It's no news that the labour market is a cut throat world for the job seekers.
My main reason of creating this thread is for us to help each other out.
An average recruitment process include a test and interviews (in some case a from of assessment is done case study, behaviour study).
My first interview was not really cool cause I was asked some questions which I later got to know my answers were naive.
Test is a personal thing you can get materials to study online.
But interview I believe is a no man's land
What questions have you been asked in an interview and what was your response.

okay let's start with the most common question introduce yourself?
I went to an interview recently and one of the interviewer (it was a panel interview) was not pleased with the way I introduced myself.
My name is...... Am 2* years old I was born and raised in lagos, am a graduate of university of..... Where I studied statistics, my strengths are.......... And I will love to be part this organisation. (I just finished my nysc Oct so no job experience and the interview was for a graduate training placement)

Where did I mess up cause the next thing the woman said is "no interesting things about yourself''

Tmany:
Where did I mess up cause the next thing the woman said is "no interesting things about yourself''

That's the same thing I would have said if I was in her shoes.

What are your skills?
What motivates you? Are you a team player?
Professional membership and achievements?
Leadership qualities.. Both Univ. and NYSC days

Give them these and I tell you, the next question would come with a smile.

davide470:
That's the same thing I would have said if I was in her shoes.

What are your skills?
What motivates you? Are you a team player?
Professional membership and achievements?
Leadership qualities.. Both Univ. and NYSC days

Give them these and I tell you, the next question would come with a smile.

Bro can you elaborate about the skills part.

I luv dis **adjusting my spectacles**

Havn't really attended a formal interview so am sooo subscribing 2 dis..lemme get ma notepad

**pulls chairs, sits n crosses legs**

Tmany:
Bro can you elaborate about the skills part.

I tink dats mor lyk wat differentiates u frm other candidates..

Communication skills, prolly som crazy IT knw-hw, analytical skills, attention to details, ability to identify key prblms and prospects in business, ability to prioritize, ability to motivate,...

If am nt mistaken dat iz..

Monsieur Pete: I luv dis **adjusting my spectacles**

Havn't really attended a formal interview so am sooo subscribing 2 dis..lemme get ma notepad

**pulls chairs, sits n crosses legs**

Bro that the reason for this thread so you get to put your best foot forward when given the chance

Monsieur Pete:
I tink dats mor lyk wat differentiates u frm other candidates..

Communication skills, prolly som crazy IT knw-hw, analytical skills, attention to details, ability to identify key prblms and prospects in business, ability to prioritize, ability to motivate,...

If am nt mistaken dat iz..

I covered most of this when listing my strengths including been a team player.
I failed to mention my leader qualities and what motivates me.
Thruthfully I never really been a scholar so how will educational achievement work.
I seriously don't believe in just having professional certificate (if am to mention a professional certificate, I think the certificate I mention ought to be related to the vacancy In question) it's all about packing

Tmany, what did you study?

Basically, the FOUNDATION skill of every entry level is Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Powerpoint). Skill set are also professionally choosey and there are classified into: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
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Say a Chemical Engineer like me, need to master or have a basic knowledge of process and design softwares (ASPEN HYSYS, PRO II, Excel et al), other aspect of engineering (CCNA, AutoCAD, MultiSM, Caeser, Eclipse etc) Accounting peeps (SAGE, Peachtree, IFRS Methodology et al) and so on. All these are hard skills.

Soft skills is also called People skills: how you flow with pple, how you work with team, can you be a good manager, can you work well with the opposite sex, couple with what Monsieur Pete said.

This is going to be educational..hope to learn and contribute too..good thread tmany

^^^Statistics
Got the skills aspect
I feel if I say all this my answer will be lengthy.
Learnt a lot

One of the most impt thing I know that gives people edge over another during interviews is knowing what the company wants and channelling your answers towards that..

@vivi have been to just 3 interviews you could contribute alot also.
Those questions you been asked and you felt hmhm this interviewer is wicked share let discuss.
And if there is any experienced HR personnel in house you could also give us some point on mistakes you have seen job seekers (more attention on fresh graduate) make in interviews.

From d little information i'v com across i think interview questions could either be general or competency based.

Wat i mean is..
The intro usually sets d pace (i mean d general aspect) and mor questions com up from wat u say and hw u ansa questions.

If we take d instance Tmany gave.."Tell us abt u" or "May we meet u"..d mor u ansa d mor points for questioning ar raised.

On the other hand, the competency based ar structured in a set pattern (nt strictly tho') such dat the interviewer already knw the kind of information they want u to gv so they cn assess u according to their own indices...dats wen u see questions like "Tell us abt a time wen..."
Jst ma little observation and contribution.

Peace

^^^nice every informative.
I can know what the interviewer is looking for from the first two question.

A thread such as this shouldn't be left in d deserts...we still need as much shared experiences and ideas as possible. Let's nt let it die out. More contributions pls

Thanks

I haven't been to any job interview, so can't really say..

vivichocs: I haven't been to any job interview, so can't really say..

Me neither..dats y its called "Learners World"

Space booked...

Why di you want to work with us or
Why should we hire you.

clun: Why di you want to work with us or
Why should we hire you.

one day this the reply i will give "you blind you no see all the certificate i done organise you think say he easy, i come reach here you dey ask me why you should hire me? i came to see your face ni before, abi no be for you to hire me oga pack well next question jor"

Have been asked both question this was my reply

why do you want to work for us? I already did my Home work on the company and its achievements, so i just started with what i already know about the company, i even hype them then i now related it to my personal career goal and what i will be able to contribute, stating that it has always been my dreams to work there

why should we hire you? i just listed my skills and strength relating it to job and how they will help me perform well (i think the question is just to show you the right candidate for the job)expecting modification and
better response to the question

@pete when i opened the thread i was really hoping it will be like a thread people will be able to use as interview material hoping some veteran interview takes will join soon

Hw much do we pay you?

Monsieur Pete: Hw much do we pay you?

you wouldn't contribute to the other question:-/
just do your research before hand know the salary range for the position.

Monsieur Pete: Hw much do we pay you?

you can just answer that as a reputable company, you know they must have salary scales for different positions, they should just pay you the amount commiserate to your position..

When they insist on you giving them a figure, you can now answer based on the research you have made...just my thought

clun: Why do you want to work with us

Cld be because they have d best training, cld be because d company ethics matches yours, cld be because of certain xclusive opportunities like global travel n exposure, periodic seminars, cld also be because of company culture of employee welfare, d challenging work environment, adventure and thrill et.c

clun: Why should we hire you.

Cld be because of relevant trainings u hv done, previous xperiences u hv, soft skills, a prblm u hv identified in the system and u'r confident u hv a solution to it..et.c

I treated most of your concerns in this article: http://www.jarushub.com/common-interview-questions-and-answer-tips/

But I will be offering more on the thread.

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Jarus: I treated most of your concerns in this article: http://www.jarushub.com/common-interview-questions-and-answer-tips/

But I will be offering more on the thread.

Have read a lot of tips on common interview questions but this is different logical examples and relatable.
Boss how can I contact you need some career advice.