THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 18 February 2007 Posted 18 February 2007 Hi I have a telephone interview in the morning for a FTSE top 50 company. I have had a couple of interviews in this format before but was such a long time ago. I've done my research so I'm fairly confident (plus my dads a director for the company so I'll probably mention that at some point) but does anyone know what questions they will most certainly ask? Obviously I'm going to be asked about what I know about the company and why I want to job, but what other questions are likely to be asked with regards to my experience and education (for example: what's your biggest achievement? what are your strengths etc? Will they play a trump card with a tricky question? Any info? Cheers
cisono Posted 18 February 2007 Posted 18 February 2007 Hi I have a telephone interview in the morning for a FTSE top 50 company. I have had a couple of interviews in this format before but was such a long time ago. I've done my research so I'm fairly confident (plus my dads a director for the company so I'll probably mention that at some point) but does anyone know what questions they will most certainly ask? Obviously I'm going to be asked about what I know about the company and why I want to job, but what other questions are likely to be asked with regards to my experience and education (for example: what's your biggest achievement? what are your strengths etc? Will they play a trump card with a tricky question? Any info? Cheers You'll be fine! I once had a telephone interview for a job in New Zealand. Only I hadn't realised it was an interview: I thought it was a preliminary chat and continued chatting to this guy while working on my PC. A day later, I received a formal job offer from them!
Scarby Posted 18 February 2007 Posted 18 February 2007 What motivates you to succeed? What have been your main achievements and why? What are the key things you are looking for in a job and why? What has been the biggest obstacle you've overcome? How would your friends describe you? What do you do when you are right and others disagree with you? Describe a team that you have worked in - what was your contribution? What difficulties have you had in teams - how were these resolved? How would you define good communication skills? What rewards do you expect from a job? What challenges are you looking for in a position? What can you contribute to this company? remember to have a pen and paper handy for note taking, and ask some questions
Geo V Posted 19 February 2007 Posted 19 February 2007 Hi I have a telephone interview in the morning for a FTSE top 50 company. I have had a couple of interviews in this format before but was such a long time ago. I've done my research so I'm fairly confident (plus my dads a director for the company so I'll probably mention that at some point) but does anyone know what questions they will most certainly ask? Obviously I'm going to be asked about what I know about the company and why I want to job, but what other questions are likely to be asked with regards to my experience and education (for example: what's your biggest achievement? what are your strengths etc? Will they play a trump card with a tricky question? Any info? Cheers I would ask your dad for advice ! Good luck!
MC Prussian Posted 19 February 2007 Posted 19 February 2007 Telephone interviews - very strange. I prefer face-to-face talking.
Suffolk_fox Posted 19 February 2007 Posted 19 February 2007 I had a telephone interview with Yell.com last year - can be very intense, I would have a CV to hand, glass of water, and make lots of notes.
THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 19 February 2007 Author Posted 19 February 2007 The company hired an agency to do the interviews, but no one called me this morning (the interview was booked for 830am) so I rang a contact I found on the company web-site and one of the Directors interviewed me there and then on the phone.
Suffolk_fox Posted 19 February 2007 Posted 19 February 2007 The company hired an agency to do the interviews, but no one called me this morning (the interview was booked for 830am) so I rang a contact I found on the company web-site and one of the Directors interviewed me there and then on the phone. Well done you! That would have gone down as a big plus for you. What is the job?
Zingari Posted 19 February 2007 Posted 19 February 2007 put on a sexy voice , tell them you're not wearing anything and longing to be carressed
THEBIGJOHNSTEADER; Posted 19 February 2007 Author Posted 19 February 2007 Well done you! That would have gone down as a big plus for you. What is the job? It's the graduate scheme for Wolseley, I'm doing project management type stuff at the moment and their scheme covers such competencies Next interview - Siemens Business Graduate Program P.s if anyone knows of any job vacancies for I.T/Business graduates in the east midlands, I'm your man.
Suffolk_fox Posted 20 February 2007 Posted 20 February 2007 Well if you ever need a quote for a pump set within your scope as a project Manager, give me a shout....
amitoo Posted 20 February 2007 Posted 20 February 2007 It's the graduate scheme for Wolseley, I'm doing project management type stuff at the moment and their scheme covers such competencies Next interview - Siemens Business Graduate Program P.s if anyone knows of any job vacancies for I.T/Business graduates in the east midlands, I'm your man. I was looking for the same job in east midlands but there was nothing, so i started exploring, and came arcoss a website offerings jobs aboard so i got a Technical Business Analyst job in the netherlands, its really good, its 6 months and the pay is excellent, and they give you so many benefits, they even offer to pay for my place, my food and my flights...you could say i got lucky
Steven Posted 20 February 2007 Posted 20 February 2007 I was looking for the same job in east midlands but there was nothing, so i started exploring, and came arcoss a website offerings jobs aboard so i got a Technical Business Analyst job in the netherlands, its really good, its 6 months and the pay is excellent, and they give you so many benefits, they even offer to pay for my place, my food and my flights...you could say i got lucky Which one?
amitoo Posted 20 February 2007 Posted 20 February 2007 Jobs in Holland it offers jobs in netherlands, its a pretty good site if you are looking for a job in Holland. If anyone looking for a job in holland and need help let me know i been here for a while
Steven Posted 20 February 2007 Posted 20 February 2007 Jobs in Holland it offers jobs in netherlands, its a pretty good site if you are looking for a job in Holland. If anyone looking for a job in holland and need help let me know i been here for a while Ta.
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