Tough Interview Questions and (job listings) Answers

August 25th, 2008 admin Posted in careers |

By Lucy Evans

Give an example of working with a team member who did not do their fair share of the work load, and explain how you addressed the situation?

This question has many potential pitfalls that need to be considered. Remember that the question is about a co-worker, and not a member of your staff, so factors you are unaware of may apply. Even if you give an answer that worked in a particular scenario, a clever interviewer can manipulate the situation to really test you. A common approach candidates take is to try to appear to be tough and dynamic giving answers like “I approached my colleague and told them that I was unwilling to do most of their work on top of mine, and their efforts improved”. A clever interviewer would counter this buy telling you how badly this approach could have gone. Your colleague could have health problems known to management but not you, and require help and support and not an aggressive approach. In answering this question, first show that you have tactfully tried to find out what the issue is. Next show an outcome where you provided support to your colleague and found a suitable resolution. It is important to show that you are proactive and diplomatic and that you did not need to involve management at any point in time.

How have you coped with working with people you didnt like?

It is possible to doge this question completely by claiming you cant remember working with anyone you had a particular dislike for. Most interviewers will not push you too hard on this point if you claim you have always got on well with colleagues, but it is unlikely that they will reward your cowardly evasion. The important thing with this question is to demonstrate how you saw through your dislike, and were able to operate in a professional manner. Try an example including someone that had a personality trait that is both positive and negative, such as a colleague that is annoyingly over critical. You could take the approach that after working with someone who is overly critical you began to realize that they did not intend to offend people by their criticisms, and that you found that their personality could be usefully used for checking important documents where everything had to be just right etc. Demonstrate how you earned respect for the person and came to accept them.

Why do you think you are suitable for this job?

This question is a golden opportunity to show you have taken the time to do research and that you have clarity of thought. Do not make assumptions about the job role and company, relate everything back to evidence. Firstly cross reference your experience with the job advert and job specifications and show how your experience fits what they have told you they want. Also try to mention as much relevant information you can about the company to show you have been interested enough to do some research.

Lucy is a freelance journalist writing for the Graduates Career graduate scheme.

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Telecom Jobs With A European Angle
By Murriano

All industry types are strictly related to telco skills and job positions.

telcojobs.eu is the result of a collaboration between the sites owner, internet entrepreneur Eammon Murray, based out of Ireland and a job board software development company http://www.xpandedmedia.com located in Los Angeles, California.

“A number of factors will make this site very strong from the get-go” says Benjamin Hurley, Director of xpandedmedia.com, “The domain name is exclusive and self explanatory. Any internet marketing proffesional out there will know what im talking about. This combined with the gap in the market should propell the site right from the start. I think its high time a job site of this nature came out and we are very happy to have been chosen as the software developer for this project. The choice to go with a .EU domain name made perfect sense to us. You have a strong idea of exacly what the site is about before you even visit it, this will translate into strong organic traffic, coupled with our robust job board solution we are anticipating big things from this site. We wanted to give the site a fully customized look and feel, as well as technical platform that would distibuish it from other sites out there. This is really where we excell, too many job sites are based on a turnkey solution, job seekers are all to wise to this and these sites simply dont perform. We make each site stand out from the crowd, thats the bottom line”

The site boasts a number of unique features that will set it apart from the competition. The domain name and industry niche are the most prevelant. But under the surface there are some nice tools and features that make job search though this site an engaging and intuative experience. Candidates can opt to create a complete in-depth online resume, or alternatively upload their resume documents. Employer profiles can be viewed, complete with contact information, integrated with Google Maps and job listings. RSS job feeds are available for up to the minute job notification, as are email job alerts.

Employers can manage their applicant database and interact with candidates in what is becoming a standard in the web2.0 environment. Candidates in turn can monitor the progress of their applications and status of their resume submission though their candidate account.

Employers will be assured to recieve applications from applicants located within the EU, making candidate sourcing more targeted and cost effective. Registration requires both candidates and employers to be based in the EU, cutting out redundant applications from the start, where alot of the major job boards fail to do so.

As niche job boards make gains around the world, telcojobs.eu is the result off extensive research, market positioning and a combination of well planned and executed business attributes, combined with a robust and engaging platform, things look set for change for telco recruitment in the European Union.

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