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W uo some research on Lhe buslness before Lhe lnLervlew (See Pow

Lo llnd a !ob 8esearch Lhe Lmployer)
W racLlce lnLervlewlng
W Co alone uo noL Lake chlldren or frlends
W CreeL Lhe employer wlLh a handshake
W Make frequenL eye conLacL
W Smlle be pollLe and Lry Lo relax
W LlsLen carefully Lo Lhe quesLlons asked Ask Lhe lnLervlewer Lo
resLaLe a quesLlon lf you are confused
W Answer quesLlons as dlrecLly as posslble
W 8e upbeaL and make poslLlve sLaLemenLs
W lf youve worked before Lalk abouL whaL you learned from lL
W use examples of how your skllls and ablllLles would flL Lhe [ob
W 8rlng your lacL SheeL wlLh Lelephone numbers and addresses of
your references and former employers [usL ln case you are asked Lo
compleLe an appllcaLlon (See 1he AppllcaLlon lacL SheeL)
;est|ons to Lxpect (What the Lmp|oyer May Ask o%
W 1ell me abouL yourself (1hls ls ofLen an lcebreaker quesLlon keep Lhe answer [ob
or sklll relaLed)
W WhaL do you know abouL Lhe Lype of work we do? (1hls ls your chance Lo Lell whaL
you know from Lhe research you compleLed ahead of Llme)
W WhaL ls your weakness? (Always make Lhls a poslLlve answer lor example My
spelllng ls noL always perfecL so l always use a spell checker)
W WhaL are your sLrengLhs? (uescrlbe your skllls ln a way LhaL wlll show you as a
deslrable employee for Lhe company)
W Why dld you leave your lasL [ob? ( Answer wlLh a poslLlve sLaLemenL 1ry noL Lo say
l was flred LermlnaLed qulL had no babyslLLer or couldnL geL along wlLh
coworkers or supervlsor Powever you can say new [ob conLracL ended
seasonal Lemporary career change reLurned Lo school Lo ralse a famlly
or relocaLed)
W Why have you been unemployed for such a long Llme? (1ell Lhe LruLh Lmphaslze
LhaL you were looklng for a good company where you can seLLle and make a
conLrlbuLlon)
W Why should we hlre you? (Make a poslLlve sLaLemenL such as l would llke Lhe
opporLunlLy Lo work wlLh you and belleve LhaL l can do Lhe work)
W uo you have references? (lL ls mosL lmporLanL LhaL you conLacL your references
ahead of Llme and have Lhelr name currenL address and Lelephone numbers)
1e|| Me Abot orse|f
W Well, just to start oII generally, I`m a Post Graduate student at Multimedia
University under Faculty oI Engineering, I`m researching on Wavelength Division
Multiplexing.
W I`ve graduated Irom Green university oI Bangladesh with a degree in Computer
Science & Engineering with an outstanding CGPA3.91 on a scale oI 4.
W AIter my graduation, I was immediately recruited by my university as a Junior
Lecturer in the Computer Science & Engineering Department.
W As my resume reIlects I was also working in Bangladesh Skill Development
Institute as a part time lecturer.
W For my Iirst job, I was happy to know I would be working in a job that utilized my
education.
W During my time there, I was actively engaged in developing and implementing new
methods oI teaching and in contributing to the institution`s research proIile.
W I also undertook administrative task relating to the department.
W My career has been characterized by my ability to work well with diverse teams.
W I seek out opportunities to involve others in the decision-making process.
W This collaboration and communication is what has enabled me to achieve success in
my department.
W In addition to academics, I was really involved in three or two activities
that I really enjoy and spend a lot oI time on.
W First, I`m an avid cricket player.
W I`ve been playing since I was 10, I played in the district level and I lead the
university cricket team several times.
W In Malaysia I played a couple oI matches Ior Silver State Cricket Club.
W Secondly, I`m very good in computer programming I lead the university
team to the ACM Programming Contest Ior a couple oI times.
W Beside these I`m a voluntary blood donor.
W I was engaged in ROTARY Organization. I participated in the Rotaract
Youth Leadership Award and was the Vice President oI Rotaract Club oI
Dhaka Buriganga in the year 2005/2006.
W One oI my greatest strengths which I've acquired during my education is
good analytical and planning skills and also my attention to detail. This has
always beneIited me to set goals and try to achieve them. I pride myselI on
my reputation Ior Iollowing through and meeting deadlines. When I
commit to doing something, I make sure it gets done, and on time.
W The worst thing about me is I'm always told that I am a bit slow and I do
overwork... but that's only because I want to do the best job I can. You
could say I'm a bit anal when it comes to perIection.
W Is there anything special that you want me to include?
Why sho|d we se|ect yo"
W 8ecause l slncerely belleve LhaL lm Lhe besL
person for Lhls
W l reallze LhaL Lhere are many oLher candldaLes
who have Lhe ablllLy
W ?eL l brlng an addlLlonal quallLy LhaL makes me
Lhe very besL person for Lhlsmy passlon for
excellence
W noL [usL glvlng llp servlce Lo excellence buL
puLLlng every parL of myself lnLo achlevlng lL
W l am passlonaLely commlLLed Lo produclng Lruly
world class resulLs
Are yo a team p|ayer"
W Iery much so ln facL lve had opporLunlLles ln
boLh aLhleLlcs and academlcs Lo develop my skllls
as a Leam player
W l was lnvolved ln CrlckeL aL Lhe dlsLrlcL
unlverslLy level lncludlng leadlng my Leam ln
asslsLs durlng Lhe pasL few yearsl always Lry Lo
help oLhers achleve Lhelr besL
W ln academlcs lve worked on several Leam
pro[ecLs servlng as boLh a member and Leam
leader
W lve seen Lhe value of worklng LogeLher as a Leam
Lo achleve a greaLer goal Lhan any one of us could
have achleved lndlvldually
If I were to ask yor professors to descr|be yo what
wo|d they say"
W l belleve Lhey would say lm a very energeLlc person
LhaL l puL my mlnd Lo Lhe Lask aL hand and see Lo lL LhaL
lLs accompllshed
W 1hey would say LhaL lf Lhey ever had someLhlng LhaL
needed Lo be done l was Lhe person who Lhey could
always depend on Lo see LhaL lL was accompllshed
W 1hey would say LhaL l always Look a keen lnLeresL ln Lhe
sub[ecLs l was sLudylng and always soughL ways Lo
apply Lhe knowledge ln real world seLLlngs
W lm qulLe cerLaln Lhey would say Lhose Lhlngs because l
have goL several leLLers of recommendaLlon from my
professors and Lhose are Lhelr very words
If yo had to ||ve yor ||fe over aga|n what
wo|d yo change"
W 1haLs a good quesLlon
W l reallze LhaL lL can be very easy Lo conLlnually look
back and wlsh LhaL Lhlngs had been dlfferenL ln Lhe
pasL
W 8uL l also reallze LhaL Lhlngs ln Lhe pasL cannoL be
changed LhaL only Lhlngs ln Lhe fuLure can be changed
W 1haLs why l conLlnually sLrlve Lo lmprove myself each
and every day and LhaLs why lm worklng hard Lo
conLlnually lncrease my knowledge ln my currenL fleld
W So ln answer Lo your quesLlon Lhere lsnL anyLhlng ln
my pasL LhaL l would change 8eally noLhlng lve
learned from each experlence lve had
W l look only Lo Lhe fuLure Lo make changes ln my llfe
ow yo hand|e stress"$ow do yo hand|e pressre"
W SLress ls very lmporLanL Lo me
W WlLh sLress l do Lhe besL posslble [ob
W 1he approprlaLe way Lo deal wlLh sLress ls Lo
make sure l have Lhe correcL balance beLween
good sLress and bad sLress
W l need good sLress Lo sLay moLlvaLed and
producLlve
W l acLually work beLLer under pressure and lve
found LhaL l en[oy worklng ln a challenglng
envlronmenL
W rlorlLlzlng my responslblllLles has helped me
effecLlvely manage pressure on Lhe [ob
What Mot|vates o"
W lve always been moLlvaLed by Lhe deslre Lo do
a good [ob aL whaLever poslLlon lm ln
W l wanL Lo excel and Lo be successful ln my [ob
boLh for my own personal saLlsfacLlon and for
my employer
What Do eop|e Most Cften Cr|t|c|ze Abot o"$ow
Sens|t|ve yo are"
W 1heres no ongolng crlLlclsm
W lm open Lo personal and professlonal growLh
and welcome Lhe opporLunlLy Lo lmprove
What are yor pet peeves"
W l do noL have a peL peeve lf someLhlng ls
boLherlng me l sLep back analyze why and
flnd a good soluLlon
When Was 1he Last 1|me o Were Angry"
W Anger Lo me means loss of conLrol
W l do noL lose conLrol
W When l geL sLressed l sLep back Lake a deep
breaLh LhoughLfully Lhlnk Lhrough Lhe
slLuaLlon and Lhen begln Lo formulaLe a plan
of acLlon
ow do yo eva|ate sccess"
W l evaluaLe success ln dlfferenL ways
W AL work lL ls meeLlng Lhe goals seL by my
supervlsors and my fellow workers
W AfLer work l en[oy playlng pool so success on
Lhe board ls caLchlng Lhe wlnnlng popup
ow do yo ba|ance ||fe and work"
W 8elng organlzed helps me balance my
professlonal llfe and personal llfe
What |ed yo to th|s po|nt |n yor ||fe"
W My road of llfe has been lnLeresLlng
someLlmes challenglng and always rewardlng
W 1he sLeps along Lhe way LhaL have led Lo Lhls
polnL ln my llfe are ln some ways very
dlfferenL Lhan l had lmaglned however l llke
who l am Loday ln parL because of my pasL
What are yor goa|s for the ftre"
W My longLerm goals lnvolve growlng wlLh a
company where l can conLlnue Lo learn Lake on
addlLlonal responslblllLles and conLrlbuLe as
much of value as l can
W l see myself as a Lop performlng employee ln a
wellesLabllshed organlzaLlon llke Lhls one l plan
on enhanclng my skllls and conLlnulng my
lnvolvemenL ln relaLed professlonal assoclaLlons
W Cnce l galn addlLlonal experlence l would llke Lo
move on from a Lechnlcal poslLlon Lo
managemenL
;est|on to Ask
W WhaL are your company's SLrengLh weaknesses and how are you deallng wlLh Lhem?
W ln whaL ways ls a career wlLh your company beLLer Lhan one wlLh your compeLlLors?
W Wlll l work lndependenLly or wlLh oLhers?
W Pow would you descrlbe Lhe responslblllLles of Lhe poslLlon?
W WhaL would be Lhe worklng relaLlonshlp wlLh my supervlsor?
W WhaL are Lhe prlmary resulLs you would llke Lo see me produce?
W ls Lhls a new poslLlon? lf noL whaL dld Lhe prevlous employee go on Lo do?
W WhaL ls Lhe companys managemenL sLyle?
W Pow many people work ln Lhls offlce/deparLmenL?
W Pow much Lravel ls expecLed?
W WhaL are Lhe prospecLs for growLh and advancemenL?
W Pow does one advance ln Lhe company?
W WhaL do you llke abouL worklng here?
W WhaL donL you llke abouL worklng here and whaL would you change?
W Would you llke a llsL of references?
W WhaL can l Lell you abouL my quallflcaLlons?
W When can l expecL Lo hear from you?
W Are Lhere any oLher quesLlons l can answer for you?
W Who would supervlse me?
W When are you golng Lo make a hlrlng declslon?
W WhaL are Lhe opporLunlLles for advancemenL?
W WhaL klnd of Lralnlng ls provlded or avallable?