Interview report

Date: Monday 24^th September 2012

Venue: F11

Time: 1515

Interviewee: Manea Mohamed Al Mehairi

Interviewers:   Hedley Butterfield

Post: Internal Audit Officer

Hedley welcomed Manea, introduced the other two interviewers and invited the interviewee to introduce himself. Mana greeted the interview panel and talked readily about himself. There was good eye contact and his body language and general demeanour suggested a high degree of self-confidence.

When answering questions as to his experience, ability to handle pressure, personal goals and so on, Manea spoke loudly and clearly, with very good vocabulary and a high level of articulacy. He used  strongly effective language, with only minor grammatical infelicities. His discourse was at all times relevant and easily comprehensible.

There were no nervous habits and visual cues suggested high confidence. It was obvious that there was a great deal of preparation.

When asked if he had any questions for the interviewers, he had several pertinent queries, including whether he would have any opportunity in his new position to offer ongoing input into his job and its development.

Manea was perhaps at his best when asked to talk about his outside interests. He revealed his passion for food and is clearly something of a gastronome. His tastes in food are very wide-ranging: he mentioned his liking for sushi ( he visited Japan briefly for a seminar), Chinese and Vietnamese food. He is quite widely travelled and when asked about his favourite travel destination. He chose Italy, despite what he described as crazy Italian drivers. He highlighted  Venice, a unique experience as he called it, Bologna, for a book fair, and Florence. Part of the attraction, he said, was the wonderful food but he praised also the warm, friendly people.

Overall, Manea was communicatively  excellent, with fluent delivery. He was relaxed, forthcoming, chatty and a pleasure to interview.

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