Originally Posted by
RogueOne
A friend said to me, make sure you know what the DHL slogans are on the vans, who the MD is what his mother's middle name is and fav colour, where every single plane flies and be able to name all their hubs, and what DHL actually stands for....!
Originally Posted by
AIMINGHIGH123
..........Even when I had a job interview at Tesco while doing A levels I remember they asked questions like who the store manager was? Where was the head office? When Tesco started? Tesco slogan? Etc
Basic questions to any job if you ask me. Might not be asked the questions but you should know the answers!!
I've never quite understood this. Why are applicants expected to know such details about a company, director's names, history, slogans etc ? Is that really relevant to how good you will be in a junior role ?
In my various careers, I did extensive research for some, almost nothing for others. One notable situation was when I volunteered for the lifeboats. Being an ATPL pilot, I had fully briefed myself on the weather, the pressure chart, the forecast, the sea state, the tides etc, that day. But during the interview they asked me nothing about any of that, only what my age was ! They rejected me for being over a certain age - despite my having been in and around boats and the sea since the age of 4, and therefore very experienced with boats and the UK sea conditions.
For the two major companies in my career, I went into the interviews knowing very little about the companies - beyond what they did. And I was asked about my skills, knowledge, and experience for the job I was being employed for, and my general personality - nothing about the company make-up or bosses.
Knowing details about company directors etc. seems more an HR thing to me, when what they should be concentrating on are the applicants - in terms of the job they will be performing. If the job is in HR or the company board, then yes, applicants should absolutely know about those things, but if the job is a junior staff engineer or pilot, then their engineering or piloting qualifications and experience are rather more relevant !
For one company interview, I had researched and written about 6 A4 pages of extensive notes about the company operation, directors, history, its scope and world presence, bases etc, but was unable to remember the company slogan !