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22Commoninterviewquestions
MostCommonInterviewQuestions:
∙Tellmeaboutyourself.
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∙Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
ORWhydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?
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∙Whatdoyouseeyourselfdoingfiveyearsfromnow?
Tenyearsfromnow?
ORWhatareyourlong-termgoals?
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∙Describeanimprovementyoumadeatwork.
∙Whydidyouchoosethiscareer?
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∙Howdoyouhandleproblemswithcoworkers?
ORHowdoyouresolveconflictswithcoworkers/bosses.
∙Howwouldagoodfrienddescribeyou?
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∙Whatwouldyourlastbosssayaboutyourworkperformance?
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∙WhyshouldIhireyou?
ORWhydoyouthinkyou’requalifiedforthejob?
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∙Whatdoyouthinkittakestobesuccessfulinacompanylikeours?
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∙Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkyoucanmakeacontributiontoourcompany?
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∙Describehowyouhandleproblemsinlife/atwork.Giveanexample.ORHowdohandleobstaclesinlife?
Giveanexample.
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∙Whattwoorthreeaccomplishmentshavegivenyouthemostsatisfaction?
Why?
∙Describethemostrewardingexperienceofyourcareerthusfar.
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∙Whydidyouwanttoworkforourcompany?
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∙Whatcanyoutellusaboutourcompany?
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∙Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompetitors?
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∙Whattwoorthreethingsaremostimportanttoyouinyourjob?
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∙Areyouwillingtotravelforthejob?
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∙Whatareyourgreateststrengths?
∙Whatareyourgreatestweaknesses?
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TenToughInterviewQuestionsandAnswers
Thebestwaytopreparementallyforaninterviewistoknowwhatmaybecoming(i.e.knowwhattoexpect).Fearoftheunknowncanonlybesolvedby‘knowing’whattoexpectinaninterview.Takethetimetounderstandsomeofthestandardswhenitcomestointerviewingquestions.
Thefollowingaresomeofthemostdifficultquestionsyouwillfaceinthecourseofyourjobinterviews.Somequestionsmayseemrathersimpleonthesurfacesuchas“Tellmeaboutyourself”butthesequestionscanhaveavarietyofanswers.
Othersareclassicinterviewquestions,suchasWhatisyourgreatestweakness?
Questionsmostpeopleanswerimproperly.
Answerthequestionsbehaviorally,withspecificexamplesthatshowthatclearevidencebacksupwhatyouaresayingaboutyourself.Alwaysprovideinformationthatshowsyouwanttobecometheverybest__X___forthecompanyandthatyouhavespecificallypreparedyourselftobecomeexactlythat.Theywanttobesold.Theyarewaitingtobesold.Don’tdisappointthem!
1.Tellme(something)aboutyourself.ORPleasedescribeyourself.
Itseemslikeaneasyinterviewquestion.Itsopenended.IcantalkaboutwhateverIwantfromthebirth-canalforward.Right?
Wrong.Whatthehiringmanagerreallywantsisaquick,two-tothree-minute‘snapshot’ofwhomyouareandwhyyou’rethebestcandidateforthisposition.
Soasyouanswerthisquestion,talkaboutwhatyou’vedonetoprepareyourselftobetheverybestcandidatefortheposition.Useanexampleortwotobackitup.Thenaskiftheywouldlikemoredetails.Iftheydo,keepgivingthemexampleafterexampleofyourbackgroundandexperience.Alwaysrefertoanexamplewhenyouhavetheopportunity.
Tellmeaboutyourselfdoesnotmeantellmeeverything.Justtellmewhatmakesyouthebest.
*Briefoverviewofyourcareer,yourworkvalues,Andwhytheyshouldhireyou:
Example:
"Well,IgraduatedwithaBachelor'sinMechanicalEngineeringfromMichiganStateUniversityin2004.WhileIwasatPennState,Iworkedfulltimeatashoefactorytopaythebillswhilecarryingafullcourseloadattheuniversity.Itwashard,butIthinkthisreallyshowcasesmyworkethicandgoalorientation.
Fromthere,IwentintothemechanicaldesignfieldwhereIworkedforacoupleofyearsdesigningheadersforacarpartscompany.Itdidn'ttakelongformetorealizethatIlikedworkingwithcustomersmorethancomputers,soItransferredintothesalesdepartmentandlearnedallIcould."
"Withinthreeyears,Iwastheleadingsalespersoninmyregion,selling23%morethananyoneelse.Tome,thekeytosellingsuccesswasprettysimple;Ijusthadtounderstandthecustomer'sproblemandthenofferasolutionfromourproductline.Iworkedveryhardtobuildloyalrelationshipswithmycustomers,andthattranslatedtosuccess.Butjustlikeincollege,thegoalsettingandtheworkethicreallypaidoffaswell.Iwasabletooutworkmostofmycolleagues.
"Now,thisbringsmetowhyIamheretodayinterviewingwithyou.Ithinkwhatyouaredoingwithfuelinjectionisexactlywhatthecustomerislookingfor,andIwouldlikethechancetorepresentyourproductlineoutthere.Withyourproductlineandmyexperience,wecouldreallydominatethecompetition."
"Eventually,Iwouldlikethechancetoleadothersalespeopleinaterritory,andIalsofeelmychancesofmovinguparebetterwithyourcompanyifIcanprovemyselftoyouasIhavewithmypresentcompany."
2.WhyshouldIhireyou?
ORWhydoyouthinkyou’requalifiedforthisjob?
Theeasyansweristhatyouarethebestpersonforthejob.Anddon’tbeafraidtosayso.Butthenbackitupwithwhatspecificallydifferentiatesyou.
Forexample:
“YoushouldhiremebecauseI’mthebestpersonforthejob.Irealizethattherearelikelyothercandidateswhoalsohavetheabilitytodothisjob.YetIbringanadditionalqualitythatmakesmethebestpersonforthejob--mypassionforexcellence.Iampassionatelycommittedtoproducingtrulyworldclassresults.Forexample...”
Areyouthebestpersonforthejob?
Showitbyyourpassionateexamples.
3.Whatisyourlong-rangeobjective?
Thekeyistofocusonyourachievableobjectivesandwhatyouaredoingtoreachthoseobjectives.
Forexample:
“Withinfiveyears,Iwouldliketobecometheverybestaccountantyourcompanyhasonstaff.Iwanttoworktowardbecomingtheexpertthatothersrelyupon.Andindoingso,IfeelIllbefullypreparedtotakeonanygreaterresponsibilitieswhichmightbepresentedinthelongterm.Forexample,hereiswhatI’mpresentlydoingtopreparemyself...”
Thengoontoshowbyyourexampleswhatyouaredoingtoreachyourgoalsandobjectives.
4.Howhasyoureducationpreparedyouforyourcareer?
Thisisabroadquestionandyouneedtofocusonthebehavioralexamplesinyoureducationalbackgroundwhichspecificallyaligntotherequiredcompetenciesforthecareer.
Anexample:
“Myeducationhasfocusedonnotonlythelearningthefundamentals,butalsoonthepracticalapplicationoftheinformationlearnedwithinthoseclasses.Forexample,Iplayedaleadroleinaclassprojectwherewegatheredandanalyzedbestpracticedatafromthisindustry.Letmetellyoumoreabouttheresults...”
Focusonbehavioralexamplessupportingthekeycompetenciesforthecareer.Thenaskiftheywouldliketohearmoreexamples.
5.Areyouateamplayer?
Almosteveryonesaysyestothisquestion.Butitisnotjustayes/noquestion.Youneedtoprovidebehavioralexamplestobackupyouranswer.
Asampleanswer:
Yes,I’mverymuchateamplayer.Infact,I’vehadopportunitiesinmywork,schoolandathleticstodevelopmyskillsasateamplayer.Forexample,onarecentproject...
Emphasizeteamworkbehavioralexamplesandfocusonyouropennesstodiversityofbackgrounds.Talkaboutthestrengthoftheteamabovetheindividual.Andnotethatthisquestionmaybeusedasaleadintoquestionsaroundhowyouhandleconflictwithinateam,sobeprepared.
6.Haveyoueverhadaconflictwithacoworker,bossorprofessor?
Howwasitresolved?
Notethatifyousayno,mostinterviewerswillkeepdrillingdeepertofindaconflict.Thekeyishowyoubehaviorallyreactedtoconflictandwhatyoudidtoresolveit.
Forexample:
“Yes,Ihavehadconflictsinthepast.Nevermajorones,buttherehavebeendisagreementsthatneededtoberesolved.I'vefoundthatwhenconflictoccurs,ithelpstofullyunderstandtheotherperson’sperspective,soItaketimetolistentotheirpointofview,andthenIseektoworkoutacollaborativesolution.Forexample...”
Focusyouransweronthebehavioralprocessforresolvingtheconflictandworkingcollaboratively.
7.Whatisyourgreatestweakness?
Mostcareerbookstellyoutoselecta‘strength’andpresentitasaweakness.Suchas:
Iworktoomuch!
Ijustworkandworkandwork!
Wrong.Firstofall,usingastrengthandpresentingitasaweaknessisdeceivingandtooobvious.Second,itmissesthepointofthequestion.
Youshouldselectaweaknessthatyouhavebeenactivelyworkingtoovercome.Forexample:
“Ihavehadtroubleinthepastwithplanningandprioritization.However,I’mnowtakingstepstocorrectthis.Ijuststartedusingapocketplanner...thenshowthemyourplannerandhowyouareusingit.”
Talkaboutatrueweaknessandshowwhatyouaredoingtoovercomeit.
8.IfIweretoaskyourprofessorstodescribeyou,whatwouldtheysay?
Thisisathreatofreferencecheckquestion.Donotwaitfortheinterviewtoknowtheanswer.Askanypriorbossesorprofessorsinadvance.Andifthey’rewillingtoprovideapositivereference,askthemforaletterofrecommendation.
Thenyoucananswerthequestionlikethis:
IbelieveshewouldsayI'maveryenergeticperson,thatI’mresultsorientedandoneofthebestpeopleshehaseverworkedwith.Actually,Iknowshewouldsaythat,becausethoseareherverywords.MayIshowyouherletterofrecommendation?
Sobepreparedinadvancewithyourlettersofrecommendation.
9.Whatqualitiesdoyoufeelasuccessfulmanagershouldhave?
Focusontwowords:
leadershipandvision.
Hereisasampleofhowtorespond:
“Thekeyqualityinasucce
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