interview and application questions

pupgrum

Pound wrote: »

I don't know anything about HR but when applying for jobs myself I've been in contact with people working in HR who do seem very passionate about what they do. For example one guy was very active on Twitter about opportunities, has things posted on Linked In about how much he likes finding talented people who fit the culture of the business and posted a link about an 'excellence award' his department had received.



I think you probably could answer those questions without being dishonest. Nobody's going to ask you about aliens but they might ask you about disagreements you've had with a boss and who hasn't had one of those?

Doesn't sound like passion to me. All it looks like is he's trying to market his CV by advertising on Twitter his department received an award. This is an act people do to make themselves look more desirable in the employment market. It's also why some people choose to publicly announce it when they donate money to charity instead of just donating and keeping quiet about it.

FBaby

I agree but I don't see where the OP has said that they won't be committed/they don't want the job. In the fact they seem to want this job to the extent they will lie so they have good answers which they believe will get them the job.

They have asked a specific question about why they wanted that particular job and what about HR excited them. Clearly OP doesn't want this particular job, just any job that is a convenient location, and doesn't get excited about HR as they had to go and google to find a generic response.

OP is not the type of person they are looking for for this job, so if she really wants it, she will indeed have to lie about her motivation and somehow manage to convince them, or be very lucky that she is the only one being interviewed, or one of a few with the other candidates even less interested in HR.

devilivus

I wonder if my bin-men had to convey that they had a genuine interest and were excited by the idea of collecting rubbish, lol

Pound

I had a temp/agency job as a bin man for a couple of weeks, the only thing they asked me was if I owned a good pair of boots.

FBaby

devilivus wrote: »

I wonder if my bin-men had to convey that they had a genuine interest and were excited by the idea of collecting rubbish, lol

I very much doubt that question actually formed part of the interview process!

pupgrum

FBaby wrote: »

I very much doubt that question actually formed part of the interview process!

I just asked a bin man about this. He said he was asked why he wanted the job, he gave a speech about being an environmentally friendly person and wanted to contribute toward maintaining hygiene on the streets. I doubt he's telling the truth because he had this miserable look.

Podge52

What is your greatest achievement? My son/daughter

Sometimes honesty is the best policy.
My last job I was interviewed by the top man in a national company. As soon as I met him I could see that he was a straight up guy and when he asked his first question which was why do you want to work for us my reply was "I'm not going to bullsh*t you, I have been out of work for a couple of years, as you can see I'm not getting any younger and I'm desperate to work." I'd read him right. He said he was sick of people blowing smoke up his @rse.
I got the job.

Honesty can work if you get the right interviewer.