Tips for interview

Why we need interview ?

The interview is a mutual exchange of information between an employer and you, as a candidate for a position. The primary objectives are to:

• Supplement resume information
• Show that you understand your strengths and weaknesses and have a sense of direction
• Enable the employer to evaluate your personality and attitudes in terms of the demands of the organization and the position
• Allow you to gain information about the organization and the job that is not available through other sources
• Give you and the employer an opportunity to discuss the desirability of further contact or an offer of employment

What you need to prepare before go to interview?


-Know yourself
To impress an employer, you must be well prepared and understand the value of what you have to offer. To demonstrate effectively your suitability for the position and your value to the organization, you must know yourself. Review your self-assessment information and your resume. Be prepared to give examples to substantiate all claims in your resume.


-Know the company or organization
You must be familiar with the position and the organization so that you can demonstrate your interest in and fit for the job. Refer to the notes you made as you reviewed print and online materials and spoke with people about the position.


The question that occur in the interview section



Situational/hypothetical questions


An interviewer will use situational/hypothetical questions to establish how you would react to and handle real-life situations on the job. For situational/hypothetical questions, candidates must have a good understanding of the job and its requirements. Here are some examples of this type of question:
    

•  If you had met your project deadlines and your direct supervisor was unavailable, describe how you would remain busy
•  You are the manager of a small software testing team, and one individual is continually late for work and taking extended breaks. How would you approach the issue?
•  During construction, a contractor unexpectedly finds a very large object in one of the trenches where he is about to dig. He requests that you tell him how to proceed. How would you deal with this situation?
•  You plan a workshop to teach newcomers to Canada how to use word-processing software. Unfortunately, only four people have registered and you are required to have a class of ten. You really feel that the training is important but are worried about the financial consequences. It is five days before the class is scheduled to begin. What do you do?
•  You have a conflict with someone who is senior to you and is not your supervisor. Describe how you would handle it

Skill-testing questions:

• - What is the difference between server-side and client-side scripting?
• - Provide a brief description of a diode
• - Explain the theory of elasticity
• - What is a comma splice?

  If you know the answer, great! If not, don't fake it. Instead, indicate your interest and desire to learn. If possible, indicate something else that may compensate for this lack of knowledge (e.g., "I'm not familiar with that programming language but I do have experience with...")

Problem-solving questions

When answering problem-solving questions, you want to demonstrate your abilities to process information quickly, think logically, and problem solve creatively. Employers place emphasis on the thought process rather than on the conclusion. Examples of problem-solving questions include the following:

• Why is a manhole cover round?
• How many automobiles are there in Toronto?
• Estimate the size of the DVD rental market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• How would you project the future rate of PC game purchases in Canada?
• Describe how you would extract caffeine from coffee beans

To answer this type of question, we need to:



1. Listen carefully to what is being asked
2. Ask clarifying questions to determine exactly what the interviewer is looking for
3. Respond by first explaining how you’d gather the data necessary to make an informed decision
4. Discuss how you’d use that data to generate options
5. Based on the data you’ve gathered, the available options, and your understanding of the position, explain how you’d make an appropriate decision or recommendation





Website and Company Profile question 


The number of people who have come to Impact Factory for interview and have not read their company website. People was care about their websites and they will give people masses of information about the organization that we are applying to


Think about these things: 

• What does their website tell you about them?
• Why do you want to work for them?
• Think about what they need
• Who are their competitors?
• Are they well established ?
• What do you wan to know about them?
• What do you like about them?

Beside that they will ask some addition question at least one of the question below for the interview question.

• What attracted you to xxxx?
• Why are you leaving your current job?
• Why do you want to work for xxx?
• What do you see as your strengths and weaknesses?
• How do you see yourself in xx years time?
• How do you like to work?
• What can you bring to xxx?
• Why should we employ you?
• What do you do outside work?