1. What skills do you bring to the table as Training Coordinator?

Think of your skill sets with regards to: analytical skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, computer skills, presentation skills, management skills, sales skills and so forth.

2. How do you stay up to date with industry as Training Coordinator?

Discuss how you stay up to date by reading industry specific sites, magazines, and Google / yahoo news. Also make sure you stay up to date by reading the current news on the company's website.

3. What other companies are you interviewing at as Training Coordinator?

Be open and share if you are indeed interviewing elsewhere, but do it in a humble way. This way you don't seem arrogant and the interviewer knows your skills are valued by other companies. This also tends to make them want you more as they know they are competing for your services.

4. Tell me what are your lifelong dreams as Training Coordinator?

If your dreams don't relate to the job closely, make sure you highlight aspects of the job that will help develop the skills that will help you with your dreams. Ideally, you want your dreams to relate strongly to the career path you're interviewing for though.

5. What is your ideal working environment as Training Coordinator?

Describe your ideal working environment. Do you like flexibility with work hours? Do you like working in a cubicle or independently? Do you like to be micro managed or empowered? Do you like to work on your own or in a team? Do you like being driven by metrics in your role? How much responsibility do you want?

6. Tell us what have you done to improve your knowledge that related to training coordinator position since the last year?

Try to include improvements that are relevant to the job. A wide variety of activities can be mentioned as positive self-improvement. Have some good ones in handy to mention in this circumstance.

Employers tend to look for goal-oriented applicants. Show a desire for continuous learning by listing your non-work related hobbies. Regardless of what hobbies you choose to present, remember that the goal is to prove self-sufficiency, time management, and motivation.

Everyone should learn from his mistake. I always try to consult my mistakes with my friends and relatives, especially with elder and experienced persons.

7. Tell us do you have any career goals in the human resources industry as Training Coordinator?

I enjoy recruitment because it allows me to play a front line role in picking out the team of people I work with. I think the people that you work with are really important when it comes to any job. That being said, I would like to continue working in this industry and eventually gain enough experience to become a human resources manager. The reason for this is that I really care about making a job experience the best possible scenario for all workers involved. That's why I got involved in human resources in the first place.

8. What are your thoughts on social media for this role as Training Coordinator?

Without a doubt, social media is becoming more and more pervasive in our jobs. You should stress that social media is not appropriate for personal use at work. However, if the company embraces social media in certain departments (for example marketing), then you may want to discuss how you could use it for work (as long as it applies to your role).

9. Tell me how would you know you were successful on this training coordinator job?

There are several ways to assess: You set big challenges for yourself and met them. Your achievement is a big success. Your boss told you that you were successful.

I am sure that I was successful. I have dreamt to work for your company and I can do anything to make my dream become true. And I am really interested in this job, for my passion not for money.

10. Tell me how would you go about a recruiting process if you were to join this company as Training Coordinator? Detail the search as well as the interview process?

I would start by making the content for a page on the company website that reaches out by advertising our open positions. I would make sure the page gave clear details as to the requirements to apply for the position as well as a description of what would be involved in the job. I would extend the search by emailing potential sources of candidates, such as college professors who could reach out to students and alumni. I would show up at job fairs to talk to people in person and see who is interested. The interview questions would be focused on identifying which candidates are the most knowledgeable about this company's industry, and also to identify their primary strengths and weaknesses.

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