Most publications dealing with job search include an extensive section concerning the “job interview.” Our manual, therefore, try not being in those tips that they often contain or insist on telling recurring situations too. (more…)

Selection_Interviews

What is a selection Interview ? Does it have to be the way it is?

Put in the simplest of terms, a selection interview is where two parties meet, one to put across its requirements and the other to convey how it can meet those requirements. But, as we all know, the actual process is much more complicated. When the representatives of a company interview a candidate, many complicated factors are involved. Time constraints, stress factor, the people involved and most other things differ from one place to the other. Therefore, no two selection processes are identical. One has to learn to adapt to unexpected situations all the time. (more…)

This type of interview is a close relative of the behavioral interview. Questions used in situational interviews are directly derived from specific activities of the job. Applicants are asked these situational questions to evaluate how they might behave in the situation.

Example of a situational question:

A customer brings in a car for repair on Monday and is asked to return on Wednesday. The repair isn’t finished when the customer returns on Wednesday. How would you handle the situation as the service manager? (more…)