Tips for Interview Success.docx
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TipsforInterviewSuccess
TipsforInterviewSuccess
• Clarifythedetailsoftheinterviewinadvance–date,location,schedule,attire.
• Arrive10minutesearly.
• Expecttofeelabitnervous.Thisisnormal.
• Bringseveralcopiesofyourresume–youneverknowwhoinadditiontotheintervieweryoumaymeet.
• Bringyourportfolioorsamplesofyourwork,ifappropriateforyourfield.
• Bringalistofreferences,ifyouaregraduatingthisyear.
• Bringanunofficialcopyofyourtranscript.
• Beagoodlistener.Lettheinterviewerguideyou.
• Askforclarificationifyouareunsureofthequestion.
• Behonestifyouareaskedaquestionyouareunabletoanswer.Offerathoughtfulwayinwhichyouwouldattempttofindtheanswer.
• Bepositiveaboutyourselfandyourexperiences.
• Displayenergyandenthusiasmforyourfieldandtheorganization.
• Adjustyouranswersasthesituationdemands.Youmayusemoretechnicalterminologywhilespeakingwithsomeoneinyourfield.
• Ifyouareaskedthequestion,“tellmeaboutyourself”–getrighttothepointbysayingwhatmakesyouidealforthejob.
• Bepreparedtogivespecificexamplestobackupstatementsyoumakeaboutyourself.Thesecanbefromacademic,professional,andpersonalexperiences.
• Watchyourbodylanguage–smile,practiceafirmhandshake,maintaingoodeyecontact,sitandstandinanattentivemanner,stayfocusedontheconversationathandwhileinagroupsetting.
• Lookforopportunitiestomatchyourbackgroundtotheirneeds.
• Concludewithasincerestatementofinterestintheposition.
• Thanktheinterviewerfortheirtimeandaskaboutnextstepsintheprocess.
• Followupwithathankyounote--emailed,typed,orhandwritten.
AnsweringInterviewQuestions
∙Showtheinterviewerthatyou'reanefficientspeaker
∙Thinkaboutwhatyou'regoingtosay
∙Makeyourpoint
∙Waitforthenextquestion
Thefollowingareexamplesofwinninganwsers.Thesemaybeusedasmodels.Youranswersshouldbetailoredtofityourindicidualizedstrengths,backgroundandeducation.
Whyshouldwehireyou?
I'vetalkedwithanumberofyouremployeesandknowyourcompanybyreputation.Withmyparticipationinvariousbusinessorginizations,Ihavelearnedtocoordinateandorganizemanyactivities.Itappearstobeagoodmatchandwouldprobablyresultinalongtermrelationship.
Whatisyourbiggeststrength?
Ithinkmyabilitytogetthejobdoneismybiggeststrength.Itakegreatprideinaccomplishingsomethingefficently,ontime,andwithnoerrors.I'malsoa"teamworker"andabletogetalongwithpeopleatdifferentlevels.
Whatisyourbiggestweakness?
Sometimesmy____________________tellsmeI'mtooconcernedaboutdoingagoodjobatwork.Isupposethatcouldalsobeviewedasastrengthalso,though.
Howlongwouldyoustaywithourcompany?
FromallI'vebeenabletofindout,thisshouldbealongtime.Thepersonalityofyourcompanyappearstomatchmyown,andIthinktherelationshipwouldworkoutwell.
Areyouwillingtorelocate?
Ifyouare:
Yes.Ican'tthinkofanyregioninthecountrythatIwouldfindreallyunacceptable.Afterall,everyinnersityhasitssuburbs.Theonlyrealdifferencesareweatherandtheaccents.Myfamilycanalwaysreturnto______________tovisit.Ifyouarenot:
Notunlesstheopportunityisreallyexceptional,sinceitwouldmeanuprootingmyfamily.However,I'dliketokeepmyoptionsopen,Ifthepotentialishere,I'llconsideritseriously.
Whatpositionsdoyouexpecttohaveinfiveyears?
Thisdependsnotonlyuponmyworkpreformance,butalsoonthegrowthofthecompany.However,Ihopetobeinapositionofresponsibilityinthe________area。
Common(Standard)InterviewQuestionsandAnswers
Q.Tellmeaboutyourself.
A.Thisisthemostcommoninterviewquestionandcansometimesbethehardest.Sinceitisabroadandgeneralquestiontheworstthingyoucandoisgiveabroadandgeneralanswer.
Tomakethemostofthisquestionyoushoulduseitasa“springboard”totopicsthatyouwanttodiscuss.Thisquestionallowsyoutodecidewhatpartsofyourcareerexperiencesyouwanttosharewithyourprospectiveemployer.
Q.Whatareyourmajorstrengths?
A.Whenyouanswerthisquestionyoushouldansweritintermsof“whatarethetoptwoorthreeskillsIbringtothisjob?
”Thus,yourstrengthsthatyouarewillingtodiscusswillusuallychangefrominterviewtointerviewdependingonthejobandtheorganizationyouaremeetingwith.
Q.Whatareyourweaknesses?
A.Manypeopleviewthisquestionasawayforanemployertofindoutyourshortcomingsasanemployee.Thisisnotthecase.Therealreasonwhythisquestionisaskedduringtheinterviewprocessistodetermineyourlevelofawarenessofyourshortcomings.
Whenansweringthisquestionitisimportantforyoutoavoidweaknessesthatmayhinderyourjobperformanceorwilldisclosepersonalissues.Youshouldchooseaweaknessbeforeaninterview.Youshouldalsobeabletotelltheinterviewerstepsthatyoutooktoovercometheweakness.
Q.Whatpromptedyourdecisiontoapplyforthisposition?
A.Whenaninterviewerasksthisquestiontheyaretryingtoseekoutanumberofthings.Theinterviewermaybetryingtofindoutwhatmotivatesyou,theleveltowhichyoudesirethejob,howmuchyouknowaboutthejob,etc.
Ifthisisapositionthatyoureallydesirethisisaveryeasyquestiontoanswer.Yourgoalinansweringthisquestionshouldbetolinkyourinterestandenthusiasmtotheskillsandknowledgethataremostrelevanttotheposition.
Q.Wheredoyouseeyourself5yearsfromnow?
A.Thoughyoumaynotknowwhereyouseeyourself5minutesfromnowitisimportantforyoutobeabletoanswerthisquestionwithouthesitation.Whenanemployerasksyouthisquestiontheyaretryingtogetabettergrasponyourlevelofdependability,focus,andcommitment.
Youranswertothisquestionshouldbetofocusoninitiallycompletingthechallengeathand.Afterthatyoucanchangefocusabitanddiscussyourlongtermcareergoals.Youranswertothisquestionshouldnotincludepersonalorfamilygoals.
Q.Whathaveyougainedfromyourwork/schoolexperiences?
A.Whenansweringthisquestionyoushouldnotsimplyfocusonorreaddirectlyfromyourresume.Rather,pickoneortwoworkexperiencesorsituationsyouwereinvolvedinandbeabletodiscussindetail:
youduties,youractivities,successes,lessonslearned.
Q.Whatdifficultieshaveyoufacedonthejob?
A.Inthisquestionitisimportanttodiscussonlydifficultiesthatyouhavefacedwherethefinaloutcomehasbeensuccessful.Whenutilizingexamplesyoushouldtrytotakeanegativesituationandhaveitendwithapositivesolution.
QuestionstoAskinanInterview
Theinterviewisanexchangeofinformation.Askquestionstofindoutifthejobisrightforyou!
1.Doyouhaveaformaltrainingperiod?
2.Willyoudescribeatypicaldayforme?
3.Whatproblemsdoyouhopetosolvebythepersonyouhire?
4.Howdoesthisworkareaofthecompanyfitintothecompanyasawhole?
5.Howmanypeoplewillbeworkingwithme?
6.WillIbetraveling?
7.Whatarethepastcontributionsthispositionhasmadewithinthecompany?
8.Whatmixofpeopleskillsandtechnicalskillsdoesyourcompanyprefer?
9.Willtherebefrequentpreformancereviews?
10.Doesthecompanyhaveapolicyofpromotingfromwithin,ordoyouusuallylookoutsidethecompanyforthetopjobs?
11.Whatlearningopportuntitiesarethereformeinthiscompany?
12.Whatarethejob-holder'smostimportantrelationships:
client,otheremployees?
13.Whatistheoverallbusinessphilosophyoftheorganization?
14.Whatisthecompany'sgeneralstrategyforgrowthandexpansion?
15.Whatarethetoughestproblemsyoufaceinyourcompany?
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