Interview

For those who have not “worked” as employer or interviewer, perhaps we do not think of the other side. Say, you would want to claim OT for the work that you do outside of the normal working hours. You think that you are entitled to them after all. Employers may not think the same way especially when there are times you are free to browse the net, chat, email, etc during the working hours. Do the employers deduct your salary then? No. So some employers would expect you to work OT without pay.

Even with more in depth questions to candidates during interview, tests and observation – one may not find a good staff in the end. It’s the same as some students score high in exams but do not practice what they answer. Except me in Moral exams :p

What you see in interview, may not be what you get. It goes for the interviewers & candidates.

The other day, I was called suddenly by my Supervisor to interview someone. Personally, I prefer to get the resume beforehand and not reading it during interview.

There were times when I had been to interviews when I was the candidate where the interviewers asked “stupid” questions when the info was already in the resume. I thought they didn’t do their homework – they should’ve checked the resume before calling me for interview! It wouldn’t waste the candidate’s time while the interviewer reads the resume.

Now I know, those are not “stupid” questions though they may seemed “stupid”. Those “stupid” questions are to verify if the resume contents are actually real and how candidates elaborate the points. Still, there are real really duh interviewers which made me glad that I didn’t have to work with them.

Once you (as a candidate) have to read your resume to answer the most recent job description, you are telling the interviewer that either:

• you lied about it and other real achievements are at stake – are they real?
• you forgot about it and this makes interviewer wonder, can you remember your training to function well at work if you are hired?
• someone did your resume and it wasn’t you, na ah.
• you have difficulty reading what you wrote – can you get confused easily or your 3rd multiple personality took over?

It’s still salvageable if you manage to answer the questions and make sense (to the interviewer). So how do you save your ass? Think and then reply the truth (as you see it).