I have been after a new job for a while my current one is depressing, no chance of moving on dead end and waste of time, the money is rubbish etc...
Got a text other day saying I have been invited to an interview after passing the online tests.
Done a bit of googling and came across what appears to be the sort of questions they ask you.
1. Have you ever been in a position of trust by someone giving you something to look after?
2. Give an example of when you worked as part of a team.
3. Give an example of when you had to work on your own initiative.
4. How would you deal with an customer who is not happy with the service they have received?
5. How do you keep yourself fit?
6. Give an example of when you worked to a deadline.
7. Have you ever done a repetitive job before and what did you do to make it easier?
I have never had a proper interview for a job, ever! So I am nervous as hell as it feels like a lot of hanging in the balance. A new year and a new job would be fantastic.
I have drafted up some answers for the above but would appreciate some feedback if possible.
Obviously I know it wont be worded as the above not to rely on these to much but they are kind of generic and it does give a bit of a hint what they ask in the "more info" section of the application.
1)During my time at UKMail I was trusted to come in and prepare the machine and organize the work load for the day a head, would arrive roughly one hour before everyone else to ensure we were ready to start.
2)Whilst working for Jamesons I worked as part of a small team carrying out a large variety of tasks like building extensions/gardens/kitchens/athrooms all of which took a lot of team work and co ordination.
Also at Honda I helped those associates around me if they had any trouble or fell behind due to a problem. Was able to do bits of their process to help keep the line moving at all times.
3) *struggling to think of something*
4) I would listen to any complaints they may have and take note, I would also give them relevant contact information for them to take there complaint further should they wish.
5)Attend the gym several times a week and enjoy running. I Enjoy doing 5km with an average time of about 23minutes, I am always pushing myself to get this time down as I love the challenge and sense of achievement.
6)Alll my previous employment involved me working to a deadline.
At Jamesons we had a deadline in which the customers were expecting the work to be completed, was important it was kept as word of mouth from happy customers gains more work.
UKMail there were several deadlines in the day, different customers wanted there mail sorted before a set time so it was ready for delivery.
Honda had very strict time frame in which you had to work, was vital this was kept as any downtime was massively expensive.
7)Honda was the most repetitive job I have had with the same process being down roughly every 90 seconds.
To make it easier I would actively try and improve my work area, make it tidier, more efficient and practical.
Thanks to this approach I created several great ideas which were implemented, a good example is the racking that was used for baffle plates.
When I started the racking was split into several rows with each model having its own row, when a new build came on line you just picked up the baffle plates from that row.
To eliminate the possibility of errors the racking was just split into just one row and a shelf was created to store the others.
An offline associate would sort the baffle plates for the day by looking at the build sheet and only put enough for each build on the rack, with clear precise headers to show when it was changing.
Use of initiative and part of my last answer could fall under the same sort of thing couldn't they?
Thank you for the taking the time to read it!
Got a text other day saying I have been invited to an interview after passing the online tests.
Done a bit of googling and came across what appears to be the sort of questions they ask you.
1. Have you ever been in a position of trust by someone giving you something to look after?
2. Give an example of when you worked as part of a team.
3. Give an example of when you had to work on your own initiative.
4. How would you deal with an customer who is not happy with the service they have received?
5. How do you keep yourself fit?
6. Give an example of when you worked to a deadline.
7. Have you ever done a repetitive job before and what did you do to make it easier?
I have never had a proper interview for a job, ever! So I am nervous as hell as it feels like a lot of hanging in the balance. A new year and a new job would be fantastic.
I have drafted up some answers for the above but would appreciate some feedback if possible.
Obviously I know it wont be worded as the above not to rely on these to much but they are kind of generic and it does give a bit of a hint what they ask in the "more info" section of the application.
1)During my time at UKMail I was trusted to come in and prepare the machine and organize the work load for the day a head, would arrive roughly one hour before everyone else to ensure we were ready to start.
2)Whilst working for Jamesons I worked as part of a small team carrying out a large variety of tasks like building extensions/gardens/kitchens/athrooms all of which took a lot of team work and co ordination.
Also at Honda I helped those associates around me if they had any trouble or fell behind due to a problem. Was able to do bits of their process to help keep the line moving at all times.
3) *struggling to think of something*
4) I would listen to any complaints they may have and take note, I would also give them relevant contact information for them to take there complaint further should they wish.
5)Attend the gym several times a week and enjoy running. I Enjoy doing 5km with an average time of about 23minutes, I am always pushing myself to get this time down as I love the challenge and sense of achievement.
6)Alll my previous employment involved me working to a deadline.
At Jamesons we had a deadline in which the customers were expecting the work to be completed, was important it was kept as word of mouth from happy customers gains more work.
UKMail there were several deadlines in the day, different customers wanted there mail sorted before a set time so it was ready for delivery.
Honda had very strict time frame in which you had to work, was vital this was kept as any downtime was massively expensive.
7)Honda was the most repetitive job I have had with the same process being down roughly every 90 seconds.
To make it easier I would actively try and improve my work area, make it tidier, more efficient and practical.
Thanks to this approach I created several great ideas which were implemented, a good example is the racking that was used for baffle plates.
When I started the racking was split into several rows with each model having its own row, when a new build came on line you just picked up the baffle plates from that row.
To eliminate the possibility of errors the racking was just split into just one row and a shelf was created to store the others.
An offline associate would sort the baffle plates for the day by looking at the build sheet and only put enough for each build on the rack, with clear precise headers to show when it was changing.
Use of initiative and part of my last answer could fall under the same sort of thing couldn't they?
Thank you for the taking the time to read it!
