Title of position interviewed for: Transport Planner
Approximate date of interview: 3/2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Submitted on: 27-Jan-05
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I came to Australia for a holiday and had an interview on the off chance
that something might come of it. It was 40 degrees on the day and I
arrived at the office in a bit of a flap and sweating a fair bit!
However, I was welcomed by the interviewers (now my boss and colleague)
and made to feel very welcome. The interview consisted of quickly going
over the CV I had prepared and previously emailed to cover the basics of
my experience. This was mostly to ascertain which software I had used
previously, what sort of projects I had worked on and what my role in
these was.
I asked some questions about the type of projects that the Melbourne
office was currently pulling in to see if they were suitable for where I
wanted to go with my work. It is always useful to drop in a few, "Oh
yes, I am interested in developing my skills in that area if we are
going to get work in that domain" sort of comments. If you show a
flexibility in what you are prepared to do and learn then this gives the
impression that you will make a great team member I think. It also
suggests that it will be significantly easier to resource you onto
projects than if you pigeon-hole yourself with limited aims and
knowledge.
The main feature of the interview was the friendliness of the
interviewers. Much of the battle is to ensure you make a good
impression, so reciprocating the friendliness that they show, making a
few (mild!) jokes and appearing affable, pleasant and easy to get on
with are key. This was a winner and at the end of the interview (which
lasted approximately 40 minutes) the guy said, "Right, well I think what
we all really want is to go for a nice cold beer on a day like this, so
lets wrap it up there!".
I got a call the next day to ask if I was interested in the job and
offereing me a salary.
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