Job interview Good morning, sir!
Good morning, sit down please.Thank you, I am here to apply the job of the Aistant Manager.
Can you introduce yourself to me briefly?
Of course, sir, my name is Peter Xie, I am 25 years old, and I graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies three years ago.My major was English, and i minored in finance, besides, I am also a trained interpreter.I can show you my certificates if it’s neceary.
Ok, can you tell me something about your hobbies, your characters, and why do you want to get this job.
Yeah, I like dancing and swimming, but not very good at them.As for my characters, I think I am an outgoing, responsible, and careful person.I think this job is perfect for me, so I came here.
Well, I have some questions for you.Do you have any relevant work experiences? Yes, I have, after graduated; I worked for a telecom company for three years.So, why were you fired?
A new manager came to our company, he wanted to bring in some members of his old team, and therefore, I was kicked out.
I am really sorry to hear that, what do you think of that?
That’s not bad; I think I should seek for better opportunities somewhere.Yeah, you are quite optimistic.The next question is, what computer skills do you have?
I’m proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and power point.And I have a lot of experience doing so.
They are all basic computer programs, can you use other programs?
Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t, but I am willing to learn it, I’m a quick learner.All right, are you comfortable using a phone system?
Yes, I’m comfortable using multiple phone lines with a high volume of calls, and I have done this in the past.
So, you are able to keep the conversations separated, and deal with the clients in a right manner, aren’t you?
Yes, I am, I think the phone contact is often the first interaction that a customer has with the company, and the first impreion is extremely important, it is critical to maintain a friendly, profeional manner on the phone at all times.
Very good,
If you know your bo is 100% wrong about something, how would you handle it?
My present supervisor does not like to have his authority questioned; he never learns how things are down or how the computer system works.But if any of us tell him that something couldn’t work, he gets angry.So, I never tell him he’s wrong.I just do works in my way, and give him the results he want and never told him I didn’t do it the way he told me.
But if your supervisor is tolerant, will you correct his fault in public? No, that’s impolite; I prefer to tell him privately.
Yeah, that’s a wise way.
How do you feel about teamwork? And are you a good team worker?
In my opinion, team work is definitely important.Individuals ability is limited, if a group of people can cooperated with each other effectively, the work can be accomplished smoothly and a lot of time can be saved.I have been worked in student union when I was in college, and I got well with my colleagues, I think I am a good team worker.
Well, the last question.I am really satisfied with your all your answers and I think your performance is nearly impeccable, but obviously, nobody can be perfect, and we have kinds of weaknees, what’s your greatest weakne?
Let me see… I would say that my greatest weakne is being too much of perfectionist in my work.Sometimes, I spend more time than neceary on a task, although I never mied the deadline, it is still an effort for me to know when to move on to the next task, and to be confident when aigning others work.
Ok, thanks for your cooperation, if we made a decision, we will inform you immediately.
Thank you for give me this opportunity.
Complaint
Modern transportation revolves around cars.Americans drive everywhere, to the store, to work, to school.Everybody wants they’re own car.This creates a tremendous amount of traffic, which leads to many traffic accidents.In addition, all those cars release pollution into the air.Efforts have been made to get people to use public transportation and to carpool, which means sharing rides with other people.Many people believe what we really need is a cleaner car.Companies are trying currently working on designs that would run on water and electricity.People seem likely to buy these cars because of the money they would save on gasoline.They would help the environment a great deal, because they only release water into the air.The first sales of these cars are expected in California around 2005.
