It's a european manager's job c. £35k
2006-12-07 00:24:37 · 26 answers · asked by sid 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
When I interview I like to ask some of these...
What would your friends say about you?
What would your mum say about you?
What are you most proud of - both professionally and personally?
If you could do one thing over, what would it be?
What are you most looking forward to?
Is there anything you dread?
Gives you a bit of a flavour of the person that all those corporate type questions (although you still need to ask them) just don't give you.
Hope it goes well
:-)
2006-12-07 00:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
having interviewed many people i'd say ditch the idea of looking for interesting questions and focus on the skills and experience needed for the role. concentrate on really making sure the person has the ability and experience that's needed for the job. so do a person specification for the job (eg the candidate must have staff management experience or must be proficient in a european language) then ask questions related to it so that the candidate has to prove the ability. don't ask questions like, "what would you do if...?" but ask, "what have you done to prove that you can do....?". Anyone can come up with answers about how they might tackle something, but you should look for evidence that the candidate has the experience.
other good questions (although you may find this boring) is around how the person likes to be managed or would expect to be managed. don't give anything away about your management style (if you are to be his/her manager) and this will tell you if you're going to get along or have a total personality clash.
another good one is ask the person what they know of the role or what they understand the role to be. this weeds out people who are going to tons of interviews via recruitment agencies from the people who are actually interested in that job.
so these may all sound boring but the purpose of an interview is to get the right person for the job.
good luck!
oh, and what's the job exactly? i held a european manager role in a company for 5 years and i'm just starting to look for a new job... :-)
Andrew
2006-12-07 00:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by bigape 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 Sort Of People Do You Find It Difficult To Work With?
I have A Pen Here – Sell It Me!
I was asked the third question and oh my goodness I got the JOb. YAY
2006-12-07 00:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
European managers are generally not a clever lot but they are honest. Ask them if they stole money from their last company. Anyone who says no is quite clearly the guy you're looking for.
2006-12-07 00:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what the job is and what you are trying to find out about that person.
I suggest you try and see what makes that person tick.
Maybe ask what was the most embaressing thing they will admit to .....or give them a moral scenareo and see how they answer.
or ask what would you ask in an interview to get a good indicator of the person you are interviewing , then turn that question on them :)
happy interviewing
2006-12-07 00:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by Byte 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are they happy with proposed:
working hours
pay
overtime
general social atmosphere of the place
benefits
career prospects
training
make a list!
how would they feel about being asked to work at short notice or being sent to another office etcetc
2006-12-07 00:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by zan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask "Ou est le centre de Georges Pompadou?" Just remember to give me a nice big cut of that £35k, okay?
2006-12-07 00:28:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask them to estimate the amount of Coke being drunk by the population of the Netherlands (or something of that sort). What you want to look for is them estimating the population of the country, how many of them would be coke-drinking age, how many of them would actually drink coke and how much each of those individuals might consume. Just to check whether they are logical thinkers, knowing where to start solving a problem.
2006-12-07 00:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by Julia S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Find out their email address and see if they have a Myspace so you can find out a bit about them before you waste your time interviewing someone who doesn't fit the job. My boss did it to me and everyone else in our company.
2006-12-07 00:35:00 · answer #9 · answered by kornbabe1988 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do they see them self in 5 years. What are their goals, How much experience do they have, Have they ever been fired, do they have a resume, do the have any references??? Just a few off the top of my head.....
2006-12-07 00:27:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋