JOB INTERVIEW

Tell me about yourself

 I am intelligent, smart, creative, honest, responsible, calm, ambitious, sensitive,

outgoing, easy-going, punctual, efficient, well-educated, positive, hard-working,
reliable, resourceful, self-confident, goal-oriented, result-oriented, down-to-earth,
and proactive.
 I have excellent teamwork skills.
 I have strong communication skills.
 I have good writing skills.
 I am highly organized.
 I always meet deadlines.
 I pay attention to details.
 I’m a committed person.
 I’m self-motivated.
 Ability to multi-task and detail oriented.

What is your background?

 I have a degree in Business Administration.

 I graduated from ABC University as an Engineer.
 At this moment I’m attending College to be an Accountant.

Where are you working now? What is your current job?

 At this moment I’m working at ‘ABC’ Bank. I have been there for 2 years.
 I don’t have a job right now.

What work experience do you have?

 My first job was as a waiter in a bar.

 In 2005 I started to work in a Telecommunication Company as a Telemarketer.
 Between 2006 and 2008 I worked in the Legal Department for a Finance Company.

Why do you want to change your job?

Why do you want to join us?
Because:

 In my current job the salary is below my expectations.

  I’d like to join a company that allows me to grow personally and professionally.
 There wasn’t a positive work environment in my last job.
 There isn’t room for growth in my current job.
 I’m looking for new challenges.
 I’d like to make a career in a big company.
 I’m looking for a position with a stable company.
 I’m looking for a challenging position.
 I would like to work in another department.
 I’d like improve myself.
 I came to Mexico to look for new opportunities and to make a new life here, so I’m
trying to get a job that allows me to afford my expenses.
 I trying to get a job in a Lab that allows to do research tasks.
 I’m interested in the kind of research you are doing.
 I want to be involved in the research field again.
 I’d like work in a position where I am able to make more decisions.
 I’d like a job that allows me to travel around world.

What are your salary expectations?

 I think $50,000 per month would be fair for this position/job.

 I expect to earn between $5,000 and $6,000.
 It will depend on my tasks/duties.

What is your availability?

 I can work full time / part time.

 I can work only on weekdays but not weekends.
 My availability is from 9.00 am until 5.00 pm
 I’m willing to work full time.

How do you see yourself in 5 years?

 I hope to see myself working in this company and advancing in my career goals.
 In 5 years I want to learn new things and take on new responsibilities.
 In 5 years I’d like my career to move in a different direction.
 I am interested in making a long-term commitment to my next position. I am very
well qualified to do this, so I hope to see myself working in this company and
advancing in my career goals.
 I see myself learning new things and improving constantly during these years.
 I hope I can create my own research team. I think this can be beneficial for this
company, and it could contribute to the company’s constant progress.

How do you handle stress and pressure?

  When I’m under pressure I can do my work more efficiently in less period of time.

 I'm the kind of person who stays calm under pressure, and handles stress fairly

easily.

 I actually work better under pressure. I enjoy working in a challenging environment.

When could you start?

When could you start if you were given the job?

 I can start immediately.

 I can start in 2 weeks.
 I will be available within 3 weeks.

What are your greatest strengths?

 Honesty...integrity...a decent human being.

 Good fit with corporate culture.
 Positive attitude.
 Dedication.
 Willingness to walk the extra mile to achieve excellence.
 Enthusiasm.
 High level of motivation.
 Commitment.
 Responsibility.
 I’m highly qualified/ I am highly motivated to learn new things and a great
dedication towards research.
 I have skills for team tasks as well as individual ones.
 Achieve goals.

What are your greatest weaknesses?

 I get impatient when I’m behind the schedule to achieve a goal or a deadline.

 I'm self-motivated, and I sometimes find it difficult to delegate responsibility when I

 feel I can finish the task well myself.

What motivates you?

 What motivates me, is my desire to learn new things, so that, I’m constantly
growing as an employee and contributing more to my team and organization.

 What do you hope to get out of the job?

 Have you ever needed to use English in a professional situation before?
 What qualities do you think you have that will be beneficial for this job?
 Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends?
 Would you be willing to relocate if required?
 Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor or instructor? How did you resolve
the conflict?

 Do you have a driver license?

 What do you like doing in your free time?
 Do you speak another language/Portuguese/etc?

 To be schedule
 To be behind the schedule
 To be forward/ahead the schedule

Mother tongue = Spanish.

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