Basic Interview QuestionsWord格式.docx

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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