In order to become successful in an interview, it would be best if you can research the profile, mission and vision, branches, nature of business of the company where you are applying. With this knowledge, you can answer the questions with more accurate details. Hiring manager can give you an added points boosting your chance of getting accepted.
Although hiring managers can sometimes ask tricky questions, they normally ask simple and basic ones. Hiring managers may asked several questions during an interview to assess thoroughly the applicants. You can prepare yourself to answer the questions to make your application more concrete. So here's the list of the questions that may be asked to you.
Common Questions for Experienced Forklift Operator
- Tell me about yourself
- Why do you want to work here? What are you expecting from this job? What do you know about this organization?
- Tell me about your current job. Why do you want to leave your current job?
- How do you deal with stress?
- Why should we hire you rather than other applicants? What makes you stand out?
- What do you offer?
- What are your weaknesses? What area should you work on to become more effective?
- Identify a mistake you made and how you dealt with it. What have you learned from your mistakes?
- What are your strengths? What is the greatest asset you will bring to this job?
- What achievements are you most proud of? What was the most difficult, toughest academic or work project you completed?
- Tell me about an obstacle you recently conquered?
- When have you taken the initiative and gone the extra mile? Describe a professional situation that required you to use initiative or creative thinking to solve theproblem.
- Tell me how you improved your employer’s operations?
- In the future, we are going to be doing a lot of X. Would you be comfortable with that? (Hint: Reading your target organization’s strategic plan might help you identify new approaches that your target organization will be emphasizing.)
- Are you good at multi-tasking? Give an example. What would you do if you were working to meet a tight deadline and a manager instructed you to quickly complete another project?
- What makes a good boss and a bad boss? What did you like least about your past job or bosses? What management style do you work best under?
- How do you deal with difficult people? What would you do if someone on your team wasn’t pulling their weight? How do you deal with conflict? Describe a conflict that you recently resolved.
- When have you effectively convinced a manager to adopt a different approach?
- How do you respond to criticism?
- Do you work well in teams? How would you build a team? Do you work better in teams or independently?
- How do you describe yourself? Use [anywhere from one-to-five] words to describe yourself.
- Is this job glamorous enough for you?
- What would your boss and your colleagues say about you?
- What is the last book you read?
- What skills would you use here from your previous job?
- Are you tough enough to [pick one of these: supervise others, say “no” to clients when necessary, negotiate contracts]?
For Newly-Graduated Forklift Driver
- What was your major and why? Which classes did you like or dislike the most?
- How did you like your college?
- How has your education prepared you for this job?
- What have you accomplished that shows your initiative and willingness to work?
- How did your summer jobs and internships influence your career choices?
- Tell me about any independent research projects you have done.
- What is your 5-year plan? Do you want to get another degree? How long do you
- think you would stay on this job?
- Why do you want to work in government rather than another sector?
Interview Questions for Forklift Trainer/Supervisor
- What is your management style? What is your training/mentoring style?
- Are you a big-picture manager or a micro-manager? Do you have trouble delegating authority?
- What methods do you use to communicate to your staffers?
- Have you led projects, task forces, committees, or a change management program?
- Have you been involved in a high-stakes conflict?
- What would you do your first week or month on the job?
- What qualities are responsible for your success?
- Some of your colleagues also applied for this supervisory job and might resent you if we select you to supervise them. How would you deal with that? Or the staff might resent an outsider brought in to supervise them. How would you deal with
- that?
- How do you reward good performers and deal with poor performers or problem performers?
- How would you deal with an employee who wasn’t measuring up? You would have to make some tough calls here in the future on disciplinary problems.
- Are you up to the task?
- What would you do if one of your employees wasn’t measuring up? We are going to have to make some tough calls here in the future on disciplinary problems. Are you up to the task?
- How have you helped your organization implement the President’s Management Agenda? Which metrics have you helped your organization improve and how?
- Have you, for example, helped your organization improve its ratings on the Office of Management and Budget’s Program Rating Tool (PART), or improved your agency’s internal controls, information security, or financial reporting?
- What have you done to improve efficiency within your organization? Have you, for example, automated processes or moved any responsibilities to a shared service provider?
- Describe your experience responding to reviews from the Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Management and Budget, watchdog groups, or the media?
