Questions on Inconsistencies
In case the interviewer has sighted some inconsistency in the CV or the questionnaire or in the answers, the candidate can certainly hope to be asked about it. It would be advisable to speak the truth, though the choice is difficult. When an interviewer feels that there exists an inconsistency, he either asks it directly or disguises his real question behind other superfluous looking questions. Some companies also ask the candidates to fill in personal forms or questionnaires which are cleverly designed to bring forth any shortcoming or inconsistency in a candidate. Speaking the truth wins half the battle as no organisation would like an untruthful employee on its roll. Even if a candidate tries to conceal this fact he can inadvertently reveal it in reply to another question. Even if not, just think of the consequences if the inconsistency is brought out later when he has already joined the organisation. It could be considered a forgery and may cost him his job besides other legal repercussions. We shall discuss a few example questions on this score :
Question : You came from a flourishing business family. Why don’t you think of joining it?
Answering this question should not be a major problem. A candidate can rather make out a strong case about his personal goal which he would like to achieve while taking on the challenges individually right from the grass-root level. A candidate can also tell that he wants to earn recognition on his own than to be a part of already famous, prosperous family business. Another point that can be stated is that the experience that he would gain in the organisation would value-add to his personal ambitions which he may not be able to realise in his family business, besides gaining an ability to handle difficult or complex situations.
Question : Why did you drop out from studies for five years?
Truth is what this question demands. A candidate should explain the true conditions that prevailed that disabled him to undertake studies for the drop-out period.
Question : You are a mechanical engineer. Why do you want to join the marketing division?
This kind of questions are aimed at bringing out how best a candidate can synthesise his various qualifications, skills and specialisation into the aspired job. He can always make out a strong case by pointing out how his additional qualification would give an impetus to his achievement of the goals entrusted to him in the post. A good example of most administrators having science background can also be made out.
In case the interviewer has sighted some inconsistency in the CV or the questionnaire or in the answers, the candidate can certainly hope to be asked about it. It would be advisable to speak the truth, though the choice is difficult. When an interviewer feels that there exists an inconsistency, he either asks it directly or disguises his real question behind other superfluous looking questions. Some companies also ask the candidates to fill in personal forms or questionnaires which are cleverly designed to bring forth any shortcoming or inconsistency in a candidate. Speaking the truth wins half the battle as no organisation would like an untruthful employee on its roll. Even if a candidate tries to conceal this fact he can inadvertently reveal it in reply to another question. Even if not, just think of the consequences if the inconsistency is brought out later when he has already joined the organisation. It could be considered a forgery and may cost him his job besides other legal repercussions. We shall discuss a few example questions on this score :
Question : You came from a flourishing business family. Why don’t you think of joining it?
Answering this question should not be a major problem. A candidate can rather make out a strong case about his personal goal which he would like to achieve while taking on the challenges individually right from the grass-root level. A candidate can also tell that he wants to earn recognition on his own than to be a part of already famous, prosperous family business. Another point that can be stated is that the experience that he would gain in the organisation would value-add to his personal ambitions which he may not be able to realise in his family business, besides gaining an ability to handle difficult or complex situations.
Question : Why did you drop out from studies for five years?
Truth is what this question demands. A candidate should explain the true conditions that prevailed that disabled him to undertake studies for the drop-out period.
Question : You are a mechanical engineer. Why do you want to join the marketing division?
This kind of questions are aimed at bringing out how best a candidate can synthesise his various qualifications, skills and specialisation into the aspired job. He can always make out a strong case by pointing out how his additional qualification would give an impetus to his achievement of the goals entrusted to him in the post. A good example of most administrators having science background can also be made out.
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