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Candidate Pre-Interview Questionnaire

This Pre-Interview Questionnaire is administered to every candidate accepted at ADV. Please feel free to print it out to review prior to speaking with an ADV consultant.

Your accomplishments:
• What do you consider to be the 3 greatest accomplishments you have achieved in your current position (or last position that you have held)?
• What do you consider to be the 3 greatest accomplishments you have achieved in your career?
• What single factor makes you stand out from other engineers with whom you have worked?

Your last project:
• Describe the last major project or a project that you undertook?
• Describe how you got it (was it given to you or did you come up with the idea)?
• Describe what you did and the tools you used (hardware, software, etc.).
• What obstacles did you have to overcome and what was the outcome?
• Did you lead, manage or drive the project?

Your strengths:
• What do you consider your strengths?
• If I ask you to provide me with your latest performance review and I read it, what would it say about your strengths?
• What would it say about your need for improvement or weaknesses?

Your current position:
• What do you like least about your current position, company or situation?
• Why would you leave your present employer, what is motivating you?
• What are the 3 most important criteria, in order of importance, that you would require before you accept a position?
• What is your current salary?
• Some of our clients may require proof of your current salary. Are you prepared to show proof of your current salary if requested?
• Do you get overtime? How much?
• Do you receive a bonus? How much?
• When was your last salary review?
• When is your next salary review?
• What is your vacation period? That is, how many weeks?
• What are your salary expectations? Please justify.
• Are you currently considering any other positions? If so, how close are you to accepting a new position?
• If you are close to accepting a position, please list the company.

Your motivations and requirements:
• Let's say you do get an offer that meets your criteria and your current employer gives you a counter-offer. What would you do in this situation? Please indicate if you would consider the counter-offer from your current employer (yes, no or potential).
• We are all human and it takes a lot of courage to leave a good position for a better one. Do you really have that courage? (yes, no or maybe)
• On a scale of 1 to 3, (1 being I do not want a new position, 2 being maybe, and 3 being yes, absolutely) where do you rank along a gradient scale?
• What will it take to move you from a 2 to a 3?
• What might stop you from accepting a job? What considerations would come into play?
• Are you prepared to relocate and what would keep you from moving?
• What type of position, application (mil, controls, telecom, RF, etc.), and location (Canada, city, USA, city, etc.) would interest you the most?