What Interviewers Want to Know
Capability Factors
- Personal traits, characteristics, self-presentation and "social intelligence"
- Accurate self-perception, self-awareness
- Situation awareness: sensitivity to others' needs, priorities and feelings
- Recognition of personal strengths and deficits
- Positive self-presentation: grooming, appropriate dress, posture, general demeanor
- Responsive, articulate, succinct, self-discipline
- Intellectual capacity, analytical ability and judgment
- Critical thinking and analytical ability
- Conceptual skills: strategic and tactical thinking, setting priorities
- Ability to learn new skills and grasp new constructs/knowledge
- Creativity and innovation
- Vocabulary: breadth and usage
- Ability to deal with complex issues and problems, to see the big picture
- Ability to learn and generalize from past experience
- Style when working under pressure or during a crisis
- Ability to read social or interpersonal situations and respond appropriately
- Communication abilities
- Interpersonal: credibility, compatibility, affiliation, power-seeking, authority
- Oral: listening, synthesizing content, expression, building rapport
- Written: form, content, logic, clarity, persuasiveness
Work style
- Initiative: self-starting vs. desire for instruction
- Need for supervision vs. autonomy: team player vs. working independence
- Project oriented vs. steady-state "maintenance oriented"
- Need for structure vs. tolerance for ambiguity: attitude toward change
- Humanistic, pragmatic, visionary or adventure-oriented
- Degree of need for structure, standards, frequent feedback
- Motivation-related factors
Personal values and priorities
- Career/life objectives and personal development goals - short and long term
- Balance between work, family and personal priorities; a vocational interests
- Operative values and priorities; goal and results orientation
- External forces and factors: family, social, economic, religious, ethnic, gender, etc.
Risks and rewards
- Motivational "hot buttons": monetary, power, prestige, affiliation, challenge, variety
- Definition of success, achievement, personal and professional growth
- Attitude toward risk, uncertainty, tradition, commitment or security
- Immediate vs. deferred gratification; nature of feedback
- Affiliation needs and style: preferred colleagues and co-workers
- Work location, setting, structure
Tom Keoughan, President
Toyjobs
26 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-744-0818 Fax: 973-744-0775
Email resumes@toyjobs.com
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