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Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Pdizzle(m): 9:50pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
victorVIC1: 2 Likes |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by listenersky: 9:50pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
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Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nobody: 9:51pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Jokay07: The bad thing about Nigerian system is the effective and efficent worker end up with 50k as monthly salary despite the efficient guy being a jack of all trade. 1 Like |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by GodMode: 9:51pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
[quote author=digitalsimboja post=30790910]Dearest colleagues, please herewith is a question I was asked in an interview that had me blabbing without arriving at any answer. Maybe u can help rectify d answer to it by injecting ur own view here. Thanks in advance as the question goes 'Differentiate between an effective and efficient staff; which one do u prefer to be in our firm'..i blanked really at dx [/quote ] Both |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Abbey2sam(m): 9:52pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
effective and efficient work hand in hand you can not be efficient if your not effective |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by chichriso: 9:52pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
so what did you do afterward when you regained yourself? 1 Like |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by teabully(m): 9:53pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
digitalsimboja:well as a public admin graduate, I have come across this question in my undergraduate days, well I think I will prefer being an Effective staff, an Effective staff in d sense dat, am a CHANGE figure in the Organization I find my self, even when having a superior in my dept, am still an inovator, a change maker, my boss can't do without me, cos I always effect change, on the othehand, being efficient means getting things done as being prescribed by one's boss/superior, though the two terms has definite objective. 1 Like |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by soulhighman(m): 9:55pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
I've learnt something tonite. 2 Likes |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nature129(m): 9:55pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
I'll choose an efficient staff. The 2 mean almost the same thing but a slight difference which lies in resource and time mgt. An effective staff gets something done using all available resources and time BUT an efficient staff gets work done using minimal resources and time no matter how much of those he/she has. ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by felai: 9:57pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Mgt classs...Present |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nobody: 9:58pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Nature129: Correct........ That is it. 1 Like |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by dustydee: 9:58pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
No right or wrong answer, just pick one and explain to the interviewer why you think it is a more desirable quality. All they want to know is how you think or your reasoning ability. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nobody: 9:59pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
lemme use a machine to illustrate: when a machine is effective, it gets a certain job done. When it is efficient, it get the job done, with less effort and power. Similarly, an effective staff get's the job done, especially to the letter. An efficient staff, get done the job done with little efforts frm his superiors. That is little supervision, making the use of available resources. May i add that he also add value to his job, something extra, something unique. A signature kind of. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by KingEbukasBlog(m): 9:59pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
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Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by creepsyme(f): 10:00pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
both marry each other in organisational function but if am compelled to choose , I will prefer to be effecient which means performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; while effectiveness is the capability of producing a desired result. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Lexusgs430: 10:01pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Both questions go hand in hand. How effective can an efficient person be? Very effective and efficient!!! |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nihilist: 10:04pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Effectiveness has to do with how impactful a member of staff can be. It's a measure of a person's ability to meet a target. Efficiency is a measure of how a member of staff utilises and manages resources(including time, man hours, finance) while trying to be effective. Basically effectiveness asks if a person can meet a target. Efficiency asks how he does so. A useful analogy is a comparison of 2 soldiers. Soldier A is armed with a machine gun, while Soldier B is a skilled marksman. Both are teaked with killing a target surrounded by armed bodyguards. Soldier A goes in guns blazing, sprays all the bodyguards with his machine gune and kills his target with a grenade Soldier B kills his target one time with a headshot taken from range with his sniper rifle. Both soldiers were effective as they both achived the goal of killng their target However only soldier B was efficient, as he achieved his target without wasting time, energy, money, or bullets. 3 Likes |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by coolviv: 10:08pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Next time, tell them efficiency naturally leads to effectiveness. If you are efficient in the processes required to satisfy customers, you will satisfy customers and that satisfaction makes them do business with the company which makes you an effective employee to them. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Pyroxene: 10:10pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
The one that threw me off balance when I was asked was; who is the smartest person u know and y do u think that person is the smartest person'' I was thinking should I say ME or some really smart world figure like steve jobs, mark zukerberg etc |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by bobchigar(m): 10:12pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Efficient is better. Two are also good because at the end both lead to achievement of goals but advantage of efficient over effective is that efficient staff achieve its goals with minimal resources through optimum utilization of available resource. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by sunny777: 10:12pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
You are right bro. victorVIC1: |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by LewisO: 10:13pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Typing... |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Chigorkizz(m): 10:14pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
noted |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Evathyst(f): 10:23pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
digitalsimboja:This is the simplest question I've come across in recent time. An efficient staff is one who is hard working. But his hard work may not necessarily transform to productivity and profit for his agency. An effective staff on the other hand is one who may not necessarily seem like he's over-working himself. But his little effort however transform into huge success. Since the goal of every employer is to increase their productivity, I think the latter is better on their pay-roll. 2 Likes |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by icn121: 10:26pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Efficiency: Doing things right; Effectiveness: Doing the right thing. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nobody: 10:32pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Based on my background in management, efficiency and effectiveness are two different thing and a classic example of QUALITY vs QUANTITY. While efficiency is about minimising cost and increasing output (quantity), effectiveness is geared toward achieving the intended result (quality). Being efficient does not necessarily mean effective. A person can be very efficient at what they are doing but still not get to where they want to be because they aren't doing the right things. That's where "effective" comes in. "Effective" means "having the desired result". Once the desired overall result is defined, the tasks leading to the result can be isolated and these tasks can then be completed EFFICIENTLY. However, in the business world an employee must maintain a balance between efficiency and effectiveness. That's my view.... 1 Like |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by icedbreez(m): 10:35pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Effective person gets the job done, set goals and targets re achieved. Efficient person is a person who is very good at what he does but doesn't necessarily achieve set goals. I would rather be effective than efficient. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Sibrah: 10:37pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
An Effective staff always finds a way to gets things done, either with little or much resources - Time, Material etc. While an efficient staff get thing done with relatively little resources. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by chingydaboss(m): 10:38pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
U remind me of a lecturer of mine dat teaches cipm..remember a day we argued abt dat in d klass. victorVIC1: |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by Nobody: 10:38pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Off- topic @Seun we need a favorite button pls |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by feelme3(m): 10:43pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
Nihilist: I will make you the Manging Director of the company with this illustration. 1billion likes to you bro. I'd love to have a chat with you. Pls leave a medium of contact. |
Re: Interview Question That Threw Me Off-balance by cheezy4whizy: 10:45pm On Feb 16, 2015 |
KehindeAwoniyi:God bless u my brother. a person might be doing d wrong thing yet be efficient. efficiency is directing ur power to a certain course while to be effective is to serve d purpose u re needed for... my own view tho |
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