Creativity Interview Preparation Guide

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You want to hear answers that show that the applicant can come up with genuine ideas to handle problems; someone that can think “Out of the box”.

Job seeker should be ready to solve problems in different ways; be ready to handle situations with innovative thinking, is ready and able to explore new solutions to fix existing problems.

Candidate should show that they are able to take risks in trying new solutions and ways of working; should be able to think beyond traditional thinking.; can develop innovation solutions to problems and enhance company performance.

Job seeker should be enthusiastic to discuss and argue over challenges that need extensive thinking to develop innovative new systems and styles of working.

we can make it using java-awt & using shell scrips to compile and run.

Because C is procedure oriented language where as Java is Object Oriented language.

My previous employers did not actually call on me to solve a problem. It is an in mate ability of a person to find problems and solve it. A person can never be satisfied by what he already has. He always wants more thus quality is ensured.

He should start by saying that the reason because of which he was able to clear was his ability to handle analytical problems well. The education background that he has was helpful in developing the analytical abilities. He can also say that he can bring about mutation in the bank's approach towards engineering sector with his understanding and knowledge, the bank may reap good benifits out of it.

Strength is your abilities & capability in doing things and success comes when you use this with right balance on every opportunity.Success is outcome of your efforts and Strengths are the in-process tools that helps/aids to bring the outcome.

success is not a stable one in life.. but strength ,it should be a stable one..


sucess is the result of preparation and hardwork..strength is working hard to get sucess

Motivation can be defined as a concept used to describe the factors within an individual which arouse, maintain and channel behaviour towards a goal.

Creativity is an inborn ability. And creativity will lead to innovation. Finding a problem itself is a creative feat. Finding a solution for it generally comes from our existing knowledge. Thus is may not be considered creative, as creativity involves doing different things.

Creative geniuses feel that the are very creative, regardless of proof.

True creative geniuses always organize their ideas. Doing so helps them process and recollect their thoughts.

There are two ways to spell cat, forwards and backwards.

Trying to produce a culture of innovation without creativity, is like building a house without the foundations. Creativity provides the ideas that allow for innovation.

The first and most fundamental barrier, is that people do not understand that they are creative and do not recognise where their strengths and weaknesses lie. They can rectify this by considering their style and approach towards beign creative - before working on their natural strengths and weaknesses.

Training someone to develop their creativity is similar to how we would train someone to play tennis.

A tennis coach would start by diagnosing your approach - they would ask you to hit some balls, serve a few and examine your backhand and forehand. They would then develop a customized program to address weaknesses and build on your strengths.

This principle of a diagnosis before training should also be applied to training and developing creativity.
After a diagnosis each person or team can choose creativity tools and exercises that play to their strengths and develop their weaknesses.

Research studies have shown that creativity can be trained. 142 separate studies and concluded that creativity training significantly improves individual creativity and problem solving. This finding has been replicated many times.

The Profit report found that fast-moving, agile companies recognize the importance of creative thinking skills, concluding that "the ability to manage, organize, cultivate and nurture creative thinking is directly linked to growth and achievement."

Little wonder that both the Boston Consulting Group Strategy Survey (2010) and the 15th Global CEO Survey by PwC (2012) found creativity and innovation to be primary strategic aims.