AdviceonAnswering50CommonInterviewQuestions.docx
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AdviceonAnswering50CommonInterviewQuestions
AdviceonAnswering50CommonInterviewQuestions
Whatkindofsalarydoyouneed?
Areyouapplyingforotherjobs?
Whyshouldwehireyou?
Reviewthesetypicalinterviewquestionsandthinkabouthowyouwouldanswerthem.Afterthequestionsarelisted,you'llfindsomestrategysuggestions.
(ExcerptedfromthebookTheAcceleratedJobSearchbyWayneD.Ford,Ph.D,publishedbyTheManagementAdvantage,Inc.).
1.Tellmeaboutyourself.
2.Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
3.Whatexperiencedoyouhaveinthisfield?
4.Doyouconsideryourselfsuccessful?
5.Whatdoco-workerssayaboutyou?
6.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisorganization?
7.Whathaveyoudonetoimproveyourknowledgeinthelastyear?
8.Areyouapplyingforotherjobs?
9.Whydoyouwanttoworkforthisorganization?
10.Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?
11.Whatkindofsalarydoyouneed?
12.Areyouateamplayer?
13.Howlongwouldyouexpecttoworkforusifhired?
14.Haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?
Howdidyoufeelaboutthat?
15.Whatisyourphilosophytowardswork?
16.Ifyouhadenoughmoneytoretirerightnow,wouldyou?
17.Haveyoueverbeenaskedtoleaveaposition?
18.Explainhowyouwouldbeanassettothisorganization.
19.Whyshouldwehireyou?
20.Tellmeaboutasuggestionyouhavemade.
21.Whatirritatesyouaboutco-workers?
22.Whatisyourgreateststrength?
23.Tellmeaboutyourdreamjob.
24.Whydoyouthinkyouwoulddowellatthisjob?
25.Whatareyoulookingforinajob?
26.Whatkindofpersonwouldyourefusetoworkwith?
27.Whatismoreimportanttoyou:
themoneyorthework?
28.Whatwouldyourprevioussupervisorsayyourstrongestpointis?
29.Tellmeaboutaproblemyouhadwithasupervisor.
30.Whathasdisappointedyouaboutajob?
31.Tellmeaboutyourabilitytoworkunderpressure.
32.Doyourskillsmatchthisjoboranotherjobmoreclosely?
33.Whatmotivatesyoutodoyourbestonthejob?
34.Areyouwillingtoworkovertime?
Nights?
Weekends?
35.Howwouldyouknowyouweresuccessfulonthisjob?
36.Wouldyoubewillingtorelocateifrequired?
37.Areyouwillingtoputtheinterestsoftheorganizationaheadofyourown?
38.Describeyourmanagementstyle.
39.Whathaveyoulearnedfrommistakesonthejob?
40.Doyouhaveanyblindspots?
41.Ifyouwerehiringapersonforthisjob,whatwouldyoulookfor?
42.Doyouthinkyouareoverqualifiedforthisposition?
43.Howdoyouproposetocompensateforyourlackofexperience?
44.Whatqualitiesdoyoulookforinaboss?
45.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhelpedresolveadisputebetweenothers.
46.Whatpositiondoyoupreferonateamworkingonaproject?
47.Describeyourworkethic.
48.Whathasbeenyourbiggestprofessionaldisappointment?
49.Tellmeaboutthemostfunyouhavehadonthejob.
50.Doyouhaveanyquestionsforme?
1.Tellmeaboutyourself.
Themostoftenaskedquestionininterviews.Youneedtohaveashortstatementpreparedinyourmind.Becarefulthatitdoesnotsoundrehearsed.Limitittowork-relateditemsunlessinstructedotherwise.Talkaboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhaveheldthatrelatetothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.Startwiththeitemfarthestbackandworkuptothepresent.
2.Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
Staypositiveregardlessofthecircumstances.Neverrefertoamajorproblemwithmanagementandneverspeakillofsupervisors,co-workers,ortheorganization.
Ifyoudo,youwillbetheonelookingbad.Keepsmilingandtalkaboutleavingforapositivereasonsuchasanopportunity,achancetodosomethingspecial,orotherforward-lookingreasons.
3.Whatexperiencedoyouhaveinthisfield?
Speakaboutspecificsthatrelatetothepositionyouareapplyingfor.Ifyoudonothavespecificexperience,getascloseasyoucan.
4.Doyouconsideryourselfsuccessful?
Youshouldalwaysansweryesandbrieflyexplainwhy.Agoodexplanationisthatyouhavesetgoals,andyouhavemetsomeandareontracktoachievetheothers.
5.Whatdoco-workerssayaboutyou?
Bepreparedwithaquoteortwofromco-workers.Eitheraspecificstatementoraparaphrasewillwork."JillClark,aco-workeratSmithCompany,alwayssaidIwasthehardestworkershehadeverknown."ItisaspowerfulasJillhavingsaiditattheinterviewherself.
6.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisorganization?
Thisquestionisonereasontodosomeresearchontheorganizationbeforetheinterview.Findoutwheretheyhavebeen,andwheretheyaregoing.Whatarethecurrentissues,andwhoarethemajorplayers?
7.Whathaveyoudonetoimproveyourknowledgeinthelastyear?
Trytoincludeimprovementactivitiesthatrelatetothejob.Awidevarietyofactivitiescanbementionedaspositiveself-improvement.Havesomegoodoneshandytomention.
8.Areyouapplyingforotherjobs?
Behonestbutdonotspendalotoftimeinthisarea.Keepthefocusonthisjobandwhatyoucandoforthisorganization.Anythingelseisadistraction.
9.Whydoyouwanttoworkforthisorganization?
Thismaytakesomethoughtandcertainlyshouldbebasedontheresearchyouhavedoneontheorganization.Sincerityisextremelyimportanthere,andwilleasilybesensed.Relateittoyourlong-termcareergoals.
10.Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?
Beawareofthepolicyonrelativesworkingfortheorganization.Thiscanaffectyouranswereventhoughtheyaskedaboutfriendsnotrelatives.Becarefultomentionafriendonlyiftheyarewellthoughtof.
11.Whatkindofsalarydoyouneed?
Aloadedquestion.Anastylittlegamethatyouwillprobablyloseifyouanswerfirst.So,donotanswerit.Instead,saysomethinglike,"That’satoughquestion.Canyoutellmetherangeforthisposition?
"Inmostcases,theinterviewer,takenoffguard,willtellyou.Ifnot,saythatitcandependonthedetailsofthejob.Thengiveawiderange.
12.Areyouateamplayer?
Youare,ofcourse,ateamplayer.Besuretohaveexamplesready.Specificsthatshowyouoftenperformforthegoodoftheteamratherthanforyourselfaregoodevidenceofyourteamattitude.Donotbrag,justsayitinamatter-of-facttone.Thisisakeypoint.
13.Howlongwouldyouexpecttoworkforusifhired?
Specificsherearenotgood.Somethinglikethisshouldwork:
"I’dlikeittobealongtime."or"AslongaswebothfeelI’mdoingagoodjob."
14.Haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?
Howdidyoufeelaboutthat?
Thisisserious.Donotmakelightofitorinanywayseemlikeyouliketofirepeople.Atthesametime,youwilldoitwhenitistherightthingtodo.Whenitcomestotheorganizationversustheindividualwhohascreatedaharmfulsituation,youwillprotecttheorganization.Rememberfiringisnotthesameaslayofforreductioninforce.
15.Whatisyourphilosophytowardswork?
Theinterviewerisnotlookingforalongorflowerydissertationhere.Doyouhavestrongfeelingsthatthejobgetsdone?
Yes.That’sthetypeofanswerthatworksbesthere.Shortandpositive,showingabenefittotheorganization.
16.Ifyouhadenoughmoneytoretirerightnow,wouldyou?
Answeryesifyouwould.Butsinceyouneedtowork,thisisthetypeofworkyouprefer.Donotsayyesifyoudonotmeanit.
17.Haveyoueverbeenaskedtoleaveaposition?
Ifyouhavenot,sayno.Ifyouhave,behonest,brief,andavoidsayingnegativethingsaboutthepeopleororganizationinvolved.
18.Explainhowyouwouldbeanassettothisorganization.
Youshouldbeanxiousforthisquestion.Itgivesyouachancetohighlightyourbestpointsastheyrelatetothepositionbeingdiscussed.Givealittleadvancethoughttothisrelationship.
19.Whyshouldwehireyou?
Pointouthowyourassetsmeetwhattheorganizationneeds.Donotmentionanyothercandidatestomakeacomparison.
20.Tellmeaboutasuggestionyouhavemade.
Haveagoodoneready.Besureanduseasuggestionthatwasacceptedandwasthenconsideredsuccessful.Onerelatedtothetypeofworkappliedforisarealplus.
21.Whatirritatesyouaboutco-workers?
Thisisatrapquestion.Think"realhard"butfailtocomeupwithanythingthatirritatesyou.Ashortstatementthatyouseemtogetalongwithfolksisgreat.
22.Whatisyourgreateststrength?
Numerousanswersaregood,juststaypositive.Afewgoodexamples:
oYourabilitytoprioritize.
oYourproblem-solvingskills.
oYourabilitytoworkunderpressure.
oYourabilitytofocusonprojects.
oYourprofessionalexpertise.
oYourleadershipskills.
oYourpositiveattitude.
23.Tellmeaboutyourdreamjob.
Stayawayfromaspecificjob.Youcannotwin.Ifyousaythejobyouarecontendingforisit,youstraincredibility.Ifyousayanotherjobisit,youplantthesuspicionthatyouwillbedissatisfiedwiththispositionifhired.Thebestbetistostaygenericandsaysomethinglike:
"AjobwhereIlovethework,likethepeople,cancontribute,andcan’twaittogettowork."
24.Whydoyouthinkyouwoulddowellatthisjob?
Giveseveralreasonsandincludeskills,experience,andinterest.
25.Whatareyoulookingforinajob?
Seeanswer#23.
26.Whatkindofpersonwouldyourefusetoworkwith?
Donotbetrivial.Itwouldtakedisloyaltytotheorganization,violenceorlawbreakingtogetyoutoobject.Minorobjectionswilllabelyouasawhiner.
27.Whatismoreimportanttoyou:
themoneyorthework?
Moneyisalwaysimportant,buttheworkisthemostimportant.Thereisnobetteranswer.
28.Whatwouldyourprevioussupervisor
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