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Posted By Asha Matovu
Hi all
I have just landed an interview for my first proper H/S job and it means everything to me. I have been asked to prepare a 10 mins presentation on accident investigation and also will be expected to complete a case study that will take approximately 30 mins. Does anyone have any idea on what I should expect and need to do? Please any help will be greatly appreciated because this is a dream job.
Many Thanks to everyone in advance
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Posted By Brian Rudge
Asha,
find out as much as you can about the company or organisation as you can, especially recent issues (not necessarily H&S related). The common format of interviews is a question about the company and then an invitation to talk about yourself. Keep the answer about yourself fairly short (2 minute capsule profile) slanted as much as possible toward the job your after, then invite them to ask about any particular aspects your have mentioned.
Brian
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Posted By Kate Graham
In the presentation they are probably aiming to find out both how good you are at presenting, and whether you know how to investigate accidents. So put a lot of time and effort into preparing and practising the presentation and try to make it interesting. If you have some experience of investigating accidents, then you could use an example as part of the presentation. If you don't then you could use a historical example of an accident investigation. Contact them to find out what equipment will be available, do you need to bring a laptop, or your presentation on a disk, etc. If you're going to show a Powerpoint presentation, it is a good idea to have the presentation on transparencies as a back-up in case something goes wrong.
Good luck
Kate
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Posted By phil
This might come as a hefty surprise. Then again I am known to be undeplomatic and straight forward realistic.
Those 'interviewers' that request a presentation are either of the listed.
1. Not realy serious, but have too much time on their hands, not very intersting people, interviewing 200 people for one menial post. Otherwise they would have "assumed" you are busy like them and do not have to prepare for so many presentations as interviews you face.
2. They have no deep knowledge of Safety management, and would like to learn a thing or two about how to deal with certain issues they are faced with from some one such as yourself who would present to the point and presumably intelligent.
As an alternative, challenge them by asking a couple of questions, if you can think of such. I should know.
Phil,
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Posted By Neil Denning
Hi Asha, I am with you in regards the lack of experience when it comes to interviews.
The best policy is to practice practice practice especially when it comes to the presentation.
Good Luck and be prepared thats the main point.
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Posted By Charley Farley-Trelawney
May I just say....an interview is a two way event; you are looking at them just as much as they are looking at you. Do not come across as desperate, they will almost certainly need you more than you need them.
There is always another.
Good luck either way.
CFT
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Posted By phil
Well said charley,
It is just the redundant advisors (or nerve rackers),
that I worry about.
The fact is as much Interrogation (interviewer sense) is the weakest form of displaying intelligence. A bad manager/teacher, and incompetent senior people are "the best interrogators" ie interviewers if you like.
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