What You Would Do If You Were in the Dream Post.
This is another way of asking a candidate about his dreams and aspirations. It may be good to day-dream but what use they are without substantial actions on the hard ground. By posing this question, the interviewer is attempting to bring ‘the real you’ to the fore. This is one question that allows a candidate some flight of fancy. A candidate may not necessarily frame his reply in consonance with the skills and specialisation he has. He can even dream for a post or status entirely not connected with his qualifications and situation. But a candidate should have facts in his kitty to substantiate his claim. If he gives out a dream wholly unconcerned with his qualifications or working, he should be ready to prove it beyond doubt that he is ready to put at stake his possessions to realise his dream.
This is one aspect which is hard to explain and digest before it has actually happened. For example, Amitabh Bachahan was an engineering graduate, but the profession he opted for had no concern at all with the qualifications he possessed, but he risked his career and mastered his dream profession. There are many such cases. But, everyone cannot have that courage and confidence. Situations can be different. Thinking is always different. Attitudes are certainly different from person to person.
As for interview, a candidate should put forward that he wants to look high in the line he is and is qualified for. This way he would not have to sweat out to prove what he says. Even if a candidate still chooses to tell a goal entirely different, then he should be able to say what steps he is undertaking.
There was an instance. A person who came for an interview for the post of hardware engineer said that he wanted to be a top singer in the film industry.
“Then what are you doing here?” asked the interviewer.
“I’m here waiting for the opportunity which I am exploring,” replied the candidate. Not only this, he substantiated his claim by showing that he had taken part in various singing competitions and had won awards. The interviewer was satisfied.
Why You.
This question can be asked in very many ways, such as “How you fit the bill?”; “Why should we select you and not one of the guys waiting outside?”;etc. This question has two aspects :
One, the interviewer wants to know your strong points, much like a customer enquiring from the salesman why he should prefer to buy his product to that of the competitor’s.
Two, this question intends to test presence of mind and reaction on your part.
As for the first aspect, you are in no position to assess the candidates whom you have never met in life. So, here you can bring out your strong points that you think would attract the interviewer toward you.
As for the other aspect, you can choose to give a witty answer. However, the first interpretation sounds a better judgement.
How You Like Your Boss to be.
“Who will you like to work under?” or “Who will make your ideal boss?” are the questions that are offen asked. This kind of questions tend to make how a candidate views his boss. It would be a wrong approach to tell a verbose account of likes and dislikes from personal point of view. A candidate should rather concentrate and should rather discuss the qualities that a leader should have in general, and as the head of particular department to whom the candidate is likely to report during the course of his duty, like customer-friendly attitude is one quality that the head of service department must have; similarly, head of Research and Development department should have scientific temperament.
This is another way of asking a candidate about his dreams and aspirations. It may be good to day-dream but what use they are without substantial actions on the hard ground. By posing this question, the interviewer is attempting to bring ‘the real you’ to the fore. This is one question that allows a candidate some flight of fancy. A candidate may not necessarily frame his reply in consonance with the skills and specialisation he has. He can even dream for a post or status entirely not connected with his qualifications and situation. But a candidate should have facts in his kitty to substantiate his claim. If he gives out a dream wholly unconcerned with his qualifications or working, he should be ready to prove it beyond doubt that he is ready to put at stake his possessions to realise his dream.
This is one aspect which is hard to explain and digest before it has actually happened. For example, Amitabh Bachahan was an engineering graduate, but the profession he opted for had no concern at all with the qualifications he possessed, but he risked his career and mastered his dream profession. There are many such cases. But, everyone cannot have that courage and confidence. Situations can be different. Thinking is always different. Attitudes are certainly different from person to person.
As for interview, a candidate should put forward that he wants to look high in the line he is and is qualified for. This way he would not have to sweat out to prove what he says. Even if a candidate still chooses to tell a goal entirely different, then he should be able to say what steps he is undertaking.
There was an instance. A person who came for an interview for the post of hardware engineer said that he wanted to be a top singer in the film industry.
“Then what are you doing here?” asked the interviewer.
“I’m here waiting for the opportunity which I am exploring,” replied the candidate. Not only this, he substantiated his claim by showing that he had taken part in various singing competitions and had won awards. The interviewer was satisfied.
Why You.
This question can be asked in very many ways, such as “How you fit the bill?”; “Why should we select you and not one of the guys waiting outside?”;etc. This question has two aspects :
One, the interviewer wants to know your strong points, much like a customer enquiring from the salesman why he should prefer to buy his product to that of the competitor’s.
Two, this question intends to test presence of mind and reaction on your part.
As for the first aspect, you are in no position to assess the candidates whom you have never met in life. So, here you can bring out your strong points that you think would attract the interviewer toward you.
As for the other aspect, you can choose to give a witty answer. However, the first interpretation sounds a better judgement.
How You Like Your Boss to be.
“Who will you like to work under?” or “Who will make your ideal boss?” are the questions that are offen asked. This kind of questions tend to make how a candidate views his boss. It would be a wrong approach to tell a verbose account of likes and dislikes from personal point of view. A candidate should rather concentrate and should rather discuss the qualities that a leader should have in general, and as the head of particular department to whom the candidate is likely to report during the course of his duty, like customer-friendly attitude is one quality that the head of service department must have; similarly, head of Research and Development department should have scientific temperament.
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