Job Interview Preparation: Key Questions and Answers
1. What is a job interview?
Job interviews are meetings between an interviewer and a candidate for a job position. The interviewer assesses whether or not to incorporate the candidate into the company’s payroll.
2. In a job interview, what is important to convey?
Reliability, strength, confidence, and security are important qualities to convey.
3. List six techniques that are valued positively in a job interview:
- Attending the meeting on time.
- Taking care of your appearance.
- Avoiding overly familiar conversation with the interviewer.
- Avoiding personal opinions on sensitive topics like politics, sports, or religion.
- Maintaining eye contact with the interviewer when they are speaking to you.
- Ensuring the dismissal is cordial and friendly.
4. Cite the main sources of information and employment:
Main sources include the National Employment Agency, recruitment companies, notice boards in public agencies, the press, job boards, the Internet, chambers of commerce and industry, and other sources.
5. What is a recruitment company?
Recruitment companies are firms that, at the request of companies needing to fill positions, find individuals with the appropriate personal profile characteristics. They are responsible for the entire selection process.
6. What is a job pool?
Public Administrations, in addition to publishing vacancies, often maintain job pools, which are lists of people interested in working for that agency.
7. What is the National Institute on Employment?
It is a manager of the Social Security system whose mission is to manage employment services.
Job Application Essentials
1. What should the header of the application include?
The header must include the applicant’s personal data (name, surname, ID).
2. Define the letter of request for employment:
These are letters sent by an individual to apply for a job.
3. What is an instance used for?
It aims to make a petition or complaint to a senior person, authorities, or the proper administrative departments or entities.
4. What must be the minimum space between the “Exposed” and “Requests” sections?
There should be double spacing.
5. What is the body content of the instance?
The main content.
6. Cite the component parts of a curriculum vitae (resume):
Personal details, academic training, further training, personal experiences, and other relevant data.
7. Can the request be filed on behalf of another person? Where should this be indicated?
Yes, in which case it must appear in the header.
8. Cite the parts of the letter of request for employment:
Introduction, exposition, and conclusion.
9. Cite the parts of the body:
- Main
- Exposition
- Request
- Close
10. What is a resume?
(See answer to question 6)
11. What wording should be used in the “Requests” section?
The wording should state that, as a consequence of the foregoing, the applicant prays that the instance is granted pursuant to the rights, laws, or requirements that the applicant relies upon.
12. In the curriculum, how should academic training be presented?
It has to be exhibited in chronological (ascending or descending) order, listing all titles and related studies to date. It should also detail studies that are currently being pursued.
13. Cite three cases that require filing fees:
To apply for a job, to seek certification, to request cancellation of a traffic fine.
14. How should the wording of the letter of request for employment be?
Clear and concise.
15. What does the foot of the resort contain?
The foot is made up of the treatment, under which it is addressed, and the location.
16. What is the purpose of the resume?
Its purpose is to inform an entity, group, or individual on the merits of its author to, among other candidates, select and apply for a job.
17. If a request presents several motives or reasons, how must they be expressed?
If you include a number of reasons, they should be drafted clearly and concisely, using individual paragraphs, always beginning with “That”.
18. What does the “personal experience” section of the curriculum include?
It specifies the positions held to date, shown chronologically, detailing the date of commencement and cessation, the trade name of the company or companies which provided services, and jobs with a description of the content, number of office workers, financial responsibility, etc.
19. Is it sometimes necessary to specify in the instance that it is accompanied by documents, and why?
Yes, because they are required for their presentation, and without them, the instance is invalid.
20. What information should be included in the “other data” section of the curriculum?
You can mention if you have a driving license and what kind, if you own a vehicle, if you are willing to travel, etc.