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Ifthisquestionisaskedearlyintheinterview,youmightrespondbydiscussinggenerallyhowyourskillsandexperiencewouldbenefitthecompany.Togetmorespecific,youwillneedtoknowsomethingaboutthejobsituationtheyhaveinmindandthatsubjectisnotusuallydiscusseduntiltheendoftheinterview.Resistthetemptationtoframeananswerbasedonyourassumptionsabouttheposition.Ifthequestionisaskedaftertheinterviewerhasdescribedtheposition,onlythencanyourelateanyofyouraccomplishmentstotheproblemsofyourprospectiveemployer.Thisisanopportunetimetodiscussyourproblem-solvingabilities.
3.Whatareyourstrengths?
Youshouldbeabletolist3or4ofyourkeystrengthsthatarerelevanttotheirneeds,basedontheresearchandotherdatayouhavegatheredabouttheircompany.
4.Howsuccessfulhaveyoubeensofar?
Bepreparedtodefinesuccessforyourselfandthenrespond.Trytochooseaccomplishmentsthatrelatetothecompany'
sneedsandvalues.
5.Whatareyourlimitations?
Respondwithastrengthwhich,ifoverdone,canbeadetrimentandbecomeaweakness.Forexample,youmight.say,"
Mydesiretogetthejobdonesometimescausesmetobeoverzealousanddemandingofmyorganization.ButIamawareofthisproblemandbelievethatIhaveitundercontrol."
Ordealwithyourneedforfurthertraininginsomeaspectofyourprofession.Donotclaimtobefaultless,butlimityouranswertoonespecificissue.
6.Howmuchareyouworth?
Trytodelayansweringthisuntilyouhavelearnedmoreaboutthejobandcanestimate,basedonpreviousresearch,thesalaryrangethiscompanyendorsesforsimilarpositions.Ifyoufeelobligedtoanswer,youmightreplyinthisway."
YouareawareofwhatIhavebeenearningatAjax,andIwouldhopethatcomingtoAcmewouldbeaprogressivestep.Perhaps,wecangointothisquestioninmoredepthwhenhaveabetterideaofwhatthejobresponsibilitiesandscopewouldbe."
7.Whatareyourambitionsforthefuture?
Indicateyourdesiretoconcentrateondoingtheimmediatejobwell-andyourconfidencethatthefuturewillthenbepromising.Youdonotwanttoconveythatyouhavenodesiretoprogress,butyouneedtoavoidstatementsthatareunrealistic,orthatmightthreatenpresentincumbents.
8.Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?
You'
vedoneyourhomework,andhavestudiedallthatispubliclyavailableaboutAcmeandarethusawareofmanypublishedfacts.However,youmightstatethatyouwouldliketoknowmore;
thenbepreparedtoaskintelligentquestions.Avoidarecitationofthefacts,incorporatepersonalremarksandspecificquestionstofacilitatealivelyexchangeofinformation.
9.Whyareyouseekingapositionwithourcompany?
Indicatethatfromyourstudyofthecompany,manyoftheactivitiesandproblemsarethesortthatwouldgiveyouachancetocontributetothecompanythroughyourexperienceandskills.Ifyouhonestlycan,expressyouradmirationforthecompanyandwhatitisthatappealstoyou.
10.Whatqualificationsdoyouhavethatyoufeelwouldmakeyousuccessfulhere?
Ifthisquestionisaskedafteryouhavesufficientinformationabouttheposition,talkabouttwoorthreeofyourmajorskills(supportedbyaccomplishments)whichyoubelievewillbeusefulintheposition.Ifthequestionisaskedearliertalkabouttwoorthreeofyourmajorskillsandrelatethemtotheextentthatyoucantothecompany.Gaugetheamountofdetailforthisandotheranswersbythetimeframesetbytheinterviewerforyourmeetingandbyhisorhersignalsastohowmuchinformationisenough.
11.Whatthingsaremostimportanttoyouinajob?
Useinformationdevelopedinyourknowledgeofthecompanyandrelateittotheposition,ifyouknowthedetailsoftheposition.Ifnot,useacorporate"
answer:
"
tobechallenged,"
partoftheteam,"
etc.
12.Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonality?
Mentiononly2or3ofyourmostusefultraits.Rememberthattheintervieweristryingtodetermineyour"
fit"
inthecompany.Yourabilitytoaccuratelyidentifytheircorporatevalueswillenableyoutoframeyourresponseappropriately
13.Howlongwouldittakeyoutomakeameaningfulcontributiontoourfirm?
Berealisticandspeakintermsof6monthstoayear.Again,thetimingofthequestionisimportant.Doyouknowenoughaboutthespecificpositiontogiveacogentresponse?
(Ifit'
sanew,undefinedjob,even6monthstoayearmaybeoverlyoptimistic.)
14.Don'
tyoufeelyoumightbeover-qualifiedortooexperiencedforthepositionwehaveinmind?
ostofthetimethisquestionreallymeans:
Iamafraidyouarewillingtotakethisjobbecauseyouneedajobandyouwillleaveassoonasyougetabetterjoboffer.Youranswermustaddressthisconcern.
Example:
Youcouldberight,buthavingtakenavoluntaryearlyretirementfromXYZCompany,Iaminthefortunatepositionofbeingabletodowhatgivesmethegreatestsatisfaction;
andwhatIenjoydoingmostis-(describethecontentsofthejob).Theadditionaladvantagetoyouifyouhiremeisthatextraqualificationandexperiencewillbeavailableforyoutousewhennecessary."
15.Whatisyourmanagementstyle?
Nodoubtyoudefinedyourmanagementstyleaspartofyourassessmentandhavetalkedaboutitwithyourconsultant.Youmightwanttotalkabouthowyousetgoalsandthengetyourpeopleinvolvedinthem.Also,describethetechniquesthatyouliketousetobringoutthebestinpeople,usingthemostappropriatestyletofitthesituation.Yourresearchmayhavegivenyouasenseofwhetherthecompanybelievesinahighlyparticipativestyle,orismoreauthoritarianinitsapproach.Ifyoudon'
tknowthecompany'
sstyle,keepyouranswer"
soft"
andsituational.
16.Describeasituationinwhichyouhadadifficultmanagementproblemandhowyousolvedit.
Relateoneofyouraccomplishments,whichhadtodowiththiskindofsituation.Dependingontheorganization'
scultureandneeds,highlightconflictmanagement,teambuilding,orstaffing.
17.Asamanager,whatdoyoulookforwhenyouhirepeople?
Theirskills,initiative,adaptability-whethertheirchemistryfitswiththatoftheorganization."
Respondinginthiswaymirrorstheinterviewer'
sneedtodeterminewhatyoucando,willdo,andhowyoufitintotheirorganization.
18.Asamanager,haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?
Ifso,whatwerethecircumstancesandhowdidyouhandleit?
Ifyouhave,answerinbriefthatyouhaveindeedhadexperiencewiththisproblemandthatitworkedouttothebenefitofboththeindividualandtheorganization.Youfollowedthecompany'
sdisciplinaryprocedurescarefullybeforeproceedingtotermination.(Thecompanymaybeconcernedaboutdiscriminationandlegalissues.)Don'
tgointothedetailsunlesstheinterviewerasksformoreinformation.Ifyouhaveneverfiredanyone,sayso,buttalkabouthowyouwouldutilizeprogressivedisciplinebeforeresortingtoterminationtoprotectthecompany'
sbestinterests.
19.Whatdoyouseeasthemostdifficulttaskinbeingamanager?
Youranswermightaddressgettingthingsdonethroughothers;
gettingthingsplannedanddoneontime;
withinthebudget;
orothermanagementissues.Sincebudgetmanagementisavaluabletransferableskill,youmightwishtoworkyourabilitiesinthisareaintothediscussionifappropriate.Beguidedbytheinterviewer'
sI-Speakstyleandtheneedsandcultureoftheorganizationindeterminingwhattostressinyouranswer.
20.Describesomesituationsinwhichyou'
veworkedunderpressureormetdeadlines.
Refertoyouraccomplishments.Discussoneortwoinwhichyouwereespeciallyeffectiveinmeetingdeadlinesordealingwithhigh-pressuresituations.
21.Tellmeaboutaworksituationthatirritatedyou.
Talkaboutthistypeofsituationintermsoftheskillsyouusedtomanageandimproveit.AvoiddescribingaworksituationyouknowexistsinyourtargetcompanyunlessyouwanttoemphasizethatyoucanimproveoreliminateitStressyourabilityto'
'
staycool"
underpressure.
22.Tellmeaboutanobjectiveinyourlastjobwhichyoufailedtomeetandwhy.
Thisquestionassumesthatyoufailedtomeetsomeofyourobjectives.Ifyoucanhonestlystatethatyoumetallyourestablishedobjectives,sayso.Iftherewasanobjective,whichyouwereunabletomeetforlegitimatereasons,discussitwithanexplanationoftheobstaclesoverwhichyouhadnocontrol.Evenbetter,discussanobjectivewhichyou"
renegotiated"
whenyourealizeditcouldnotbemetbecauseofobstaclesbeyondyourcontrol.
23.Wouldyoudescribeafewsituationsinwhichyourworkwascriticized?
Describeonlyone,andtellhowyouhavecorrectedorplantocorrecttheissue.Donotgointodetail.Iftheinterviewerwantsmoredetailletthemaskforit.
24.Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?
Discussoneortwosituationswhereyousuccessfullytransformedamistakeorerrorinjudgmentintoalearningexperience.Emphasizethepositiveresult,withtheerrorasthelearningcatalyst.
25.Whatimportanttrendsdoyouseecominginourindustry?
Choosetwoorthreeimportantdevelopmentstodiscuss.This