I’ve made it to the second interview stage. What sort of questions can I expect from the IS Manager with regards to an entry-level help desk position???
Also…this can sort of go into the religious forum..but is linked with this question.
In an interview…say there’s a male interviewing you…how would you think they would react if you said you could not shake their hand after they had offered it to you???
Re: So I made it to the second interview
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In an interview...say there's a male interviewing you...how would you think they would react if you said you could not shake their hand after they had offered it to you???
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You should'nt be alone with a male interviewer anyway. Take a mehram with you and get him to shake hands. :p
Seriously though, If you have concerns about shaking hands with males in a second interview.....maybe you should look elsewhere for work. The 'shake hands' situation will keep coming at you throughout your career and shouldnt be a big deal.
I would expect questions about you background, experiencie (if any) and some behavioral questions dealing with Customer Service skills (e.g. Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult customer. What was the situation and what did you do?)
G'luck.
well the first interview I had was with a female..so it wasn't a problem...
I have yet to see the reason why shaking hands is unislamic but serving food or talking to male is not if they came to your house.
I dont mean to be rude Hinna but if you are working on helpdesk position and its somewhere people will be walking up to for service, shaking hands may be part of business. Your other alternative could be to wear transparent gloves.
wear gloves :) I think most recruiters are knowledgeable enough to understand cultural and religious preferences..
Hina, congrats on making it to the second interview.
I personally do not mind shaking hands though I have friends who do not like to shake hands. I wouldn't offer my hand first but if someone does I do shake their hand.
I think you have a right to your own beliefs though. It depends on your interviewer and the way you say no to him also. You have to be thoroughly polite about it to him when you tell him that you cannot shake hands with him, so that he does not get personally offended. He also should be understanding and tolerant enough to not let it affect his judgement.
I am also not sure what the requirements of your job are but in case it does require you to be very interactive, your employer might consider your not shaking hands a disadvantage.
Its a matter of how important it is to you to stick to your principle of not shaking hands. If you believe in it enough to slightly risk your job chances, that is your personal decision. At the end do what you think is right and makes you feel best.
Good luck.
oh hinna come on..plz just shake the hand..i think u will be ok..once u get the job then just tell them u can't shake no hands
anyways the 2nd interviews they usually ask technical questions..i am not sure what kinda environment you will have there...but they can ask you questions regarding software..especially MS Office..Outlook
if they have ppl who work remotely they can ask you questions regarind that too..if someone is unable to connect remotely..what kinda questions would u ask to troubleshoot..know about that..know lil bit bout VPN
just be confident..if u dont know something just say u are a quick learner
good luck
w'salaam
nice sarcastic comments...
anyhow I had the second interview..alhamdulilah it wasn't too bad....I've got my french interview on tuesday.
Alhumdulillah 
well done :k:
first interview... second interview.... french interview...
wow. are you sure this is for help desk? :)
anyways, you will Inshallah get the position.
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w'salaam
nice sarcastic comments...
anyhow I had the second interview..alhamdulilah it wasn't too bad....I've got my french interview on tuesday.
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So did you shake hand or no? :)
Also I have recruited. If I were interviewing you and you told me this, I would know that you are confident and strong willed. However if I was hiring you for a job where this would hinder your work, I would not consider you. Other wise this kind of stuff counts a lot!
Good to hear Hinna. Hopefully you becoming part of the workforce in this company will help in making them more accomodating to such things. I know been in a small company people asked questions and based on my answers had a better understanding of muslims and were not totally ignorant. The comments were not meant to be sarcastic, just realistic. I remember once one of the principals making comments about hijab in turkey and not realizing till much later that I was muslim. He was much more understanding after that.