You're in a Job Interview: What can u contribute to this company?

[Ismayli]

any suggestions, advice, experience you wanna share? :D

please? :D

[This message has been edited by Ismayli (edited 08-13-2000).]

[zimdude]

My advice is to study what the company does, and the reasons behind that - like their mission, vision, objectives, values. With this you can figure out how you fit in the whole scheme of things.

[maximus_gluteus]

i look at it this way:

SYMBIOTIC yung relationship ng company & employee. the company provides the security & stability while the employee provides the foundation for strengthening the company. the company deserves the best that's why you BE the BEST.

whatever you do or say, don't make it appear as if you owe them anything. say you'll do your darn f8&kng best (not exactly the same phrase). show them what makes you different from the other 100 hopefuls lined-up behind you for interview.

that's what i did.

[rcher]

your entusiasm and your youth. tell them that they can take advantage of that.

[nix]

New perspectives
Experience from your previous endeavors

[Jacob]

My low salary. The company can save if I'm on board.


It worked for me during my job interview for my first job.

[KuyaDanny]

Moved to Career Climb.

[chang]

I think the most effective way to answer this question is to show them that you've done your research.

Make your answer very specific so that they'll realize that you really want to join the company and that they're not just one
out of several to which you are applying.

[workaholic]

I guess everyone already said the right answers. :) Research. Find out what the company and the position specifically require, then look at your own work experiences, skills, capabilities, and match.

[Ferdi]

After researching about the company, industry, etc., What do you do in the interview? How do you differentiate yourself from the 200 other applicants out there?

Well, one way - and a very powerful one - is to do a presentation.

Find out what kind of problem this company is facing and come out with a plan. Then present it during your interview.

I have done this quite a number of times. Once I went to this firm and told them that if their customer service, distribution systems, and their MIS can be improved - and these are the ways to do it, bam! bam! bam! - your sales/productivity/whatever will increase.

Now most of my analysis was wrong/flawed. What do you expect? Your interviewers, who are experts in their company, doesn't have an answer to their company's problems. Much less you who doesn't work for the company- yet.

But how many interviewees do you know who goes to a company and present a solution to their problems? Now while this will not guarantee that you will get the job, most of the time, you'll at least be in the final list of candidates who they will consider taking in.

[Leigh]

I agree with zimdude and Chang, you should do your research first, ask around - like ask your friends about how the company is doing currently and check their site....

Fresh ideas always work, experience of the lack of ( meaning, some people like experienced people for specific needs while others want fresh grads because of their "hunger" to learn things.

[workaholic]

Ferdi, fantastic advice! Might do that one of these days...

[ü fLiK ü]

my exact answers would be:

"i would give my fair-share to your company, sir, to the best of my ability with honesty, hard work and perseverance"

:D

..tapos sabay demand ng malaking compensation! :lol: