Jobless Corner

There are 6 key areas an employer will evaluate you on. Aim to outshine in every one of them.

The interview seat looks tired and worn and you know you have a difficult task ahead of you, competing with all those candidates who occupied the chair before you. The next time you find yourself seated across the desk from a potential employer, bear in mind that there are 6 key areas you will be evaluated on and aim to outshine in every one of them!

1. Work Experience and Education

Your skills, credentials and training will be paramount in placing you above the fray. Have all your relevant work experience at the tip of your tongue and ready to recite. There is no substitute for the right experience and qualifications and you need to be able to recite a history and general aptitude for success in the given role and industry. The right credentials coupled with sound examples of how these credentials have been professionally applied in different positions to add to productivity will be the main determinants of your suitability for any role.

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Not sure what you’ll be asked when applying for a job? Unsure of what to ask potential employees? These are a few lists of common interview questions that cover a wide variety of professions. This article from the University of Manitoba lays out some of the basic types of questions asked at interviews including direct, indirect, hypothetical and behavioral questions.

Direct Questions

These types of questions predetermine the focus of your answer. e.g. “What skills do you have that relate to this position”. Your information should be clear and specific. These types of questions, whether they relate to technical or soft skills, should be easy to answer if you have completed the research on yourself.

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Ok, lets get back to today’s article. While scouring the Internet, I came across Bhuvans site that provides answers to the most common interview questions, you will also find some tips and advice with it.

(Excerpted from the book The Accelerated Job Search by Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D, published by The Management Advantage, Inc.)

1. Tell me about yourself:
The most often asked question in interviews. You need to have a short statement prepared in your mind. Be careful that it does not sound rehearsed. Limit it to work-related items unless instructed otherwise. Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that relate to the position you are interviewing for. Start with the item farthest back and work up to the present.

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There are usually some questions that you as the interviewee are expected to ask your prospective boss about the job that you are applying for. Asking the right questions helps present a candidate who is more interested in the job advertised.

I have collected some questions that can assist you when you are given a chance to ask questions and you end up having a blank mind cleared from fighting through the barrage of interview questions by your interviewer.

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I had the opportunity to attend a job interview last week at the Kenya Commercial Law courts which was interesting and I thought I would share with you some of the questions that I was asked. After the interview, I listed some of the questions asked and added a list of questions that everyone could use - both for interviewers and interviewees.

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