Third Step / part 2: Interview Questions 1

There are two kinds of interviews

• First: individual interview: the interviewer interviews you only. 
• Second: group interview: the interviewer interviews you with other candidates so in this case set down in the center between the candidates.

Before you go to any interview you must prepare four Points to work in your dream jobs in Egypt.

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 First point to get jobs in Egypt:

Prepare your success stories and examples about the next topics and categories

• A story for the hardest situation you have met before and how you deal with it.
• A story for your under pressure work.
• An example for your ability to persuasive (convince).
• A story for your major accomplishment.
• A story for every skill and strength you will mention to the interviewer.
• A story for working inside a team and your contribution for your team.
  (You will find examples for these stories in interview questions answers below) 

Second point to get jobs in Egypt: 

There are some typical questions in every interview related to the company the interviewer will ask them to you, So you must search and prepare everything about the company you will work for it, such as:

• Company’s products or services.
• Where its branches, head office or stores are located.
• Company’s vision (How its prospects look for the future).
• Company’s mission.
• How old the company is.Its offers to their employees.
• Its social role in the society.Every information can you get about the company, and so on.
  (You can prepare this information from the company website)

The typical interview questions related to the company, for example:

• Why do you want to work for our company?
• Why do you want to work here?
• What do you know about the company?

In these questions your answer must be from your knowledge about the company. 
         

For example

Why do you want to work for our company?

Because it will add a value to my life and I like the (Company vision, Company mission and anything you know about the company) of the company.

    

Third point to get jobs in Egypt:

Also you must prepare everything about the job you apply for, such as:

• Everything you know about this career. 
• Responsibilities.
• Duties.
• Skills that must be in persons who work in this job.
• Skills that mustn’t be in persons who work in this job.

Because there are some typical questions in every interview related to the job field the interviewer will ask them to you, for example (Customer Service Field):

• What do you know about (Customer Service Field)?
• What are responsibilities and duties for (Customer Service Representative)?
• What skills must be in good (Customer Service Representative)?
• What skills mustn’t be in good (Customer Service Representative)?
• How do you deal with angry customers?

(Soon, I will make a book contains some jobs in Egypt and all information about these jobs (Description, responsibilities, duties and skills that must be in the candidate for this job, you can visit my blog to download it). 
       
For example

What skills must be in good customer service representative?

Able to deal patiently with problems and complains.

Able to deal in friendly way and professional manner with customers.

Diplomatic, Good listener and know everything about product, service and company.

    

Third Step / part 1: Tips for the interview

The day before the Interview 

You must know that you are preparing for the half hour that can change your life. 

So practice in advance what you'll say, keep it brief, keep it honest and keep it moving. (You will find everything about preparing for the interview in the next topic “interview questions”).

   

The Interview Greeting 

Greet the interviewer by name as you enter the office.

Be sure to shake the interviewer’s hand-firmly.

   

During the interview

Remember the next notes to increase your chance to get your dream jobs in Egypt

• Be your best.
• Use your Body Language.

  

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• Use eye-contact.
• Listen Carefully.
• You must sell yourself to prove your suitability for the job.
• No matter how qualified you are on paper, you need to present yourself to the people who have the authority to hire you.
• You never get a second chance to make a first impression (First Impressions Count).
• Ask for clarification if you do not understand the question. (Don’t be afraid).
• Be careful not to criticize former employers.
• No matter how impressive you think you are being in something - it is no good if it isn’t appropriate to what the company wants.
• Ask questions related to the job you apply for.
• Never ask about your salary and other benefits issues until the interviewer raises these subjects.

Closing the Interview

• At the end of the interview, the interviewer will ask you this important question (Do you need to ask me any question?) and you must prepare some questions.
• Express your interest.
• Thank the interviewer.
• Shake hands.
• Ask the interviewer for feedback.

After the Interview: 

Take notes on what you feel you need to improve upon for your next interview.

Second Step / part 3: Templates for Professional CV

Note: Don’t change the format of this CV, take it copy and paste in the word document then modify it to match your needs.
So always remember “Don’t change the format”.
After finishing your CV and print it, you will find that its view is very professional.

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Go to my "downloads" page to
download the next Templates in word file
to edit and modify them as you like:
"Templates for Professional CV"

Example No.1:

Your Name

Your address

Cairo, Egypt

Telephone: (0212345678)

Mobile: (0101234567)

E-mail: Abcdefg@hotmail.com

Objective
	Seeking a challenging position in Sales field where my interpersonal skills, training and work experience are well developed and utilized.
Education
	2004-2008                         Cairo University                            Cairo, Egypt    § B.S. in Commerce.    § Grade: Good.
Skills
	Computer Skills:    § Excellent knowledge of OS Windows XP, MS Office and the Internet.    § Good knowledge of hardware.    § Fair knowledge of software. Language Skills:    § Arabic: Native language.    § English: Very good command of both read, written and spoken.    § Spanish: Good command of both written and spoken.
Experience
	Jul 2008 - Jan 2011                    Suez Canal Bank                        Cairo, Egypt  Accountant §Put in the Data in the Books. §Receive the clients’ checks. §Print clients’ financial statements.
Training
	Mar 2009 International Computer Driving license (ICDL) Certificate Syllabus Version 4.0.
Interests
	Reading, playing chess and surfing the Internet.
Personal Information
	Date of Birth: 20/03/1989 Marital Status: Single. Military Status: Postponed (3 years).

Example No.2:

Bassem Osama Abcdef

2 Abcd St, Maadi

Cairo, Egypt

Telephone: (0212345678)

Mobile: (0101234567)

E-mail: Abcdefg@hotmail.com

Objective
	Seeking a challenging position in Customer service field where my interpersonal skills, training and work experience are well developed and utilized.
Education
	2004-2008                               Cairo University                            Cairo, Egypt    § B.S. in Law.    § Grade: Fair.
Skills
	Computer Skills:    § Excellent knowledge of OS Windows XP, MS Office and the Internet.    § Good knowledge of hardware and software. Language Skills:    § Arabic: Native language.    § English: Very good command of both read, written and spoken.
Experience
	Jul 2009 – Oct 2010                     Vodafone                            Cairo, Egypt Customer Service Representative. §Handle every question and complaints. §Try to solve the customer’s problem. §Make changes and updates to customer’s profile or account info.
Training
	Mar 2009 – Oct 2009 Developed English Language (from level 2 to level 5 provided by Berlitz).
Interests
	Reading, playing chess and playing football.
Personal Information
	Date of Birth: 15/01/1985 Marital Status: Single. Military Status: Done.

Go to my "downloads" page to
download these Templates in word file
to edit and modify them as you like:
"Templates for Professional CV"

Second Step / part 2: Professional CV Contents

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First part: your contact information

Name
Address
City, Country
Telephone
Mobile
Email (Don’t make your Email as a hyperlink)

Second part: objective

The objective is the key; you have to focus on what you are seeking and to show that you understand the main qualifications of the job.
So you must write which job you apply for, so the reader knows how to evaluate your CV.
For example:
Seeking a challenging position in a Customer Service field where my academic background and interpersonal skills are well developed and utilized.
OR
Seeking a new challenge in (job field) which effectively utilizes (your professional experience).

Third: Education

List your academic background, degrees and certifications
For example:

2005-2010                  Cairo University                                Cairo, Egypt

·         B.S. in Commerce, Accounting Department.

·         Grade: Good.

Fourth: Skills

Use this section to show the employer your skills that related to the job you apply for, including Computer skills and language skills.
For example:

Computer Skills:

·         Excellent knowledge of (program name).

·         Very good knowledge of (program name).

·         Good knowledge of (program name).

·         Fair knowledge of (program name).

Language Skills:

·         Native language: Arabic.

·         Very good command of both written and spoken Spanish.

·         Good command of both written and spoken English.

Fifth: Experience

Your Work Experience is the most important part of your professional CV, unless you are a fresh graduate.

Put your employment history in date order, starting with the most recent job first.

For each position, write your responsibilities and duties that you did in your jobs.

For example:

Jul 99-Sept 99                    Suez Canal Bank                        Cairo, Egypt

Accountant

·         Put in the Data in the Books.

·         Received the clients’ checks.

·         Print clients’ financial statements.

Sixth: Training

Put your training history in date order, starting with the most recent training first.
For example:

Oct 2010 - Jan 2011          International Computer Driving license (ICDL) Certificate Syllabus Version 4.0. Cairo, Egypt.

Seventh: Interests

Put your sports, games and hobbies, but you must put intelligence hobbies like Reading. Don’t put something like playing video games because you need to show the employer that you don’t waste your free time in worthless things.
For example:

Reading, playing chess and surfing the Internet.

Eighth: Personal Information

Put your Birth date, Marital Status and Military Status.
In your Marital Status you must choose one of these three {Single/ Married/ Divorced}.
In your Military Status you must choose one of these three {Postponed (3 years)/ Exempted/ Done}.
For example:
             Date of Birth: 22/01/1985
             Marital Status: Single.
             Military Status: Exempted.

Second Step / part 1: How to write your professional CV

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A good CV is a self-marketing tool – a kind of personal advertisement – that shows off your skills and their values to a future employer. The main purpose of a CV is to help you get a job interview. 

When you apply for jobs in Egypt and send your CV via E-mail as an attachment you must follow these tips

1. Your CV must be without any typos or grammatical errors. (Not even one) Because the Employers won’t even consider candidate that they don’t appear qualified at the first view.
2. Use a basic font and remove the formatting, “simple is best”.
3. Do not use contractions like: (I'd, didn't, it's).
4. You must write your CV targeted to each position you apply for and write the job that you are applying for in the objective section. (I prefer making a different CV for each vacancy you will apply for).
5. Save your CV with your name so they don't get mixed up with other candidates, For Example: BassemOsamaCV.doc … etc.
6. Also save your CV in the PDF format or the doc format (make it with Microsoft word 2003 or older), don’t save it in the docx format (Microsoft word 2007 or earlier) because may be the interviewer doesn’t have the last version of Microsoft office on his computer.
7. Put the job title that you apply for in the message subject.  

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