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| Behavior |
Question: |
| Awareness
to Detail |
| Is quality
conscious; a hard
worker and always
strives to
maintain an
excellent
reputation for
quality work. |
Tell me about a
task you had to
complete quickly
as a copywriter
but you could not
check your work as
thoroughly as you
would have liked
to. What were the
consequences? |
| Emotional
intelligence |
| Is sensitive to
the emotional
states of
colleagues around
them; is an
excellent team
player. |
Tell me about a
time at work when
you sensed that a
fellow colleague
was feeling
annoyed or upset.
What did you do to
address the issue? |
| Ethics |
| Places a high
value on honesty,
trust and ethics
in the workplace
but is not naive. |
Tell me about a
time when you had
to stretch the
truth for your
boss? How did that
make you feel? |
| Interpersonal
skills |
| Has a genuine
feel for people;
is not easily
intimitidated; can
create instant
rapport with a
whole range of
people. Conveys
good non-verbal
responses: their
eye contact; the
warmth of their
smile; and their
overall body
language. |
Tell me about
the last time you
had to deal with a
very pushy
visitor? |
| Organizational
abilities |
| Has the ability
to handle
competing
priorities, is
skilled at multi
tasking. Also has
the ability to
effectively
process and
re-organize
planning
structures to
ensure a
successful
conclusion. |
What steps do
you take when a
project is not
shaping up as was
initially planned? |
| Pressure |
| Can perform
effectively while
under pressure. |
Describe the
last time when you
were in a
high-pressure work
situation? |
| Reliability |
| Likes to be
punctual about
attendance.
Considers
excellent
attendance as
being an important
part of work,
always notifies
supervisor if
he/she cannot
attend. |
How many days of
attendance at work
should be
considered as
satisfactory? What
has been your
record of
attendance at
work? |
| Technology
skills |
| Is very
proficient is
using modern day
Internet and
communication
technologies,
especially when
organizing travel arrangements
and when
researching. |
Describe to us
the extent of your
knowledge of
Internet
technologies, in
particular
emailing and the
World Wide Web. Do
you use them much
when organizing
worldwide travel
for your
colleagues? |
| Is proficient in
the use of
software packages
used to manage
meetings and
diaries,
especially
MS-Outlook. |
Describe your
level of
experience of
coordinating
meetings and diary
management by
using MS-Outlook. |
| Written
Communication
Skills |
| Demonstrates
precision by
validating the
written word, by
asking others to
proofread it, or
by double checking
references and
sources to check
accuracy. |
What processes
do you use to
clarify your
written work and
verify its
accuracy? Have you
developed a
precise routine to
confirm this
accuracy? |
