Question: What is the ideal size of the company you want to work for?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Do you prefer to work for large or small employers?

Follow-up questions:

What do you think are the advantages of working for a company of our size?
Do you see working for a smaller company to be positive or negative?
Why so?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader),Job Structure – Handling Competition,Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Cooperation,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Is the candidate able to give out both, advantages and disadvantages of working for any size they mentioned.
Does the candidate know the size of the company they have applied for?
Is the candidate able to relate their personal goals with their response.
Look if the candidate talks about their strengths and goals.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate doesn’t care for the size.
Unable to provide disadvantages associated with large and small companies.
The candidate has only advantages to share.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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