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  • Likely questions to expect in an MBA interview

    Likely questions to expect in an MBA interview

    1. Why did you make the decision to get an MBA?
    2. What are your career goals and how do you envision an MBA helping you achieve them?
    3. What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
    4. What best describes your style of leadership?
    5. Explain a difficult circumstance you have encountered and how you handled it.
    6. What do you believe sets you apart from other MBA candidates?
    7. How do you keep up with news and developments in your industry?
    8. What methods do you employ to schedule your time and organise your tasks?
    9. Describe a time when you had to work in a team to achieve a goal.
    10. How would you contribute to the MBA program and the university community?
  • Take note of these trick questions during a job interview

    Take note of these trick questions during a job interview

    Interviews can be tricky

    Our careers and the way we find work have changed along with the times. Because of their extensive specialty, HR managers in businesses frequently hunt for novel approaches to evaluate their applicants.

    Unexpected questions

    One of the ways interviews have changed is trick questions. Questions that, beyond the answer given, reveal important elements such as responsiveness, reaction to something unknown or the way in which things are approached. But what are these trick questions? We present some of the most curious ones.

    Which of your qualities would completely surprise me?

    This question is designed to measure spontaneity, sincerity, and the ability to extricate oneself from compromising situations. It can also provide information about the applicant’s life that was not discussed in the interview.

    If your life was a book, what would the title be?

    This far-fetched question requires creativity and the ability to synthesize. For example, if you decide on the title of a well-known book, it can lead to further conversations in this direction.

    Which historical figure would you have liked to have interviewed?

    Usually, the character chosen by the candidate is someone he or she admires, so several candidates can be eliminated.

    What three items would you take with you to a desert island?

    This question allows recruiters to find out what things the applicant places the most importance on and encourage them to defend their point of view, whether they choose something practical and useful for the island or something personal and emotional.

    Are you more of a hunter or gatherer?

    If the candidate chooses hunter, recruiters know that they are a leader and an ambitious person. If they choose gatherer, then the candidate is someone who prefers teamwork and is a hard worker.

    What toys did you play with as a child?

    When profiling the applicant, reference to past memories may provide more reliable and honest information than current information.

    Did you miss any questions during the interview?

    This question shows if the candidate is honest  towards their superior. Suggesting a question is a way to challenge the interviewer’s work, but it also shows that the candidate is in control of certain stressful situations.

    If you could choose, what would your dream job be?

    The honesty of the applicant is required here, as is their commitment to the company.

    How would you rate me as an interviewer on a scale from 1 to 10?

    An extremely stressful situation that demonstrates the applicant’s sincerity and response to the possibility of a superior evaluation.

    If you look at the clock and it’s 3:15, what is the angle of the hour and minute hands?

    Responsiveness, logic and analytical skills, all in a tense and uncomfortable atmosphere. How should you answer? It is important to know that the angle formed is 7.5°.

    How many bottles of wine are consumed in the world each year?

    A surprising question? Yes, and very complicated. The question aims to take the applicant out of their comfort zone, make them think and test their responsiveness. By the way: in 2021, global consumption was 23.6 billion liters, but of course the interviewer does not expect you to name this number.

    Do you think there is extraterrestrial life on other planets?

    In this case, there is no right or wrong answer. It’s about seeing the candidate defend their point of view on a topic far removed from the main topic of the interview, unless it’s a NASA interview.

    How much money does Japan make per year from reusable chopsticks?

    Another difficult question to answer, but one that requires imagination, improvisation, and some analytical ability – all in a limited amount of time and in an environment that is suboptimal for thorough analysis.

    What do you do when you make plans go to the movies with someone and they stand you up, but you bought the tickets?

    This question aims to analyze the candidate’s behavioral patterns and find out whether their personality fits the culture of the company and the team. There is no right answer, just be honest.

    Do you think you are a funny person?

    Be careful with this question, because if you answer “yes,” the next question is usually about telling a joke. Better be prepared.

    What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?

    This question is usually asked at the end of the interview, when the atmosphere is more relaxed to get to know the true nature of the candidate and their storytelling style along the way. Beware of crazy memories and anecdotes that in many cases have cost people jobs.

    If you have a 5 liter container and a 3 liter container, how do you get 4 liters into one container?

    Improvisation, the ability to respond to a problem, all under the pressure of an interlocutor looking you in the eye. The solution? Take a deep breath, pause and think about what you would really do in this situation.

    How much is 25% of 80?

    Willy-nilly, this question has an answer, and it’s 20. When the job involves numbers, accounting, etc., it’s logical that you’d be put to the test. There is no trick here, the answer can only be right or wrong.

    Please recite the third act of Macbeth by heart

    It is, of course, almost impossible to memorize Act III of Macbeth. The recruiter looks for the reaction to the impossible, how to free oneself from it and justify it. One of the best ways is to take it with humor and quick wit. “I haven’t memorized that act, but I could offer you ‘Romeo and Juliet’. But I’d have to listen to the whole play first.”

    Source: msn.com

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  • ‘I’ll wear my own shoes’ – Afriyie Ankrah demystifies filling Asiedu Nketiah’s big shoes

    An aspiring General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has responded to questions on whether he will be able to adequately fill in the shoes of the longest-serving General Secretary of his party, Asiedu Nketiah.

    According to him, there is no doubt that the position Nketiah has held over the years comes with a large task; however, he is eager to contribute his bit to the party’s future.

    Speaking in the yet-to-be-aired second part of his interview with GhanaWeb TV’s Election Desk, the former Director of Elections of the party acknowledged the immense work that the party’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer has done over the period.

    Elvis Afriyie Ankrah described Asiedu Nketiah as a peculiar character who has paid his dues.

    “I think we must give credit where it is due. Having held that position for 17 years; which led to two electoral victories and, of course, two defeats, I think that he has paid his dues. He’s a peculiar character, somebody that I get along with very well; the same way that I get along with the National Chairman also. I’ve worked with both of them very very closely.

    “I think that there’s a lot to learn from him, but we are also building an NDC for the future. I believe in learning lessons from the [past], looking at the present, and forging a way forward,” he said.

    Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, who is also a former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, stated that while it appears that should he win the race to be the party’s CEO, he would be left with a huge responsibility of filling a big shoe, he would do things differently.

    He explained that, rather, he would come to the job with his own shoes and execute the job accordingly.

    “So, somebody asked me if I was going to fill his shoes; can I fill his shoes? I said no. I love General’s shoes – beautiful shoes (figuratively), but I’ll wear my own shoes,” he added.

     

     

  • Akufo-Addo’s outburst will cost NPP votes in 2024 – Political Scientist

    A Political Scientist Jonathan Asante Okyere has said President Akufo Addo’s statement that threats to vote against the NPP in the 2024 election does not frighten him, will surely affect the party’s electoral fortunes in the 2024 election.

    The President in response to a question posed by his interviewer on a Kumasi-based radio station regarding what he made of threats by the people of Kwabre against the NPP in the 2024 election due to poor road infrastructure in the area, replied, “no problem. I am saying people make those kinds of threats; me they don’t frighten me.”

    According to him, although he understands the masses may support a party with an expectation, he, however, does not see the need to threaten the government if it fails to deliver.

    “If you decide to vote for the NDC in the general election, it is your choice and that is not my problem. No one will force you to vote for someone,” he stated.

    He, however, admitted that he has been mandated with a responsibility to construct roads and will definitely execute it.

    But commenting on the President’s pronouncement in an interview on Kasapa 102.5FM/Agoo TV, Political Science Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Jonathan Asante Okyere stated that the President was wrong in responding in such a manner.

    “The President didn’t need to say that, these things are going to affect the electoral fortunes of the party, it’s obvious. The fact is that the economic quagmire the country finds itself in will not make the NPP retain power in 2024. It is even going to become more difficult for the party based on the fact that the President is disrespecting people who have stood solidly behind the NPP over the years.”

    He added: “Is President Akufo-Addo doing this deliberately or out of frustration? Or it’s his arrogant nature that we already know about him that is now on full display publicly just because he’s had his two terms. If it is frustration, we can pardon him, but if it’s deliberate then he’s scuttling the chances of those NPP aspirants who want to lead the party to victory in 2024.”

    Jonathan Asante Okyere urged the NPP National Council of Elders to speak to the President behind the scene on the need for him to be circumspect in his public political discourse so he does not cause more problems for the party going into the 2024 election.

  • There is massive investment waiting for you, through free SHS – Deputy Education Minister tells BECE candidate

    Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has urged BECE candidates to do their best during their 2020 examination.

    According to him, several investment plans have been put in place to give them great opportunities after their examination.

    This investment, he says, includes the flagship Free SHS/TVET policy, which has been put in place by the Akufo-Addo administration.

    In a Twitter post, he said, “best wishes to all 552,276 BECE candidates across the country. The future is bright with you. The massive investment awaiting you through government flagship Free SHS/TVET policy is to give you a future of great opportunities and economic empowerment. Now therefore, put in your best possible efforts and make us proud.”

    A number of 552,276 candidates will on Monday 17th begin the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE).

    The candidates include 276,988 males and 275,288 females.

    The exams will end on Friday, October 21, 2022, and will be taken across 2,023 designated centres across the country.

    In a statement issued and signed by the Head of the Public Relations Unit, GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo advised candidates to play by the rules governing the conduct of the examinations and abide by them in order to ensure incident-free examinations.

    “All Candidates and Stakeholders are assured that Management has worked very closely with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations throughout the country.

    “We wish to remind all Candidates, Parents, Invigilators, and Supervisors to appreciate the fact that the basis of success in life is honesty and hard work and therefore urge all Candidates and Stakeholders to eschew all forms of examination malpractices before, during and after the exams and to indicate that all cases of reported examination malpractices will swiftly be investigated and dealt with decisively,” he said.

    Best wishes to all BECE candidates across the country. God’s speed! pic.twitter.com/9OSsHcYlEc

    — John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) October

  • My ministers have met my expectations – Akufo-Addo shoots down calls for reshuffle

    President Akufo-Addo has, in the clearest terms, declined the call on him to reshuffle his ministers.

    The president, who is currently on a tour in the Ashanti Region during a radio interview with Otec FM on Monday, October 17, 2022, said there is no need to make changes to his list of ministers as they have all met his expectations.

    “I feel many of them for me have done outstanding work. Their output has been considerable, and that is what I look at. If the output measures expectations, then I don’t have any strong reasons to heed the call,” the president is quoted in a report by Modernghana.com.

    The president has been under intense public pressure to reassign and sack some of his ministers over what is described by some critics as their incompetence in discharging their duties.

    The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has dominated the list of individuals whose heads are being demanded.

    Calls for the minister’s sacking have heightened in recent months due to the current performance of the Ghanaian economy and its resulting economic hardship.

  • Popular man in ‘Go and ask your grandfather video’ to contest NDC position

    Many people who recognize his face from a 2017 interview GhanaWeb had with him, would remember those words of his that became an almost household catchphrase, “go and ask your grandfather.”

    This was after a reporter asked him for clarification to a proverb he used in the interview, to which he furiously retorted with those words.

    It has now emerged that the man, Noah Dogah, is vying for a top position in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ada Constituency of the Greater Accra Region.

    In a poster that has been sighted online by GhanaWeb, Noah, who is running on the motto, Common Sense, wants to become the Chairman of the NDC in the constituency.

    In 2017, GhanaWeb posted the video of Noah Dogah where he made the comments on the back of a chaotic election for the District Chief Executive position in the Ada constituency.

    Furious about some of the things that happened on the day, including accusations that they had been sabotaged, Noah Dogah, an assemblyman in the area at the time, explained that he was also brutalized.

    “I will face them one by one, and they will see what will happen. I’m a traditionalist; I’m not a Christian so I’m also going to pray because they butchered me, they twisted my neck. They seized my phone, my money, my constitutional book is lost.

    “You were there. We were telling you that let the people get out of the room because we know the plans that the people set. We told you from the beginning but you took it for granted. Now, you saw it with your naked eyes. They came into the room first in their suits and we suspected that they are not National Security. We walked them out and before we were counting, they disconnected all the power.

    “You saw it, don’t let me be bias. They are totally failures. The officers in that room, they connived with the criminals to rob us so we are telling them that Sarah is not the DCE and she can never be DCE for Ada. Look, when you pluck a fruit, wait till it is ripe before you eat; don’t eat unripe fruits,” he said.

    Asked what the meaning of those last words were, Noah Dogah retorted that the reporter should go and ask his grandfather.

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) goes to the polls later this year to election executives for all its regional and district offices across the country.

  • Are people buying cocoa lands for galamsey ‘ghost’ – Kweku Baako to National Security

    Veteran journalist Kweku Baako Jnr has bemoaned the failure of the state’s security apparatus to trace people who purchase lands meant for cultivating cocoa and use them for illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’.

    According to him, the sale of cocoa lands to ‘galamseyers’ is a crime because, even though the lands belong to the cocoa farmers, the minerals beneath them belong to the state.

    Kweku Baako, who made these remarks in a Peace FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, said that the failure of the security to find the people who are buying cocoa lands and turning them into ‘galamsey’ sites is very worrying.

    “People are selling lands meant for cocoa lands to galamseyers, other farmers are being driven out by these activities. Both the buyer and the seller I have a problem with but the buyer is where my emphasis is. So if the sellers can be encouraged to tell us who the buyers are, why not.

    “Are the people buying galamsey lands ghost? No, they are not. With a little intelligence gathering, even collaborating with the sellers, these galamseyers can be caught.

    “The point is that even though the land belongs to the farmers the minerals under them belong to the state. So, there is clearly some element of criminality if the farmers are selling the lands to people who are going to dig for the minerals beneath them,” he said.

    The veteran journalist added that even if the cocoa farmers are not willing to cooperate, the security apparatus must be able to gather the needed intelligence to arrest these illegal miners.

    Kwesi Baako made these remarks while reacting to reports that indicated that illegal mining is gradually reducing Ghana’s cocoa production levels.

  • Reality of Ghana’s debt restructuring is on businesses, households

    The rippling effect of Ghana’s debt restructuring will not only be felt by financial institutions but businesses and households.

    This is the “reality” that Ghana finds itself, the Policy Initiative for Economic Development (PIED), an economic policy Think Tank, said as the country looks to restructure its debt with the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    Ghana is in negotiation with IMF for a $3 billion loan support for its homegrown economic programme, with a Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSI) currently ongoing.

    The loan facility is aimed at easing the country’s economic hardship by restoring and sustaining macroeconomic stability, ensuring a resilient and inclusive growth and promoting social protection.

    The Government is also setting up a five-Member Committee of prominent financial services professionals to lead extensive stakeholder engagements across all the key segments of the financial sector in the debt restructuring process.

    Dr Daniel Abateye Anim-Prempeh, an Economic and Financial Analyst with PIED, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview on Tuesday that financial institutions would be denied the needed access to liquidity through the debt restructuring.

    He noted that in effect, banks, pension funds and insurance companies who the Government borrowed from would find it difficult to mobilise enough money for onward lending, thereby denying businesses the opportunity to borrow for expansion.

    “If businesses are not expanding, it means that they would not be able to increase output. When output is not increased, jobs will not be created, and they cannot make profit and that will also affect the Government’s ability to mobilise revenue through taxation.” Dr Anim-Prempeh explained.

    Mindful of the reduction in the level of public and investor confidence in the economy and, by extension, the financial sector, he urged the Government to ensure that “the debt restructuring is well done and communicated.”

    The Financial Analyst said many Ghanaians would resort to the traditional ways of keeping money in their homes should the debt restructuring reduce public confidence, particularly in the financial sector.

    “People have invested in treasury bills or bonds with the expectation that when it matures, they can get the money with returns, but now it must now be extended. This means that people’s plan and strategy for the use of that money have been frustrated.”

    He also said: “With this, people who have money will resort to other instruments or alternatively. People who have so much money may resort to other markets other than our domestic market.”

    Dr Anim-Prempeh, therefore, recommended to the Government to “devise a very good communication mechanism and a holistic stakeholder engagement to ensure that the debt restructuring is done and still maintain investor confidence in the domestic economy.”

    He asked the Government to fast-track the negotiations with the IMF and be transparent to everyone, noting that, “once the IMF and the facility comes on board, we’ll earn that credibility from external investors.”

    He told the Government to engage captains of industry, including investors and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) to incorporate the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme to increase value addition and export to anchor economic growth.

    The Financial Analyst cautioned the Government against “diverting the money into consumption like paying of wages and salaries, and also conduct periodic audit into the use of the funds to ensure accountability.”

    Data provided by the Bank of Ghana shows that the country’s total public debt stock has reached GHS393.4 billion in June 2022, 78.3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

    The Central Bank’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data noted that the domestic debt was GHS190.1 billion, and external debt, GHS203.4 billion, and ascribed the increase in debt to exchange rate instability.

    The IMF in its April 2022 Fiscal Monitor predicted that Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio would be 84.6 per cent by the end of 2022 – a debt situation that many economic and financial analysts, and financial institutions have described as “unsustainable.”

  • Chamber of Commerce inaugurates Eastern Regional Council

    The Eastern Regional Council of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has been launched and sworn in to help the Association extend its services in the region.

    The Eastern Regional Council of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has been launched and sworn in to help the Association extend its services in the area.

    At a short ceremony held in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua, last Wednesday, the President of GNCCI, Clement Osei-Amoako, swore in three persons as the Eastern Regional Executives and 13 others to form the 16-member GNCCI Eastern Regional Council.

    The Regional Executives sworn in were Stephen Oware, Albert Atuah Amponsah and William Atitso Amankwa as the Eastern Regional Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer, respectively.

    The other members who joined to form the council were Stephen Oware, Albert Atuah Amponsah, William Atitso Amankwa, Henry Okyere Boakye, Kwabena Boakye-Antwi, Kingsley Kyere, Patrick Mensah and Felix Berbiye.

    Others were Joyce Pechi-Anim, Dr Samuel Amoah, Samuel Freeman-Amoah, Kennedy Richard Oduro, Samuel Boateng, Bernice Kafui Akoto, Dr Mark Boadu, and Justice Kwabena Wilson, the Eastern Regional Director of the GNCCI.

    Expansion

    In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the President of GNCCI, Clement Osei-Amoako, indicated that as the Eastern Region contributed significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of the country, there was the need for the expansion of the Chamber of Commerce to the region to harness all private institutions and businesses from diverse sectors.

    He said that the expansion was necessary because the GNCCI was regarded as the leading private chamber and more businesses needed to fall under its umbrella to make their voices stronger on issues of concern to the business community.

    Mr Osei-Amoako said “some of the issues that we are confronted with between now and December have to do with the interest rate and inflation and these are the main macroeconomics we have to look at, but the difficulty is that they are supply driven and not under the mandate of the Central Bank apart from the interest rate”.

    The President of GNCCI urged businesses in the Eastern Region to join the GNCCI to also benefit from the support schemes and have business partners for the growth of their respective businesses.

    In an address read by the Deputy Director Administration at the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council, Stella Panwum, on behalf of the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, he charged the Eastern Regional Council of GNCCI to lead the way in identifying the economic potentials across the 33 municipalities and districts in the region and bring them into the mainstream economic and industrial value chain.

    He urged the council to, in its quest to develop businesses in the region, improve on the quality of their products, packaging and other features in the wake of the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Agreement.

    He added that the agreement had enormous opportunities for businesses in Ghana but they should not lose sight of the fact that it was also going to increase competition in goods and services within the continent; hence the need for businesses to prepare adequately.

    Appreciation

    The Eastern Regional Chairman of GNCCI, Mr Oware, thanked the association heads for the trust reposed in him to lead the first council inaugurated in the region.

    He pledged to work hard with his team to achieve the target ahead by selling the association to all businesses in the region to expand their frontiers and help businesses grow in the region and the country at large.

    Source: Graphiconline