5 mins until my telephone interview for BP.... Wish me luck!

MagicUK · 22 Apr 2009 at 08:45

brilliant, the guy must have had a sence of houmour for him to invite u in for a face to face interview! just do some research and get off these forums for abit lol

KaHn · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:47

My interview for Shell asked me to explain the distribution of water in the world and any way to improve it.

And also

"if there is one thing in the world you could change what would it be and why"

Talk about beating around the bush.......

KaHn

bledd · 22 Apr 2009 at 10:21

Shep, it's horrible to be put on the spot when you don't know what they'll ask, generally a scan of their website should give you all the info you need (for the future)

Best of luck mate

Shep_Cobain · 22 Apr 2009 at 10:45

bledd. said:
Shep, it's horrible to be put on the spot when you don't know what they'll ask, generally a scan of their website should give you all the info you need (for the future)

Best of luck mate

Cheers pal

platinum87 · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:08

that question for me is extremely hard, it would be like asking a geologist..

so what do you know about rocks?

i would probably answer, "what do you want me to tell you", and then begin to say several areas that BP is involved in as i have read up heavily.

shareholders are not happy about the OP being offered the job, and when we all knew that this wasnt going to happen, the share price did a very nice climb back up to the initial price in the mornin, just before closing!

Psypher5 · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:45

I just cant believe you didnt research, haha. put it down to experience and move on

shauncr91 · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:48

I just can't get over the thought of that conversation in my head

Red and White · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:56

Azagoth said:
Re-enlist in the army? Why not stay at your current job, because I remember a while back you claiming you were earning £45K at it.

SideWinder · 22 Apr 2009 at 12:31

Azagoth said:
You didn't try to sell them any used jeans did you?

Explaaaaaaaaaaaain?

MikeHunt79 · 22 Apr 2009 at 12:53

Azagoth said:
Ah, but you're buggered if the Interviewer is sitting there at his end with the Wikipedia article open himself.

It would probably go down better then "they sell petrol, lol" tho!

Shep_Cobain · 22 Apr 2009 at 13:01

Just had the call for the face to face interview

Next Wednesday. I better get my head down and do some revision/research!

bledd · 22 Apr 2009 at 13:03

just learn what you can about the history of the company, what their 'values' are (usually listed on websites), company aims

general crap like that

something daft already!! · 22 Apr 2009 at 13:04

Azagoth said:
"They sell petrol", that's just classic. I also hope the "lol" is just for the forum's benefit and that you didn't actually laugh out loud like some sort of Joey during the interview.

A Joey? A baby Kangaroo or a reference to Joey Deacon?

Malc · 22 Apr 2009 at 13:05

Not every company asks for prior knowledge about what they do.

I went to an assessment centre for BAE the other week and they didn't ask anything about what I knew about them or anything to do with my Uni course for that matter. It was all competency based questioning etc

Saying that, the basic facts about them should be first on the list for preparation.

Also good luck for the interview!

Azagoth · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:14

howiepoohs said:
A Joey? A baby Kangaroo or a reference to Joey Deacon?

Just think back to your playground days at school and take a guess.

Bakedgoods · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:16

Malc said:
Not every company asks for prior knowledge about what they do.

I went to an assessment centre for BAE the other week and they didn't ask anything about what I knew about them or anything to do with my Uni course for that matter. It was all competency based questioning etc

Saying that, the basic facts about them should be first on the list for preparation.

Also good luck for the interview!

Which BAE business was that for?

Malc · 23 Apr 2009 at 11:48

Military Air Solutions in Samlesbury. I start in September.

I assume you work in the Submarine Solutions dept by your location

Shep_Cobain · 28 Apr 2009 at 14:39

Interview tomorrow and really struggling to find the info on engineer etc.

SideWinder · 28 Apr 2009 at 14:46

Wow really? :confused:

Shep_Cobain · 28 Apr 2009 at 14:54

SideWinder said:
Wow really?

Well in the fact like, not what the role of an engineer will do on a vessel but some engineering facts. Like difference between petrol engine and diesel engine.

etc.

I don't know a lot about engineering but want to learn but i don't think BP will see it like that.

5 mins until my telephone interview for BP.... Wish me luck!

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