Monday, June 28, 2010

Creative Thinking When Interviews

Many people ask, what is usually asked in a job interview? This can be answered by a variety of opinions and arguments. Most interview questions will greatly depend on the company concerned, and certainly also on the nature of the job. However, there are some common questions that are mild to quite severe, such as asking their interests, organize or work experience, and so forth.

Some companies or job, requiring workers to be able to think creatively. Creative thinking means a thinking process which involves the formation of new ideas and concepts. This can also be expanded as the process of connecting ideas and concepts that already exist to create something new.

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To find out how creative candidates, of course, will be presented several creative questions as well. This is true not only to learn creativity, but also can predict the problem-solving skills, and reactions of prospective workers when faced with a pressure.

Examples of companies that pretty much using questions that spur creativity is usually a company that works in the field of information technology such as Microsoft, Google, AT and T (AT & T American Telephone and Telegraph), NTT (Nippon Telephone and Telegraph), or perhaps a few companies that tend to move in the field others, like Wall Street Firms. One of my friends even told me his experience when given a riddle questions when she attended an internship interview with Broadcom Singapore.

In essence, creative question in the interview can be divided into three parts. The third part is the question of the puzzle (puzzle questions), the question of lateral (lateral questions), and the question impossible to answer (impossible questions).

First, the question of the puzzle is basically a question that has only one definite answer. Examples like this,

If you hold a badminton tournament with a total 127 players participating. At first round, 126 players will compete in 63 games, and one player as a bye. Later in the second period, there were 64 players in 32 matches. How many times the game needed to get a winner?

When confronted with this sort of question, chances are we would think by adding 63, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, and 1 so that we can answer the 126 games. But his case would have been different if we are faced with something similar, with large numbers, like 999 players for example. We will be trouble enough.

Creative Ways
Let's think creatively! Actually, simply, with the same system we need one game to eliminate one player. If we have 127 players, then we need 126 games. We can respond quickly, accurately, and give the impression to the interviewer.

Second, the question of lateral, is a question to ask someone to change concepts and perceptions. This will spur someone to come out of thinking that can be predicted, and found unexpected ideas. For example,

My brother bought a parrot. It is said by its seller, that the parrots will mimic any utterance that was heard. However, after my sister for a week caring for the bird, the parrot did not even babble. What really happened?

We can explain that these parrots problem does not lie in not imitating any shortcomings has been heard, but the real problem is parrot is deaf.

Third, the question that imposibel. Questions like this really have many answers and resolution, but none have a definitive answer when asked that question. Several examples like this,

What and how do you do, when you wake up in your room are a lion ready to pounce on you?

That question does not seem very plausible. But of course we're not going to answer that question it was unreasonable. We could find a solution by returning to the interviewer asked whether we had weapons, like pistols, sword, etc., that can help us defend ourselves against these lions. Or ask if in fact the lions and the bars even though you are restricted in the same room.

One of my other friend told her story in an interview that he attended a job at a company engaged in the financial sector. The interviewer asked how the number of service stations in Singapore. Obviously the interviewer does not want to get a definitive answer, but more towards how my friend replied.

Please note, that the acceptance criteria of workers did not refer to things like this alone. Many aspects need to be considered in the acceptance of workers. Nevertheless, there is no harm if we pay attention to every part of the interview as an important part, do not underestimate.

If you are a prospective employee, it helps if you start practicing this sort of question from now. However, if you want to hire workers, there is also a good idea if you start using this sort of question. Many resources are available for this study, ranging from books, web, and perhaps from the experience of friends around you, even your own experience.

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