This scene is a short fragment of the movie “Postal”. It presents the “perfect” stress interview! Stress interview is an interview in which the interviewers try to 'discomfort' the candidates in various ways and observe how they react to various difficult situations. The interviewer may show 'arrogant, sarcastic argumentative' attitude and try to put under pressure on the candidate. The basic intention of stress interview is to find out how you react, speak and answer under pressure. In stress interview, they generally don't...
This funny video brings out important points during a job interview. The applicant is a young and adventurous guy who lies a little bit why he “left” his last job (tribe). The interviewers are mature hunters asking though questions and pressing him. Since they have many good hunters the candidate should explain what kind of additional skills he possesses. Except in hunting he is excellent in gathering as well. The funny part is when he says: “These days men need many skills”.
The reason to move to a bigger tribe shows his...
Many people get confused what to say during a job interview. The following list of links helps us to determine key strong and weak points in our presentation.
1. 35 Things To Avoid At Your Job Interview
2. 7 Things You Should Say in an Interview
3. What Not to Say in a Job Interview
4. 10 Things You Should Never Say during a Job Interview
5. 5 Things Not to Say During an Interview
6. What to Say (and Not Say) in a Job Interview
7. Things never to say during an interview
8. 10 things you should NEVER say during a job...
Good ‘group interview’ presentation needs preparation!
The group interview involves a group of candidates simulating a work environment. It is a valuable source of information on how group members behave in meetings/discussions and when working in a team. Group interviews are used as a screening tool to eliminate candidates. Group interviews usually take a couple of hours. But sometimes they can stretch over several days.
There are observers...
Traditional interviews are seldom used in the last years as a main recruiting tool but they are still the strongest instrument when choosing the perfect candidate. Traditional interviews suffer from bad judgment of the interviewer based on the fact that the applicant shows off and lies about their achievement and past experience.
Nevertheless what kind of selection a company is using, at some point of the selection procedure you are going...
The success of many companies and departments depends on choosing the right person doing the job. For any particular job positions there are specific skills the worker should cover. For example – creativity, analytical thinking, ability to concentrate, communication skills – oral and verbal, effective team playing, problem-solving skills, flexibility, technical competency, ability to work in harmony with co-workers etc.
To be an excellent...
A Screening Interview is used to narrow down the list of potential job applicants and increase the efficiency of the formal interviewing process. A screening interview can be:
- A phone interview
- A face-to-face interview
- Computer screening
- Video screening
Being asked to come in for a screening interview is a positive sign because it usually means the applicant has passed the initial resume screening process and the company is...
Some companies prefer to arrange a phone interview in order to screen the applicants. What to do if you are expecting a phone call interview?
The following articles can help on the issue:
1. What you should know about Telephone Interview Etiquette
This article describes important DO's and Don'ts you have to face and avoid during phone interviews.
- give a correct phone number
- ask impressive questions
- prepare answers to commonly...
A job interview is a process in which a potential employee is evaluated by an employer for prospective employment in their company, organization, or firm. During this process, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the job. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_interview]
Job interviews are always stressful - even for job seekers who have gone on countless interviews. A typical job interview has a single...
