Interview Questions Flashcards
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THIS COMPANY ?
NOT ONLY ARE YOU A VERY PRESTIGIOUS COMPANY BUT AS A WORKING CLASS ETHNIC MINORITY FEMALE I ANTICIPATE WORKING FOR A COMPANY THAT INCENTIVISES A DIVERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE. THROUGH NETWORKING WITH DEGREE APPRENTICES ON LINKEDIN I EXPERIENCED THIS INSTANTLY. AFTER ASSSESING THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND INTERNSHIPS YOUR COMPANY HAS DEDICATED TOWARDS DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS MY PRIMARY FOUCS WAS CEMENTED ON WORKING FOR …. A COMPANY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE ME TO GROW AND DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY.
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE THAT WILL MAKE YOU A GOOD FIT FOR THE ROLE ? (STAR TECHNIQUE)
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF BEENATURALINC. AN ECOMMERCE COMPANY ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM. I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND PROFITABLE NICHES ON AMAZON + IGNITE BRAND AWARENESS ACROSS SMP. I CARRIED OUT TECHNICAL PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING JUNGLESCOUT AND HELIUM10 TO FIND A PROFITABLE GAP ACROSS NEW VERTICALS WHILST DEVELOPING MY SKILLS IN SEO TO INTERPRET TRENDS IN THE DIGITAL MARKET. FURTHERMORE I SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS PPC WHICH RESULTED IN A 29% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC TO THE THE PRODUCT LISTING, 38% GROWTH IN ANNUAL REVENUE + 42% GROWTH ON SME. THUS I BELIEVE MY ANALYTICAL SKILLS WILL PAY DIVIDENDS TO A COMPANY AS PRESTIGIOUS AS YOURSELF
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN THIS ROLE/DIVISION
IN ALL HONESTY I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH LIKEMINDED INDIVIDUALS THAT BELIEVE IN INNOVATION WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING THE MOST EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE ECONOMY. FOR EXAMPLE. WORKING AS AN ECOMMERCE ANALYST ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM A VERY SATURATED MARKET WITH APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION SELLERS I WAS DAUNTED BY THE AMOUNT OF DATA I WOULD HAVE TO PILE THROUGH. HOWEVER SEVERAL PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARES ALLOWED ME TO FIND A LUCRATIVE NICHE IN A MATTER OF HOURS AND THROUGH MY INITIATIVE, VDIFFERENTIATE THE PRODUCT INTO BECOMING AN AMAZON’S CHOICE PRODUCT THROUGH AUTHORING MY FIRST EBOOK. THE POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY IS INCOMPREHENDABLE AND I JUST LOOK FORWARD AS TO HOW IT CAN ALLOW US TO PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE.
WALK ME THROUGH YOUR CV/ RESUME/TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
MY MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT WAS WITH MAXIPOWER SECURITY AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT. I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND STEWARDS, SECURITY OFFICERS AND CLEANERS FOR IMMEDIATE EVENTS USING JOB ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE COMPANY’S DATABASE ON PARIM. BY PRESCREENING CANDIDATES THROUGH TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS I RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER A MONTH ACHIEVING A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93%. PREVIOUS TO THIS I WORKED AS A SMM DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN SEO, PPC AND PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING JUNGLESCOUT AND HELIUM10. I SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRIED OUT MY DUTIES AS AN ACADEMIC TUTOR WHERE I WAS RESPONISBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 5 PUPILS UNDERACHIVING IN MATHS AND ENGLISH. BY MANAGING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOURS AND LISTING TOPICS THEY FOUND MOST CHALLENGING ON A COMPREHENSIVE SPREADSHEET EACH STUDENT HAD ACHIEVED ABOVE AVERAGE IN THEIR SATS.
PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A TIME WHEN YOU PROVIDED A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST WORKING AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT AND ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR MAXIPOWER SECURITY. I CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS TO RECRUIT SECURITY OFFICERS, STEWARDS AND CLEANERS. HOWEVER ON THE RARE OCCASION I’D EXPERIENCE CONFRONTATIONAL CLIENTS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE LONG RUN. AFTER MUCH REASSURANCE I’D CONTACT THEM PROVIDING WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS. I ACHIEVED A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93% IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS + RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER MY FIRST MONTH WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.
WHAT ARE THE GREATEST CHALLENGES THE FINANCIAL SECTOR WILL FACE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?
I HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN BLOCKCHAIN AND HOW IT WILL TRANSFORM THE FINTECH INDUSTRY AND THE PROBLEMS THE ECONOMY WILL FACE BECAUSE OF IT. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE LAUNCH OF DIGITAL CURRENCY AS A MORE COMMON OCCURING MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE IN THE ECONOMY. DUE TO IT’S HIGH LEVEL OF SECURITY AND TRACEABILITY OF TRANSACTIONS I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE INDUSTRY WILL TACKLE THE R&D OF LAUNCHING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S TO THE WIDER POPULATION. WE LIVE IN A GENERATION WHERE WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS OF TECHNOLOGY SO THE SCALABILITY ASPECT OF IT IS SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO UNDERSTANDING. AS THIS MAY DECREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSACTIONS I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH INNOVATIVE VISIONNARIES TO TACKLE THESE DILEMMAS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MEET A DEADLINE
I BELIEVE HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY IS CRUCIAL IN THE WORLD OF WORK THEREFORE I WOULD NOTFIY MY MANAGER ASAP. HOWEVER I WILL TRY TO ENSURE THAT I HAND IN MY PROJECT BEFORE THE DEADLINE AND TO AS HIGH OF A STANDARD AS POSSIBLE. AT THE END THE DAY IF IM A FACE OF THE COMPANY I HAVE TO CARRY MYSELF IN A CALM AND DILIGENT MANNER AND MAKE SURE I LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES IN TIME FOR THE NEXT PROJECT.
WHICH IS BETTER MEETING A DEADLINE OR DOING A PERFECT JOB
IN MY OPINION I BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL THAT I MEET A DEADLINE THAN HAND IN WORK LATE AS I RISK DISAPPOINTING MY MANAGER OR CLIENT WHICH WOULD LOOK BAD ON THE COMPANY. THEREFORE NEXT TIME I WILL LEARN TO MANAGE MY TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY .IE. BUILDING A SPREADSHEET TO HAND IN THE PROJECT BEFOREHAND AND PROVIDE WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS TO MY MANAGER ENSURING IT IS DONE TO A HIGH STANDARD.
WHAT SKILLS DO YOU BELIEVE WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS JOB ROLE
AS A DILIGENT AND DETERMINED INDIVIDUAL PAIRED ALONGSIDE MY DIVERSIFIED SKILLSET OF CONSULTING, DATA ANALYTICS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT I AIM TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT IN EVERYTHING I DO. UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF BEENATURALINC. AN ECOMMERCE COMPANY ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM. I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND PROFITABLE NICHES ON AMAZON + IGNITE BRAND AWARENESS ACROSS SMP. I CARRIED OUT TECHNICAL PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING JUNGLESCOUT AND HELIUM10 TO FIND A PROFITABLE GAP ACROSS NEW VERTICALS WHILST DEVELOPING MY SKILLS IN SEO TO INTERPRET TRENDS IN THE DIGITAL MARKET. FURTHERMORE I SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS PPC WHICH RESULTED IN A 29% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC TO THE THE PRODUCT LISTING, 38% GROWTH IN ANNUAL REVENUE + 42% GROWTH ON SME. THUS I HOPE MY ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND STRONG WORK ETHIC WILL PAY DIVIDENDS TO YOUR COMPANY IN PURSUIT OF THIS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE ABLE TO DEMONSTARTE FLEXIBILITY (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST PARTICIPATING IN THE COMIC RELIEF BAKE SALE I ACTED AS TEAM LEADER BY DELEGATING TASKS TO THOSE MOST COMPETANT. FOR EXAMPLE, MANAGING INVENTORY, PROFITS AND PROMOTING SALES. ONE OF MY TEAMMATES WAS ADAMENT ON TAKING ON THE ROLE OF MANAGING INVENTORY DUE TO HER FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. THUS I RENEGOTIATED HER TO A MORE COMPETANT ROLE AND HELPED HER GET OVER HER FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY GIVING HER A SMALLER ROLE IN PROMOTING SALES. IN THE END WE GENERATED OVER £750 AND COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO 14% OF THE FUNDS PRODUCED BY BHS.
EXPLAIN A TIME YOU HAD A DIFFICULT SITUATION AND WHAT YOU DID TO OVERCOME IT (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST WORKING AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT AND ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR MAXIPOWER SECURITY. I CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS TO RECRUIT SECURITY OFFICERS, STEWARDS AND CLEANERS. HOWEVER ON THE RARE OCCASION I’D EXPERIENCE CONFRONTATIONAL CLIENTS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE LONG RUN. AFTER MUCH REASSURANCE I’D CONTACT THEM PROVIDING WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS. I ACHIEVED A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93% IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS + RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER MY FIRST MONTH WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.
EXPLAIN A TIME HOW YOU WORKED WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND EXPLAIN YOUR EXPERIENCE (STAR TECHNIQUE)
AS A LONGSTANDING MEMBER OF DEBATE CLUB AND PUBLIC SPEAKING I LED DEBATES ON CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS BY COMPOSING POWERFUL SPEECHES. IN MY TEAM WE HAD AN ARRAY OF INDIVIDUALS WH0 WERE SHY AND CONFIDENT THUS SOME INDIVIDUALS STOOD OUT MORE THAN OTHERS. AS TEAM LEADER I PROPOSED THAT SHY STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED FIRST SO THAT WE WERE INCLUSIVE OF THE WHOLE GROUP SPECIALISING INDIVIDUALS TO ROLES THEY WERE MOST COMPETANT IN. THIS RESULTED IN OUR GROUP WINNING MAJORITY OF THE DEBATES AND COOPERATIVELY WORKING TO EACH OTHERS STRENGTHS.
WHAT’S A TIME YOU SAW SOMETHING WRONG IN A TEAM / PROJECT / ACTIVITY YOU WERE DOING (STAR TECHNIQUE)
AS AN ACADEMIC TUTOR I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS UNDERACHIEVING IN MATHS AND ENGLISH. MAJORITY OF THE TIME I HAD TO MANAGE DIFFICULT BEHAVIOURS AS MY CO-WORKERS WERE OCCUPIED ELSEWHERE. AFTER PROACTIVELY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND MANAGING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOURS WITHIN THE CLASSROOM I WAS ABLE TO HELP STUDENTS IN TOPICS THEY FOUND MOST CHALLENGING. THIS RESULTED IN STUDENTS ACHIEVING ABOVE AVERAGE IN THEIR SATS WHICH MADE ME EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM.
WHAT INTERESTS YOU ABOUT CURRENT AFFAIRS NOW? WHY ?
I HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN BLOCKCHAIN AND HOW IT WILL TRANSFORM AND ELEVATE THE FINTECH INDUSTRY. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE LAUNCH OF DIGITAL CURRENCY AS A MORE COMMON OCCURING MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE IN THE ECONOMY. DUE TO IT’S HIGH LEVEL OF SECURITY AND TRACEABILITY OF TRANSACTIONS I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE INDUSTRY WILL TACKLE THE R&D OF LAUNCHING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S TO THE WIDER POPULATION. WE LIVE IN A GENERATION WHERE WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS OF TECHNOLOGY SO THE SCALABILITY ASPECT OF IT IS SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO UNDERSTANDING. AS THIS MAY DECREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSACTIONS ALONGSIDE ITS HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION WHICH MAY NOT BE SO ECONOMICAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH INNOVATIVE VISIONNARIES TO TACKLE THESE DILEMMAS INTRODUCING SOLUTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY BUILDING A PL9n9ATFORM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BUILD UPON.
TALK ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU CHANGED YOUR APPROACH QUICKLY TO ACHIEVE A GOAL (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST WORKING AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT AND ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR MAXIPOWER SECURITY I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND CANDIDATES FOR IMMEDIATE STEWARDING AND SECURITY OFFICER EVENTS. DURING MY FIRST WEEK I WAS’NT ABLE TO HIRE ENOUGH CANDIDATES FOR THE LONDON TRIATHALON EVENT.
THUS FOR THE NEXT EVENT I CONSULTED WITH THE HIRING MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT JOB ADVERTISEMENTS ON TOTALJOBS AND INDEED FURTHER OUT OF THE PERIMETER OF THE EVENT. FOR EXAMPLE. FOR EVENTS IN CRAWLEY I POSTED ADVERTS IN EAST GRINSTEAD AND TUNBRIDGE. THIS ALLOWED ME TO RECRUIT OVER 50 RELIABLE CANDIDATES IN UNDER A MONTH.
