Job interview

How to prepare for a job-interview?

Preparing for a Job-interview is critical and makes most people a bit nervous. That perfectly ok. We have made a list to help you prepare for the interview.

Understanding the company background and the job

1. Research the company - use their website to find out about finansials, values, organisation
2. Find out who will be present at the Interview - remeber to ask how much time is apponted and who will be present
3. Imagine what the atmosphere will be like - formal, strickt, informal, creative or even loose - this is important for your preparation.
4. Where will the interview take place - is it a formal meeting at a recruiting company or the company HR department - or a less formal meeting with a single person in a division - maybee at a cafe?
5. What are the companies challenges and success criteria in the job? What is the situation for the company: expansion, status quo or ressession?

These questions should guide your approach to what clothes to wear, your attitude at the interview and your questions for the company.

Typical Job-Interview questions:

The following are some typical questions you might get at the interview. Go through the list and prepare and rehearse what your answer would be to each question. You might not get them all, the might come in a different order and formulated differently - but these are the typical job interview questions you should be ready to answer.

1. Tell me a little about yourself
2. Tell me about your background and career
3. What realy drives you / motivates you?
4. Why do you find this job especially interesting?
5. What are your personal strengths and weaknesses?
6. What are you really good at?
7. What are you less good at?
8. What function of your present/previous job do you like / dislike the most?
9. How would your colleagues or former boss describe you?
10. Why should we hire you for this job?
11. What do you see as the biggest challenge in this job?
12. What do we need to help you with if you get this job?
13. What is your experience in dealing with customers?
14. How do you handle preasure - are you good at multi-tasking?
15. Are you a teamplayer? Give examples…
16. How is your relationship with your present/previuos collegues
17. How have you handled a dispute or conflict with a former collegeua or boss?
18. What are your expectations regarding training and education?
19. What are your salary expectation?
20. When will you be able to start?