Monday, October 22, 2007

Wt a job-interview is like!!!

I was idly surfing and I came across this page about "The 10 most common interview questions" and I decided to read it. Well lemme tell you dat I'm totally business oriented guy and I don't even have a clue what a job interview is like.

Here are the questions :

What Are Your Weaknesses?
Why Should We Hire You?
Why Do You Want to Work Here?
What Are Your Goals?
Why Did You Leave (Are You Leaving) Your Job?
When Were You Most Satisfied in Your Job?
What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't?
What Are Three Positive Things Your Last Boss Would Say About You?
What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't?
What Salary Are You Seeking?
If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?


Wow! Based on these questions, you really have to prepare for them, huh? I doubt that some of the questions would really work in telling the company that you are the best candidate for the job. For instance, who would answer the question "What are your weaknesses?" with "Well, I'm a little bit too much lazy, and shouldn't leave money lying around carelessly if I get the job here.".

Questions like "Why Should We Hire You?", "Why Do You Want To Work Here?" and "What Can You Do for Us That Other Candidates Can't?" will most likely only show you who has best prepared for questions such as these. Maybe the level of preparation will indicate who wants the job most, but it isn't likely to tell you who is best for the position, at least not in my opinion.

I don't like the question "What Salary Are You Seeking?". I think that you can really screw yourself up here... If you ask for too low an amount, they might just take you up on it, and if you ask for too much, they might just pass over you. I much prefer when they tell me what they're offering, so that I can decide if I'm going to pass them over!

Oh, what do you think of "If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?"? Boy, if they asked me that, I would immediately answer "Man, of course!"

Wtever! I guess they've got to ask you something, after all, it'd be a bit disturbing if you entered, they looked you over and then flicked a coin to make the decision, nuh true?


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