Interview Report

Today was an interview test for Salem Ali; his chosen position was an accountant. Hedley Butterfield, our teacher, was the chairman, interviewing him along with two of his students, Ahmed, the head of human resources, and Abdulrahman, head of finance. 

I personally believe Salem Ali has conducted himself rather positively with a good dash of confidence and exuberance. You can tell a mile away that he could have possibly had much experience in terms of interviewing or presentation, for that matter, in his life by the way he acted. His body language was exquisite; he made slight hand gestures while he was talking, and also smiled all throughout the interview as though he had no doubt he will be hired. It's most definitely the kind of attitude one would ask for in an employee. The first question he was asked was to talk about himself; he painted a very clear picture of his background, and his past experiences; I thought he was quite loquacious and eloquent. His English was impeccable, which would make sense since he has travelled quite a lot. He also had education overseas. He brought about everything an employer needs to hear. Later Hedley passed on to Ahmed to start asking him questions, the first question he was asked was what his weakness is, Salem, without hesitation, admitted to his flaws but also mentioned that he was improving in all his negative aspects. That was very daring of him to say, but his honesty is certainly appreciable. The next question was about his strengths, Salem readily poured out everything that is positive about himself which made him seem fully able and committed to the job. Other questions, asked by Abdulrahman, followed which included what salary he was expecting, and what are his future goals. I believe he responded very well to every question; he seemed so prepared, and his words were very vivid and clear. I didn't see any sign of stuttering, sweating, shaking or fidgeting. If this was his first time I commend him for outdoing himself. 

I would definitely hire him for the job; he seems to be quite ready and even though he may have prepared for the interview he went through it as though he was spontaneous and casual. He came off as a determined, civil, and able person with every intention to do his job right.