Most of the foreign interviews
are updated in the top jobs web site (this is only for gaining the information
and not for promoting the particular web site)
Click on below link for the
updates.
1) After selecting a suitable
vacancy, send a CV(updated) to the mentioned email address and make sure to get
confirmed over phone that they have received the CV because most of the
agencies they never go through the emails.(same thing happened to me many
times)
2) If you are selected and they
call you for the interview on a particular date, then make ready your
certificate in a suitable certificate folder and arrange it well. Make sure to
get all the service letters and the certificates.
3) Usually in construction field
people don’t wear a tie. But it’s a plus point if you get dressed well and wear
a tie which matches to the shirt. Your dress can make a difference. As I have
seen in many interviews only few people cares about grooming. Whatever the
company you work for, you should look like a gentleman to others.(I have seen
some Quantity Surveyors wearing rubber slippers and t-shirts for the foreign
interviews but as I see it’s not a good thing as our profession is respectable),
before u go to the interview find some information about the country that the vacancy
is for. Food prices, accommodation cost and about other expenses like electricity
bills, transport cost. That is to get some knowledge about the background of
the country. Find about the salary scales for Quantity Surveyors in relevant
countries. From your friends and also from the internet u get a lot of
information.(go hit google for information as there are many bloggers posted
valuable information about this field)
4) There may be hundreds of people
for the interview waiting for their chances but never be afraid because most of
them are not working as Quantity Surveyors, may be technical officers
supervisors and even don’t know what kind of a job is Quantity Surveying.
Perhaps some people u meet in the interview, they say that they have many years
of working experience and also have a degree and may be you are not so, but if
u lucky enough then you will be selected even you posses a certificate.
5) Always try to get some
information from other people who sit for the interview before u who are coming
out from the interview room and it will help you to get an idea about the
Questions that will be asked.
6) If u feel something that you
don’t know just use the internet to get some answers to those types of
questions. One day I was asked about the FIDIC section which includes the
variations, fortunately I got the information from a another guy who faced to
the interview before me and I blogged it with my phone to find out the answer.
Same Question was asked from me J
7) When your Chance comes just go
inside the Interview room and say Hi to the interviewers and they will start
the conversation and ask you about the carrier and the family background first.
After that, they will continue on the subject.
8) For most occasions the
Interviewers I have met they are from the HR or Personal Department and they
only ask few Questions and expect a long explanation about questions. Never be
afraid if you are cunning enough you can play with them as they don’t know deeply
about the subject well. At the same time they ask you questions, they start
marking our points in a paper.
9) When they ask you questions,
you also can ask counter Questions to get more time for you so as they are in a
hurry to go for the other guy and they will end up the interview asking few
questions.
10) Counter Questions means the
conditions of contract that they use etc (that is to interpret them that you
know the subject well), also whether they provide food and accommodation,
transport, medical, air tickets, vacation period, contract period etc. remember
even the agency guys mentioned that food and accommodation will be provided in
their advertisement, you will get the exact answer from the interviewer.
11) Most important thing is the
package that you are offered. If they offer you a higher salary, then accept
it, if the package is lower, then think twice. Always go for a package with SALARY+FOOD &
ACCOMMODATION + TRANSPORT + MEDICAL + BOTH WAY AIR TICKETS, because your whole
salary is saved for your future.
12) After facing the interview ask
the interviewer that how long it will take to get a feedback. Usually it takes
one week. Always follow up with agency guys because they don’t care much about feedback or they are not in a hurry like us. It’s better to always get yourself updated.
13) Don’t wait only for a one
vacancy, apply for more foreign interviews.
Foreign interviewers come only
for a day and mostly they have one round for an interview. If you are lucky
enough, that day can change your life. THE MORE YOU
PARTICIPATE FOR THE FOREIGN INTERVIEWS, THE MORE U GET EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE
QUESTIONS THEY ASK.
To be continued with the procedure after selection from the
interview -
