The Interview Process For Oshkosh - 1765 Words

There are many jobs that I have applied to and went through the interview process but the one that stood out the most to me is when I applied for Oshkosh. This job I’m still at because I love my boss and it’s a job that I feel at home with. I will talk about the interview process. How I was initially selected, substantively selected, and ultimately contingently selected this theory comes from the book. Lastly how after working there for about 5 months I got put into a temporary part time supervisor leadership role. I found out about the job at Oshkosh from a friend that knew the manager there. I went in and applies for the job and when I turned in the application I made sure to turn it into the manager so that I could meet her. Then next†¦show more content†¦Some of the first questions that you get asked is about yourself and why you want to work for Oshkosh: Why are you interested in working at Oshkosh? Why did you leave your previous employment? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? (Oshkosh Interview) With these questions Angie asked many follow up questions to better get to know me so that she could make the right decision about hiring me. Most employees that get hired go through two interviews one with a part time supervisor or assistant manager and then the manager themselves. But with my interview process I just interviewed with Angie the manager and no one else. When thinking back to what was going on at the time at that store it was falling apart. Angie had just moved to this store to become the manager from Lincoln City Carters, which Carters is a sister store to Oshkosh. Many of the employees and management was leaving because they didn’t want to work for Angie, which meant that Angie was looking for a whole new staff in her new store. There is only one question in each of the five main topic questions here is the questions for each topic: People OPs/LP (Operations/Lost prevention): Can you describe a situation in your current or prior positions that highlights your dependability? What did you do? What was the outcome? Teamwork: Can you describe a time when you helped a teammate complete a task that you were not directly