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So what should I expect during my interview.
skewter30:
Since most of you have been through the interview process before, I would appreciate an insight into what I should expect during an interview for Associate Plant Operator.
Other than the typical HR questions, what were you asked?
Is there anything you think I should be aware of or prepare myself for? I am a very personable guy and I have no trouble articulating my thoughts. I am just concerned that they are going to ask some technical questions that I am not prepared to answer.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
93-383:
I've done several interviews in the last couple of weeks most of the questions are "behavior based" typically they start "describe a situation when _________, how did you handle it and what was the result"
Most questions are looking for your previous actions in response to stress, teamwork, difficult coworkers, problem solving, adapting to changes, integrity, etc.
I have not been asked many of the traditional interview questions you would find on sites like careerbuilder.com like,
-tell me about yourself
-what is your greatest strength
-what is your greatest weakness
-why should we hire you over other candidates
-why do you want to work here (well I've kinda got that one)
I've found the best way to answer the behavior based questions is to follow a simple format. Tell them a short story about a situation that fits the question, say what you did, say what effect your actions had try to put the results in a quantitative manner, amount of time money saved etc.
BoilerHP:
I have done... hmm 4 maybe 5 interviews with Exelon... all of theirs were situation/behavioral questions.
I recommend you google "situational interview questions" or "Behavioral interview questions".
Good luck!
JustinHEMI05:
Google STAR interviewing technique.
Justin
Harley Rider:
--- Quote from: 93-383 on Jan 30, 2009, 04:07 ---I've done several interviews in the last couple of weeks most of the questions are "behavior based" typically they start "describe a situation when _________, how did you handle it and what was the result"
Most questions are looking for your previous actions in response to stress, teamwork, difficult coworkers, problem solving, adapting to changes, integrity, etc.
I have not been asked many of the traditional interview questions you would find on sites like careerbuilder.com like,
-tell me about yourself
-what is your greatest strength
-what is your greatest weakness
-why should we hire you over other candidates
-why do you want to work here (well I've kinda got that one)
I've found the best way to answer the behavior based questions is to follow a simple format. Tell them a short story about a situation that fits the question, say what you did, say what effect your actions had try to put the results in a quantitative manner, amount of time money saved etc.
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93-383 and everyone else on this thread hit the nail on the head. What I received was a panel interview (5 interviewers) behavioral type question format. I will say that the first question they asked me was "Tell us about yourself". The seminars and TAP classes I took in the Navy prepared me very well to answer this very important first question. They do not want to hear that you are this old, got 4 ankle biters, been married to your 3rd wife for 2 years (this time it's for real) and attend the first baptist church regularly cept for deer / football / nascar season. What they would like to here is: Thank you for asking Mr Smith. For the past X years I have been in the following field performing the following position. During that time I supervised X personnel and was able to increase efficiency, productivity, reduce man hours, performed process improvement etc. I believe that I bring the requisite talents, skill sets, ability to the position you are hiring for based upon my prior achievements / performance. Basically, if they ask that question and you answer it well it will set a positive tone for the interview. Following that I was asked 4 questions that required specific examples of how I handled specific situations. I was told that if I answered in generalities I would be asked to clarify.
1. Describe a situation where you had to supervise a procedure that could not be performed as written.
2. Describe a situation where you delegated authority and how did you follow up to insure the task was completed correctly.
3. Describe a situation where you were given a task by a superior that you did not agree with and how you accomplished it.
4. Describe a process improvement that you implemented and how you measured the effectiveness.
There was a 5th question and that basically, in a nutshell, was tell us why we should hire you. Do not be modest because I think they want you to be confident in your own abilities. That is my expert opinion based on the thousands of interviews I have done, well two that I have done (radcon math) but it seemed to work for me. Good luck and be safe.
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