7.4 Future of Jobs

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7.4.3 Job Interview in the Past
Whatever is your job, you find yourself on one side of the story: you either apply for a job, or you interview people who want to work with you. Whichever is, you have to know the process well. One thing is sure, even if you have your own company: choosing your friends to work with, rarely functions. Select your colleagues based on their merit to avoid arguments.

With the rise of the importance of skills, the old method to hire employees has become outdated.

I have a strange history about my jobs. I applied for various jobs, about five times in my life, and always failed. Don't worry, I am not jobless and I have not been jobless even for a day. Whenever I got a job offer, the employer called me, not vice versa. So, what was going on?

I prepared for job interviews with an old, but popular list of questions. Anyway, I don't blame these questions for my failure. The questions and interview method still exist in many countries, though progressive ]companies scrapped it long ago.

Try it for yourself! Imagine you want your dream job. Answer the questions.

  1. Tell me a little about yourself.
  2. What do you feel has been your greatest work-related accomplishment?
  3. What is the biggest mistake you ever made?
  4. What is your greatest strength?
  5. What is your greatest weakness? How would you overcome it?
  6. How do you handle stressful situations?
  7. What is the toughest problem you've had to face, and how did you overcome it?
  8. What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced?
  9. Why do you want this position?
  10. Why are you the best person for this job?
  11. What experience do you have in this field?
  12. Do you consider yourself successful?
  13. What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
  14. What do co-workers/classmates say about you?
  15. What do you know about this organization?
  16. Why do you want to work for this organization?
  17. Do you know anyone who works for us?
  18. Where does it fit in with your career plans?
  19. What kind of salary do you need?
  20. Are you a team player?
  21. How do you cope with difficult colleagues?
  22. What irritates you about co-workers?
  23. How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
  24. Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?
  25. What is your philosophy towards work?
  26. If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?
  27. Explain how you would be an asset to this organization
  28. Why should we hire you?
  29. Tell me about a suggestion you have made

So yeah, I failed all my interviews in my life. Fortunately. I realized, none of the jobs were a good fit for me.