Exercise#6

A. Job Ad:  

 IT Application Engineer

Presidential Flight

The IT Applications Engineer is responsible for providing support and assistance to the IT Applications Manager in controlling all activities related to applications installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and development as per PF rules and regulations to ensure full performance of all adopted PF applications at all times.

Skills

*Qualifications/Requirements: 

Education: 

Essential: 
IT degree or equivalent. 
Desirable: Visual Studio Development, ERP Development Tools, SQL Server Admin, Oracle Admin, MS Access 

*Experience & Knowledge: 

Essential: 
5 years working experience in a large IT Department. 
•SQL Server or Oracle DB Admin 
•SharePoint Administration 
•MS Visual Studio Development 

Desirable: 
•ERP Implementations 
•Airline flight scheduling and crewing experience 
•Airline A/C maintenance experience 
•Financial background 

Skills: 

Essential: 
Advanced level of English language communication

B. One paragraph :

The Presidential Flight is a Private VIP operator based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, established in 1975 under the Private Department of the late HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. We provide Head of State flight operations for the Ruling Family and Government Ministers of the UAE.

Our fleet consists of modern VVIP/VIP configured aircraft which operate worldwide to the highest standards of flying, in-flight service and maintenance

C. CV: 

CV

Humaid Al Rayssi

P.O.BOX: 128888

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Mobile: 971551666166          Mobile: 971529959992

Email address: humaid.rayaysa@hotmail.com

 

Personal Details:

Nationality                                        Emarati

Date of Birth                                     13 November 1989

Marital Status                                   Married

Driving License                               Valid UAE D/L

Education:                      High school certificate 2009

Diploma in Applied Business and Technology - Higher Colleges of Technology Fujairah 2012 / GPA - 3.35

Bachelor in Information systems Abu Dhabi men’s college 2015 (continuing 1^st year)

IELTS 5.0                                                          

                                                                          

Skills:                                              Languages

                                                            Arabic (Fluent)

                                                            English (Good)

                                                            Urdu (Basic)

                                                            Hindi (Basic)

                                                                           Office:

                                                                           Answer the telephone and customer service skills.

                                                                           Prepare letters, memos, fax and writing emails in English and Arabic.

                                                                           Create spreadsheets and databases.

                                                                           Prepare and send electronic mail messages.

                                                                           Manage time and work.

                                                                           Work under pressure and leadership skills.

                                                                           Organize and help the IT engineers for applications

                                                                           Keyboarding:

                                                                           Arabic:                 30 Words per minute

                                                                           English: 20 Words per minute

                                                                           Other skills:

                                                                            

                                                                           Communication

                                                                           Teamwork

                                                                           Initiative

                                                                           Problem solving

                                                                           Flexible

Ø  Work Experiences:

·        1 year work experience in Du Company as a customer service operator, VIP and VVIP calls

·        1 year team leader of real time management and handling the schedules and making interviews of the new agents

·        3 months work experience in Kalba Customs Department as Senior customs officer

·        Currently working with Al Rowad IT Solutions – Abu Dhabi Police as an IT Application Administrator

Ø  Achievements:        

·        Appreciation letter for the best academic performance at college in 2010

·        Certificate in Diploma IT for being the best Student for the month in 2011

References

Mr. Khaled AlKendi                                                                                     Mr. Saber Omar                    

Supervisor                                                                                                           Manager of Du

Fujairah                                                                                         Fujairah

United Arab Emirates                                                                                      United Arab Emirates

Tel: 971554889899                                                                              Tel: 97143699188

Email: Khaled AlKendi@du.ae                                                                         Email: Sabir.Omar@du.ae

D. Interview: Do's Don't Sheet + Suggestions/ John+Jane 

John	Jane	Suggestions on how to improve.
Nervous Not sitting straight Did not reach on time Complaining	Not organized Smiling a lot Looking around Not focused	Show up on time Be positive Keep eye contact with the interviewer
Did not research about the company	Asked questions that were not work related	Make research about the company Ask work related questions
No manners Acting like a boss Did not bring his resume	Not organized Not prepared	Bring extra copies of your resume with you.
Did not answer any questions properly	Did not give any actual answer to interviewer's questions as was very confused	Be honest. You should know about the things you have mentioned in your resume.
Asked about the vacation and benefits in the first interview	Kept asking un related questions and did not ask/answer any work related questions properly	You should not ask about the holidays and benefits in the initial interview.
Inpatient	Talkative	Be patient Send a thank you note

E. The 25 Most Frequent:

25	How do you handle criticism?	You don't take it personally and give examples.
24	What do you think of the last company you worked with?	It was a great platform and helped you improve your skills periodically.
23	Do you have any questions for me?	Ask as it shows you did your research and you are interested.
22	Why do you think you will be successful for this job?	There are similarities between your skills and the job requirements and you will improvise the other skills.
21	How do you see yourself about 5 years from now?	Act like you have a vision and relate it to your job objectives.
20	What do you look for a manager or a boss?	Fair, encouraging
19	Will you put the interest of the organization ahead of your own?	Yes as it will put you in the lane.
18	What motives you to do your best?	Good ideas and working environment, discipline and integrity. Bad ideas like salary.
17	What is more important money or work?	Both as last question explains but they should be fair about it.
16	How do you compensate for your experience?	Highlight the similarities you have held previously.
15	What irritates you about co-workers?	Say that you make a point to get along with them.
14	What would you rather do - follow or lead?	You can talk about your leadership skills but you will follow if necessary.
13	Are you a team player?	Yes and give examples of team work.
12	How long will you work for us?	Don't give a specific time line but show that you are going to stick around for a while.
11	What do your co-workers say about you?	Be honest about anyone who has said anything good about you.
10	Why have you been unemployed for so long?	Make it sound like you have been productive and actively taking classes to improve your knowledge.
9	Why should we hire you?	Don't compare yourselves to another jobs.
8	What are your strengths?	Give specific examples.
7	Why did you leave your last job?	Give positive reasons.
6	What are your weaknesses?	Mention weaknesses that can be easily improved.
5	Tell me about yourself.	Stay superefficient and talk about work related things. Use common wisdom.
4	Tell me about your dream job.	Don't be specific. Stick to answers like great environment or something of this sort.
3	Describe your management style.	Give examples.
2	What is your philosophy towards work?	Avoid adjectives. Talk about values that you have obtained from the previous jobs and talk about the energy you can bring into the team.
1	Do you consider yourself successful?	Say yes and describe your accomplishments and the things you have progressed in.