#Tell me about yourself.

Yes, no problem. First, thank you for inviting me to be interviewed for this position. My name is sena
girma. I have a mechanical engineering degree from ASTU. Starting from the day I was admitted to formal
education I am able to develop skills and qualities that will be an asset to your organization. I am a type
of person who is driven, a team player, and a smart worker. I am driven because I can catch up with a new
role and teach myself new skills from scratch without or with minimum supervision. I am a team player
because I understand the benefits of being involved in a team to complete a task efficiently before the
deadline. And I am a smart worker because I always try to find the easiest possible way to complete a
difficult task with less effort and resources.

For the past three years, I have been working for two different companies. I got my first job at EAT as a
mechanical design engineer. It is a company owned by Ethiopian and Dutch investors in order to supply
and install electro-mechanical equipment mainly for holland owned businesses that are located in
Ethiopia. My main role is to provide technical drawings and instructions for those devices. Currently, I am
working at wonji sugar factory as a junior technical supervisor. Some of my roles include supervising the
overhaul and breakdown maintenance of pumps, gearboxes, and air compressors, planning preventive
maintenance and follow-up lubrication, and calibration of instruments. From both roles, I am able to
develop skills that help me to pass effective decisions and solutions for difficult problems.

In my free time, I like to be involved in different types of social activities like planting trees. For the past 3
consecutive years, I have actively participated in the Ethiopian green legacy campaign promoted by the
prim-minster in order to compact deforestation and global warming. My role in this campaign is to
distribute indigenous seedlings from nurturing centers to highly affected areas.

Currently, I am looking for a challenging and exciting role like the one your company is advertising. If I
your company gives me an opportunity to work in this position, I will make sure you see a positive outcome
from the role soon and try my best to be a role model for other employees also.

#1. Why do you want to leave your current job?

I am leaving my position because I feel like I am reaching my full potential. I have learned so many skills
when working in a team to solve major failures that happen in the factory. I have learned how to become
a creative problem solver at a very critical time. I have also learned. However, as I mentioned, I have
reached my full potential and am now seeking new employment in an organization such as yours where I
will learn new skills and put the skill I already learned to good use.

#2. Describe yourself in three words.

I am driven, a team player, and a smart worker. I am driven because I can catch up with a new role and
teach myself new skills from scratch without or with minimum supervision. I am a team player because I
understand the benefits of being involved in a team to complete a task efficiently before the deadline.
And I am a smart worker because I always try to find the easiest possible way to complete a difficult task
with less effort and resources.
#3. How do you handle criticism?

I always take criticism as feedback and an opportunity to improve my weakness and fill the gap that I am
not doing well on. It will open the door to developing my sets of skills in order to become a good
professional. Give an example.

#4. What is your biggest weakness?

I am well aware of my weakness and try to improve them as much as I can in my daily activities. One of
my weaknesses is I find it quite difficult to say no to people who are really nice to me when they ask for a
favor. I will always put an extra load on my shoulder to help them out. Give an example. prioritize tasks
and ask friends for the unoccupied person.

#5. How do you handle conflict with coworkers?

Conflict may happen over work for different reasons and can be solved through dialog and I will solve it
myself before it affects my relationship with my colleague. my first step will be to Prepare myself not to
become emotional as it may hinder me to be reasonable and asses my position if I am contributing to the
conflict. I will make sure to listen to the other person’s concerns with an open mind. Then I will take my
turn to explain my standpoint and make sure that he understands my perspective. Work on first on things
we both agree on and then continue to the ones we don’t get to agree. If this does not solve the problem
maybe Talk over the coffee break. since we both work for the benefit of the same company, the final
decision will have to be the one that benefits the company.

#6. What are your salary expectations?

Before coming for this interview, I tried to research what would be the average salary for this role within
this industry, but I couldn’t get the exact figure which makes it difficult to estimate. One thing for sure is
that I want to be paid accordingly for the service that I will provide for the company that put the current
living cost in Addis Ababa in mind. With my current experience, I can be worth above 16k and I want you
to think of this as an investment to keep me healthy and stratified in order to utilize my skills effectively.
I can make sure to quickly demonstrate the return on your positive investment.

#7. What is your biggest strength?

I use most of the opportunities I got in life including my failures as a learning experience moment. Keeping
note of my mistake and moving on is better than regretting and discouraging myself not to try again. I
prefer to learn from people’s mistakes before making them myself. In order to learn from people, I will
not hold back to ask any question even if the question seems very silly. Because if I don't ask, I know that
I would regret later for not learning very soon. Every time when I got introduced to a new task, I have a
habit of asking people who have done this task before, what challenges they face and what mistakes they
made, if it’s not available from people that I know, I will Google it and read from a different blog from
people all over the world. I remember that in UV every time I take a new course, I ask the senior student
about it, what is the challenging thing about the course, how they get a reading resource for that course,
and what mistakes they made.
#8. Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?

Hopeful becoming one of your senior employees who is fully competent for the role, relayed upon for
difficult tasks, trusted, and respected. By that time, I will gain the necessary set of skills that highly
contribute to the success of the company.

#9. Tell me about the time when you failed.

The inspection is related to the mechanic. Bearing house water. After that, I will always double-check.

#10. Why do you want to work for us?

Strong reputation within the brewing industry. The sustainable growth record of the company will give
me to settle in for the coming many years for long-term employment. The working culture of the
employee is highly inclusive and socially responsible. Highly trained workforce with whom I can share the
experience. Different training and carrier development programs. Variety of products that high liked by
the consumers.

#11. Tell me about a time when you completed difficult tasks under pressure.

I am used to working under pressure nowadays. It’s the fast way to master a new skill. Tell them about
the transfer pump downtime. Due to hammering.

#12. What makes a great team

Sheard objective and common goal. Good communication. Supportive.

#13. Why should we hire you?

Got the necessary skills and experience that match the job description. Got the qualities and attributes to
quickly learn to get familiar with the position with minimum supervision. Personal and team achievement
records. Am flexible with the change in the market. Care and development for the good of the company.
Positive return.

#14. What is your greatest achievement?

In my previous role. Injection pump bearing driving side and grease to oil.