Name : Jihane Ghenim
Professor : D. Tamara Clark
Class: HR594 Organizational Staffing
Session: September 2010
Subject: Interviews’ questions related to Tanglewood case

Question 1
Tell me about a time when you were working hard to complete a task and you were asked to leave that task before completing it and start a different job.
Question 2:
Describe a time when your workload was heavy
Question 3:
What was the last book you read or the last movie you saw and how did it affect you?
Question 4:
What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?
Question 5: | How would you react if I told you that your interview, so far, was terrible? |

Answer 1
I remembered one day I was in entry level position at the university that I am still working for and my boss asked me to make a list on excel of all current students with their identification numbers and others contact info. I remembered that it was a time consuming and it really made me nervous because I hate doing borings tasks and for a long time. Once almost done with that huge list, my boss came to me and asked me if I can stop and do something else which was as boring as the first task and takes as much time as well. He said that I do not have to worry about it because the list that I was doing was not important and not a priority. However, I remembered like to day when he mentioned that the list was important and that I have to hurry on that. I couldn’t believe what was happening to me, I thought that my efforts are not taking in consideration and what I was doing is just wasting my time. I tried to stay calm and do what it is required to do in order to keep my job. I was stressed and under press ion but I believe I knew how to handle it because few days after my boss came to me and told me to stop again the task that I was doing. I thought that I was going to pass out, then he thank me for my efforts and gave me another task to do but this time it was a very interesting task to do which once accomplished will allow me to have a promotion which really motivated me and made me feel much better and more useful.
Answer 2:
When I was working on a software implementation team at Techno Company, we took over another company and had to transition many clients to a new product in a short amount of time. It took a lot of planning, time, hard work, and effort, but we were able to complete the project in a timely manner.
Answer3:
Oh, that's an unusual question…… I love reading biographies and the last book that I read was the autobiography of the famous Brazilian writer Paolo Coelo. The book was fascinating as it detailed his rise from nowhere to the top of his profession and it gave incredible details of the long hours he worked and the incredible pressure he put himself through and that no matter how difficult it got he always maintained the highest standards. He put the same effort and care into his very last meal of the day, even if it was meal 580 as he did into the first meal of the day. They, too are the standards I would like to aspire to and I believe I have the capability of reaching the same standard "
Answer4:
During a difficult financial period, I was able to satisfactorily negotiate repayment schedules with multiple vendors. Also, when the software development of our new product stalled, I coordinated the team which managed to get the schedule back on track. We were able to successfully troubleshoot the issues and solve the problems, within a very short period of time. It feels so good when you get the things done.
Answer5:
Well, I am quite surprised . I have put a lot of work into preparing for this interview and getting this job is very important to me. May I ask you, what parts of my presentation did you consider were not up to an acceptable standard? If you could pinpoint these areas to me, maybe I could go over them again and clear up any misunderstandings that might exist. I'm sure that's where the problem lies"