Job Interview Question Database.docx
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JobInterviewQuestionDatabase
JobInterviewQuestionDatabase:
QuestionswithExcellentSampleResponses
1.Howwouldyoudescribeyourself?
Sampleexcellentresponse:
MybackgroundtodatehasbeencenteredaroundpreparingmyselftobecometheverybestfinancialconsultantIcanbecome.LetmetellyouspecificallyhowI'vepreparedmyself.Iamanundergraduatestudentinfinanceandaccountingat_________University.Mypastexperienceshasbeeninretailandhighereducation.Bothaspectshavepreparedmewellforthiscareer.
Handlingfrequentlyaskedinterviewquestions
WhatareYourWeaknesses?
Choicesforrespondingtoweaknessquestion:
Giveanegativethat'sreallyapositive:
∙"Iamsometimesimpatient,whichdrivesmetoworkexcessively."
∙"IfIstartonaproject,Isometimesforgettogotolunch."
∙"SinceI'msuchaperfectionist,IsometimesfindithardtodelegatebecauseI抦concernedotherswon'tdothejobaswellasIcan."
Caution:
Theperfectionistresponseisoverused.
Giveanegativethatisreallyinconsequentialandhaslittletodowithhowwellyouwouldperformthejob:
∙"Iamnotagoodspeller,soIkeepadictionaryhandy."
Morechoicesforrespondingtoweaknessquestion:
∙Simplyreassuretheinterviewerthatyouknowofnoweaknessesthatwouldstandinthewayofyourperformingthisjob.
∙Revealatraitthatoncewasaweakness,butexplainhowyouovercameitandlearnedfromit.
2.Whatspecificgoals,includingthoserelatedtoyouroccupation,haveyouestablishedforyourlife?
Sampleexcellentresponse:
IwanttobeworkingforanexcellentcompanylikeyoursinajobinwhichIammanaginginformation.Iplantocontributemyleadership,interpersonal,andtechnicalskills.Mylong-rangecareergoalistobethebestinformationsystemstechnicianIcanforthecompanyIworkfor.
SeealsothispageofourJobInterviewingTutorial.
Wheredoyouwanttobein5(or10or15)years?
Whatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?
Strikeadelicatebalancewhenrespondingtothiskindofquestion:
Honesty/Ambition/Yourdesiretobeworkingatthiscompany.
Avoidresponseslikestartingyourownbusiness,runningforCongress.
Nottotallyinappropriatetomentionthepersonal(marriage,family),butfocusshouldbeonprofessionalgoals.
Responsecouldbe:
"I'mheretoletyouknowthatIamthebestpersonforthejob.IfinthefutureyoufeelIwouldbeacandidateforahigherlevelposition,IknowIwouldn'tbepassedup."
OR:
"Ihopetostayatthecompanyandexpectthatinfiveyears,I’llmakeasignificantadvanceintheorganization."
OR:
"Iwouldliketobecometheverybest______________yourcompanyhas."
3.Howhasyourcollegeexperiencepreparedyouforabusinesscareer?
Sampleexcellentresponse:
Ihavepreparedmyselftotransitionintothetheworkforcethroughreal-worldexperienceinvolvingtravelabroad,internship,andentrepreneurialopportunities.WhileinterningwithaprivateorganizationinEcuador,Idevelopeda15-pagemarketingplancomposedinSpanishthatrecommendedmoreeffectivewaysthecompanycouldpromoteitsservices.IalsotraveledabroadontwootheroccasionsinwhichIresearchedtheindigenouscultureoftheMayanIndiansinTodosSantos,Guatemala,andparticipatedinatotallanguageimmersionprograminCostaRica.Asyoucanseefrommyacademic,extracurricular,andexperientialbackground,Ihaveunconditionallycommittedmyselftosuccessasamarketingprofessional.
SeealsothispageofourJobInterviewingTutorial.
Doyouhaveanyactualworkexperience--inthisfield?
Discussthekeyskillsyouhavegainedfromyourworkexperiences--andhowtheseskillswillhelptheemployer.
Thisquestionalsogivesagoodopportunitytotalkaboutyourtransferableskillsifyouhaveminimalexperience.
StrategicPortrayalofTransferableJobSkillsisaVitalJob-SearchTechnique
Oneofthemostimportantconceptsyouwilleverencounterinthejob-huntingprocessisthatoftransferablejobskills.Infact,ItellmyundergraduatecollegestudentsthattransferableskillsisthemostimportantideaImentionallsemester.Thedeftuseoftransferableskillsshouldpervadeyourjobsearchandbeakeyfactorinyourresume
coverletter,andinterviewstrategies.
Whataretransferableskills?
Simplyput,theyareskillsyouhaveacquiredduringanyactivityinyourlife-jobs,classes,projects,parenting,hobbies,sports,virtuallyanything-thataretransferableandapplicabletowhatyouwanttodoinyournextjob.
Inresumes,coverletters,andduringinterviews,youshouldalwaysportrayyourskillsasapplicabletothejobyouseek.Ifyouhavegoodexperienceandyou'reseekinginajobinthesamefieldyou'vepursuedinthepast,portrayingyourskillsastransferableisrelativelyeasy.Butifyouarechangingcareersandseekingtodosomethingentirelydifferentfromwhatyou'vedoneinthepast,oryouareacollegestudentorotherentry-leveljobseekerwithoutmuchexperience,youhaveamuchmoredifficulttaskaheadofyou.
Let'sfirstlookatthecareer-changer'sdilemmafirst.Iwasrecentlyaskedtodoaresumemakeoverforawomanwhowantedtobecomeanaccountrepresentative(sales,inotherwords).Iwon'ttellyouwhatfieldshesoughttochangefrom;seeifyoucanguessitfromthisentryonheroldresumeabouthercurrentjob:
∙Utilizepersonalcomputerforwordprocessing,spreadsheets,andgraphicdesignincludinginternal/externalcorrespondence,reports,proceduremanualsandpresentations.
∙CreateanddistributeavarietyofqueriesandreportsusingAccess.
∙Processconfidentialemployeerecordssuchassalarychanges,vacation/absenteeismreportsandperformanceappraisals,etc.
∙Completeandsubmitinvoicestoprocessforpayments.
∙Schedulemeetings/appointmentsandmaketravelarrangements.
∙Accountableforreconciliationofexpensereports.
∙Developandmaintainproductapplicationguidesusingflowcharts.
Didyouguesssecretary?
You'reright.Herresumescreams"secretary,"notaccountrepresentative.
Itoldherthatifshereallywantedanaccountrepposition,shewasemphasizingthewrongskills.Sheshouldnothavebeenemphasizingclericalandsecretarialskills-�orevencomputerskills.Noneofthoseskillsisevenmentionedintheadsshesentmetypifyingthekindofjobshewanted.
Itoldhersheshouldbeemphasizingsales,customerservice,interpersonal,andcommunicationsskills.Almostnothinginhercurrentjob-�thewaysheportrayeditonheroldresume�-supportedherdesiretobeanaccountrep.Yet,I'msureherjobrequiresgreatinterpersonalskills,andsheinteractswithlotsofdifferentpeopleandsolvetheproblemsofherbossandothers.Thosearethekindsofskillsneededintheaccountrepjobs.
Forexample,Itoldherthatinsteadofsaying"Schedulemeetings/appointmentsandmaketravelarrangements,"sheshouldsay"Interactwithawidevarietyofpersonalitiestoschedulemeetingsandmaketravelarrangements."
That'swhatyouneedtodoifyou'reseekinganewjob.Thinkofeverythingyou'vedoneintermsofhowitistransferabletowhatyouwanttobedoingandportrayitthatway.
Foreveryitemonyourresume,think:
HowcanIportraythisskillsothatitsupportstheideaofdoingwhatIwanttodoinmynextjob?
Ifyoucan'tmakeitsupportwhatyouwanttodo,leaveitout.
TheclassicexamplesIshowmystudentsabouthowacollegestudentcanportraytransferableskillscomefromDonaldAsher'sbook,FromCollegetoCareer,oneofthebestresumesbooksavailableforcollegestudents.
LookathowAshertakesatypicallowlyjobheldbyacollegestudent,thatofreceptionist,andportraysitasapplicabletoherdesiretoworkinfinance:
∙Provedabilitytodealwithawiderangeofindividuals,includinghigh-net-worthinvestorsandinstitutionalmoneymanager,inastressfulandtime-sensitiveenvironment.
∙Gainedknowledgeoffinancialmarketsandinstruments,especiallystocks,bonds,futuresandoptions.
Nowseehowhemakesawaitressseemlikejustthepersonyou'dwanttohireinanentry-levelmarketingjobbyportrayingherskillsastransferable:
∙Actasa"salesrepresentative"fortherestaurant,sellingadd-onsandextrastoachieveoneofthehighestper-ticketandper-nightsalesaverages.
∙Prioritizeandjuggledozensofsimultaneousresponsibilities.
∙Havebuiltloyalclienteleofregularsinadditiontotouristtrade.
∙Usecomputerdaily.
4.Pleasedescribetheidealjobforyoufollowinggraduation.
Sampleexcellentresponse(equatesidealjobwithjobhe'sinterviewingfor):
MyidealjobisonethatincorporatesbothmyeducationandpracticalworkskillstobethebestIcanbe.Namelycombiningmyeducationinfinancewithmyworkingknowledgeofcustomerserviceoperations,entrepreneurialabilities,computerskills,andadministrativeskills.Iwanttoutilizemyanalyticalexpertisetohelppeoplemeettheirfinancialgoals.ThisisexactlywhyIamconvincedthatIwouldbeaveryvaluablememberoftheMerrillLynchteam.
SeealsothispageofourJobInterviewingTutorial.
Questionsthattargetyourdecision-makingskills:
∙Whydidyouchoosethiscareer?
∙Howdoyouplantoachieveyourgoals?
Besureyourresponsesdemonstratesounddecision-makingprocesses.
5.Whatinfluencedyoutochoosethiscareer?
Sampleexcellentresponse:
MypastexperienceshaveshownmethatIenjoyfacingandovercomingthechallengeofmakingasale.Withoutadoubt,onceIhavepracticedmypresentationandpreparedmyselfforobjections,IfeelveryconfidentapproachingpeopleIdon'tknowandconvincingthemthattheyneedmyproduct.Lastly,Ilikesales
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