Pre-Screen Questions

Pre-screen Questions

World Vision is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian Values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people

Thank you for your interest in working with World Vision. Beside the application, we would like to find out a little more about you. We would appreciate you answering the following questions to help us get to know you better. After you have completed this form, please send it together with motivation letter and CV as stated in advertisement.

1. GENERAL QUESTIONS

Have you been interviewed by one of our staffing specialists before? If so, please provide the time period of the interview and the title of the role you applied for.

What attracts you to this particular position and to World Vision?

What is your understanding of this role that you applied for, after reading the job description available on the website?

How has your previous work experience equipped you for the position for which you have applied? Please provide an example of how your work experience has equipped you for this position.

2 .ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURAL FIT

Describe the work environment or culture in which you have been most productive and happy.

What are you passionate about?

What are the three to five expectations that you have of senior leaders in an organization where you will work successfully?

Do you have a best friend at work? How do you feel about becoming friends with your coworkers?

Describe the factor that increase or decrees your motivation? Describe the situation where you needed to self-motivate and how did you do it?

In your experience, how does an organization encourage you to invest your discretionary energy and effort, to spend more time in work and do whatever is necessary to get the job done?

Give an example of the time when you were dealing with company policy or procedure you weren't in agreement with?

What actions and support, in your experience, make a team function successfully?

Describe two situations from your past work experience in which you have determined a team was the best potential solution to a problem, a needed process improvement, or a planned change. How did each work out?

Give an example of a time when your work group or department worked especially well with another work group or department to accomplish a goal.

Have you ever been a member of a successful effective team? If so, describe the role you played on the team and in its success.

In your understanding what is meant by effective communication?

Are you familiar with a concept called employee empowerment? Tell us what you think of when you think of empowered employees.

3. LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS

List 6 of your strongest leadership attributes and give us an example where you have demonstrated them.

As a leader within an organization, you must often build support for goals and projects from people who do not report to you and over whom you have no authority. Tell us about a situation in which you demonstrated that you can build the needed support.

In your leadership experience what were the most important aspects of human resources management? Give some examples of how you made sure your team members are taken care of, motivated and supported?

Have you ever lead a team that struggled or failed to accomplish its goal? If so, what assessment did you make of the reasons for the failure?

What is the single most important factor that must be present in your team dynamic for you to lead the team successfully?

Give an example where you influenced others

4.CHILD PROTECTION:

As a child focused organisation, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. It is important that each potential staff member understands the importance of these issues and is open to further training and guidance on our child protection policies and measures.

What experience have you had dealing with children: personally/professionally?

What would you do if you were concerned about someone else’s behaviour towards children?

5.CORE VALUES

WVI has a set of 6 core values listed on our website – please follow the link bellow

Please indicate your understanding of these values and if you believe you could support them as a future employee.

How have you demonstrated these core values in the past?

6.COPING WITH STRESS

Humanitarian aid work has its challenges and we are keen to ensure potential employees understand that many times work is extremely stressful.

Describe a stressful work experience that you have experienced.

How did you manage in this circumstance? What techniques did you use in this situation?

Do you believe you have a high tolerance for stress? Why / Why not?

7. EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES

World Vision's "Employment of Relatives" policy has restrictions on employing relatives of staff. For example, relatives are not able to work in the same department and/or report to the same manager in a direct or indirect reporting relationship. Considering this, do you currently have a similar relationship in World Vision that would cause a conflict if you were employed in the position for which you are applying?

YesNoIf yes, please explain

8. OTHER QUESTIONS

Can you please provide in detail your salary and benefit expectations for this role with World Vision?

When would you be available to start in this role?

Are you currently employed and if yes would you have issue with giving your current supervisor name for reference check?

What questions would you like to ask about the position, World Vision or the recruitment process?

THANKYOU FOR YOUR TIME IN COMPLETING THIS FORM