7.4 Future of Jobs
backWhatever 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With the rise of the importance of skills, the old method to hire employees has become outdated.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.
- Tell me a little about yourself.
- What do you feel has been your greatest work-related accomplishment?
- What is the biggest mistake you ever made?
- What is your greatest strength?
- What is your greatest weakness? How would you overcome it?
- How do you handle stressful situations?
- What is the toughest problem you've had to face, and how did you overcome it?
- What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced?
- Why do you want this position?
- Why are you the best person for this job?
- What experience do you have in this field?
- Do you consider yourself successful?
- What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
- What do co-workers/classmates say about you?
- What do you know about this organization?
- Why do you want to work for this organization?
- Do you know anyone who works for us?
- Where does it fit in with your career plans?
- What kind of salary do you need?
- Are you a team player?
- How do you cope with difficult colleagues?
- What irritates you about co-workers?
- How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
- Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?
- What is your philosophy towards work?
- If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?
- Explain how you would be an asset to this organization
- Why should we hire you?
- 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.