Hi, I'm Max, I've got the interview.
Good afternoon, nice to meet you. I'm Karen,
I'm the HR Manager for Camerons.
Umm ok.
So Max, would you like to tell me a little
bit about yourself?
Umm, I'm Max, umm and I like playing games
and hanging out with my mates.
Ok. Is there any particular reason why you
would like this job?
Well actually it's quite convenient because
I just live around the corner, umm so obviously
I'd be able to get here pretty quickly if
you needed it. Also the money is pretty good,
yeah I suppose.
Do you have any idea how you'd like to progress
within the company or have you got any future
goals?
Umm well not really, it's just going to be
just doing the job I suppose. Umm as long
as you're happy I'm happy, you know.
Right ok, would you like to tell me why you
left your last job?
Umm to be honest I didn't really rate my boss,
and I think it was a bit vice versa, he didn't
really like me anyway. I wasn't really bothered
in leaving to be fair.
Was there any particular reason for that?
He just kept calling me, like extra hours
was a bit of an issue, because I'm pretty
packed as it is at the moment. So it was just
the extra commitment really.
So if you were successful, when would you
be available to start?
Umm my brother's having a party next weekend,
and then I'm going to Thailand with a couple
of mates the weekend after, so the weekend
after that, maybe.
And that's the earliest you'd be able to start
if you were successful?
Well I wouldn't be here because of Thailand
so yeah.
Ok, what particular skills and experience
do you feel that you have that would suit
this company?
Well I've always been a bit of a joker so
I suppose a bit of light-hearted comedy. A
good laugh, a kick around the office is always
nice to keep your feet back.
I mean we do annual appraisals, so can you
tell me where you can see yourself in 5 years
time?
Annual...?
Appraisals.
Oh umm, 5 years? That's pretty long, 5 years.
Well if the building bit doesn't work out,
the 'constructionany' bit of it, I mean your
job seems pretty good, like this thing, just
talking to people. I mean and if not, if I
get bored then probably 5 years time I'd probably
like to go travelling I suppose.
Do you feel you have any particular strengths
or are there any weaknesses you have?
Well like my old boss says I was late quite
a bit, so I guess that's a weakness, umm but
strengths, yeah I've got a lot of strengths.
Anything in particular?
Just loads of strengths really. Just loads.
What do you think of us as a company, have
you done any research into the background
of the company?
Yeah yeah I checked on my computer before.
You guys are pretty cool, yeah.
Do you have any particular questions you'd
like to ask me?
Ohh, oh no yeah, so like how much do you pay
and what holidays, you said something about
holidays.
Well that would all depend on the actual role
that you're employed as, and we'd have to
negotiate sort of like a salary and appropriate
holidays.
Alright, yeah, nice.
Right then Max, well thanks for coming in to see
us.
Sweet, yeah, cool.
And we'll be in touch very soon.
Alright well you'll call me yeah? You've got
my number.
Thank you.
Right thanks very much, thank you bye.
Good afternoon Max, nice to meet you. I'm
Karen the HR Manager, would you like to have
a seat?
Thanks very much.
Now would you like to tell me a little bit
about yourself Max?
Well I'm 17, and I'm really quite practical
so I'm really looking forward to getting involved
in the construction industry as I believe
I have the relevant skills to really thrive
in the career.
So why do you want this particular job?
Well as I said I've got a very strong interest
in the construction industry and I'm looking
to apply my skills to a relevant scheme of
work.
So can you tell me why you left your last
job?
I'm looking for the opportunity to progress
and work my way up personally. Also to gain
a wider set of skills, any support which the
company can give to me would be an incentive
to really try and push myself.
If you were offered a position, you were successful
here, when would you be available to start?
Well whenever is good for you really.
Well I'm sure if you were successful we could
work out a mutually convenient time for you
to start.
What particular skills and experience do
you feel you could bring to the company?
Well from my previous job I feel that I've
got a lot of experience working as a team.
Any referees which I've given would be able
to tell you that I'm reliable, enthusiastic,
and hardworking.
Where would you see yourself in 5 years time.
We tend to do appraisals annually, and this
is one of the questions that we would ask
you.
Oh right, in 5 years time I'd see myself climbing
up the career ladder and pushing any boundaries
which I have.
Do you feel you have any particular strengths
or weaknesses?
I'm a very good people person; I believe that
I'm very practical as I said, especially for
the construction industry; I'm ambitious.
And weaknesses, I find I'm a bit of a perfectionist
at times.
That wouldn't be a problem for us.
Do you have any questions about the company?
Yes I do, I have some here.
They were great questions Max, thank you very
much for coming in to see us, and we will
be in touch.
Yes, thank you very much for your time.
Thank you, bye.
