UNIT 1: Communications and Employability Skills P4

P4

When thinking about a change of career i owe it to myself to ask certain questions about how i would fit in to a new company. The following questions would be a priority before i accepted a new job.

Questions i would want answers to before starting a new job would be something like:

Question 1

''Is there any reason why you wouldn't offer me the job?''

Expected Answer:

This gives the employer the chance straight away to offer me the job on the spot or why he wouldn't employ me.

Why is it useful?

It is useful to me because i can calculate the thinking of the employer, if he couldn't give me an answer that means he is thinking he wouldn't employ me at all. This would give me a good idea of whether i would get the job.

Question 2

''How would you want people to communicate with you?''

Expected answer:

I would expect a manger to communicate with me directly and not send me emails because i would think this was rude.

Why is it useful?

If i got the answer that the manager only emails and doesn't communicate face to face i would look for a company that did i couldn't work for a company like that.

Question 3

''What excites you about coming to work every day?''

Expected answer:

Most employers like to talk about their successes and achievements in a company so they should give you a lot of information.

Why is it useful?

If they are  enthusiastic that shows me that it is a good company to work for, and that people enjoy their jobs.

Question 4

''As an employee, how could i exceed your expectations?''

Expected answer:

i would expect the employer to tell me what the company hopes to achieve by offering the new job.

Why is it useful?

This shows the employer that i am a confident person and not afraid to ask direct questions it will also show me from the information i receive whether i would want consider accepting the job.

Question 5

''How could i help your company meet its goals?''

Expected answer:

The answer i would expect to receive would give me a better idea of what the actual job consists of and where it could lead to in the future.

Why is it useful?

This would encourage the employer that i am looking for a long term future with the company and would also give me an idea how long the job would last.