Posted on 11/06/2019 11:55:22 AM PST by SeekAndFind
You've heard it a million times: Practice makes perfect.
That's especially true when it comes to interviewing for jobs.
The very best thing you can do is prepare. And the best way to prepare is to think about and rehearse (but not memorize!) responses to the questions you'll most likely be asked.
Not sure what those will be? The online jobs and career community Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of interview reviews to find the questions hiring managers most frequently ask.
Some of these common questions could pop up in your next job interview.
This is your chance to highlight your most appealing attributes and anything that isn't on your resume.
Don't panic when you're asked this dreaded question. Read this article to learn how to tackle it.
Be honest, but don't mention things like the great vacation policy or the awesome free snacks.
Dale Kurow, a New York-based executive coach, says that your response to this question can tell the company if you have the requisite work ethic, attitude, and loyalty to be a good hire in the long term.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
What is the salary range for the position? ( Ok I'll take any low ball offer then use you for a paycheck until I can get a decent job)
APPLICANT:"My honesty"
INTERVIEWER: "I don't think honesty is a weakness"
APPLICANT: "I don't give a #%@% what you think"
Just do the complete opposite of what you would normally do.
(Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications)
Favorite website?
Hobbies?
Imagine answering "Free Republic" and "Shooting".
You best not ask me silly questions or treat me like I’m begging for a job and will jump through hoops.
I am a grown man with an exceptional record, and if you can’t see that, then I’m outta here.
Back when I was retiring from the Air Force, saw a job that interested me and I submitted my application and the HR bimbo said I had no major corporate experience in a leadership role. . .retiring Col and at that time, the Air Force had 600,000 airmen, and this 20-something bimbo was sitting in judgement, telling me I had no experience in a major organization and no leadership experience. . .my resume plainly listed my roles, to include my time in the Pentagon running multiple international programs and handling a budget of billions.
When my friend heard what I was told, he contacted a couple senior people in the company he knew and they called me, wanted to see if they could talk me back. . .told them, NO, if you guys have HR bimbos like her and she was passing judgments on who to let past the first gate, you have issues and I don’t want any part of that mess.
“””’As a self employed person, I ask these questions of myself almost every day.””””””””””
Same here. I fired myself yesterday because I was not performing up to my standards.
Knew a guy who owned a construction company who would always ask candidates for estimator jobs “Tell me about the time you most badly blew a bid. What happened, and much money did you lose?”
He said “If they claimed they had never screwed-up a bid I ended the interview and put them in a Do Not Hire folder, because they’re a G** D*** liar!”
Friend of mine was denied a promotion to supervisor on a production line because he “didn’t have any supervisory experience”.
He had recently returned from a tour in Iraq as an Infantry First Sergeant.
I got the same kind of thing, telling my I was ineligible for the Leadership Training Program because I didn’t have the experience working with senior managers and executives. I’m a retired Brigade Command Sergeant Major.
Good answer. The company sounds like a mess.
> New AI facial software is being developed that will be able to tell the interviewers if you are lying or bs’ing on these questions.
... and will run in your phone, bluetoothed to your lapel cam ... pi$$ on them
Hooray for you! I'd bet you went on to find that HR departments, in general, are populated with multiple examples of such bimbos and ninnies who have no business as a gatekeeper. This can be that they either have no concept of the needs of the position which means they don't understand what the organization does or they don't have the requisite knowledge to evaluate experience such as yours.
[Where do you see yourself in five years?]
In a dumpster, with you, behind the airport. /Greg Hahn
(Greg Hahn said, if you don’t want the job after all - he’s done the routine a couple of different ways)
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5acgu6/job-interview
I have known several people who survived Admiral Rickover interviews in the Navy. From what I’ve heard nothing much could shake you up after that.
Dilbert, the Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes were the greatest cartoons of all time.
For an I/T geek such as myself.
Don’t forget to ask a lot of hard questions yourself.
Like, why is this position open? (If the previous person quit, that’s a warning sign)
What’s your personnel turn-over rate? (another possible warning)
Is overtime required? Why? (usually a sign of bad management)
What will my wage/salary be in 1-5-10 years?
If management is going to put you under a microscope, then you have the right to treat them the same way
Psychological screening for candidates at Parallax.
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
You ever seen a grown man naked?
Do you like movies about gladiators?
I posted this “Brain Teaser” type question that was on a friends recent job application test...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3787984/posts
It was something he took and returned the via email and added an answer to them in the email, that he thought it was a trick question and it needed a none of the above option...
I was a little surprised when he told me they gave him an interview, but he did not get the job.
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