Preparing for a job interview questions as one of the interview techniques will help the job seeker as well as the employer to make a better choice with more accurate answers that have been pondered for a longer time than a short interview meeting.
Structure of interview (common):
Note: If you submit a resume before the interview, some of the following questions may not be asked.
Personal information
- Personal profile
- Type of visa and work permission
- Distance from workplace to home
Education and background
- Status of university education
- Training courses
- Articles or research works
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Short and long term goals
- Main specialty
Work experiences
- Employment history
- Job duties in the last positions
- Explain some of the projects which you were involved
- Pros and cons of your last positions
Skills and abilities
- Office softwares
- Electrical engineering softwares
- Special skills and qualities for workplace
- Language skills
- Driving license
Interests and Motivations
- Reason for leaving the previous job
- Reason for choosing the desired company
- Your qualifications for new desired position which you are applying for
- Personal factors that you think will set you apart from other candidates
- Motivations that lead to success at new position
Behavioural questions
- Share examples for below challenges:
- How to manage and prioritize a large volume of assigned tasks within a short time
- Important and tough decisions under pressure and quickly
- Your reaction after you know that you made a mistake
- How to deal with problems with colleagues
- Raising an uncomfortable subject with your manager
- Teamwork experience
Technical questions
Technical questions are depend on the relevant job positions as below:
- Sales engineer
- Design engineer
- Supervising engineer
- Commissioning engineer
Special working conditions:
- Possibility of trips outside the city, province or country
- Shift work
- Providing the personal car
Contractual conditions:
- The minimum wage requested
- Working hours (full time, part time)
- Job rewards and benefits
Delivery of documents - upon request
- Resume or CV
- Cover letter
- Recommendation letters
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