Work History

Question 1

When have you faced a challenging situation?

Answer 1

S: Working under a chartered accountant at AIMS
T: Learning QuickBooks for data entry
A: Looked at YouTube videos
R: Strong knowledge on QuickBooks

Question 2

Can you tell us about a personal achievement at work?

Answer 2

S: AIXR had to generate many tickets in a short amount of time
T: Had to create a ticket generator that generated PDF files
A: Programmed a ticket generator using Python
R: Saved the company time in generating tickets

Question 3

Have you ever taken the initiative?

Answer 3

S: Volunteering at Colchester park run
T: There was nobody doing the finish token support
A: Took up this role, even though I was originally a marshal
R: Successfully performed my role and everything went according to plan

Question 4

Have you ever failed at a task?

Answer 4

S: Financial modelling at City Investment Training
T: Didn’t get the model completely correct 1st time
A: Did the activity again using what I knew previously
R: Was endorsed for my ability on LinkedIn

Question 5

Give me an example of when you have had to deal with a difficult work situation and how you overcome this challenge?

Answer 5

S: Preparing for the 2018 awards ceremony
T: Getting people to attend the awards ceremony
A: Compiled spreadsheets of potential contacts and then sent it off to my supervisors
R: A very successful awards ceremony

Question 6

When have you had to prioritise tasks?

Answer 6

S: Student at the Open University
T: Balancing multiple assignments
A: Completed bullet points for the day. Analysed the significance of each task through the Eisenhower tool, a tool which I found useful
R: Enhanced productivity and ended up getting everything done

Question 7

Give me an example of when you have had to use high levels of attention to detail?

Answer 7

S: Bank reconciliation at AIMS in a family business
T: Compare whether the balance sheet matched with the bank statement
A: Went through each transaction line by line and then selected ok
R: Data was entered correctly with no errors

Question 8

Give me an example of when you have had to deal with a difficult customer and how you overcome this challenge?

Answer 8

S: Internship at AIXR
T: Customer wasn’t responding to emails
A: Used marketing techniques (e.g. persuasive skills) to ensure customer responded
R: Contacted the attendee successfully

Question 9

Describe a time where you had to work with limited resources?

Answer 9

S: Remote internship at Bright Network
T: Finding someone to mark my work and give feedback, hard as it was done remotely
A: Connecting with others on LinkedIn and communicated through Guild
R: Had very detailed feedback