JSM, do you still read this thread?

I have a question do you agree on Dreamer101 comment on do not disclose current/past salary?

Dreamer101 & JSM, do both of you ask the candidate for their past/current salary during interview?

Have you both ever face the candidate who are not telling the salary?

Hi there.
I have a question.
I was asked to interview 3 days ago. The Hr manager interviewed me and gave me some case study to do. I finished the case study but did not answer a few of the question because the question is totally wrong and i have no idea what it means. After all the Q&A, the HR manager told me that they are actually looking for a person to fill up a higher position of the job that i applied for. She then asked whether i am up to it. I took some time to think and answered her yes. Then she asked me to go back and do some sample answer for the question that she gave me. I sent her back the answer 2 days later (yesterday) and then called her to tell her i already sent her the answer.
During the interview. I was not nervous. I joked with her. She was happy all the time during the interview. She gave me her HP,Fax and office phone number and told me to tell her even though i will not send the answer back to her so that she won't wait for it.
After the interview i told her that i am not from this area so i need a frank answer whether that my expected salary at 1.4k is good. She said that she is not supposed to suggest me an amount for the expected salary but in her experience with 1.4k you cant survive here. Then she gave me back the Questinare and asked me to amend it. I wrote down 1.8k

Did I do anything wrong?

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On a different subject on the question, where do you see yourself 5 years from now. I answered the interviewe (another interview not the 3 day ago)
I see myself siting at your place. Is it arrogant? This answer. But i was called back for 2nd interview a day later and was interviewed by a person taht will be my direct superior. I waited an hour for the interview to start and the interview went for 30 min. I answered all their question and asked them back on the scope of my job and what i can do or cannot do when working there. Then it ended and i was asked to wait till this tuesday for the answer and see if i am shortlisted.
Wish me luck on both interview! I want the first job.
Btw. if i want to decline a certain job because i got a better offer on another job after they decided to hire me. How do i do that?

Thanks

to dreamer

i encounter alot of interview which talking about salary.

for example, they offer me 3k. i say 3.3k to them. so they told me, if after they

conduct interview and find out i really suitable then they call me.

my question is, does they usually give you a salary base on the current market

or lower ? because i every manage to get all the interview done but only the salary

problem. maybe i demand too much ?

thanks you

Oh Yeah, Dreamer101, I got question here.
When looking for a job or people, why the interviewer need to know the family history? I mean need to fill up father/mother, sibling name, age, job....
Well, interviewer need to know the background of the candidate, how he/she growth up, what kind of environment the stay, relationship among family......, one interviewer hav told me they need to know how well he/she stay contact with the family, then they can know how good he/she can social with other.
My question is,
1). my relationship with dad are bad, never talk, is it I will not be consider? (which/what job no need communication, no need to talk?)
2). does the job relate with my sibling? (some will said they need to know whether
I still need to take care their study or something).
3). But I think as I am an independent individual/object, not related with who when coming to applying job.

I am wonder... and what kind of point frm HR end?

Thankz dreamer. Incidently enough. I have been called back this morning by the second interview and told that i have been given the job ( or something to the similar effect)But the 1st job (where i need to amend my salary) i still have yet to get reply from them.
I have a question. If i want to decline a job offer after they have called me. How do i do that? Furthermore. Is it wise to negotiate on the salary after they comfirmed with me the job position?

Thankz

3) A candidate who has family that are fishermen and taxi-drivers will not provide the same rich environment for an IT professional that a family of people involved in IT will provide.  All other things being equal, the son of an Oracle DBA will be given preference to the son of a farmer.

wow such a cruel reality, my dad is a retiree and now is a chicken rice seller, because of this my chances of securing a post will be reduced 
I am absolutely dumb-founded, as i have always say that he is what he is now when asked by an interviewer. I think i should have made up some grand father story

The work culture is not mature if that's true.

@dreamer So you would not suggest that I ask how much salary after i meet up with them and enquire whether i can get more then that?
So a valid job offer is how?

Ah... Ok Thankz
Btw, Can we have a "Standard Question you should ask during an interview"
That would be nice wouldnt it?

talk about standard questions

normally 1st

- talk about yourself
- what you advantages
- why do you think we need you
- willing work shift ?
- willing transfer / relocated ?
what question i been HIT most is :

interviewer: i seen you have a degree in BA and a diploma in Computer / IT.

why you take a degree in BA, why not in Computer / IT ?
help ~~~~~~ i also kena this question ~ 5/10 exactly words !

dreamer, what should i say ? 
thanks you

ok ok ~ sorry ~

BA for Business Adminstration

applying for system engineer / test engineer

At the end of interview, normally the interviewer will say "do u have any question?". Is there any important question should ask to the interviewer?

Eh? i thought for a worldly person such as yourself you'd know BA is for Business Adminstration.
B'sides, this is t3h internets. Grammer rules don't apply, and your writing in the Hi, form is irritation too, but no one has corrected you so far have they?

To Bugzbunny, you should ask any question that helps you understand your prospective job better, as well as how well you will fit in the organization. Doesn't really matter if it's the first or second interview that you asked this question, as most 2nd stage interviewers wouldn't know what you asked in your 1st interview anyways. And even if they did, it's better that you get some consistent answers. Interviewers, like interviewees, lie about themselves too.

But, please please please, don't ask for the sake of asking. If you have not questions, indicate that you understand everything. The interviewer probably hates answering mundane questions more than you hate asking them.

I noticed you have a habit of using US standards in your own understanding of malaysian language. Better drop that, it's REALLY annoying. Believe me I know, I learned the hard way.

To Dreamer,

Thanks you for the guide you provide me. I manage to get a job on the spot.

Truly, by the style of your guide. Sorry to having this BA issues. I apologize

for both of you, Dreamer & spanker.

It was my mistake, Dreamer was trying to correct me.

Thanks you.

so, what the outcome ? just be yourself. say you a capable with this job,

you need this job, you are outstanding.
yes, normally they need because they value you current salary BUT you can

deline. I seen this topic before. so search it

am i right ? Dreamer

1) how abt what u had accomplished during ur time in this particular company? pls explain n give example

2) what was the hardest decision u make n whether the outcome is expected? pls explain n give example

3) u have short  tenure with diff companies, may i know why? n what make u think u would stay longer in my company

thks for guidance

thanks for ur answer

1) to give example is easy but something that make the interviewers think hmm this guy is good...anything that routine will not b spectacular from their eyes

2) same as above

3) it does not provide you the neccessary career path in this organisation..will do..i guess
got one ocassion the interviewers threw a "dead" then i fed up n ask him if he were my position how he goin to tackle? he answer the same as i did if i answer n of course my follow up questions make him dunno how to answer haha...

technically , when interviewers ask me " tell me about yourself" i can talk more than 30m just for that which inlcuding some answers they might ask me during the interview..it is very hard when the interviewers keep asking wat u contributed to this company...from one company to another company...of course not all companies u worked hv gave u same oppournity to improve it....

im a good speaker (geminian ma) im more on professional body..

as i said i can speak for 30m doesnt mean i will not pause to ask my interviewers whether they ok or want me to repeat...5minutes? u employ clerks?

To Spanker and Dreamer,

I have a question here that has been raised before by some of the forumers but the reason i am asking this question again is that i couldn't really see there is any effective answer given. So long story short, if you were in my shoes and the question being asked by the interviewer is " Tell me where you stand in the next 5 years", what kind of answer will you give, let's say that you are majoring in the Business with I.T field because currently i am doing this course and you are a freshie. Thanks in advance.

Wow, thanks for the link, now i have some idea on how i should response to this question. To be honest, if the interviewer would have ask me this question, i couldn't give any definate answer because 5 years is a long time, by the time i gain enough experience from my first job, i would have started looking for better opportunities being offer by other companies rather than staying in the current one.

Wow, thanks for the link, now i have some idea on how i should response to this question. To be honest, if the interviewer would have ask me this question, i couldn't give any definate answer because 5 years is a long time, by the time i gain enough experience from my first job, i would have started looking for better opportunities being offer by other companies rather than staying in the current one.

So i wanted to avoid this question, and told the interviewer that i wanted to skip the question so that i can come up with an answer and answer it later, what do you do if you still can't come out with a good reply or an answer by the time he question's you, wtf should you do?

tell him you'll be his boss in 3 years.

I've never heard anyone who will tell the interviewer to skip the question so that he have time to think over an answer.

You can, all you have to do is just tell him/her nicely that you want to refer to the question later on.


The interviewer wants to see your immediate response and how you react to the question in real-time. If every question can be given ample time to think over, why not they just tell you what they gonna ask, and you answer them the next day...

Its ok to take a little pause, to think about the question that has been given.

Hey...
I want to know what should I answer if I'm asked "How many interviews have you been before this?". I was asked this question a few days ago. Should I give an honest answer? Thats what I gave the interviewer. I told them that I've only went for one interview (acutally I've went for two but I don't think it makes much difference anyway). They also asked about the company and how the interview went. Or is there a better way to answer?

I have another question. Its not an interview question though but anyway...
A few days ago theres this company that gave me a call. Probably asking me to go for an interview because I did applied for a position there. We were in the middle of a conversation when all of a sudden the line went bad and we can't hear each other. At the end the line went off. I waited for the person to call back but he never did. What should I do? Should I call him back? Because I'm really interested in the job and I've been waiting a long time for their call. Now when they finally called, things went wrong. I'm not sure if the person would even remember me if I called back.