Stupid Things Not to Say In An Interview.

Stupid Things Not to Say In An Interview.

After many years of hiring people I can tell you that the best way to get a good job is to do a good job while you are being interviewed. The best way to score during an interview is to avoid asking or saying something stupid. Unless you are the only person in the world who can save the Earth by flying into space and destroying the comet, any one of the following will probably cost you the job:

1) “How much does the job pay?”
No, no, no. What makes you think I’m even ready to hire you? Yeah, we all know that the only reason you want a job is to make money. Certainly if you had all the money you needed, you wouldn’t want to work at all, but employers, like women in love, need to be lied to. We want to hear that you think our company is the best in the world – that you want to devote your every waking moment to making our company even better.

But asking about wages and salaries is premature. If the interview is going well and I decide that I may (emphasis on may) want to hire you, I will be the one to bring up the subject of money. If I do ask, and only if I ask, how much money you want, please give me a range of salaries to consider, not a specific amount.

Likewise do not ask me about vacations, bonus pay, or benefits. If I decide to hire you, we’ll discuss it then.

2) “What does your company make or do?”
Oh, boy. If you don’t know what my company makes or does, what the hell are you doing here? Get on the Internet, look up my company, see its history, how it was founded, what we make or service, how many employees we have, who the top executives are, read their life histories, check out our financials, what are our average profit margins, find out who our competitors are, go to my competitors’ websites, how are their products compared to mine?

Nairobi Java House Jobs in Kenya

Nairobi Java House Jobs in Kenya
Nairobi Java House, a leading chain of restaurants in Nairobi, is expanding and is looking for talented & experienced individuals to fill the following positions:

Unit Chef

Duties & Responsibilities:
    * Responsible for day to day kitchen operations of any one of the outlets ensuring high standards of food and beverage production;
    * Maintaining proper food handling and storage procedures;
    * Schedule staff and oversee production to ensure adequate coverage of the kitchen while maintaining labour and food costs within mutually agreed upon budget objectives
    * Be responsible for ordering all food and related supplies from approved suppliers, consistent with Company procedures and Departmental guidelines.
    * Conduct regular inventory counts
    * Meets daily production needs and ensures the kitchen is running smoothly, maintains high health, safety and sanitation standards.
    * Performs other duties as assigned.

Transport Supervisor Job Vacancy in Kenya

Transport Supervisor Job Vacancy in Kenya
A day School with a large fleet of school buses operating within Nairobi, wishes to fill the above vacant position.
The applicant should have:-
    * A Diploma in Automotive Engineering or similar qualification
    * 5 years work experience in similar position
    * Good management skills of people and assets.
Applicants with this qualifications should apply enclosing their CV, and telephone number to reach us by
30th July 2010
The Advertiser,
P. O. Box 25330, 00603
Nairobi

Deacons Kenya Limited Jobs: Talent Development Officer

Deacons Kenya Limited Jobs: Talent Development Officer
HPDA provides a total HR solution, allowing you to focus on your core business while our superior dedicated HR client representatives professionally manage your day to day HR matters

Talent Development Officer
Ref: 09/6/2010
Reporting to the Human Resource & Administration Manager this new role is responsible for talent development and the design and implementation of initiatives tailored to improve talent development and effectiveness.

Specific responsibilities include:
    * Participate toward the development of the company wide talent strategy and drive its implementation;
    * Participate in employee recruitment efforts;
    * Support all performance management routines and scorecards across the group;
    * Assess current talent against future capabilities and developing plans to close gaps;
    * Support interventions to develop leadership and high potential;
    * Support all Training and Development interventions and where necessary facilitate training sessions;
    * Work with leaders to ensure key roles have a strong pool of internal successors.

The successful candidate is likely to have:
    * A minimum of 4 years training and development experience in a forward-looking organization that is keen on best-in-class development interventions;
    * Experience in managing large scale, strategic talent initiatives;
    * Ability to build relationships and to present information to senior executives;
    * Ability to influence others, including senior leaders;
    * Demonstrable ability in executing talent and change management initiatives;
    * A degree in Human resource related field with specializations in Training, Organizational Development, Organizational Behaviour, Industrial / Organizational Psychology, or related disciplines

If you believe that you can rise to a new challenge with flair and success, please submit your detailed CV with cover letter, copies of certificates and testimonials, current telephone number and email address to the address indicated below.
The Recruitment Manager,
Human Performance Dynamics Africa,
Po Box 1516-00621, Village Market
Nairobi, Kenya.
info@hpdafrica.com
Applications should be sent directly to the above address to be received on or before July 23, 2010.
Deacons Kenya Limited has contracted Human Performance Dynamics Africa to carry out this recruitment.

Nairobi Hospital Sous Chef Job Vacancy in Kenya

Nairobi Hospital Sous Chef Job Vacancy in Kenya
The Nairobi Hospital, a leading health care institution in Eastern Africa has the following opening:-
Sous Chef
Ref: HRD/SC/07/10

Reporting to the Head Chef, the successful applicant will assist in planning and coordinating food production and service for patients, staff and others.
Particular Responsibilities Include: