Its a similar question to "what are your strength" or "competitive edge". Hence you should know how to answer that question before the interviewer ask you the question.

sigh~ kinda screwed up on my interview today.. sad..

wanna ask, does interviewer appreciate honesty?

how honest shud we be? i feel that i was too honest just now.. i may have come across as clueless or unsure T___T

slushie>> that's pretty vague. How "honest" were you with what issue? And does it have a high impact or influence towards what you'll be handling?

Also, it depends on interviewers I guess. Some appreciates your honestly while others might scorn at your record.

like i accidentally revealed that i applied for 2 positions from the same company.. 2 different dept. one of them is not related to my field of studies.

and the interviewer commented that i shouldn't have applied for 2 positions same time.. +_+

You mean as in you applied for job A and job B in the same company? Even if you don't tell, HR will know ^^;

I don't see how it's a problem. You can just tell the interviewer that you're interested in both functions but not sure how you'll fare in the other one (which is not related to studies). Just mention you applied because you have profound interest and would like to know more - if it's possible to rake in an interview for it.

i wish the interviewer thinks like you. Coz i can see from her facial expression that it wasn't advisable to do so. She made it sound like as if I wasn't sure of what suits me. She also commented that the 2nd position has no relevance to my field of studies.. +_+ (i applied for internship btw)

Yes, some times applying for 2 positions within the same company also could show that you're not sure about what you want. The interviewer takes it as the latter.

Relevance is preferable but it's not compulsory. Lots of people jump field and enter jobs that's not related to their studies/ previous position. Internship is fine, it's general.

Hmm well in any case you've gone for the interview and tried your best. Don't dwell into it further, focus on job hunt while you wait for her reply on interview result.

Thanks for the advice!

Hey people,

I went for Horwath interview 2day for tax position
What should be the proper answer if they asked me

" What make you like so much about tax instead of audit? "

Anyone can share some idea?tq in advance

This post has been edited by aurukim: Apr 14 2010, 11:21 PM

tax - kira

audit - semak

kira > semak

Haha you can always tell the interviewer that you are "gung-ho" bout the company. Anyway sweet_pez gave some pretty good advise.
Some HR really hate it when you apply to many different position. It a sign that you don't know what you want or you're too free and giving them problem.

Talk about audit and tax then highlight why tax. Sorry don't know much about tax and audit, but I would say "tax affects everyone where audit ... we dont audit individual people unless its for tax spot check"

Another question being asked is

" How you see yourself in term of creativity?"

how should i give the examples to show that i am creative or any other more suitable answer?

This post has been edited by aurukim: Apr 15 2010, 09:43 AM

i would say something like <out of box thinking> approach when solving the problem meaning much faster & effective way of doing thing and NOT stick to traditional way eg have you do this exercise before by joining dots with lines in different way <vertical, horizontal and diagonal etc> you know what i mean right sorry can't talk much on tax coz i'm totally blank on this subject and really NEED to pay income tax each year, still not yet do my e-filing but still have time to submit before month end

Yeah, you answer in the sense of showing "evidence" or previous cases of being creative and the idea/ work is accepted by your boss.

underpressure>> thanks

i have an interview tomorrow..management trainee at times bookstore..anyone went for interview for this kind of post?..need your past experience to get the idea on what they are going to ask..

oh ya,

what will the interviewer usually asks during the 2nd interview?

Depends on what they ask the first time. But I'm guessing they will ask a bit more detail or technical question.

i would say on 2nd interview you are probably potential candidate <shortlisted> to hire by them ... well on question, it's quite subjective imo depending what job position you apply for .... eg if on engineer post ... should prepare yourself .... on technical aspect i.e how to solve prob by using various tools, tech drwg, what software, any project taken etc .... again i'm not sure they will ask you this??? IF asking WHY you are suitable for this position then at least you must able to demonstrate / link your previous job experience or accomplishment to your future employer, just my 2 cents ..

cheers.

oh, i m going to be interviewed for internship position only..

alright, thanks guys

Ermm, thanks for giving me some idea . Got a 2nd interview with local automotive company next week, really nervous about what they will ask and what to prepare... let say for RnD engineer position, what possible questions they can ask? anyone?

thanks...