Professor Interview Questionnaire

							Recruitment and Selection Practice

Interview Questions Sample with incorporated score system

Rosario Longo

Rosario Longo

HR and Management Courses Lecturer and Coordinator Interview Questions CRSP

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Nowadays we really have a whole range of professions available to us, how come did you decide to be a teacher? 1 Key words: Passion/Passionate Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What do you like the most about teaching? Knowledge transfer – Counselling students Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How do you think that your past experience in management can fit with teaching? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Tell me about how do you usually plan your lessons? Do you strictly follow them or do you allow a certain degree of latitude on carrying out a lesson? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: During your lessons, do you accept interruptions from your students gladly or do you prefer them to ask you for questions after you have finished your lessons? Key words: Adaptation – Listening – Encourage participation Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What do you do to capture the attention of your students and make them actively participating in your lessons? Key words: Encourage Interaction – Stimulate questions and curiosity – Practical examples - Reference to real events - Where possible, play role Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How do you plan, organise and prioritise your work? Key words: Important - Urgent Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Once you have planned a lesson, a scheme of work or a learning plan, how do you monitor it? Do you consider then possible changes? Key words: Check timescale - Vary accordingly – Adapt – Mould to needs Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What do you do to keep yourself informed and updated on your main fields of interest and on contemporary events? 9 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Could you tell me about a time you had to settle a dispute between two students/individuals? How did you manage it? 10 Key words: Listening – Mediation - Conciliation Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score:

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How would you optimise performance and lift standard in a classroom? 11 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How do you deal with difficult students? Key words: Listen – Counselling – Favour integration – Suggest directions Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What will you bring to the college or to the position if we employ you? Key words: Aims and priorities of the job - Focus on priorities and requirements of the role - Apply my own skills, capabilities, experience and style to the situation. Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Could you compare the cultures of the organisations where you have worked before and say how the differences affected your behaviour at work? Key words: Encourage development – Growth - Take responsibility. Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Tell me about your life in your previous job. 15 Key words: Achievements and how achieved them - Positive behaviour and experience - Examples. Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Have you ever worked in a multicultural environment? How did you feel or how do you think would you feel in a such situation? Key words: Respect – Comprehension - Gain knowledge about different cultures Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What do you want to be doing in 5 year period time? 17 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How would you approach the job, I mean how would you do it? 18 Key words: Identify what is important - Planning and organising - Reviewing and measuring - Improving where possible - Emphasise strengths relevant to the role. Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What are your strengths? 19 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What are your weaknesses? 20 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score:

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How do you manage tension and stress? 21 Key words: Plan and organise properly - Look after other things that can cause stress (health, diet, fitness, lifestyle) - Channel pressure positively: thinking, planning, keeping a balanced approach. Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Give me some examples of how you have adapted your communicating style to deal with different people and situations. Key words: Task-driven – Process driven – People-driven – Suit recipients Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Give me an example of when you’ve produced some poor work and how you’ve dealt with it. 23 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How do you measure your own effectiveness? 24 Key words: Students reaction/degree of participation Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What personal goals do you have and how are you going to achieve them? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: How do you balance work and social/family commitments? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Could you give me an example of when you actively contributed to generate improvement in your working group? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: What has been the most difficult representational role you have had to perform in the past? How did you ensure that the best interests of the organisation were safeguarded? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: There is something about which we haven’t talk you’d like to tell me or expand something about which we didn’t talk enough? Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score: Do you have any question you’d like to ask me? 30 Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Score:

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Total score: __________ Admission to the next stage: Yes Not

Justification for admission or non admission: __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Next stage is an Assessment centre where will be tested:     Technical capabilities and competencies (Power point – Internet/Intranet, etc.) Preparing a lesson Participating in a meeting to represent the college Answering queries

Informed the interviewee on: ____/____/_______ Received acceptance from the interviewee on: ____/____/_______

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