Repairman

☛ Why do you want to work for our garage?

☛ What training have you have had in the auto mechanic industry?

☛ What is the most difficult issue you've had to fix in a car?

☛ Do you have experience fixing dents?

☛ What experience do you have with alignment work on various vehicle types?

☛ In your opinion, what is the most important aspect of steering and suspension work? Why?

☛ What do you find most challenging when repairing or installing A/C? Why?

☛ What is your current mode of transportation?

☛ How do you ensure each vehicle inspection you complete is thorough?

☛ Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult client. How did you handle the situation? What would you have done differently?

☛ Tell me about your work experiences so far.

☛ What gives you the most satisfaction about your job?

☛ What gives you the least satisfaction about your job?

☛ What is it that attracted you to this position?

☛ Why are you leaving/did you leave your last employer?

☛ Describe a situation where you had to identify vehicle faults and explain them to a customer

☛ Tell me about how you record the work you have done.

☛ What do you know about operating efficiencies and utilisation? Why are they important in the workshop?

☛ Describe a something you have done to help improve workshop efficiency

☛ 1 Tell me about how you ensure that the work that you do is of high quality.

☛ Talk me through what you believe Customer Service is.

☛ How do you ensure you provide the best customer service you can?

☛ Think about a situation in the past where a colleague has not turned up for work. What part did you play in helping to manage the situation?

☛ What suggestions do you have for improving systems/tools/equipment that you have to use?

☛ What matters most to you about the company you work for?

☛ What matters most to you about the person you work for?

☛ Tell me what you know about us.

☛ Are there any questions you would like to ask me?

☛ Why do you want to be maintenance technician?

☛ What motivates you in work?

☛ What do you think are ten main duties of a good maintenance technician?

☛ Tell me about five most recent defects you needed to repair.

☛ What was the most difficult bug you ever solved in your life and was there any bug you were not able to solve?

☛ Do you think you can lead a small group of people. Do you have any experience with it?

☛ Do you have a car? Would you mind travel to work?

☛ How would you ensure you maintain a professional courteous manner with all residents, vendors, contractors, and fellow employees?

☛ What do you think about doing monthly inspections in buildings? Do you think it is too often or too little?

☛ Who do you imagine as a perfect boss?

☛ What re your strengths and your weaknesses?

☛ Why should we hire you and not the another candidate?

☛ How do you cope with stress in work?

☛ Describe a situation when you did not know what to do at all.

☛ Can you describe an ideal maintenance technician from your point of view?

This is another question looking towards job commitment. Some people go through jobs like socks because they don’t have a life plan, and your answer can show insight into this. It can also be used for finding out if you are the type that sets goals at all in life, because those that make long-term goals are usually more reliable. Also, your goals can provide insight on your personality too.

You should respond with an answer that shows progression in your career is on track with your route in the company. It’s important to do your research on company prospects, this way you understand what to expect and if it’s in your long-term goal. Interviewers don’t want to set you on a path that won’t provide the results you want, resulting in you resigning.

The goal of this question is to evaluate the candidate's reasoning ability, problem solving skills, judgment, and possibly even willingness to take intelligent risks.

Having no answer is a definite warning sign. Everyone makes tough decisions, regardless of their position. My daughter worked part-time as a server at a local restaurant and makes difficult decisions all the time -- like the best way to deal with a regular customer whose behavior constituted borderline harassment.

A good answer proves you can make a difficult analytical or reasoning-based decision; for example, wading through reams of data to determine the best solution to a problem.

A great answer proves you can make a difficult interpersonal decision, or better yet a difficult data-driven decision that included interpersonal considerations and ramifications.

Making decisions based on data is important, but almost every decision has an impact on people as well. The best candidates naturally weigh all sides of an issue, not just the business or human side exclusively.

Maybe you love working alone... but if the job you're interviewing for is in a call center, that answer will do you no good.

So take a step back and think about the job you're applying for and the company's culture (because every company has one, whether intentional or unintentional.) If a flexible schedule is important to you, but the company doesn't offer one, focus on something else. If you like constant direction and support and the company expects employees to self-manage, focus on something else.

Find ways to highlight how the company's environment will work well for you -- and if you can't find ways, don't take the job, because you'll be miserable.