Tag: Job Interview
What Powerco’s hiring manager always asks applicants
Powerco HR Manager Krapoth “More mission-driven than looking for the next step in your career.” (Photo: PowerCo SE) Dusseldorf The Volkswagen name is known around the world. The Powerco battery…
What the personnel manager of VW’s battery business wants to know
Powerco HR Manager Krapoth “More mission-driven than looking for the next step in your career.” (Photo: PowerCo SE) Dusseldorf The Volkswagen name is known around the world. The Powerco battery…
Top managers can fail because of these questions
personnel selection Employers sometimes ask tricky questions to find the most suitable new manager. (Photo: imago/Ikon Images) Dusseldorf “Why are you convinced that you are the best candidate for this…
With these answers you immediately disqualify yourself
job interview Some answers in the interview are immediately followed by a rejection. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Dusseldorf During the interview, the potential new head of sales is asked whether he can…
These questions are often underestimated
Manager-Trainer Jürn-F. conitzer “Many a question in an interview may seem harmless at first glance, but it’s quite a challenge,” says the application expert. Dusseldorf CEO trainer Jürn-F warns that…
Applicants disqualify themselves with these sentences
Job Interview With some clumsy statements, candidates catapult themselves out of the race for lucrative jobs. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf During the interview, the potential new head of sales is asked…
Applicants disqualify themselves with these sentences
Job Interview With some clumsy statements, candidates catapult themselves out of the race for lucrative jobs. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf During the interview, the potential new head of sales is asked…
That’s why every second recruiter is transferred by applicants
Ghosting after job interview New employees are increasingly ghosting their new employer despite a firm commitment. (Photo: imago images/Shotshop) Dusseldorf Submit your application and then hear nothing for weeks or…
That’s why every second HR manager is transferred by applicants
Job Interview Increasingly, new employees do not show up on their first day of work despite a firm commitment. (Photo: Ute Grabowsky-photothek.net) Dusseldorf Submit your application and then hear nothing…
Google, SAP and Microsoft: key phrases for the job interview
Waiting for the job interview Sometimes it’s a key phrase or two that decides whether or not someone gets hired. (Photo: imago/Ikon Images) Dusseldorf, Berlin “What is your biggest strenght?…
How to give the right answer
A woman at a job interview In order to define the framework for negotiations, HR managers often ask about the current salary during the interview. (Photo: Unsplash) Dusseldorf Sooner or…
How to give the right answer
A woman at a job interview In order to define the framework for negotiations, HR managers often ask about the current salary during the interview. (Photo: Unsplash) Dusseldorf Sooner or…
What employees will wear when they return to the office
Dusseldorf Before the pandemic, Iris Heilmann only had one thing on his feet in the office: high shoes. “Meanwhile, I actually only wear trainers,” says the boss of the Cologne…
These are interview mistakes
job interview Candidates should convince the potential boss right away – this cannot be achieved with arrogance or CV litanies. But pandering is also unwise. Dusseldorf A lucrative career leap…
Tips from the Handelsblatt career coach: Dismissed during the probationary period: “How do I deal with it in the job interview?”
A sales engineer is fired during the probationary period. Should he address this in the interview? Henryk Lüderitz has clear advice on this. .source site
What you should check before accepting a job
Research with checklist Applicants often get carried away with making a job decision without having gathered enough details about their new employer beforehand. (Photo: unsplash / Kelly Brito) Dusseldorf The…
These are the most common application questions
Job Interview There are standard questions that candidates can prepare well for. (Photo: LinkedIn Sales Navigator on unsplash) Dusseldorf Wouldn’t it be great if you knew what questions will be…
How to turn gaps into strength
Successful job interview Anyone who has gaps in their résumé should deal with them confidently. (Photo: Westend61 / Bartek Szewczyk) Dusseldorf Applicants often tend to cover up gaps in their…
Series: What HR managers ask: Recruiting manager Jennifer Gribble explains how an interview at Amazon Germany works
The HR manager conducts a few dozen job interviews for top positions at Amazon every year. It reveals why the group is proceeding extremely systematically – and why estimation questions…