Maersk Questions
Maersk Questions
Maersk Questions
Topics Questions
Personal Qualities On a scale from 1 to 10, how honest are you?
As a manager, who has been your greatest influence?
A person that has defined what type of leader you wish to be.
What sort of people do you work best with?
Who do you find it hard to work with? How do you deal with
these people?
How do you cope with working closely with people, whilst
maintaining a professional approach to work?
Are you able to work independently?
Would you be able to work some overtime (if necessary)?
Are you willing to travel as some recruiting would be out of
town?
What does it mean to be a "self-starter"?
How do you work under pressure?
Can you give and accept suggestions, criticism? How would
you give criticism?
Have a variety of talents (you might have to arrange a birthday
party for the CEO....can you handle it?)
How would you communicate with those at the top of the
business, and how would you communicate with those at the
bottom?
Are you discreet (sometimes you may be aware of litigation
between company and ex or current co-workers)? Can you give
an example of a time when you have had to keep a secret?
Do you think you will require additional training to complete
this job? Would you be willing to undertake further study?
Work attitude What are advantages and disadvantages of your seafarer’s
Interest in Seafaring work?
Interest in Chosen Discipline What is the most difficult for you in your work?
Expectation of life as a cadet What will be your actions if the officer charges you work that
doesn’t belong to your duties?
Why did you choose profession of ship’s electrician?
What will be the duties of electrical cadet?
What salary would you like to receive?
At what type of ship would you like to work in future?
Family Introduce yourself.
What are your parents?
Tell about your childhood.
Where do you live?
What family would you like to have in future?
Appraisal from Peers Do you have friends?
What do your friends say about you?
Who is your best friend in your group?
Describe your friends.
Achievements in life What are you good at?
What is your hobby?
What situation in your life are you proud of?
Communication skills Tell about your favourite book.
Are you eco-friendly?
What is the main problem in your country?
What would you like to change if imagine that you are
president of your country.
Educational Background What school did you attend?
Who was your favourite teacher?
What was your favourite subject?
What departments are there in maritime college?
Maersk Group Awareness What do you know about company?
Why would you join our company?
HRPA/Piracy What are the requirements of ISPS Code?
Safety Awareness What are the levels of security?
How often must safety drills be performed?
What must be checked on board during ship’s inspection in
port?
What are the duties of Ship security officer?
What do you know about risk assessment?
What are the piracy zones?
Fire-fighting What are the classes of fire?
What are the types of extinguisher?
What is fire triangle?
STCW/SOLAS/MARPOL/MLC What do you know about convention?
When was it adopted?
What is it about?
What are the annexes/chapters/parts?
General Geography What oceans/straits do you know?
What are the continents?
What ports do you now?
ELECTRICAL What electrical instruments do you know?
What are basic safety rules for electrician?
What are the types of circuits?
What are the types of current?
What is current, voltage, resistance?