What are some important topics and questions that should be discussed with a recruiter?
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Discuss what ratings/MOSs have the best promotion rates (the Navy says "Choose your rate-- choose your fate").  For example, in the Navy a 'nuke'-- a Machinists Mate (nuclear), may be a Second Class Petty Officer (E-5) by the time he finishes school and goes to his first sub or carrier; while a Mess Specialist (cook)will be lucky to make E-5 in his first enlistment.  Of course, nuke school is also the hardest school, academically, in the Navy, and a lot od students (including officer students) wash out because they can't handle the academics.  Choose your rate-- choose your fate.\n\nAsk about where you're likely to be stationed in your first tour (if you're looking at infantry, I'll give you a hint: Iraq).\n\nAsk about the potential for college credit and further education-- some rate/MOS training is worth college credit (and boot camp is usually good for a couple of P.E. credits in any case), and many bases have college campuse extensions, offering classes on base.  Education counts in the military-- not just having it, but willingness to further it.\n\nFind out about potential bonuses, for signing up or for re-enlisting (and don't yield to temptation and blow the bonus on a shiny new pickup truck, which will then sit, undriven, for a year or more while you're deployed).\n\nAnd perhaps most important, get your answers in writing.  It won't help to say "But the recruiter promised me that I could go to such-and-such school"-- nobody cares.  If it's not in your contract, it doesn't exist.\n\nAs the saying goes, "How do you know when your recruiter's lying to you?  His lips move."   It's not true of all recruiters-- there are some very good ones-- but they're under tremendous pressure to make their quotas, especially now, with an increasingly unpopular war reducing the number of willing applicants.
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Assuming you mean you will be the interviewer to fill a sales job, I think the single most telling question would be, "Tell me about your memory of the best experience you ever had when you personally made a purchase, and how you would make that memory work for you when selling a product to a stranger."\n     A question like this really opens the dialog between you and the potential employee and will give an opportunity to see what qualities are valued, how literate the person is, and how well they can use their imagination to project themselves (as a sales person) into the needs of a customer.
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Naval Recruiting might help with Human Resources, however the core takeaway you can count on with Armed Forces Recruiting is perhaps the most lucrative: Quota bearing sales experience. \n\nYou're selling a product, a solution, a lifestyle with the military. In today's world that is an increasingly difficult sell, but recruiters are still able to be successful. \n\nIf you do a tour as a recruiter and succeed any employer is going to see goals, adaptability, sales skills and discipline. Put simply you're worth a ton of money to any sales manager out there with the right product training. \n\nAs far as HR - the same would hold true as well.
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I just had an interview today, and it wasn't for a federal job, but I've been in a lot of interviews, and there are just some questions that keep popping up in one form or another.  I'll try to remember as many as I can:\n\nWhy do you want to work here?\n\nWhat in your experience qualifies you to work here?\n\nWhat are your strengths/weaknesses?\n\nWhat would old supervisors and coworkers say about you?(positive and negative)\n\nWhat have you done to show you can work outside of the box?  \n\nTell us about a time when you have solved a problem/conflict with coworker?\n\nWhat do you do to create a good work environment?\n\nWhat do you do in stressful situations/deadlines?\n\nOther than that, the questions will probably be job specific.  This particular interview asked me about my communication and mentoring skills.  \n\nAnyway, good luck.  Dress a half step up from what you would normally expect to wear at this job.  Take a few deep breaths.  Good luck.  I hope you get it.
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It depends on exactly what kind of sales it is, but I think that the best thing to do is communicate with HR the specific criteria of the individuals you are looking for.  Such As:\n\nEducation\nExperience - With quantifiable results (If they had a quota what percentage did they hit.)\nBusiness References\n\nIt is also important that the HR department communicates what you expect as well to the prospective employee.  You don't want to get someone who is qualified, but on down the road they find out that what you are offering is not what they are looking for.  Time is then wasted for both of you.\n\nIf you are not directly recruiting there is only so much that HR can do to screen the candidates.  Someone can look great on paper, but be useless in reality.  Especially in sales.  However, if you are specific in your needs and direct in your expectations then you should be starting off on the right foot.
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Here are some quick tips that should help you:\n\nFirst, you will probably be asked this question: "Why don't you tell me about yourself". Your best answer to this question is always: "I'd be happy to. I have a broad range of experiences, which particular areas of my background are most important to you"?  This answer alone will help you stand out.\n\nNext, I'll share an interview secret that will make you stand out from everyone else. Anytime you answer a question, always do these TWO things. First, use an example from your past to illustrate your answer. For example, if the question is: "What is the first thing you do when you tackle a marketing problem?" Answer by sharing a story from your past that addresses the issue. Its easy. For example: "I've learned to spend time thinking about the issue from the client's perspective. When I was in college, I faced a difficult challenge of promoting our dorm party to the campus...and I'm certain that's why it was so well attended". Second, always finish you answer by stating plainly that your skills will help the company. For example: My ability to think about marketing from the client's perspective will allow me to help (the company your interviewing with) increase its marketshare. So, don't forget the TWO things to do when answering a question: Tell a story from your past that proves you have the abilities - and state plainly that those skills will help the company.\n\nAnd the very last tip is one that very few people do. But, do this and you probably land the job. At the very end of the interview simply say: "I like this company, and the market. After talking with you, I'm even more excited about this position. Do you see any reason why I wouldn't be the right choice for this position?". What ever he/she says - address it and ASK FOR THE JOB.\n\nGood luck and be well.
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Make sure and tell things that are related to the position that you are hiring for. Have a story to go with the different qualities that you are stressing.  For instance, if you say that you have a lot of initiative share a story about a past position where you showed that quality.  Don't talk about your personal life--that is not what the interviewer wants to hear about at this stage.
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I think it is important to have good eye contact.  I would prefer that the person doesn't take notes and ask questions pertaining to the topic at hand not something covered 15 minutes ago.  If you come across something you don't understand ask immediately so you aren't thinking about a topic that was covered 10 minutes ago and missing all the new information.  I also think it is important to be yourself because you really don't know what the company is looking for regarding your personality and if you try to guess you will end up in a company that is not conducive to your way of life. I would do plenty of research.  Many of the individuals that interview don't know everything about the company and if you teach them something without making them feel stupid you are ahead of everyone else.
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these are the type of questions that can be asked by the interviewer \n\nnterview Advice\nSample Interview Questions Asked for HR Positions\n\n    * Tell me what you know about our company.\n    * What is your background in finance and accounting?\n    * What can you tell me about pay for performance?\n    * What would you do if you were a compensation manager and an employee wants a promotion to a higher grade but past performance doesn''t warrant a move? What if the employee threatens to quit?\n    * Why did you decide to study HR?  Why did you choose Cornell?\n    * How do you pay what the market pays--how do you know what the market pays?\n    * What kind of company do you want to work for?\n    * Why do you want to work in this industry? What other industries are you interviewing with?\n    * What do you find appealing about a rotational program?\n    * Describe your analytical abilities.\n    * Human Resource professionals should be a model for high standards in regard to ethical and professional behaviors. Tell me about an experience when your values were challenged.\n    * What are the important issues in Human Resources today? Choose one and explain an action plan.\n    * What Human Resources issues have you been trained for?\n    * What should business managers expect from Human Resources today?\n    * "Organized labor is in eclipse." Do you agree or disagree? How does this influence the practice of the profession?\n    * Devise a strategy plan to prevent good employees from leaving the organization.\n    * Where should Human Resources fit in an organization? What is its role.\n    * You have an employee whose quality of work is diminishing; the work is unsatisfactory. The manager looks to you. What do you do?\n\n\nall the best
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It is more on what is your "JOB SCOPE/JOB U APPLIED FOR: and furthermore there will be question on BASIC Human Resource Question such as mc/attendance so be prepared for that.
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1. Learn as much as you can about the company you are applying to, and if possible, learn about the division/dept. you will be working for.\n\n2. Try to intuit what they want to hear. It isn't that you want to tell them what they want to hear - interviewers are smart, and know when they are being played. But by knowing what characteristics they are looking for, you know how to emphasize those spots on your resume that align with that.\n\n3. Be prepare to be quizzed on work scenarios, ethical scenarios, hypothetical teamwork challenges. Try and formulate answers in advance to typical hypothetical workday issues that might be raised.\n\n4. Don't sit until your interviewer asks you to take a seat.\n\n5. Do as much listening as you can. While a good interviewer is there mostly to listen and not to talk, the good interviewee will often do the same. Don't be silent - if asked a question, answer it. But take the opportunities you do have to listen, and pay attention. What you are told will work to your advantage, if you are paying attention - it will make you seem alert if you make clear you have absorbed it.\n\n6. Don't fidget or show signs of anxiousness. Channel your nervous energy into being animated and appearing interested and/or excited.
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Here are a few of the favorites I used when I was interviewing.\n\nTell me about something you have read recently, and how you would apply what you learned from it to this position.\n\nExplain how you would address diverse needs in your class.\n\nHow would you ensure parents were well informed of your class objectives and the progress of their children?\n\nWhat is your opinion on mainstreaming, or inclusion, and how would you approach your class if there are students with learning disabilities?  (or autism, or spina bifida, or whatever is appropriate to the situation)\n\nWhat do you bring to this position that you believe no other candidate can offer?\n\nExplain your philosophy on student assessment as it pertains to social studies.\n\nHow would you incorporate technology into your social studies classes?\n\nWhat support would you need from me (or the priincipal, or consultant, or school district, etc., as appropriate) to be successful in this position?\n\nDescribe your preferred approach to classroom management and discipline.\n\nDescribe how you could contribute to the overall climate of our school, including staff and student morale.\n\nThere are so many possibilities.  I hope this helps.
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Helpful Strategies for Job Seekers\nAre you in the job market? Looking for a new job? A first job? Returning to the workforce after a long period of time off? Here are some helpful tips and special links as you enter the market.\n\nWhether you're a first-time job seeker or a veteran of America's labor force, there are ten simple rules you need to know before you sit down for a job interview:\n\n   1. Know what to expect\n      A typical interview will focus on your education, experience, background, attitudes and career goals. Be prepared to address each of these areas during your meeting.\n\n   2. Ask questions\n      Don't miss your opportunity to interrogate the employer. You owe it to yourself to prepare a list of respectful questions ahead of time.\n\n   3. Be prepared for tough questions A tough interview question is any question you might find difficult or impossible to answer. Some of them you can anticipate ahead of time - prepare for them ahead of time.\n\n   4. Look good\n      Choose what to wear carefully. It's no secret that most often judge job seekers based upon their appearance and behavior.\n\n   5. Be professional\n      Approach every job interview as if it were an important meeting.\n\n   6. Conclude the interview\n      Conclude every interview with a clear plan of action in mind. State what that plan is and then follow through with it.\n\n   7. Deal with money issues\n      Compensation is important to both you and the potential employer. Talk about issues of pay and/or other compensation in a professional, matter-of-fact way.\n\n   8. Follow-up\n      A post-interview letter is invaluable. Thank the potential employer for the interview and outline the follow-up plan of action you're taking.\n\n   9. Evaluate job offers\n      Evaluating job offers can be tricky. It's a very personal process. List all the positives you can think of and weigh them against any negatives you can think of. Be fair to yourself and your potential employer.\n\n  10. Wrap things up\n      Don't neglect this final stage. Not a lot of people do it, but it's truly the mark of a professional. Write to all the people you interviewed with. Thank them for their consideration and let them know what you decided.\n\nManaging a Career\n\nThe nature of the workplace is changing, concerns about the future have been expressed by many individuals, both those preparing to start a career and those having to adjust to job changes and job losses. Stable and secure positions seem to have disappeared. You have been put in charge of your own career. Managing it will be a lifelong process. Discover the place in the world where you'll be able to enjoy a high level of wellness. Choose work that will be compatible with your own unique skills, knowledge, personality and interests. Define the balance that you would like to have with your work, finances, health, and relationships with family, friends and colleagues.\n\nBe proactive about your career. Take charge. Don't just react to whatever chance or luck brings your way.\n\nYour success depends upon understanding the changing nature of jobs, careers and the workplace in general. Be aware of local, national and even global trends. Big companies are getting smaller-they are downsizing and delayering. Internal promotions are becoming more scarce. Companies are outsourcing, entering into joint ventures, opening up opportunities for entrepreneurs.\n\nIn addition to whatever academic background or discipline that a potential employer may specify, employers say they are looking for people who are independent decision-makers and self-managed learners with a positive work attitude, well-rounded education with math and computer literacy, communication skills including good use of language, interpersonal and time management skills, flexibility and dependability. Employers seem to be much more interested in what you've actually done with your talents, than in what talents y
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Call a recruiting office, explain your situation.
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Few basics to remember\n1.Arrive to the site on time.\n2.Greet the interviewer with a smile and a firm and gentle hand shake\n3.Maintain eye contact all the time\n4.Do not exagerrate your capabilities.\n5.Do not make up answers ..when you do not know.\n6.Do not afraid to ask questions.\n7.Do a good research on the company before the interview.\n8.Follow up with a phone call or email thanking them for cosidering you for the position.\nGood Luck
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There is no "right" answer.  Talk about what you can bring to the company.  What are your good qualities?  What did you learn in school that you can apply to the job?  \n\nGeneric examples:  Work hard, get along with people, willing to learn, willing to teach, knowlege of the industry, etc
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Why do you want to work here?\nWhat would you bring to the company?\nWhat are your goals in life?\nExplain gaps in employment..\nHave you ever been asked to resign or been dismissed from a position?