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t),wedorecommendspendingsometimegettingcomfortablewithwhatyoumightbeasked,whathiringmanagersarereallylookingforinyourresponses,andwhatittakestoshowthatyou'
retherightmanorwomanforthejob.
Considerthisyourinterviewstudyguide.
1.Canyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?
Thisquestionseemssimple,somanypeoplefailtoprepareforit,butit'
scrucial.Here'
sthedeal:
Don'
tgiveyourcompleteemployment(orpersonal)history.Insteadgiveapitch—onethat’sconciseandcompellingandthatshowsexactlywhyyou’retherightfitforthejob.Startoffwiththe2-3specificaccomplishmentsorexperiencesthatyoumostwanttheinterviewertoknowabout,thenwrapuptalkingabouthowthatpriorexperiencehaspositionedyouforthisspecificrole.
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2.Howdidyouhearabouttheposition?
Anotherseeminglyinnocuousinterviewquestion,thisisactuallyaperfectopportunitytostandoutandshowyourpassionforandconnectiontothecompany.Forexample,ifyoufoundoutaboutthegigthroughafriendorprofessionalcontact,namedropthatperson,thensharewhyyouweresoexcitedaboutit.Ifyoudiscoveredthecompanythroughaneventorarticle,sharethat.Evenifyoufoundthelistingthrougharandomjobboard,sharewhat,specifically,caughtyoureyeabouttherole.
3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthecompany?
Anycandidatecanreadandregurgitatethecompany’s“About”page.So,wheninterviewersaskthis,theyaren'
tnecessarilytryingtogaugewhetheryouunderstandthemission—theywanttoknowwhetheryoucareaboutit.Startwithonelinethatshowsyouunderstandthecompany'
sgoals,usingacouplekeywordsandphrasesfromthewebsite,butthengoontomakeitpersonal.Say,“I’mpersonallydrawntothismissionbecause…”or“Ireallybelieveinthisapproachbecause…”andshareapersonalexampleortwo.
4.Whydoyouwantthisjob?
Again,companieswanttohirepeoplewhoarepassionateaboutthejob,soyoushouldhaveagreatansweraboutwhyyouwanttheposition.(Andifyoudon'
t?
Youprobablyshouldapplyelsewhere.)First,identifyacoupleofkeyfactorsthatmaketheroleagreatfitforyou(e.g.,“IlovecustomersupportbecauseIlovetheconstanthumaninteractionandthesatisfactionthatcomesfromhelpingsomeonesolveaproblem"
),thensharewhyyoulovethecompany(e.g.,“I’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouteducation,andIthinkyouguysaredoinggreatthings,soIwanttobeapartofit”).
5.Whyshouldwehireyou?
Thisinterviewquestionseemsforward(nottomentionintimidating!
),butifyou'
reaskedit,you'
reinluck:
There'
snobettersetupforyoutosellyourselfandyourskillstothehiringmanager.Yourjobhereistocraftananswerthatcoversthreethings:
thatyoucannotonlydothework,youcandelivergreatresults;
thatyou'
llreallyfitinwiththeteamandculture;
andthatyou'
dbeabetterhirethananyoftheothercandidates.
6.Whatareyourgreatestprofessionalstrengths?
Whenansweringthisquestion,interviewcoachPamelaSkillingsrecommendsbeingaccurate(shareyourtruestrengths,notthoseyouthinktheinterviewerwantstohear);
relevant(chooseyourstrengthsthataremosttargetedtothisparticularposition);
andspecific(forexample,insteadof“peopleskills,”choose“persuasivecommunication”or“relationshipbuilding”).Then,followupwithanexampleofhowyou'
vedemonstratedthesetraitsinaprofessionalsetting.
7.Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourweaknesses?
Whatyourinterviewerisreallytryingtodowiththisquestion—beyondidentifyinganymajorredflags—istogaugeyourself-awarenessandhonesty.So,“Ican'
tmeetadeadlinetosavemylife”isnotanoption—butneitheris“Nothing!
I'
mperfect!
”Strikeabalancebythinkingofsomethingthatyoustrugglewithbutthatyou’reworkingtoimprove.Forexample,maybeyou’veneverbeenstrongatpublicspeaking,butyou'
verecentlyvolunteeredtorunmeetingstohelpyoubemorecomfortablewhenaddressingacrowd.
8.Whatisyourgreatestprofessionalachievement?
Nothingsays“hireme”betterthanatrackrecordofachievingamazingresultsinpastjobs,sodon'
tbeshywhenansweringthisinterviewquestion!
AgreatwaytodosoisbyusingtheS-T-A-Rmethod:
Setupthesituationandthetaskthatyouwererequiredtocompletetoprovidetheinterviewerwithbackgroundcontext(e.g.,“Inmylastjobasajunioranalyst,itwasmyroletomanagetheinvoicingprocess”),butspendthebulkofyourtimedescribingwhatyouactuallydid(theaction)andwhatyouachieved(theresult).Forexample,“Inonemonth,Istreamlinedtheprocess,whichsavedmygroup10man-hourseachmonthandreducederrorsoninvoicesby25%.”
9.Tellmeaboutachallengeorconflictyou'
vefacedatwork,andhowyoudealtwithit.
Inaskingthisinterviewquestion,“yourinterviewerwantstogetasenseofhowyouwillrespondtoconflict.Anyonecanseemniceandpleasantinajobinterview,butwhatwillhappenifyou’rehiredandGladysinCompliancestartsgettinginyourface?
”saysSkillings.Again,you'
llwanttousetheS-T-A-Rmethod,beingsuretofocusonhowyouhandledthesituationprofessionallyandproductively,andideallyclosingwithahappyending,likehowyoucametoaresolutionorcompromise.
10.Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears?
Ifaskedthisquestion,behonestandspecificaboutyourfuturegoals,butconsiderthis:
Ahiringmanagerwantstoknowa)ifyou'
vesetrealisticexpectationsforyourcareer,b)ifyouhaveambition(a.k.a.,thisinterviewisn'
tthefirsttimeyou'
reconsideringthequestion),andc)ifthepositionalignswithyourgoalsandgrowth.Yourbestbetistothinkrealisticallyaboutwherethispositioncouldtakeyouandansweralongthoselines.Andifthepositionisn’tnecessarilyaone-waytickettoyouraspirations?
It’sOKtosaythatyou’renotquitesurewhatthefutureholds,butthatyouseethisexperienceplayinganimportantroleinhelpingyoumakethatdecision.
11.What'
syourdreamjob?
Alongsimilarlines,theinterviewerwantstouncoverwhetherthispositionisreallyinlinewithyourultimatecareergoals.While“anNBAstar”mightgetyouafewlaughs,abetterbetistotalkaboutyourgoalsandambitions—andwhythisjobwillgetyouclosertothem.
12.Whatothercompaniesareyouinterviewingwith?
Companiesaskthisforanumberofreasons,fromwantingtoseewhatthecompetitionisforyoutosniffingoutwhetheryou'
reseriousabouttheindustry.“Oftenthebestapproachistomentionthatyouareexploringanumberofothersimilaroptionsinthecompany'
sindustry,”saysjobsearchexpertAlisonDoyle.“Itcanbehelpfultomentionthatacommoncharacteristicofallthejobsyouareapplyingtoistheopportunitytoapplysomecriticalabilitiesandskillsthatyoupossess.Forexample,youmightsay'
IamapplyingforseveralpositionswithITconsultingfirmswhereIcananalyzeclientneedsandtranslatethemtodevelopmentteamsinordertofindsolutionstotechnologyproblems.'
”
13.Whyareyouleavingyourcurrentjob?
Thisisatoughie,butoneyoucanbesureyou'
llbeasked.Definitelykeepthingspositive—youhavenothingtogainbybeingnegativeaboutyourpastemployers.Instead,framethingsinawaythatshowsthatyou'
reeagertotakeonnewopportunitiesandthattheroleyou’reinterviewingforisabetterfitforyouthanyourcurrentorlastposition.Forexample,“I’dreallylovetobepartofproductdevelopmentfrombeginningtoend,andIknowI’dhavethatopportunityhere.”Andifyouwereletgo?
Keepitsimple:
“Unfortunately,Iwasletgo,”isatotallyOKanswer.
14.Whywereyoufired?
OK,ifyougettheadmittedlymuchtougherfollow-upquestionasto
why
youwereletgo(andthetruthisn'
texactlypretty),yourbestbetistobehonest(thejob-seekingworldissmall,afterall).Butitdoesn'
thavetobeadeal-breaker.Sharehowyou’vegrownandhowyouapproachyourjobandlifenowasaresult.Ifyoucanpositionthelearningexperienceasanadvantageforthisnextjob,evenbetter.
15.Whatareyoulookingforinanewposition?
Hint:
Ideallythesamethingsthatthispositionhastooffer.Bespecific.
16.Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouprefer?
Ideallyonethat'
ssimilartotheenvironmentofthecompanyyou'
reapplyingto.Bespecific.
17.What'
syourmanagementstyle?
Thebestmanagersarestrongbutflexible,andthat'
sexactlywhatyouwanttoshowoffinyouranswer.(Thinksomethinglike,“Whileeverysituationandeveryteammemberrequiresabitofadifferentstrategy,Itendtoapproachmyemployeerelationshipsasacoach...”)Then,shareacoupleofyourbestmanagerialmoments,likewhenyougrewyourteamfromfiveto15orcoachedanunderperformingemployeetobecomethecompany'
stopsalesperson.
18.What'
satimeyouexercisedleadership?
Dependingonwhat'
smoreimportantforthetherole,you'
llwanttochooseanexamplethatshowcasesyourprojectmanagementskills(spearheadingaprojectfromendt
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