tailor your answer around the job criterea. if the job asks for good communication skills you could say "my previous employer struggled to articulate his messages across" by pointing out his weakness in communication you are unconsciously highlighting your strength in that area.

 

[ToffeeMark]

we're using competency based questions these days where the answer is compared against a checklist of competency's they should demonstrate. So as long as you figure out what the competency is, and you can give examples of situations where you used that competency you should be ok.