Society & Culture Job interview tips

[Cruyff14]

Made it to the group interview.

Here is a brief overview of what will be covered during the day:

• Company Overview and Role Presentation
• A day in the life of the position
• Group discussion / presentation
• Sales role play
• Personalised Interview

Everything's coming up Milhouse!

 

[Gough]

Well done mate. Congrats and good luck.

 

[Cruyff14]

Thanks Gough!

 

[Thistle]

Made it to the group interview.

Here is a brief overview of what will be covered during the day:

• Company Overview and Role Presentation
• A day in the life of the position
• Group discussion / presentation
• Sales role play
• Personalised Interview

Everything's coming up Milhouse!

Are you applying to be the next coach of Melbourne?

 

[Cruyff14]

Are you applying to be the next coach of Melbourne?

How did you know? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE.

 

[Shell]

Are you applying to be the next coach of Melbourne?

You'd think they'd get enough applicants to make it a "group interview" tho?


And CONGRATS CRUYFF14!!!!!!!! I told ya other people would do worse than you on the assessment.. didnt I tell yas???

 

[Cruyff14]

You'd think they'd get enough applicants to make it a "group interview" tho?


And CONGRATS CRUYFF14!!!!!!!! I told ya other people would do worse than you on the assessment.. didnt I tell yas???

Hahaha good one.

Thanks! I think if I don't monumentally **** it up, I'll get the job.

 

[Shell]

Hahaha good one.

Thanks! I think if I don't monumentally **** it up, I'll get the job.

Remember to give them a copy of your updated resume with your bf award included under the "achievements" section.

 

[Cruyff14]

Remember to give them a copy of your updated resume with your bf award included under the "achievements" section.

Hahahahaha good one!

 

[Slax]

A few tips for things to avoid for professional jobs

1. If you are a smoker don't smoke before the interview, in fact don't smoke once you've got dressed for the interview and make sure you have some mints. Whilst it might not be right, smelling of cigarette smoke when you walk in automatically puts you well behind everyone else.
2. Dress professionally if you want to be professionally employed. Employers like to know that you can wear a tie or professional skirt & blouse in case you have to meet clients. If you actually think that wearing what you'd normally wear to work will cut it think again.
3. Men, shave. Unless you have a full neatly kept beard/moustache make sure you are clean shaven that day. A 3 day growth will see you resume in the bin before you are out of the building.
4. Answer questions properly, short answers are just as damaging as waffling on. Be detailed but not to long and remember the S.T.A.R. system.
5. Make eye contact. Nothing is worse in an interview than trying to interview someone who won't like at you, the prespective employer will think you are not interested and won't hire you.
6. Listen carefully, make sure that you are answering the question asked, not the question you think was asked.
7. Don't be late. If you're late you might as well not show because your chances are about the same of getting the job.

I've interviewed and hired people over time and I can tell you that I have put lines through people during interviews for everyone of these points above. Number 7 will kill you the fastest, because you dead before they even see you.

 

[Cruyff14]

Was going to shave the night before because I won't have time in the morning. Should be fine?

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Was going to shave the night before because I won't have time in the morning. Should be fine?

Get up earlier.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Was going to shave the night before because I won't have time in the morning. Should be fine?

Shave where?

 

[Shell]

Lol my flatmate recently had a group interview. The questions was "what was the biggest struggle/achievement in your life".

My flatmate said how she has bought her own house.

Another applicant told of how she was in the Christchurch earthquake, was injured and looked for survivors/dead bodies in the aftermath.

-everyone just looks at each other like come on. Needless to say she got the job. My flatmate was second pick-

 

[Shell]

Shave where?

LOL

 

[Cruyff14]

Shave where?

My toes.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

My toes.

Save time. Wear closed footwear, or sandals and socks combo. The sandal/sock combo shows personality.
Depending on the severity of your toe hair, you may wish to wear thick socks (and it is winter after all). Sock washing advice can be found in this thread.

 

[Piss Poor]

Lol my flatmate recently had a group interview. The questions was "what was the biggest struggle/achievement in your life".

My flatmate said how she has bought her own house.

Another applicant told of how she was in the Christchurch earthquake, was injured and looked for survivors/dead bodies in the aftermath.

-everyone just looks at each other like come on. Needless to say she got the job. My flatmate was second pick-

so the more outlandish the better chance you have, if I ever have a group interview I might pop the line of- was about 4 years ago,I found this egg and to my surprise out pops a Dinosaur- yep that's right a Dinosaur-a little baby T Rex- now it's 4 years on and I just let it go into the wild.

now top that other group interviewees.

 

[Run n Spread]

Lol my flatmate recently had a group interview. The questions was "what was the biggest struggle/achievement in your life".

My flatmate said how she has bought her own house.

Another applicant told of how she was in the Christchurch earthquake, was injured and looked for survivors/dead bodies in the aftermath.

-everyone just looks at each other like come on. Needless to say she got the job. My flatmate was second pick-

FFS. The unbelievable thing is these questions are standard, written by a recruitment specialist or researcher and have absolutely no relevance to the job at hand. Proves nothing except who can bullshit the best.

Fact is interviewing and recruitment is guess work or rather a judgement call. There is no way you can know absolutely everything about anyone. Even then you never really know how someone will go in a job until they do it.

Good luck to them if they are the employers they can ask whatever questions they like but it is then useless coming back with the standard complaints of GEN whoever are lazy, show no initiative, are bad workers if that is the standard of your recruiting.

 

[Run n Spread]

Group interviews are hit and miss. Basically what they are saying is we have too many applicants so they want to cull as many as possible. You will probably be given a few group exercises to do and what is assessed is how you interact.

You can not afford in any case to be the wall flower. Even if naturally shy you kind of just have to push through. At the same time thou there is always the token loudmouth who over does it in a bid to get noticed.

You need to find a happy medium:
If there is an opportunity to lead/take initiative/present on behalf of a group do it
Listen to what is said. State your opinion and reasoning in a clear and concise way. If possible try and draw the others into the conversation. (Shows you are a leader/people person)

Remember thou most of these are blind luck. The assessors can't hear or listen to everyone and you may luck in or out on that particular day.

 

[Shell]

so the more outlandish the better chance you have, if I ever have a group interview I might pop the line of- was about 4 years ago,I found this egg and to my surprise out pops a Dinosaur- yep that's right a Dinosaur-a little baby T Rex- now it's 4 years on and I just let it go into the wild.

now top that other group interviewees.

I said she shouldnt have gotten the job on two reasons:

1. The whole story could have been completely fabricated- does anyone check up on these things?
and
2. Bloody New Zealanders coming over stealing our jobs, my flatmate should have gotten the job.

The whole scenario reminded me of Seinfeld, and that episode where George tells the owners of his horrific life in order to get an apartment.

 

[Shell]

The scary thing is- what the hell what I would have said, had I been in that interview?!?!?

I dont own a house, nor have been in any earthquakes.

8 Years on BF. That an achievement?
Maybe I could have bullshitted about being in the Kinglake bushfires...

 

[Neese]

Are you going to get into Gough's pants for the group interview?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

The scary thing is- what the hell what I would have said, had I been in that interview?!?!?

I dont own a house, nor have been in any earthquakes.

8 Years on BF. That an achievement?
Maybe I could have bullshitted about being in the Kinglake bushfires...

"I was in a painful group interview where some bozo asked about a challenge poeple had encountered in life. After hearing some other people's answers I had to come up with something really quickly. I decided to use the way I answered an idiotic interview question."
That sort of plain talking would have shown you could think on your feet and adapt to a growing situation. It may even have got you the job.

 

[Gough]

"I was in a painful group interview where some bozo asked about a challenge poeple had encountered in life. After hearing some other people's answers I had to come up with something really quickly. I decided to use the way I answered an idiotic interview question."
That sort of plain talking would have shown you could think on your feet and got you the job.

I once held the highest score on my local Addam's Family pinball machine. That'll show 'em what sort of high achiever I am.