| 61. Are you prepared to relocate? |
| If you are, say so. If you do not want to move then you do not have to
accept the job - try and come across as someone who is positive. |
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| 62. Are you willing to travel? |
| Again if you are, say so. You want to sound positive, so find out how
much travelling is involved before you turn down the job. |
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| 63. How often are you off sick? |
| This can be a difficult question to answer if you are frequently off sick
or you have just recovered from a prolonged period of illness. If you have
generally enjoyed good health and this period of illness is not typical
then you should say so. |
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| 64. What did you earn in your last job? |
| You have to be very careful when answering this question because once
an interviewer knows your current salary they will try and fix your next
remuneration based on this figure. This may be satisfactory if you only
wanted a modest rise in salary and your current salary is in line with their
salary range, but, what if your current salary is substantially lower than
the rate for the job, or if you want a substantial salary rise? In these
cases you would be best advised to say that you do not really want to prejudice
yourself by being too high or too low. Ask if you can discuss this later
after the responsibilities for the job have been discussed; you may also
want to ask them what the range for the job is (if you do not already know). |
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| 65. What level of salary are you looking
for now? |
| Be very careful when you answer this question - you do not want to appear
to be greedy. If you are applying for a specific vacancy you could ask them
what the salary range is. Once they have answered you could say "I
think my experience would place me at the top end of your range, don't you?"
If they ask you this question fairly early on in the interview you could
delay answering by saying "It is hard to discuss salary without first
knowing a little bit more about the job and the responsibilities." |
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| 66. What will your referees say about you? |
| Say that you expect excellent references. |
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| 67. Difficult questions |
| If you cannot answer a question you might reply with "That's an interesting
question - how would you tackle it?" |
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| 68. Fantasy questions |
| These sort of questions can be very difficult to answer. Such questions
might include: "What would you do if you won the National Lottery?"
You should give the answer, which in your opinion will give you the best
chance of getting the job. |
