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Prima Services Group Ltd - Candidates' Interview Advice

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General Tips and Advice

Before your interview find out everything you can about the company. Re-read your application, thinking through your own career and the questions they might ask you. You should try to anticipate the general questions which they will ask and also prepare some questions to ask them.

To do well at the interview you will need to convince the interviewer you are technically qualified to do the job. You will also need to show that you are sufficiently motivated to get the job done well and that you will fit in with the company's organisational structure and the team in which you will work.

You should dress smartly for the interview and should leave home earlier than you need to on the day of the interview - you may be delayed by traffic or for other reasons. Be courteous to all employees of the company. At the interview itself you must be positive about yourself and your abilities - but do not waffle.

Interview Questions You May Be Asked

Before attending an interview you should think about your responses to the following questions. Your answers may depend on the job or company in question, so you should go through your responses just before each interview.

Why do you want this job?

What qualities do you think will be required for this job?

What can you contribute?

Why do you want to work for this company?

What do you know about this company?

What interests you about our product (or service)?

What can we (the new company) offer that your previous company cannot offer?

You have not done this sort of job before. How will you cope/succeed?

Why should we employ you?

How long do you think it would be before you were making a significant contribution to the team/company?

How ambitious are you? Would you compete for my job?

What do you like and dislike about the job we are discussing?

Why did you choose a career in …?

Why are you changing careers?

How much does your last job resemble the one you are applying for? What are the differences?

What do you think of the last company you worked for?

Why did you join your previous company? Did they live up to your expectations? Why are you leaving now?

Explain the organisational structure in your last company and how you fitted into it?

How long have you been looking for a new job?

Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company?

What are you looking for in a new job?

What would your ideal job be?

Are you considering any other positions at the moment?

What did you think of your manager/supervisor?

What did you do on a day to day basis?

Did you increase sales or profits in your last job?

Have you reduced costs at your last company?

How would you describe yourself? / How would others describe you?

Do you consider yourself successful?

What was your greatest success? How did you achieve it?

What has been your biggest failure?

How could you improve yourself?

Did you feel you progressed satisfactorily in your last job?

Are you a leader?

How do you handle criticism?

What sort of manager are you? / What makes a good manager?

Do you work well with others? Or are you a loner?

Do you need other people around to stimulate you or are you self-motivated?

Are you accepted into a team quickly?

Can you act on your own initiative?

Have you been responsible for implementing ISO9000/BS5750 or Total Quality Management (TQM)?

What interests do you have outside work?

Have you ever been fired?

Are you too old for this job?

Are you too young for this job?

You may be over qualified for this position?

Are you prepared to relocate?

Are you willing to travel?

How often are you off sick?

What did you earn in your last job?

What level of salary are you looking for now?

What will your referees say about you?

Difficult questions

Fantasy questions

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