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How do you choose people?
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Hi
I was wondering if anyone here has experience of interviewing others, if so what makes you choose one person over the others?
Phoenix
I was wondering if anyone here has experience of interviewing others, if so what makes you choose one person over the others?
Phoenix
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just be yourself, and if yourself is right for the company, you'll get the job.
My manager told me a good while later that she had been really impressed by that.
When we interviewed for another member of staff we were asked our opinions on the candidates as we chatted to them before they went in. We all picked the ones who had made the most effort to look smart but who were easy to chat too when they didn't think they were being judged. I think watching how people behave when they're not under pressure to perform is a good indicator.
If they can do the job I'm then looking for someone who I don't mind spending a large chunk of my life sharing an office with
1) always dress smartly - wear a jacket - if its for a more casual job then you can wear it with a different skirt/trousers and a nice pair of shoes, if its for a big proper office then wear a full on suit and tie if your a boy.
2) be friendly but not pushy, answer all the questions polietly and its ok to think for a few seconds before you answer - if you really dont' know an answer then say you don't - it looks better than if you make something up and get it wrong.
3) Prepare answers to the stock standard questions - normally why do you want this job, what are your strengths and weaknesses (if you say you have no weaknesses then that is a weakness), how did you hear about this job.
4) Always have some questions to ask them - a process one about the job and the organisation like what are the normal working hours, people who work there like etc. And then a wider one to show that you know something about the industry, so if its a job at a supermarket you could ask them what the supermarkets policy is on fair trade or locally sourced products....
5) if you have a written test then this is the MOST important part of the interview - its normally the part that makes or breaks a candidate - even if you interview really well you wont' get the job if you stuff it up, becuase it shows if you can do the job or not.