花天堂 & 陌生的香港人请进(Council都有啥福利呀？）附Council面试问题及参考答案

EnviroEngineer

Council说下星期给我offer，说要商量看给我多少年薪, 请问前辈，Council除了annual salary以外，员工还有别的啥福利？

PS：Council面试是有标准提问的，而且总喜欢要example，我把我准备的帖上来，希望能帮到有需要的人：

1.
Tell us about yourself.
这是面试基本上都会问到的，简单介绍自己，顺便提一下 my skills/experience and the position is a good match



2.
What do you know about the organisation?
提前做research，看他的company culture，然后就说是拍马屁了，比如：friendly working environments, lots of opportunities and trainings, very supportive company culture… 然后说 there are what I have been looking for….



3.
What is your understanding of the requirements of the position?
Well, I think it is pretty clear stated in the advertisement. The prefect candidate should be …, with strong design skill in … And these are what I have been doing for the last “x” years.


4.
What do you see as the key challenges in this job for you?
The key challenge would be to upskill myself in the area of …, to familiarise myself with …(company policy), to get to know the team…


5.
What are you looking for in your next job?
Somethingdifferent. Over the last “x” years, I have been focusing on …, and I would liketo explore …/ to be involved in …


6.
Since you job change, what different objectives or goals do you have?
Apart from doing what I am good at, being …, I would love to learn something different. I would like to …


7.
Why should I hire you? Why you are the best applicants for this job?
I believe that I have the skills you need for this position. I have strong design skills in… I am familiar with … I am good at …


8.
What value would you see yourself to add into this organization
My knowledge and experience in ... , My … skills. 基本上是job description上需要什么就说什么



9.
What provide you with a sense of accomplishment/what motivates you?
Todeliver the project on time and within the budget…


10.
How do you balance life and work?
I am good at organising my time and multi-tasking. I also prioritise my tasks, so that I can get the work done and enjoy my life.


11.
Why did you leave your last job?
I havebeen working for ?????? for the last “x” years and I think it is time to look for new challenges…


12.
What do you think was wrong with your former organisation?
Nothing wrong. NEVER SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT YOUR CURRENT/FORMER ORGANISATION/BOSS.


13.
What did you like/dislike about your previous boss?
I like my boss. He/She has been very supportive on my professional development. I learned a lot from him/her and I am actually feeling a bit guilty leaving …


14.
Do you work well under pressure?
Yes, Iwork well under pressure. I am good at prioritising my tasks to ensure …


15.
How do you react when under stress? How do you handle stress? How do you respond to obstacles in your way?
I handle difficult situation well. I always stay clam and seek for help when necessary.For example…


16.
What are your strengths?
结合job description，给自己脸上贴金
（只有自信，别人才会相信你）



17.
What are your weaknesses and what are you doing to develop yourself in these areas?  
这个问题比较难回答，我就说我英语is not my first language，（前提是自己的英语不能太差,不过我觉得这不是好的答案）



18.
What did you accomplish in your last job?
I successfully ….
(结合job description，给自己脸上贴金)


19.
Do you like to work independently or as part of a team?
I have good team work skills but I am equally comfortable working on my own. The most important thing is to get the job done.


20.
how do you handle confidentiality issue is this position
I would follow the company policy/rules


21.
Are you more concerned with quality or meeting deadlines?
I am more concerned with quality but I always prioritise my tasks to ensure deadlines are met.


22.
What sort of things will make you angry or frustrated in your work environment?
I don’t think getting angry or frustrated will help ease the situation. So I would rather stay clam, investigate the problem, develop/evaluate available options to getthe best practical solution.


23.
How do you communicate effectively with your customers/colleagues/people with less technical knowledge?  
自己结合过去举例啦



24.
How do you handle a task that is beyond your practice area?
I always work within my practice area but I am also keen to learn new things under the guidance of experienced professionals.


25.
Questions to Ask Potential Employers in Job Interviews

准备3-5个问题，例如：

• What are you expecting for the     person you will hire in this position
• What type of support is     provided for this role?
• What are the greatest challenges     facing the person in this position?
• What career progression do you see     for someone in this position?

...
基本上都是些网上能搜到的问题，另外，如果大学成绩好的话，面试前把成绩单拿出来也是有surprise效果的

花天堂

my boss (manager) likes me at first sight.

so it didnt matter what I said...

I was very nervous cos I was interviewed by 3 people panel...

无过

Environmental Health Inspetor or water quality advisor ??

陌生的香港人

What position are you applying for? Engineer?

I got my first job from the old Auckland City Council many years ago then shifted a number of departments in between so the questions they asked would be different I think.

However, I believe they would ask those normal behavioural questions (Time Management, Team Works, Problem Solving, etc), you will also need to make up some examples (god knows whether it is true or not~:) to demonstrate these I guess?

Of course, subject to the job you apply, u should also have some basic knowledge about what Council does.....check Auckland Council's website for details.

Good luck, there are a few Chinese in Council all over the region now and I m always wondering why Mr Flower does not initiate and organise a Council Chinese social club of some sort :)

EnviroEngineer

............

EnviroEngineer

many thanks

陌生的香港人

Stormwater technical specialist
EnviroEngineer 发表于 2011-4-5 11:57

Where would u have an interview? I know they have an office in 3 Kings if not Graham Street, or other area headquarters?

EnviroEngineer

3 king.......

陌生的香港人

Your position is a technical one so just showcase your technical knowledge or how efficient you are in providing inputs, processing a request, etc.

They may also ask you how do you work with other teams as there are LOTs of departments within Council and CCOs (Council Controlled Organisations) that you may need to work with in this job...

All the best na.....

小小杨杨

发送自我的 HTC Wildfire 大板凳

EnviroEngineer

陌生的香港人

恭喜樓主快將成為council人 嗯 福利嘛 在還是Auckland City Council 最大的福利好像就每年Auckland Zoo 全家免費入場門票一張 ..... {:7_333:}


新council新員工就不知道了

你的salary band 應該是G吧 對嗎？

看過內部的通訊錄 發現council和它的CCO 都好像挺多中國人名的 有時想是不是應該建立個什麼華人市政府工作群之類什麼的呢

EnviroEngineer

有医疗保险之类的吗？G是多少？给个图表啊

呵呵

没啥福利，over

陌生的香港人

9. Council is a big organisation, everything moves slowly, what would you do to address/improve...

我喜歡這個 真的夠坦白 雖然我不覺得你能improve什麼～

EnviroEngineer

9. Council is a big organisation, everything moves slowly, what would you do to address/improve...

我喜歡這個 真的夠坦白 雖然我不覺得你能improve什麼～
陌生的香港人 发表于 2011-4-17 15:24

那个职位的只能算小喽啰，哪能指望我improve啥呀，当然是干好本职工作，让team leader make informative decision呗

言归正传，salary band G range是多少，让我negotiate也有个底呀

duncan_kai

如果能报销手机费,家庭宽带费,给员工买保险,回国买机票打折.

陌生的香港人

那个职位的只能算小喽啰，哪能指望我improve啥呀，当然是干好本职工作，让team leader make informative decision呗

言归正传，salary band G range是多少，让我negotiate也有个底呀
EnviroEngineer 发表于 2011-4-17 17:19

那你覺得你想要多少呢？

陌生的香港人

如果能报销手机费,家庭宽带费,给员工买保险,回国买机票打折.
duncan_kai 发表于 2011-4-17 17:30

做夢吧 哈哈 在國內有這麼好的福利嗎？

Criminalminds

band G? 应该是8万-10万

EnviroEngineer

18楼不给力，吊我胃口{:8_400:}

LS在council工作？

prayer914

LZ能附上回答的话, 就是精华贴了.

陌生的香港人

......他們已經給你offer你了 不會連你的職位是什麼band都不告訴你吧 這都一早被Auckland Transition Agency 按市場價格定好的 一般專業職系要大學本科學位的像 business analysts, engineers, landscape architects, urban planners, policy analysts, urban designers, 等等 通常都是這個 G grade的 - 當然上落會有一個特定的幅度

你是我的天使

估计 6万到7万5之间？

EnviroEngineer

他们还没给我offer呢

不知道花花是什么band？

EnviroEngineer

LZ能附上回答的话, 就是精华贴了.
prayer914 发表于 2011-4-17 20:43

不能骗人哦

prayer914

26# EnviroEngineer

版主赶快来加精啊. 我不想骗人....{:7_366:}

陌生的香港人

他们还没给我offer呢

不知道花花是什么band？
EnviroEngineer 发表于 2011-4-17 21:58

你就算了 花生的人工好像挺高的 他是project manager 和你不一樣呢

EnviroEngineer

你就算了 花生的人工好像挺高的 他是project manager 和你不一樣呢
陌生的香港人 发表于 2011-4-17 22:23

问问而已嘛，何必瞧不起额，offer太低额还是可以考虑turn down the offer滴

陌生的香港人

问问而已嘛，何必瞧不起额，offer太低额还是可以考虑turn down the offer滴
EnviroEngineer 发表于 2011-4-17 22:30

沒有瞧不起這個意思 就是想說花生那是個高薪厚祿人士而已

那對你來說 什麼是‘太低’呢？