wydzielone z interview Q&A

[Brain]

Zrodlo, reszta tez sie przyda.
Inne zrodlo tutaj.

[jerryvn01]

Zrodlo, reszta tez sie przyda.
Inne zrodlo tutaj.

Hi,

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[Emigrantka]

he he he

do pytania do pracy na zmywaku?

[MarcFloyd]

hi hi hi

Marc, doceniam twoj wklad ale 99.7% tych pytan jest do bani - w moim orzypadku

No wiec, nieprawda. Rozne kombinacje tych pytan powtarzaja sie za kazdym razem kiedy w interview uczestniczy ktos z HR - w kazdym razie tak bylo w moim przypadku.

[MarcFloyd]

Blondynek, nie rob z siebie blondynki. Oczywiscie ze nie wszystkie pytania tylko WYBOR (ja na przyklad nie mialem nigdy pytania "sprzedaj mi dlugopis"). Kazdy zawod jest specyficzny wiec i pytania beda do niego dostosowane. Tyle ze nawet jesli pytanie bedzie nieco inne - zawsze mozesz wykorzystac ladna formulke ktora ulozylas sobie w odpowiedzi na inne.

Interview jest forma egzaminu do ktorego nalezy sie przygotowac.

EDIT: a pytanie "powiedz mi cos o sobie" zdarzylo mi sie kilka razy. Za niedoswiadczonego sie nie uwazam.

EDIT2: pytania ktore ja, osobiscie mialem w takiej lub bardzo podobnej formie na interviews:

Tell Me About Yourself –
What Is the Most Enjoyable Part Of Your Current Job? -
Tell Us About The Biggest Challenge You’ve Ever Faced In Your Career? - (and how you overcame)
What Do You Know This Organisation? -
What Made You Apply For This Job And Why Do You Want It? -
What Qualities Do You Think You Can Bring To This Job Position?
What’s Your Greatest Strength? -
What Is Your Biggest Weakness? -
What Interests Do You Have Outside Of Your Work?
How Well Do You Work Within A Team Environment? -
What Part Of Your Job Do You Dislike The Most? -
You Have Read The Job Description And A Summary Of The Job Role So What Areas Of This Job Appeal To You The Least? -
What Is Your Current Salary? -
What Salary Would You Be Expecting For This Position? -
How Well Do You Work In A Stressful Environment? - (How do you handle stress)

[MarcFloyd]

"About" is missing?

[Usercostam]

I przykladowe odpowiedzi:

What Is the Most Enjoyable Part Of Your Current Job? -

Lunch time is great.

Tell Us About The Biggest Challenge You’ve Ever Faced In Your Career? - (and how you overcame)

The biggest challenge i have ever faced was to come to work on monday after
drinking session with Stefan's family after their wedding.

What Do You Know This Organisation? -

I am not an Organisation, but i know myself quite well.

What Made You Apply For This Job And Why Do You Want It? -

I was drunk as pink rabbit in the cave when i was applying so i don't remember.
That is a good question, congratulations.

What Qualities Do You Think You Can Bring To This Job Position?

Well, i go to Poland every two weeks, so i can bring some good quality
wodka Zoladkowa Gorzka deluxe, kielbasa, bigos. I will be keeping those
qualities at my position so you can always come and get some.

What’s Your Greatest Strength? -

I am good in bed. My gal and neighbours can confirm.

What Is Your Biggest Weakness? -

Well, i can't resist to shag anything that moves.

What Interests Do You Have Outside Of Your Work?

I like to look at squirrels and pavements.

How Well Do You Work Within A Team Environment? -

I always have been a team player, because i can keep steady grip when
pouring wodka, so nothing is lost. Any team will appreciate it.

What Part Of Your Job Do You Dislike The Most? -

Work.

You Have Read The Job Description And A Summary Of The Job Role So What Areas Of This Job Appeal To You The Least? -

As i mentioned before i was pissed like a newborn cat having too much milk.

What Is Your Current Salary? -

I don't know.

What Salary Would You Be Expecting For This Position? -

How much can you afford ?

How Well Do You Work In A Stressful Environment?

If i have wodka with me, there is nothing that can make me feel stressed, apart from sight of empty bottle

[juzekbrona]

Wklejam typowe pytania zadawane na interview; w moim przypadku zazwyczaj ponad polowa pytan byla taka sama lub podobna na kazdym interview ktore przechodzilem.

Pamietajcie o jednym: interview ma wiecej wspolnego z egzaminem niz z konkursem szczerosci.

Generally speaking there are going to be certain questions that arise at your interview that you can pretty much expect to get asked at any other interview you attend. The great thing about this is the fact that you can rehearse your answers to these questions and with enough practice they will flow off your tongue easier than honey sipping down your throat! These questions are likely to be fired at all candidates applying for the job so although they may sound personal to you and they are to a degree these are pretty standard interview questions. So here goes you have to bear in mind that these are the responses that I would consider giving, they are obviously not set in stone and you will need to adapt answers according to your situation:


Tell Me About Yourself –
Sounds a bit like the sort of question you get asked on a date! This isn’t as straight forward to answer as at first it might seem. Don’t start rambling on about how much you love watching the Simpson’s on the TV that isn’t what the interviewer is looking to hear. You probably need to answer this question with a question. Perhaps you could try saying “What would you like to know about me?” This then gives your interviewer the chance to get you to tell him exactly what information he is looking for. If possible try and keep this part of the interview to a minimum, you will know what the interviewer is looking for following his additional question which will probably have been something based around your job. If you can see if you can build into your response positives which relate to the job you are applying for. For example if it’s a sales role you could say “I am a very organised person who enjoys finding a new prospect, working with it and closing the deal, carrying out the completion from start to finish”. Sometimes your interviewer might ask about your hobbies and again you should pick out points that relate to the job your are applying for whether remote or not.


What Is the Most Enjoyable Part Of Your Current Job? -
This is a fairly straight forward question but has a bit of a double meaning. Obviously there are going to be parts of your existing job that you don’t like doing – or you wouldn’t be applying for this new position would you, but your job can’t be that great either or you wouldn’t be applying for this job! Don’t get led down this route, just answer something along the lines of “your existing job is great and you can’t really put your finger on any part of your current job that you dislike you are just looking to further your career” and leave it at that. It is possible to use this question to your benefit but you need to make sure you pick something that is going to compliment the job you are applying for.


Tell Us About The Biggest Challenge You’ve Ever Faced In Your Career? -
Oh wow, this is a really great question to help you shine! You are more than likely to be asked this question and it is a really great opportunity for you to blow your own trumpet or so to speak. Pick a challenge where you have been successful and explain how you overcame the challenge and the outcome. This question can also be used by the interviewer to gauge what you consider to be a challenge so this is a bit of a crafty one as well.
Why Do You Want To Leave Your Present Job? - This is a bit of a stupid question really as the chances of the interviewer getting a straight answer are fairly limited. Lets face it if the job your in doesn’t pay very well and you want more money you are going to be looking for a new job. It might be that your current boss is a complete idiot and you don’t like him, it could be you can’t stand working with John in accounts, lets face it you aren’t going to say any of these are you. I think a standard response along the lines of “I feel that I have outgrown the company I am in and I feel my contribution as part of a team could be put to much better use with a larger or more focused company where I can expand my skills further. I am really interested in……..but my existing employer doesn’t have the resources to let me advance in this area” and leave it at that. Just try not to be negative about the job you are leaving it doesn’t look good.


What Is Your Present Boss Like? -
Another question posed by interviewers to gauge your loyalty and integrity. It is not a good idea to be critical about any of the employers you have ever worked for. Lets face it very few of us actually like our bosses (well most of us just placate them and tell them what they want to hear), after all why would you possibly want to be best buddies with a person who holds you career prospects in their hands! If you get asked this question the most appropriate reply is “I like my boss and get on very well with him, I respect his experience and he is good at his job”. You really don’t need to expand any further on this issue at interview stage. You have to remember that the person interviewing you may well, at some point in the near future, become your boss and they are weighing up your loyalty and integrity.
What Do You Think This Job Entails? - Now when you are applying for a new job the chances are you are going to know something about what your new job would entail. For example, if the job is a secretarial role and you are a secretary you will know what sort of work you are going to be involved with. In any case you will have been given a brief description of the job role and what responsibilities it carries with it so you should be able to make a fairly calculated guess at what the job entails.


What Do You Know This Organisation? -
Now if you have taken my earlier advice you will have done your research and read up about what the company is involved in, its products, its turnover and its strategy. You will really impress your interviewer if you are able to show that you have done some research about their company. As previously mentioned people like to think that if you are really eager to work for them you will have done some research about what they do and how they do it. So lets say you are applying for a job with someone like Marks & Spencer you could say something like “I notice that you are one of the leading stores who operate a “Fair Trade Policy” when purchasing your goods from third world countries I have to say that I am very supportive of this and it’s nice to work for an employer who cares about the impact their business has on people in the outside world”.


What Made You Apply For This Job And Why Do You Want It? -
This is a bit of a double edged question. Your interviewer isn’t necessarily looking for an answer here that is straight forward – you know you are applying for the job because you think you would enjoy doing it, the package is right and you think you would be able to advance your career with this firm – but the interviewer wants to see if there are some specifics that really attract you to it (other than the £ 50,000 per year and BMW 3 series!). So dependent upon what the role is you could use an answer such as “I am a very well organised person and this role involves exceptional management skills. I thrive under pressure and it makes me perform to my full ability which makes me think that I would really enjoy it”. Obviously you can tailor this answer to whatever role you are applying for.


What Qualities Do You Think You Can Bring To This Job Position? -
Again, you know that you can do this job and that is why you have applied for it. Not only do you know that you can do the job, you will do it better than any one else so you will be aware of the qualities you are going to bring to this business. You will have reviewed the job spec and the key responsibilities so you will be able to select several areas where you feel your qualities will stand out. Perhaps you could therefore give an answer along the lines of “I have experience working in the complaints department where a sympathetic touch is required dealing with disgruntled customers. I am very tactful and am able to defuse situations using my personal skills”.
How Long Would You Expect To Work For Our Organisation? - Let’s face it no employer wants to go through the hassle and cost of hiring a new candidate if the candidate only stays with them for 6 months and then decides to apply to another firm. The recruitment process is a long an expensive one especially where agencies are used to introduce the candidate. This could cost your potential employer as much as 30% of your first year’s package! It’s probably a good idea therefore to intimate that you would like to work for this firm for several years minimum and you could provide an answer along the lines of “I like the way your company is continuing to expand and I would like to be part of that on a long term basis. So I would like to think that I could continue to work for you for a lengthy period of time providing my career continues to progress”.


What’s Your Greatest Strength? -
Only you can answer this question, but it is a question that will more than likely be asked, after all, the interviewer wants to know what you are good at. This question gives you pretty much an open mandate to really show off, or so to speak. When answering this question try and provide strengths that relate to the role that you are applying for, so if the job requires the need to be organised and a good team leader provide these as strengths within your answer.


What Is Your Biggest Weakness? -
Bit of a tricky question this, after all no one wants to show their weaknesses but we all have them. The most comprehensive way of dealing with this question is to try and turn it into a “positive” from a “negative”. So you could perhaps say “my biggest weakness is buying the kids sweets when they ask for them in the shop” or “I really dislike washing the car at the weekend but once I have done it I always feel a real sense of satisfaction”.
Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years Time? - Don’t say as I have heard so many times “sitting in your job!” although I have a sense of humour most interviewers don’t. The remark often has an element of truth hanging in the background and you don’t want your interviewer thinking you are potentially a threat to his or her job in the future. I am sure you will have ideas about where you want to be in a few years most people, whether they put them down on paper or not, have a good idea of their long term career objectives. Try and answer the question positively but not too arrogantly – perhaps you could say offer an answer such as “I have always been very career minded and ambitious. I would like to keep progressing up the career ladder and feel that your organisation will be able to offer me that opportunity”.


What Would Your Work Colleagues Say About You? -
This question provides another opportunity for you to demonstrate that you are easy to get on with, a team player and a generally amenable person who works well with other people. You could answer this question with a quote such as “I am an organised, approachable, dependable, easy to get on with team member who is always willing to offer my advice or assistance to colleagues where needed”. Don’t go over board with your answer making out you are something you are not – you may get away with stretching the truth but if you are not a “natural team leader” don’t say you are!
What Would Your Friends Say About You? - Obviously this question is similar to the one above. If you are a popular, kind, caring person who can be counted on and would help a friend out at the drop of a hat then let your interviewer know.


What Interests Do You Have Outside Of Your Work? - This will be a definite question (in my opinion) and is posed by your interviewer to try and ascertain what you are like outside of your working environment. If you don’t like football or snooker don’t say that you do, just provide honest answers. There is nothing worse than saying you follow a sport and then it turning out that the interviewer is mad about the subject and starts asking you questions you can’t answer you will look a fool and your honesty will be under scrutiny!


What Type Of Books Or Publications Do You Like? -
This question needs and honest answer. Just because you think the interviewer is looking to hear you tell them that you have just finished “Marketing Skills Made Easy” and that it was the best read of your life it isn’t a good idea to make it up. If you have genuinely read “David Jason’s” autobiography or “Stephen Kings” latest books then tell the employer what you enjoyed about them. Of course if you work within certain industries, read the trade publications and have recently read an interesting article about the latest “blue widget release” then by all means use this as an example.




We know all interview questions are tough but these are the real hard ones! Generally these questions aren’t asked to make your life difficult or to make you squirm they are simply asked so that the interviewer can find out what he wants to know in the best possible way. When you are posed with a difficult question which you find awkward to answer it puts you under pressure. Therefore there may be certain questions that are delivered to you to see how well you deal with that pressure – not an unreasonable request if the new job you are applying for is likely to carry and element of pressure. Just remember there is no need to get worked up or frightened, as I keep saying, if you have done your research and prepared properly for the interview these questions won’t be half as difficult as you think. When a question is posed to you try and keep calm, think about the question for a few moments and deliver your answer accordingly. So here we go!

Are You A Good Leader? -
Your interviewer is looking to ascertain whether you can manage or lead well in your job and how you deal with the people who work under you. Perhaps you could answer this question along the lines of “I feel that my team leading qualities are exceptional. I am always firm but fair with the people who work for me and find that I get a good deal of respect by operating in this manner”.

How Do You Feel About Taking Direction From Your Superiors? -
This is a very valid question from any potential employer. If you have a boss who is delegating work to you your boss will want to know that you are able to deal with his requests and execute them in the manner dictated. You will therefore want to be answering this question along the lines of “I take direction from my superiors well. After all no team can work properly unless they are able to accept instructions from their superior”.
How Do You Feel About Carrying Out Mundane or Repetitive Work? - Nearly every job carries an element of routine to it so this could well be a frequently asked “difficult” question. The answer could be something like “I understand all jobs have some element of repetitiveness but I take all aspects of my job seriously regardless of whether they are mundane or not and I always give 100% to my job”.

Are You A Natural Born Leader? -
Some of us are natural born leaders and they are usually the people heading up teams or managing departments. Natural born leaders are chosen for the role of management or leadership because of their ability to guide and deal with people. They are usually people who possess enthusiasm, confidence and good leadership qualities. Try and build something into your answer that shows these qualities, it hasn’t necessarily got to include areas of your work life, however it’s better if it does, but you could use and example of something in your personal life such as being “head of the local under 16’s football team” or “head of your local cricket team” but whatever you choose try and choose something that makes your leadership qualities stand out.

How Well Do You Handle Criticism? -
Everyone gets criticised in the job they do at some point in their career whether you feel that the criticism is right or wrong there are always two sides to every situation. An ideal answer to this question might be “We all at some point make mistakes and I am more than happy to take on board any constructive criticism that is given to me as it helps me understand and learn from the situation”.

How Well Do You Work Within A Team Environment? -
Teamwork is very important to an employer. A properly functioning team will create a happy workplace and smooth, efficient production regardless of the product or service involved. Everyone has a different approach to how they deal with their colleagues so you will need to tailor the answer to this question to your own approach. Perhaps you could offer an answer like “I really enjoy working as a member of a team. There is a feeling of comradeship in that we are all working towards the same goal and that when we meet our objective we all benefit from the feeling of success”.
What Motivates You? - Your interviewer is not looking for an answer along the lines of “£ 100,000 per year and a Bentley Turbo!” lets face it that’s what we would all like! Try and give a constructive answer such as “I get a real kick out of completing a project. This drives me along the way and I get satisfaction at each stage of the project knowing that I will have made a contribution to the end result”.

Are You Good At Getting The Best Out Of Your Team? -
An interviewer asking this question is looking for an answer that shows how you manage and run your team that work for you in order to achieve the best performance out of them. Your answer should include areas that show your leadership qualities and how they benefit the people that work for you such as communication skills and praise.

You Have Only Been With Your Employer A Very Short Time - Why? -
As I have mentioned before the recruitment process is a long and expensive one. Where recruitment agencies are used to source candidates their fee may be as much as 30% of your first years annual package let alone the costs associated with any additional training you may need so the last thing an employer wants to do is employ a candidate who is only going to work for them for five minutes and then look for another job! If you have been with previous employer for a short period of time then you need to find an answer that is going to reassure the interviewer’s doubts and put his mind at rest. It is possible in this situation that you could use a line such as “Yes I have only been with my existing employer a relatively short period of time and have found that I have had to more to gain more experience and enhance my career but I feel that I am now ready to settle down in a position I am comfortable with for a long period of time”.

How Do You Deal With Interpersonal Problems Within Your Team? -
Nothing runs smoothly all the time and from time to time there will be disputes amongst members of your team. Obviously your answer will probably come from your own experience here but areas such as being fair by hearing both sides of the dispute, dealing with the problem in private and not causing embarrassment in front of others and looking for a compromise between the individuals may all come into play.

How Would Your Current Boss Describe You? -
“Your useless and should look for another job before I fire you!!”. Just kidding (or maybe not in some cases!!). Remember at some point in the future the man or woman sitting in the chair opposite you could well be your future employer. When you answer this question provide an answer in a way that you think you would like your boss to actually think of you. So perhaps you can say something like “I get on very well with my boss and we have an excellent working relationship. I think that the reason we get on well is due to the fact that we have mutual respect for each other. My boss considers me as a hard working, loyal and efficient employee who is able to work well using my own initiative and can trust me to carry out the work given to me without having to bother him”. It’s not a terribly good idea to blatantly lie about your relationship with your boss if it’s horrendous as it may come out in references that are taken later however under the employment law past employers have to be very careful how they word references and are not allowed to tear your personality apart!

What Part Of Your Job Do You Dislike The Most? -
Well the answer to this can’t be “I am completely happy with my job and I enjoy every aspect of it as it fulfils my daily working hours with joy and happiness and I just wish I could do it 24 hours a day 365 days a year!!”. Why not? Because you wouldn’t be applying for this job if it was would you!? Don’t give answers that are purely motivated by money and benefits – even if that is the case. You might genuinely love your job but the money is crap but that isn’t what the interviewer wants to hear. Perhaps you could use a line like “I really do enjoy my current job and quite frankly there aren’t really any areas of my work that I can honestly say I dislike. However, the company I work for is small and I don’t get much chance to deal with new business very often which is an area I really find exciting and feel that this job would be able to offer me that opportunity”. Of course there may be an area you dislike in your job but if you decide to bring it up then try and create a positive out of it. For example “I used to find doing my filing at the end of the day a bit time consuming as I would always get distracted by more important issues to deal with so I decided that I would come in a bit earlier each morning to deal with this enabling me to start the day fresh and be left with a bit of spare time at the end of each day should something really important come up”.

If You Were Starting Out Again In Your Career Are There Any Decisions You Would Choose Differently? -
Hey come on what a nonsense question really. No one can turn back the clock so it’s completely irrelevant isn’t it but this is one of those questions some interviewers like to pose. The only answer I can think of giving is “I wouldn’t change anything. I have been more than happy with all of the decisions I have made in my career and don’t feel that I can gain any benefit out of looking back and analysing something I cannot change”.

You Have Been With Your Employer A Long Time - Why? -
To be honest I think this question is a bit unfair. There could be many reasons why you have shown loyalty to your existing employer for a lengthy period of time – it may be that you just liked your job and the people you have worked for but circumstances have changed or it might be that you have had a wide and varied career working in different parts of the company doing different job roles or you may have worked overseas for the same company. People don’t generally stay with the same employer in this day and age predominantly because it isn’t always easy to get promoted internally within an organisation so it could look to an interviewer that you have been unable to get another job. Of course this probably isn’t the case so build your answer around the facts.

Do You Feel That Your Career Has Been A Success To Date? -
Again, another no brainer question that really has no bearing on whether you are capable of doing the job you are applying for or whether or not you are the right person for the job! Success can only really be measured by the person who it applies to, what one person thinks is successful another may think is unsuccessful and I genuinely think very few people actually feel that their career has been a failure. The only way to address this question is to say “Yes I feel my career has been successful to date and I have been more than happy with my career progression. I have always put emphasis on enjoying the job I do and not how much it pays or what benefits I can gain from it and have found so far that this strategy has worked well for me”.

We Think You Might Be Overqualified For This Job! -
If you were overqualified for this job would you be applying for it? Well I guess in an interviewers mind it could be that you are desperate, or it may be that you are desperate! A future employer doesn’t want to think he is going to take you on if you are going to get bored in five minutes because the job is too easy and then start looking elsewhere again. This is a difficult question to answer but you could intimate that you have a very low boredom threshold and that everything you do, you do to the best of your ability.

If You Were Appointed To This Position How Long Would It Be Before You Would Expect To Be Promoted? -
Lets face it most of us want promotion as soon as possible. Promotion usually leads to more money and better employment benefits (of course it also usually entails more work and stress!) but you should consider your answer to this question carefully. If you answer “I’d expect promotion within 12 months of being appointed” you allocate a timescale which of course may not be acceptable to your future employer – they may not be looking to promote you for a good few years and they may feel that you would become despondent and leave if you didn’t achieve what you want. In all honesty the right kind of answer to this question is going to be something like “I couldn’t give a timescale in which I would expect to be promoted as I feel I would need to prove myself to the company in terms of my ability, leadership skills and experience I would bring to the business. I feel that promotion is a reward, not a right and as with all rewards I am a great believer in that you have to earn them”.

How Have You Managed To Attend This Interview In Works Time? -
Another naughty question often posed by interviewers but at the same time it does bear some relevance. If you are attending an interview when you would normally expect to be in work then your potential employer wants to know what type of excuse you have come up with to blag your existing employer. Really this is a question of honesty and the reality is that you won’t have asked your existing boss for time off to attend an interview for another job. It may well be that you have blagged the time by telling your boss that you have had to take your pet anaconda to the vets or you might have thrown a sicky but that isn’t what your future employer wants to hear. One straight forward answer to this question is “I have taken some holiday to take part in this interview”. If you are feeling really clever and you want to impress your interviewer you could say “Unfortunately I didn’t have any holiday left so I asked my employer if I could take a days unpaid leave because I had a personal issue I needed to deal with. I preferred to take that action as I don’t feel it fair on my existing employer to attend this interview whilst he was paying me – I do not think its right to cheat”.

You Have Read The Job Description And A Summary Of The Job Role So What Areas Of This Job Appeal To You The Least? -
Hmm….It’s a nasty one this isn’t it! At this point in your interview you don’t want to go and start making out that there is anything at all that you don’t fancy doing in this new job. I am not one for one sentence answers but if you get this one dropped on you I think it’s good to get off the subject as quickly as possible and use the damage limitation technique. I think a simple “Having reviewed the job summary and description I have to say that I can’t find anything that doesn’t appeal to me in this job at all”. If you do find something about the job that looks less than appealing make sure it isn’t a major part of role and if you can’t find anyway of turning the duty from a negative to a positive leave it well alone.

What Sort Of People Do You Find It Difficult To Work With? -
There’s always someone in the office that doesn’t work with the team and the rest of the team ends up carrying but that’s life at the end of the day and it’s up to your boss to sort that problem out. This often causes bad feeling amongst the team and irritates the other members. However, when you are attending an interview you really don’t want to be seen to be moaning about individuals in your current organisation. The easiest way to deal with this interview question then is to give your answer based on the fact that although you are a very amenable and easy to get on with person, you are very much a team player and the most difficult people to work with are the ones that do not carry the same high standards in their work that you do.

Have You Attended Other Interviews As Well As This One? -
This is a great question and one that you can manipulate to your advantage. If the interviewer thinks that one of their competitors is after you it makes you a much better catch should they get you. You have to remember many (not all) employers are like sheep and the bigger the company the more likely it will be that they are after a stereotypical candidate – but one that’s just a little bit better than the last. If you give the impression that you are talking to other firms as well and that you have made the last batch of interviews with them you are going to be a far more attractive prospect. So whether you are or are not talking to other companies make sure you give the impression that you are in demand.

What Do You Think About The War In Iraq, Privatization (or something that has a social political bearing) -
The idea behind this question is for your interviewer to see if you take an interest in what goes on in the world, current affairs and so on and to show that your interest in the world doesn’t stop when you shut your front door at night. Your answer is likely to give your interviewer an insight into your values whether they be moral or otherwise and how you address life itself. Politically correct answers aren’t always the right ones, what you need to do is show the interviewer that you have the ability to see recognise all sides of a debate, that you don’t see things simply in black and white and that you have the ability to debate a subject properly and at the same time that you are open minded enough to form your own opinion on a subject. What you don’t want to do is jump on your high horse and fire off with your own political views without being able to show that you understand the subject. This question can be particularly relevant to certain industries, for example if you are applying to work for an oil company you may be asked your opinion on global warming and whether the work green peace does is right or wrong alternatively if you are applying for a job working for a company that manufactures for example make up you may be asked for your views on whether the work that animal rights campaigners carry out is justified – you get the picture.

What Sort Of Decisions Do You Find The Most Difficult To Make? -
“Should I have prawn or beef sandwiches for lunch!” or “Should I buy the 28 or 32 inch flat screen TV!” Most of us at some point have had to make difficult decisions whether in our personal or work lives. If you have ever had to fire someone or make them redundant it’s not a nice decision to make, or job to carry out for that matter, not from the point of view that you don’t really like the person but most people have a conscience and realise that if they take away a persons job it will have a direct impact on their whole life. This is therefore a good example to use as an answer to this question.

What Is Your Current Bosses Biggest Weakness? -
Wouldn’t you just love to say it - “Lunchtime Binge Drinking!” You must remember regardless of what a dick you think your boss is the person that is sitting in front of you may one day be the same boss you are criticising and anyway it wouldn’t achieve anything and would only make you look cheap. So if you get this one thrown at you why not try something like “My boss is great really and we get on very well, he is pretty damn good at his job, one which he wouldn’t have got it in the first place if he wasn’t, and I respect him for that. I am sure he may have weaknesses but I have to say that if he has I haven’t picked up on them”.

What Do You Think Of Your Existing Company? -
Now you might think that your existing company are cheap skates, run old machinery, never want to invest in the plant or the future of the business, use every spare amount of cash they have to improve the cars parked in the Directors car park and so on and so forth. However that just isn’t the right answer! Your standard response to a question such as this should be that you have really enjoyed working for your current company and that you are thankful for the opportunities, training and career progression that they have afforded you to date.

What Is Your Current Salary? -
It’s a bit of a cheeky question this one and you want to give a non committal answer. You must try and remember that all companies want to save as much money on salaries as they can and if you are offered the job the chances are they are going to indicate a package either similar or slightly more than the one your on. If you go straight in with “I earn £ 23,000.00 plus expenses plus a BMW 318I and free weekend tickets to the Manchester United games” you are setting a bench mark that you may find difficult to the negotiate around. Therefore an appropriate answer to this interview question might be “it’s not really the salary that is important to me it’s the whole package that I would be more interested in”. By saying this you are being non committal and it will make negotiating an acceptable package far more easy.

What Salary Would You Be Expecting For This Position? -
Again another cheeky one which, ideally, you don’t want to be too committal over. If you commit to a salary at this stage you wont be able to negotiate later on and if you ask for too much they will think they cant afford you! If you don’t know what level of salary a position pays you can do some research on the internet there are several sites that collect data about average industry and job role remunerations. So you could ask the interviewer a question in response to his question such as “What level of salary would you be expecting to pay for this position?” If the interviewer doesn’t want to divulge this then it’s not unreasonable for you to decline to answer too. If your interviewer quotes you a salary of say £ 19,000 then try and come back with something like “Well I was looking for a salary in the region of £ 22,000 to £ 24,000. Your employer will always start with their bottom figure first so by asking for a little more it sets you a slightly higher bench mark. It may be that your interviewer can only go to the level he quotes but it’s fairly unlikely.

I have A Pen Here – Sell It Me! -
I’ve been on loads of sales courses and this has always been a question posed to me to see how good I am at selling the benefits of a product – not just the product itself. This is an interesting question and some employers will ask you to do this even if you aren’t applying for a job that involves selling. As I have said the reason behind this is to see if you can sell the benefits of the pen rather than the object itself. For example as a pen itself – it is just a Bic biro with a roller ball and plastic coating. However, its benefits would be – it’s a Bic biro and the roller ball is really smooth and gives excellent presentation, it is leak proof and slim and sits discretely in your pocket. This is all about the bigger picture. If you are able to outline the benefits of the pen you will impress your interviewer. Obviously if you are applying for a sales role the chances are your interviewer will definitely ask you this question, however, it might not necessarily be a pen it could be something else sitting on your interviewers desk.

How Well Do You Work In A Stressful Environment? -
Most jobs carry an element of stress whether its working to very tight deadlines or your in a position where by you are handling lots of different projects and having to manage your time effectively. Your answer to this question should encompass examples of situations where you have operated well under stress and also point out that you get a buzz out of a working in stressful environment as it keeps you mind focused and it assists you in your performance.


Dos and Don'ts


Don’t:
1. Crossing Your Arms: Makes you look defensive.
2. Sit on the edge of your seat.
3. Mess with your face or play with your jewellery or hair.
4. Rock on the seat.
5. Interrupt when being asked a question.
6. Give one word answers (unless the answer dictates a one word answer!)


Do:
1. Smile as frequently as possible (especially when you are asked a question and respond to the person who has asked the question) but don’t over do it!
2. Keep your hands in your lap don’t wave them around all over the place.
3. Keep eye contact at all times (I don’t mean stare out your interviewer). If there is more than one interviewer flick from person to person.
4. Be articulate and listen carefully to each question before giving your answer.
5. Keep calm and don’t panic!



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Hedgehog Homes

IN THE WILD
Efficient winter nests are essential if hedgehogs are to survive hibernation. Thus, in autumn, they begin to collect leaves, grass, straw, bracken, reeds etc. and use these materials for building their own nests under hedgerows, fallen logs or piles of brushwood. These "HIBERNACULA" prove to be surprisingly waterproof and good insulation against the cold.

A hedgehog homeIN THE NATURAL GARDEN
Most gardens have a supply of the materials mentioned above and suitable sites for nests - under sheds, compost heaps, shrubs and piles of leaves or behind stacks of logs and under spare building materials. In these circumstances, if hedgehogs want to spend a winter here, they should be able to get on and build their own shelters. However, you may wish to provide your 'resident' hedgehog with (or encourage any in the vicinity to become 'resident' in your garden by the provision of) a more permanent structure.

HEDGEHOG HOUSE - MARK 1 (Council Tax Band "A")

This is a very simple affair and easy to make. Get a big, thick cardboard box and cut two side air vents about 15cm by 5cm and an entrance about 15cm in diameter. Put some shredded newspapers inside with clean, dry grass or straw on top and tuck the box near a hedge, if possible with the entrance facing South. The top of the box should then be covered with a small piece of plastic sheeting, for example, an "opened up" old carrier bag. Twigs put all round to make a dome and then covered with dry grass and leaves.

HEDGEHOG HOUSE - MARK 11 (Council Tax Band "H")

This is a design that the Society recommends and is a more permanent type of home. Any available timber can be used (old or new) but the better it is made, the longer it will last. Do not nail down the roof as you may need to clean the box in the future. The entrance tunnel could be constructed with old bricks placed on top of each other with a piece of slate with a brick atop for the roof. Make sure the entrance is kept clear and avoid the temptation to disturb the Hedgehogs during hibernation. The finished Home should be covered with plastic sheeting, soil and twigs placed on top and hay left outside which will be taken in and used for bedding by any prospective resident. Remember that Hedgehogs have soft feet and so the floor of your Hedgehog House should have newspapers, sawdust or earth on it. Home (Part 1)


Home (Part 2)



HEDGEHOG HOUSE - MARK III (Council Tax Band "D")

An upturned milkcrate preferably plastic, buried into a mound will probably attract Hedgehogs. A Hedgehog "Prefab"! Cut out all the internal partitions of the crate with a coping saw or secateurs and make the entrance about 10-12cm square in one end of the crate, avoid leaving "rough" edges. Set the crate into your rubbish mound and camouflage it well outside. Inside you can make it more inviting to Hedgehogs by covering the floor with soil and leaves, or even torn up newspaper and a few small sticks.



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A readymade hedgehog homeHELPFUL HINTS
When you have made a hedgehog house, place it in a quiet part of your garden, preferably against a bank, wall or fence and hope that you will have a visit from a friend seeking a home. Make sure the entrance to the house does not face North or North East, thus avoiding the cold winter winds. It may then become the winter home for some lucky hedgehog. If female, she may even have her young in it in the spring. After winter use, late March – early April, it may be cleaned out and to some extent fumigated or washed out. To make sure there is nobody in residence, put a small light obstruction in the entrance to see whether it is pushed away overnight. If it isn't, this is an indication that the hedgehog may no longer be in residence but take care just in case. You can clean the house using an organic Pyrethrum powder, suitable for caged birds.

On no account should the hedgehog house be creosoted or "treated" as the fumes remain for a long time and can be very harmful. There are various ready made hedgehog homes on the market including the ones that can be obtained from our Hogalogue.

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How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body?

Asked by George Gomez of Concord, California, USA

Tapeworms produce surprisingly few physical problems for the human body in infected individuals. But it is still to be avoided.

In The Odd Body 3 (2007), it is pointed out that the subject of tapeworms is an often-asked Odd Body Question even though tapeworm infestation is less of a problem in modern industrial societies as the quality of our food is higher. Thank the inventor of the refrigerator for much of this.

Tapeworms come into the body via contaminated food. Many organisms live on and in the human body. A tapeworm can easily survive and thrive indefinitely inside us. A tapeworm in a human can range in length from 1/250 of an inch (.0063 cm) to an incredible 50 feet (15.23 meters)!

Tapeworms have no digestive tract so they must eat food already digested by another animal. That is precisely what they do as a parasite inside our intestines. Tapeworms absorb nutrients directly across their skin (cuticle). They also reproduce inside us. There are many species of tapeworms, not all can infest humans.

Tapeworms are simple in design, but ruthless in action. They consist of two organs. The first organ (scolex) anchors the beastie to the wall of the intestine with suckers and hooks. The second organ (proglottid) is really a series of organs that grow out from the scolex with each having full reproductive capability. Proglottids form a chain of varying length. The last segment of the chain eventually breaks off and is passed out with feces.

Tapeworms resist being destroyed by the body's immune system or digestive juices. Tapeworms cause health problems around the world and can even kill since they rob us of nutrients, block our intestines, and take up space in organs that stop them from functioning normally. A tapeworm cyst can settle in the brain, eye, liver, and elsewhere.

Although little is known about the origins of tapeworms in humans, it is well known that some tapeworms live in both animals and humans. Some tapeworms have such a complex life that they are required to live first in an herbivore (such as a cow) and then in a carnivore (such as a human) where it only then can reproduce [Source: Arnold, J. (2001) Scientific sleuths track the origins of tapeworms in humans.


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