Maria Kuklila ESL Teacher, interpreter 15 years in education 1000 + tests 300+

5 countries
Trained staff in Coca-Cola, Intel, SoftLab companies and SB RAS

Interpreted

for Michael Cremo and John Favors
TKT Certificates from University of Cambridge 

typical and tricky questions
What HR really wants to see and

hear
About body language, right attitude and common mistakes
Vacancy analysis
How to prepare and feel confident

people carrying out interviews, but we give a lot of

importance to recruiting the right people even though we are a small organization (50 people) so we are 3 or 4 when we interview. This takes the form of a discussion and chat and not just interview. We talk to the person and try to understand his or her character, psyche, and way of reasoning. There is no secret or formula for understanding who is the right person or not”.

*psyche - In psychology, your psyche is your mind and your deepest feelings and attitudes.
*Reasoning - the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way

aspects of your personality

say:
That’s me
That’s my talent
That’s what I am good at

That’s what

I can
That’s what I’ve learned
That’s what I’ve done
That’s what I’m going to learn

Try to demonstrate that

intonation
7% - content

lot to make sure that they get within our organization

and team. We look for team players and are ready to train someone who we think got this, rather than get the better qualified person who may disrupt the team due to his or her character or attitude”.

I don’t have any experience. What are my chances?

to finally see you!

going? =
How is it going? =
How are things? =
How is

everything? =
How’s life treating you?

Question № 1

Normal
VERY well, thank you!
Great!
All right.
Pretty good.

going on. We are doing our best.

What’s the time in

your place now? - It’s 8 in the morning, the day has just started for me.

Have you had a busy week? –Yeah, pretty busy. No time to relax/I’m working on my computer a lot these days.

How was your weekend? – Really wonderful. I was relaxing and spent time with my family.

Following questions

Be boring and monotonous
Be shy or confused
Lie
DOs:
Tell what

you’ve studied and why
Give highlights of your previous experience
Mention your unique skills, achievements that match the vacancy
Select the most powerful facts
Speak with energy and confidence
Be live and positive
Show your interest and motivation

skills (soft+hard)
Story – your way, experience, interesting facts
Results in the

past – guarantee ones in the future

are looking for someone with strong {..} skills. Due to

my good education/skills/profound knowledge/understanding/ experience/achievements in {…} I am confident I will succeed in this role.
I completed my education in 20.. with a Degree in {..}.
I chose this field because {reason}. I have always wanted to {…}
During my years at University I got especially interested in {..} So I took more training in this and got {certificate/qualification…}
I learned a lot about{..}

never waste my time
The compliment people give me most frequently

is…

That I have great planning skills

If you are shy…

a lifelong student, have a creative side, and enjoy a

good challenge 
Well, I googled myself this morning, and here’s what I found
I am a big picture thinker, who can still focus on details. This combination makes me an effective team leader.

Summary

hard skills
Skill description
Expert in Safety, Quality & Environment Management

Systems

Attention to details

financial statements preparation

conflict management

rig machinery design

analytical skills

bp’s global wells organization (GWO).
GWO is an upstream operating

function whose goal is to deliver safe, compliant, and reliable wells. In GWO, drilling engineers take part in engineering activity covering the planning, programme preparation, and execution of drilling operations within the wells team.
As a drilling engineer, you are involved in designing, planning and programming of drilling activities. During construction of the well, you are responsible for supporting rig operations and ensuring the well is built safely and within budget. Drilling engineers support rig operations to get to the target zone and design the well to withstand conditions that may be experienced when the well is put on production or injection. There are many types of well programmes including exploration wells, appraising existing prospects and production wells in established acreage.

Vacancy analysis

drill operations
Work well with drilling equipment (including repairing)
Know well safety

standards and requirements
*Could quickly identify shortcomings and specify corrective actions
*Regularly ran Safety Audits and Quality Control checks

Soft skills
Team player
Communication
Safety-oriented
Attention to details
Highly reliable
Accurate
Good with numbers and calculations
Work well under pressure
Like solving challenging tasks and exploring new things

+ story to demonstrate it!

entire group to ...
Story to prove

else they say that they can help us grow our

business through their input, or else because they want to gain experience with us and grow with us

Why do you want to work for us?
What can you bring to our organisation?

Why did you choose this area?
What or who influenced your

career choice?
How did you know about the vacancy?
What made you interested in this position?
How can you characterize yourself?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?

How many years of experience do you have? 
What are your most important personal skills?
What can you offer us that someone else can not?
How do you handle pressure?
How do you work better: in a team or on your own?
Are you a leader or a follower?
What are some of your leadership experiences?
What stack of technologies do you use?
Do you have any experience working with foreign customers?
 
What motivates you?
What is your dream job?
Describe your perfect day at work
What do you want to achieve in the future?
What kind of job do you want to have?
What are your career goals?
What skills would you like to improve or learn in the short term?
Where do you see yourself in 1/5/10 years?
Why should we hire you?
 
Are you currently employed?
Are you interested in remote positions?
How do you feel about late-night meetings?
What are your salary expectations?
Have you been promoted?
What would you do in the first 30 days of starting?
How many hours are you ready to take?
When are you ready to start?
Will you be willing to work extra time?
Will you be willing to go on business trips?
How long are you planning to stay with us?
Will you be willing to move to another place? If yes, any preferences?
Why did you leave (want to leave) the previous job?
 
Have you ever had failures in your projects?
What was your biggest failure/mistake?
Tell about problems you had with clients
Tell about problems you had with boss
Tell about problems you had with colleagues
What would you do if you didn’t get on well with someone in your team?
Give an example of how you took care of a customer
Tell about improvements and contributions you made
Can you tell me please about your biggest achievement/accomplishment from you previous project?
What are you mostly proud of?
 
What do you do in your spare time?
What things you don’t like about people?
What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
What’s your favorite film?
What would you do if you had $1 million ?
What do you think of garden gnomes?
If you could compare yourself with any animal, which would it be and why?


 

Personality and background

Skills and experience

Motivation and career growth

Schedule and salary

Behavioral

Out-of-work/logic/weird

now?

What are your salary expectations?
Why are you leaving your current job?
What

is your dream job?

How did you hear about this position?

Would you work holidays/weekends?

How would you deal with an angry customer?

If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you, and why?

Why is a manhole cover round?

solve a difficult problem.

Describe a situation in which you found

a creative way to overcome an obstacle.

Tell me about a time that you identified a need and went above and beyond the call of duty to get things done.

Tell me about two improvements you have made in the last six months.

What was the best idea you came up with at your last job?

Describe a time when you anticipated potential problems and developed preventive measures.

materials. Select phrases that you can use for yourself
Step 2

– plan and write your own answers to the questions Step 3 - Send me for correction (text)
Step 4 – Read out loud several times and record
Step 5 - Send me for corrections (audio reading)
Step 6 – practice the answers out loud until you sound natural, fluent, confident. Don’t learn by heart – be flexible, paraphrase, try different ways to express main points.
Step 7 - record and send to me for final checking (audio speaking)

with guidance
Realistic mock interview
Confident performance



You are 100% ready!!!

the right words to express it!



This is your place!
As a

result

hear themselves
They don’t see what impression they make
No feedback –

can’t improve