Sunday, February 26, 2017

Interview about job hunting by Mika

I interviewed people at the Otago university with Haya. That was a good opportunity to speak with many people.
At first, I was very nervous because I didn't have confidence in my English but people I asked were very kind, so I could enjoy this interview.



Q1. When will you have a job interview, which thing do you think is the most important?
a ) Arriving on time (5)
b ) Being prepared for the interview (3)
c ) Being enthusiastic about the job (1)
d ) Checking everything is correct on your CV (1)



Q2. What's the best thing to do in an interview?
a ) Be careful about every words
you say (1)
b ) Maintain eye contact with the interviewer (5)
c ) Smile (3)
d ) You should know everything on your CV (1)



Q3. Which of the below jobs would you prefer to do?
a ) Teacher (4)
b ) Editor (3)
c ) Journalist (3)
d ) Manager of a restaurant (0)



Q4. Which of the extreme interview questions do you think would work well?
a ) Does life fascinate you? (5)
b ) If you were a country, which country would you be? (2)
c ) On a scale of 1-10 how weird are you? (2)
d ) Room, desk or car which do you clean first? (1)



Q5. If you were an interviewer, which interview situation would you find the most difficult or surprising?
a ) A candidate comes without preparation for the interview (1)
b ) A candidate eats something during the interview (3)
c ) A candidate wearing tennis wear comes (0)
d ) A candidate texts during the interview (6)


Before I went to the interview, I thought people would have similar opinions. However, everyone I asked had own opinions and thoughts even if they are a same generation. It was very interesting to me. Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for their cooperation.


2 comments:

  1. Question 4 is an interesting question ^^

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  2. These questions show that everyone has their own idea. I think this is a little difficult from Japanese

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