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I’maneasygoingpersonthatworkswellwitheveryone.IenjoybeingarounddifferenttypesofpeopleandIliketoalwayschallengemyselftoimproveateverythingIdo."
I’mahardworkerandIliketotakeonavarietyofchallenges.Ilikepets,andinmysparetime,Iliketorelaxandreadthenewspaper."
I’vealwayslikedbeingbalanced.WhenIwork,Iwanttoworkhard.Andoutsideofwork,Iliketoengageinmypersonalactivitiessuchasgolfingandfishing."
LongAnswer
IwenttotheUniversityofWashingtonandmajoredinEnglishLiterature.IwenttograduateschoolbecauseIreallyenjoyedlearning.Afterwards,IstartedmycareeratBoeingasawebcontenteditor.I’vebeentherefor3yearsnow.Althoughmyemphasisisinwriting,Ilikenumbers.Ithinksolvinglogicproblemsandriddlesarequitefun.Ialsoenjoyjogging,reading,andwatchingmovies."
Thereisnorightorwronganswerforthisquestion.Mostimportantthingyoushouldrememberishowyoudeliverthemessage.Theexampleaboveshowsashortanswertellingalittlebitabouttheperson.Theanswerwentfromeducationtocareer,andthentopersonalinterestsallinasmoothflow.
2.Whatareyourstrengths?
Thisisapopularinterviewquestion.Theywanttoknowwhatyouthinkofyourself.Althoughthisisageneralquestion,thereisawrongandrightanswer.Thewronganswerisagenericanswersayingyouareorganizedandfriendly.Althoughitwillnothurtyouduringtheinterview,itwillcertainlynothelpyoueither.Answerthisquestionbasedonthetypeofjobyouareapplyingfor.
Ibelievemystrongesttraitismyattentiontodetail.Thistraithashelpedmetremendouslyinthisfieldofwork."
I'
vealwaysbeenagreatteamplayer.I'
mgoodatkeepingateamtogetherandproducingqualityworkinateamenvironment."
Afterhavingworkedforacoupleofyears,Irealizedmystrengthisaccomplishingalargeamountofworkwithinashortperiodoftime.Igetthingsdoneontimeandmymanageralwaysappreciatedit."
Mystrongesttraitisincustomerservice.Ilistenandpaycloseattentiontomycustomer'
sneedsandImakesuretheyaremorethansatisfied."
LongAnswers
Let'
ssayIaminterviewingforamanagementposition.Youshouldmentiontraitsthatareimportantformanagers.
AcouplestrengthsIhaveareplanningandexecution,andworkingwithpeople.I'
vealwaysbeenverygoodatplanninganddetailingallthesteps.Evenincollege,Iwouldspendtimeorganizingmyweekandplanningastrategytotackleeachclassorassignment.Executingaplanhasalwayscomeeasyformeaswell.Ibelieveit'
sduetoproperplanning.IalsoworkwithpeopleverywellinawaywhereIusethestrengthsofeachindividualinateamtoproducethebestresults.Becauseofmyeasygoingpersonality,I'
vebeentoldbymydirectsthatit'
seasytoapproachme."
Ifyouareapplyingforanaccountingposition,youshouldmentionstrongtraitsanaccountantshouldhaveandclaimthemtobeyours.
mverydetailoriented,goodatmanagingtime,andveryhonest.Ialwaysincorporatemanagingtimeandbeingdetailedtogether.BynatureI'
vebeendetailoriented,andthatresultedintakingtoomuchtimeonaparticulartask.Afterincorporatingtimemanagementintothemix,Ifoundthatmyworkandefficiencyincreaseddramatically.Iplanbetterandproducehigherqualityworkinatimeconstraintenvironment.Finally,I'
maveryhonestperson.WhenIwasworkingasavaletattendantduringcollege,aladygavemeatwentydollarbilltopayforthethreedollarfee.Shealmostdroveoffthelot,butIstoppedherandsaidhereisyourchange.Myco-workerssaidIshouldhaveconsideredthechangeastip,butIknowwhatIdidwashonestandright.Youcanfoolotherpeople,butyoucan'
tfoolyourself.That'
swhatIbelieve."
Thesecondexamplecanseemalittlewordy.Butthepowerofanexampleisgreaterthananygreatwordsyoucanstringtogether.Everyonecanclaimtheyarehonest,butwithanexample,itismuchmorebelievable.
3.Whatareyourweaknesses?
Forthisanswer,youshoulddisplayaweaknessthatcanbeseenasastrength.Therearemanytypesofanswersthatwillwork.Someanswerswillbegoodanswersforcertainjobs,whilethesameanswerwillbeabadanswerforadifferentjob.Selectananswerthatwillworkforthepositionyouareapplyingfor.Hereareafewexamples.
Thismightbebad,butincollegeIfoundthatIprocrastinatedalot.Irealizedthisproblem,andI'
mworkingonitbyfinishingmyworkaheadofschedule."
Ifeelmyweaknessisnotbeingdetailorientedenough.I'
mapersonthatwantstoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.IrealizedthishurtsthequalityandI'
mcurrentlyworkingonfindingabalancebetweenquantityandquality."
IfeelmyEnglishabilityismyweakesttrait.Iknowthisisonlyatemporaryproblem.I'
mdefinitelystudyinghardtocommunicatemoreeffectively."
TheweakesttraitIstruggledwithwasnotaskingforhelp.Ialwaystrytosolvemyownproblemsinsteadofaskingaco-workerwhomightknowtheanswer.ThiswouldsavememoretimeandIwouldbemoreefficient.I'
mworkingonknowingwhenitwouldbebeneficialtoaskforhelp."
Ithinkmyweakesttraitismyimpatience.WheneverIworkinateamandamemberisnotperforminguptomyexpectations,Icangetimpatientandannoyed.Iunderstandiftheyareworkinghardandtheirportionisdifficult,butsometimesapersoncan'
tdotheassignmentduetoincompetenceorlaziness.AwhilebackIwouldgetfrustratedandstartcomplaining,butIrealizedthatIcanhelpoutbyexplainingthingstosomepeopleandencouraginglazypeoplebyremindingthemofdeadlines.Iknowit'
sbadtobeimpatient,butI'
mdefinitelyworkingonit."
mtoodetailoriented.IneverwanttoleaveanythingoutandIwanteverythingtobeperfect.Thisisbadbecauseitslowsdownmywork.Initially,Itriedtoworkfastertocompensate,butthatonlymademesloppy.SoIdecidedtoputmoreemphasisonpriorityandplanning.Bydoingso,I'
mhopingthatIcanmaketheproperdecisionsonwhattoworkonandwhattointentionallyleaveout."
Bothoftheseexamplesshowananswerthatisacceptable.Althoughbeingimpatientisnotgood,itshowsthatyouareaquicklearnerandthatyoulikeefficiency.Theseconddisplaysapersonthatisdetailoriented,whichcanbeseenasagoodtrait.Finally,bothanswersidentifytheweaknessandshowtheactionsofcorrectingit.
4.Whatareyourshorttermgoals?
Thisquestionprimarilydependsonwhereyouareinyourcareer.Apersonwith5yearsofexperiencewillhavedifferentshorttermgoalsthanapersonwithnoworkexperience.I'
llgiveanexampleforbothscenarios.Butfirst,herearesomeshortanswers.
MyshorttermgoalistofindapositionwhereIcanusetheknowledgeandstrengthsthatIhave.IwanttopartakeinthegrowthandsuccessofthecompanyIworkfor."
velearnedthebasicsofmarketingduringmyfirsttwoyears.Iwanttotakethenextstepbytakingonchallengingprojects.Myshorttermgoalistogrowasamarketinganalyst."
Asaprogrammanager,it'
simportanttounderstandallareasoftheproject.AlthoughIhavethetechnicalabilitiestobesuccessfulinmyjob,Iwanttolearndifferentsoftwareapplicationsthatmighthelpinworkefficiency."
Mygoalistoalwaysperformatanexceptionallevel.ButashorttermgoalIhavesetformyselfistoimplementaprocessthatincreasesworkefficiency."
MyshorttermgoalistolearneverythingIcanaboutmarketing.IwanttofindapositionwhereIcancontributewhatI'
velearnedthrougheducationandtogainreallifeexperience.Ibelievethenextcoupleofyearswillbeveryimportanttomeandmyimmediategoalistolearnandbecomeskilledinallaspectsofmarketing."
Myshorttermgoalistogetintoamanagementposition.Thelastfiveyearsofmycareer,I'
veconcentratedonlearningandacquiringalltheskillsneededtoperformexcellentwork.Recently,I'
vetakenmoreresponsibilitiesinmanagementbecauseIeventuallywanttobecomeasalesmanager.I'
mexcitedaboutthelastfewassignmentsIcompletedbecauseitinvolvedworkingwithvendorsandpartnerswhilemanagingasmallgroupofworkers.SoIhopetobeinamanagementpositionwithinayearortwoandIfeelI'
mdoingadiligentjobbyvolunteeringforextraworktogainmoreexperience."
Thefirstexampleisapersonstraightoutofschool.Learningisagoodshorttermgoaltohavebecauseitshowsthatyouwillbetryinghardinyourjob.Thesecondexampleismoredetailedbecausethatpersonhasseveralyearsofexperience.Anybodycansaytheywantamanagementposition,butthiscandidateistakingitastepfurtherbyshowingthestepsheistakingtoachievetheshorttermgoal.Thus,itbecomesastrongeranswer.
5.Whatareyourlongtermgoals?
Thisquestionisaskedtoseehowseriousacandidateisabouthisorhercareer.Somepeoplemightnotknowtheirlongtermgoals,andsomepeoplemighthavelongtermgoalsofbecomingrichandretiringearly.Thoseareincorrectanswersforthisquestion.Thetypeofansweryouwanttogiveisanambitiousanswerthatshowsyoureallyloveyourcareer.Agoodinterviewerwillreadbetweenthe