interview success - personality questions april 16

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To know how motivated you are To know what you would be like

as a worker To know what you would be like

as a colleague To know what you would be like

as a report

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They may ask competence based questions and listen carefully you the way you describe yourself and others

They will listen to the behaviours that you describe to see how you treat others and your attitudes towards them

They will ask you outright…

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Strengths….. Weaknesses….. Development goals….. What others say about you… How you like to be managed… Tell us about yourself.. Give us an overview of your career

Prepare – neutral or positive answers

Show self awareness - not cleverness, don’t be smug

Humility with strength – be real

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If an employer really wants to know what you are like they will ask you to do a personality profile… an on line quiz to see what you would do and how you behave

If they have a lot of time and money they may use a group assessment centre where you do tasks with others, observed by a trained person who analyses your behaviour

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Recruiters will formally take up references – these may not tell them much BUT

Employers may know previous employers and talk off the record

Employers may google you and look at the information on line: Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, News Items……..

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