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Job Interview Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for job interviews including how to prepare, types of interviews, common questions asked in interviews, and reasons for potential job rejection. Preparing for an interview involves arriving early, maintaining confidence, remembering manners, and overcoming nervousness. Common types of interviews include one-on-one, panel, group, meal, working, telephone, and on-site interviews. Frequent questions assess background, skills, experience, qualifications, and personality. Potential reasons for rejection include poor appearance, lack of preparation, weak communication skills, arrogance, and lack of research.

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Job Interview Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for job interviews including how to prepare, types of interviews, common questions asked in interviews, and reasons for potential job rejection. Preparing for an interview involves arriving early, maintaining confidence, remembering manners, and overcoming nervousness. Common types of interviews include one-on-one, panel, group, meal, working, telephone, and on-site interviews. Frequent questions assess background, skills, experience, qualifications, and personality. Potential reasons for rejection include poor appearance, lack of preparation, weak communication skills, arrogance, and lack of research.

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JOB INTERVIEW

GUIDELINES
1. Come 30 minutes before the time.
2. Boost Confidence.
Make eye contact.
Have a firm hand shake.
Maintain Posture
Be prepared. (Review the Vision
and Mission of the Company)
Check your resume, 2 black
ball pen, application letter and
etc.
Dress Professionally.
Communicate Clearly.
3. Remember your manners.
Knock before you enter the
room.
Say your greetings with a smile.
Do not sit down or barge in
without permission.
4. Overcome Nervousness
Relax
Smile

TYPES OF INTERVIEWS

One-on-one: just you and one


interviewer, the most common
type of interview
Panel: more than one person
interviews you at the same time
Group: a group of candidates is
interviewed by a panel
Meal: you are interviewed while
eating, usually over lunch
Working: you are put to work and
observed
Telephone: often used as a
screening tool before inviting you
to an on-site interview
On-Site or Second Round: after
you have made it through a
screening interview, many
organizations will invite you to their

site for an extended interview that


may include a series of different
types of interviews, a site tour, and
a meal. Getting a second round
interview means the organization is
seriously considering you for a
position.

Reasons for Job rejection


1. Poor personal appearance
2. Lack of interest and enthusiasm
3. Overemphasis on money
4. Weak handshake
5. Late to interview
6. Indefinite responses to questions
7. Inability to express oneself clearly (poor
voice, diction, grammar)
8. Lack of planning for career -- no goals or
purpose
9. Lack of confidence and poise; failure to
look interviewer in the eye
10. Unwilling to start at bottom -- expects too
much too soon
11. Makes excuses; evasive -- hedges on
unfavorable factors on record
12. Lack of tact
13. Lack of manners, courtesy
14. Lack of maturity
15. Lack of vitality
16. Merely shopping around
17. Wants job only for a short time
18. Cynical
19. Low moral standards
20. Intolerant; strong prejudices
21. Failure to ask questions
22. Timid; lacks sufficient degree of
assertiveness
23. Overbearing; overaggressive; conceited
24. Not prepared for interview; no research
on company
25. Lack of knowledge of field of
specialization; not well qualified

Reference:
Colorado School of Mines. Interview Guidelines retrieved from https://www.rit.edu/~w-ssp/documents/Interviewing%20Guide.pdf on
July 14, 2016
Berkeley University. Successful Interviewing retrieved from https://career.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/Guide/Interviewing.pdf on
JUly 4, 2016

TOP 100 INTERVIEW QUESTIlnh8ONS

What are your three main strengths?

TOP KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS


QUESTIONS

How is your qualification relevant?

What are your weaknesses?

TOP SKILLS QUESTIONS

What would you describe as your key


skills?

What skills would you like to improve?

How do you cope with pressure?

Are you a team player?

What do think about our products and


services?
What do you know about our competitors?

What do you think of our company


website?

What training & development have you


done recently?

Have you ever had to work with a difficult


person?

What do you know about this company?

Tell me about a challenge in the workplace


and what skills you needed?

What do you know about this job?

Tell me about your degree?

How is your time management? How do


you prioritise workload?

What would you do if there was conflict in


your team?

Describe how you handled a difficult


customer/client?

TOP EXPERIENCE QUESTIONS

What are your most satisfying and


frustrating parts of your present/last job?

Why are you looking for a new job?

What are you most proud of?

What work experience have you had that


will equip you for this job?

Describe a typical day?

What is the worst job you've ever had?

What are your main responsibilities?

What do you think are the main issues


facing this company at the moment?
TOP BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Tell me about yourself?
What made you decide on this career
path?

What are the reasons for wanting to leave


your current job?

Why have you changed jobs so


frequently?

Why have you stayed in one job for so


long?

With hindsight what would you do


differently?

Which of your jobs have been the most


interesting and why?

Give me an example of when things didn't


go well?

What is the biggest challenge you've


faced?

Describe a difficult problem you had to


deal with?

What are interests outside work?

What is the best work/project you've ever


done?

TOP COMPETENCE BASED (Competency)


QUESTIONS(Sometimes called behavioural
questions)

What are some of the problems you have


encountered?

NB. You would be expected to illustrate your


answers with an example

Tell me how you deal with busy times at


work?

Tell me about an occasion when you had


to say 'no'?

Describe a problem you have solved?


How do your colleagues know they can
rely on you?
What is the difference between a manager
and leader?
What was the hardest decision you have
made?

How are you on creativity?

When did you last need to influence your


colleagues/boss?

Have you ever come up with an idea to


solve a long term problem?

What about your attention to detail?

TOP PERSONALITY QUESTIONS

How well do you take criticism?

What would friends/colleagues/manager


say about you?

Rate yourself on 1-10 for xyz

What do you like/dislike about your job?

What personal characteristics does it take


to succeed?

Why do you think this job would suit you?

How do you deal with change?

What motivates you? What inspires you?

What would you do if you'd made a


serious mistake?

TOP OTHER (MOTIVATION & COMMITMENT)


QUESTIONS

Give me 3 reasons why we should appoint


you?

What interests you most about our job?

What interests you least about our job?

How long would you stay with this


company?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years


time?

How would you compare yourself to the


other candidates?

Would you take the job if it was offered to


you?

MOST COMMON QUESTIONS


Tell me about yourself?

Why have you applied for this job?

Why do you want to work for us?

Why do you want to leave your current


job?

What are your main strengths?

What are your weaknesses?

What has been your greatest


achievements?

What have been the greatest challenges?

Why should we appoint you rather than


another candidate?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years


time?

How does your boss get the best out of


you?

TOP TOUGH QUESTIONS


How did you rise to the challenge?

What do you do if everyone disagrees with


you?

What has been your biggest


disappointment?

Who do you least like working with?

What would you do if xyz happened?

What are your criticisms of you present


company/boss?
How do you handle pressure?
What is the most stressful thing you could
face at work?

EXAMPLE ILLEGAL(or heading that way)


QUESTIONS

What religion are you?

How old are you?

Are you married?

What do you think you can contribute?

How many children do you have?

Why do you want to work for us?

Do you plan to have children?

What does equal opportunity mean to

What are your childcare arrangements?

you?

Are you straight or gay?


Do you think you are too old/too young to
do this job?

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