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I want to ask a question in a 2nd round interview with a HR Manager and Senior Manager in a Japanese Investment Bank. Basically I want to feel out how they view the IT department as I know from experience that not having a positive view from senior management on the IT side of things makes for a pretty miserable life working there, how do you think it would be best to word this? At the moment I have something along the lines of "How do you envisage a typical day for someone in my position?"
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Jul 18, 2013 21:53
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Konstantin posted:I'd go with "Can you tell me more about the team I would be a part of?" That will give you a general sense of how they feel, plus you could respond with "I think that my skills in X will really complement the team's Y." That's a good one thanks, I've also been suggested "What are the current business challenges you are facing?", if they bring up something technology related it would give me a chance to start a dialogue about it.
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Jul 21, 2013 13:52
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Xguard86 posted:the Japanese thing throws me so this might be terrible advice: Well I ended up getting the job, I first of all explained that I specifically wanted her point of view on the It department (because she told if I had any questions towards the IT director that I had forgotten to ask before) and went with "What business challenges are you currently facing, particularly with technology?" and "What do you think separates an outstanding senior analyst from an ok one?". She answered both questions really enthusiastically and with some decent degree of knowledge on the IT workings of the business which was a green flag as far as I was concerned. My only interaction with the Japanese side of things was at the end a senior manager came in to say hello to me, it was all a bit surreal, when he came in the HR director made a point of telling him that she told me to take my jacket off because it was too hot in the room (I guess its a massive faux pas to remove your jacket). It was quite difficult to understand what he was saying, he would mumble some words and laugh a lot. One of his questions was him staring at me and just saying "sports", when I replied with rock climbing he was incredulous and burst into fits of laughter. Then he escorted me out and when I got home the job offer was waiting. From what I've been told the office is 50/50 Japanese and locals, all of senior management are Japanese as well as half the trade floor so I will get to learn about their business culture without having to be fully immersed in it.
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Jul 26, 2013 00:37
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