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Job Interview

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Vocabulary Challenges : a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation

Responsibility : Duty to deal with something or of having control over someone

Achievement : A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage:

Opportunities : A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something:

Experience : The knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical experience of something, especially that gained in a particular profession.

Commitments : the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

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Challenges défis

Responsibility responsabilité

Achievement réalisation

Opportunities Opportunités

Experience expérience

Commitments Engagements

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Naturally SpeakingThese are the most common questions asked in a normal interview with some ideas of how to prepare an answer:-

Tell me about yourself.

This does not mean "Give me your life story". It's your chance to give an overall impression of who you are. Research the company to get an idea of the skills and experience they're looking for, work those into your response. Make sure you concentrate on who you are, your work experience, and relate everything to show that you would be a great candidate for the position.

What were your main responsibilities in your last job?

Be specific and positive about what you did in your current / previous job. Try to relate them to the job you are being interviewed for.

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What is your biggest accomplishment?

Give an example that relates to the job you are interviewing for.

What are your greatest strengths / weaknesses?

Your ability to work well under pressure, prioritizing skills, problem-solving skills, professional expertise, leadership skills, team spirit. Be prepared to give real life examples.Be honest about a specific weakness, but show what you are doing to overcome it.

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Why do you want to work for this company?

Be positive. Research the organisation and relate what they offer to your long-term ambitions.

Why do you want to leave your current job?OrWhy did you leave your last job?

Never say anything bad about your previous employers. Think about leaving for a positive reason.

When can you start? Straight away.

I need to give x weeks notice.

Do you have any questions.

Yes. Prepare several questions before the interview. You could ask about career / development / training opportunities. Be sure to ask when they'll make their decision.

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Interviewer Good morning, my name's Steve Jones. You must be Christophe

Christophe That's right, Christophe Hennequin. Nice to meet you, Mr. Jones. Interviewer Please, call me Steve. Take a seat.Christophe Thank you. Interviewer I've read your CV

Interviewer So, let’s get started. I have a series of questions to ask you.At the end of the interview, you’ll have a chance to ask me additional questions about the IT management position you’ve applied for with us.

Christophe Okay, that sounds fine

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Interviewer First question, can you describe the qualifications, experience, and skills that you have which make you the right person for this position?

Christophe Yes. I have a Master’s degree in computer programming. I’ve worked in the IT sector in the UK for over 10 years. I have the technical skills, people skills, and administrative skills required to manage an IT department.

Interviewer Describe a detailed circumstances when you assisted a new employee in your previous organization.

Christophe Last summer I hired a new programmer. The new employee job-shadowed me on specific tasks. I give confidence, promote, persuade the new employee to express any concerns about the position and the company during this initial period. I gave the person a few tasks to perform, and then provided feedback and to help guide someone.

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Christophe At the end of the month we had a meeting and reviewed the job description and the responsibilities. My counsel, tutor, advise skills had a positive impact on the organization because it resulted in fewer errors and mistakes by new employees. My group developing skills allowed me to bring the new person on board quickly and establish common goals integral to the company.

Interviewer What is your greatest strength?

Christophe I’m very ambitious and hardworking. I’m currently completing an MBA at McMaster University in Hamilton. I enjoy organizing and completing a challenging project within a specific deadline. It’s very rewarding for me to complete successfully something that seemed impossible to complete at the time

Interviewer What is your greatest weakness?

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Christophe Time management. I sometimes take on too many tasks in a short period of time. Then I have to allocate, appoint someone else to do the work and manage the excessive workflow. I’m learning to better assess my ability to complete a project within a given timeframe before I accept it from a senior manager. I also make familiar myself with Canadian corporate culture.

Interviewer Why should we hire you?

Christophe I bring extensive knowledge and expertise to this position. I believe I hold similar values as your company. I value a creative and innovative workplace. I accomplished a 20% performance increase in my department after a 2-year period. I bring a global perspective to the field of wireless technology. I’m familiar with markets in the UK and emerging markets such as South-Asia that, from my research, your company would like to expand into over the next 10 years. I’m also fluent in 3 languages other than English: French, Spanish.French and Spanish*

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Interviewer Do you have any questions about the position?

Christophe Yes. Can you tell me what is the most difficult part of this job? And what would make the person to go beyond the expectations of the employer?

Interviewer I would say something you cannot predict events that affect the industry would present the greatest challenge to you. Will a new competitor emerge and hurt our market share? Will some new regulation affect our profits? The person who can best meet these challenges will bring creative solutions and new, inventive, original ways of working through the ups and downs of the business cycle and unpredictable events that can change the business overnight.

Christophe I believe I’m up to the difficult, but do able. I look forward to hearing from you. I’d like to thank you for interviewing me for this position.

Interviewer You're welcome. It was pleasure meeting you Christophe.

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Leaving or Losing your jobThere are many different ways to express leaving or losing a job.

To Leave Your Job:-To resign | To quit | To leave your job = to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving.To retire = to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health.

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To Lose Your Job:-

To be dismissed | To be fired | To get fired | To be sacked | To get the sack | To get the chop | To get your P45 | To lose your job = to be asked to leave a job, usually because you have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing you.

To be made redundant = to lose your job because your employer no longer needs you.

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P45You get a P45 from your employer when you stop working for them. It's a record of your pay and the tax that's been deducted from it so far in the tax year. It shows:your tax code and PAYE (Pay As You Earn) reference numberyour National Insurance numberyour leaving dateyour earnings in the tax yearhow much tax was deducted from your earnings

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List 5 words that best Describe your strengths?

1) Optimistic 2) Positive thinking(ex: Its very normal question how did you tackle your boss when he wants everything to be completed in one hour we are unable to produce the result etc...) 3) Self Confident 4) Public Relation 5) task Oriented

2) —Accurate —Efficient3) —Analytical —Energetic4) —Cooperative —High-quality5) —Economical —Productive6) —Effective —Timely

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