Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Job Interviews
Job Interviews
By
Samer Hammad
For the
Career Day
Market Yourself
•Market Analysis
•Job Priorities
•Resumes
•Interviews
•Recommendations
•Conclusion
Market Analysis
High competition
Low demand
Selective
Specialized
)difficult(
Job Priorities
:Define
Working conditions?
:Learn
Your needs
Your position in the market
: Adjust
your needs & position to market demand
Résumés
A well-written résumé is
clear
concise
easy to read
understand &
Résumés
gives
Personal data
Career objectives
Education
Work experience
Descriptions of relevant
,competencies
activities, and personal
information
Names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of
references
Résumés
•Objective statement
• Education section
•Experience/Employment section
• Professional activities &
accomplishments
• Other information
Interviews
Vary in ability to predict on-the-
job performance
Test
Test for candidates to predict job
performance more accurately
Cognitive
Ability
test
Personality
test
Performance
test
Interviews
Cognitive Ability Test
Measures general
intelligence
Verbal, Numerical, and
Reasoning Ability
Have proved to be
relatively successful in
predicting which
applicants are qualified
for certain jobs
Interviews
Personality Tests
Assess unique blend of
characteristics that
define the individual
Requires candidate to
perform simulations of
actual job tasks
What to Consider
• How do you handle failure?
• How do you solve conflicts?
• Are you flexible, honest, loyal?
• Have you traveled outside Saudi?
• Can you work on more than 1
task or project at the same time?
• Have you set goals and met
them?
• Why are you here at our
company?
Interviews
:Remember
Leadership
Problem-solving
Teamwork
Innovation
Communication
Interviews
:Sample – Q&A
TOPIC: Leadership
“Give an example of when
you as a leader of a group,
set direction for them,
gained their commitment,
and led them to achieve
outstanding results.”
Examples:
• group work in class or project
• club, hobby, Co-op, Summer work
• sports, family situation, other
responsibilities
Interviews
:Sample – Q&A
TOPIC: Problem-solving
“Describe a challenging and
difficult project which you
have done. What did you do,
why and what was the
result?”
Examples:
• Co-op and report/presentation
• Research work for senior project
• Student club or group work
• Family life problem, but good
grades
Interviews
:Sample – Q&A
TOPIC: Teamwork
“Give an example of when
you developed effective
working relationships with
people from different
backgrounds to accomplish a
goal.”
“Describe a situation where
you had to involve others to
achieve a task.”
Examples:
• Co-op work, group projects at
KFUPM
• Personal life, relationships
with professors
Interviews
:Sample – Q&A
TOPIC: Innovation
“Describe a situation where
you used a new approach to
solve a problem.” “Give an
example of when you thought
of a new idea or a better way
of doing something.”
Examples:
• Using internet to do research
• Time management to get more
homework and studying done
better and faster
• Looking up the company website,
instead of just talking with other
students about it
Interviews
:Sample – Q&A
TOPIC: Communication
“Give an example of when you
organized your thoughts,
effectively communicated
them and got others to agree
with you.”
Examples:
•your Co-op presentation or
Senior project
• group work in class on project
• any work experience !!!
Interviews
Interviewer’s Question
Strategies
CLOSED
OPEN
•Stay balanced.
•Islam is the “لوسطAA”دينا
•In other words, how many people just
before their death ever said:
“I wish I had spent more time at my
office.”
• Be aware to avoid a big mistake in life
--using “ladder of success”
: نصيحة يا شباب
•Keep a balance between life
and work; between job and
family; and between this world
and the next.
hammads@kfupm.edu.sa
http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/hammads