Common Interview Questions

Common Interview Questions

1)      Tell me about yourself.

2)      What do you want to do with your life?

3)      Do you have any actual work experience?

4)      How would you describe your ideal job?

5)      Why did you choose this career?

6)      When did you decide on this career?

7)      What goals do you have in your career?

8)      How do you plan to achieve these goals?

9)      How do you evaluate success?

10)  Describe a situation in which you were successful.

11)  What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?

12)  What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?

13)  If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?

14)  Would your rather work with information or with people?

15)  Are you a team player?

16)  What motivates you?

17)  Why should I hire you?

18)  Are you a goal-oriented person?

19)  Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.

20)  What are your short-term goals?

21)  What is your long-range objective?

22)  What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

23)  Where do you want to be ten years from now?

24)  Do you handle conflict well?

25)  Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or professor? How did you resolve it?

26)  What major problem have you had to deal with recently?

27)  Do you handle pressure well?

28)  What is your greatest strength?

29)  What is your greatest weakness?

30)  If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?

31)  Why did you choose to attend your college?

32)  What changes would you make at your college?

33)  How has your education prepared you for your career?

34)  What were your favorite classes? Why?

35)  Do you enjoy doing independent research?

36)  Who were your favorite professors? Why?

37)  Why is your GPA not higher?

38)  Do you have any plans for further education?

39)  How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?

40)  What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?

41)  Why do you want to work in the _____ industry?

42)  What do you know about our company?

43)  Why are you interested in our company?

44)  Do you have any location preferences?

45)  How familiar are you with the community that we're located in?

46)  Will you relocate? In the future?

47)  Are you willing to travel? How much?

48)  Is money important to you?

49)  How much money do you need to make to be happy?

50)  What kind of salary are you looking for?

India climbs steadily in the Global Competitiveness Index

India climbs steadily in the Global Competitiveness Index; Improves its ranking by 16 places for the second year in a row;. Now placed 39th among 138 countries, ahead of BRICS countries other than China. 

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that in an extremely positive development, data released today by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that India’s ranking in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) has improved by 16 places for the second year in a row. According to the latest ranking, he said that India is placed 39^th among 138 countries, ahead of BRICS countries other than China which is ranked 28^th.

The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley further said that the India’s rank has steadily improved from 71 in 2014-15 to 55 in 2015-16 and to 39 in the latest report. With this improvement in its ranking, India has covered a long distance and is well on its way to emerge as a major player in the global economy, he added.  

The Global Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic Forum is one of the major studies which indicates how a country scores in the scale of global competitiveness. The Index is calculated by aggregating indicators across 12 pillars which again are clubbed together in three broad sub-indices, namely basic requirements, efficiency enhancers and innovation and sophistication factors. The report covers both business and social indicators which, directly or indirectly, impacts the competitiveness of the country in the global arena.

The landmark improvement in the Global Competitiveness rankings India is in consequence of the structural reforms and policy initiatives taken by GOI in the last two years and should be viewed as an encouragement to us to continue with the agenda of reforms which would further streamline economic decision making and help us move up on the index of global competitiveness.

The 12 pillars underlying GCI include Institutions, Infrastructure, Macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication and innovation. India’s competitiveness has improved this year across the board, in particular in goods market efficiency, business sophistication and innovation. The macroeconomic environment also improved due to better monetary and fiscal policies and lower oil prices.

The Report analyses how India’s competitiveness score had stagnated between 2007 and 2014 till the new government took office and undertook a range of reforms including opening the economy to foreign investors and international Improvements in infrastructure which were small and faltering during most of the past decade, actually picked up after 2014 when the government increased public investment and speeded up the approval procedures. Similarly, the institutional environment deteriorated until 2014, as mounting governance scandals and inefficiencies led to a loss of trust in public administration but this trend was reversed in 2014. Macroeconomic conditions also followed a similar path and the country was able to keep a lid on inflation and reduce both the current account and fiscal deficits. India also ranks 8^th in the strength of investor protection. There is however no room for complacency and Government will continue to focus on areas which need improvement. In the coming months and years, significant improvement in goods market efficiency may be expected from the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax which will reduce fragmentation of the domestic market.       

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IPO in pipeline

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Who invent Ballpoint pen.... Biro's 177th birthday and Google is honouring the occasion with a Doodle.

Who was Ladislao José Biro, how did he invent the ballpoint pen and how did it help in World War II?

Invented as the Second World War was about to begin in 1938, the biro takes its name from its creator Ladislao José Biro.
Biro, who was born in 1899, was a sometime journalist, painter and inventor who was frustrated with fountain pens blotting and smudging. He got the idea on a visit to a newspaper printing press, which used quick-drying ink and a roller.

Read full: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/28/who-was-ladislao-jose-biro-how-did-he-invent-the-ballpoint-pen-a/

 

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