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ocatoro World Chat Champion
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Posted: 19:54 - 14 Jun 2017 Post subject: job interviews |
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Bloody hate job interviews... and I have one in the morning.
Something I always find a bit of a tumbleweed is when I'm asked if I have any questions. I'm generally quite pragmatic and things I've wanted to find out, I've gleaned already by this point and am left with nothing but a reiteration.
Any of you have any advice for general stuff I should be asking that sounds thoughtful and intelligible? ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Posted: 20:05 - 14 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Ask a leading question about the working culture and let them ramble.
If you already have a decent idea what it actually is, then their veracity will be instructive. I was assured by one interviewer that they had an informal culture with good work-life-balance when I knew that they actually worked long hours and nobody dared to leave until their immediate boss had gone. That wasn't so much an issue (at the time and for the money) but I wasn't prepared to be flat out lied to about it. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Posted: 10:31 - 15 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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I would not ask either of the previous questions to be honest. Not if you want the job anyway.
I'd keep to questions that have factual answers, and things that aren't going to make you sound difficult. Don't ask a question that you already know the answer to, as it makes it look like you've not done your research. I've found that lots of companies deliberately don't mention something that would be considered a downside to the role. Some examples I've experienced personally include:
Exactly how much travel is expected of you
Exactly what is expected of you when doing out of hours on-call duties
Exactly how much responsibility you will have
How many times the company bonus scheme has actually paid out.
You can't ask those questions directly, but you can say things like "I'd like to ask for a bit more information on the bonus scheme?" or whatever. Make sure your question is as non confrontational as you can make it. ____________________ British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
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Posted: 10:36 - 15 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Asking a leading question about the working culture is confrontational?
Where do you wanna meet? ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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When they ask you, why do you want to work there, ask them why do they work there. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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I also like to ask, what the homeworking arrangements are, expected on call out of hours support & what's the staff turnover like.
I turned down a role, when I could see it had been re-advertised every couple of months or so, of course at the interview, I was told virtually nobody leaves, and that I'd be joining a highley skilled team which currently had 2 members..
Mmm, maths didn't work in their favour there, so, I cordially turned the role down. ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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I have previously asked the business owners (who were doing the interviewing for a small graphic design / printing company of 5 employees "where do you see the business being in 5 years time?"
He laughed, said he'd never been asked that question before and told me his vision for the company for the next 5 years.
Unfortunately I didn't get the job, Brexit was blamed. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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Or even better, OP. Fight club the whole interview. If you and the interviewer are the only people in the room, and there's no CCTV, do exactly what Edward Norton did, when they tried to fire him.
Like so: https://youtu.be/6pJC0FLA3Sk ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Posted: 23:52 - 16 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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cheers for the input dudes... got the job, so must have gone well ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
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Posted: 11:58 - 17 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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ended up being more of they'd covered what I wanted to know, and the tour I'd had beforehand around the place had answered plenty in itself as well.
it's an odd one for asking about the company and stuff as it's the blood service, testing donated blood and managing a small number of underlings. same with progression, I'm already doing an extra degree in my own time outside of work to cover that progression, and they seemed enthused by that even if it meant I'd realistically only hold this position for a couple of years before moving up in all, I think I nailed it ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 314 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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