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InterviewQuestions

InterviewQuestions

•Generalinformationquestions

1.Whydoyouwantthisjob?

"Myskillsandexperiencearedirectlyrelatedtothisposition,andmyinterestliesespeciallyinthisfield."Thenrelateexamplesofyourexperience,education,ortrainingthatarepertinenttothejobyouareseeking;basethisonyouremployerandjobresearch.Emphasizeyourinterestindevelopingyourcareerinthisarea.Addthatyouwouldpleasedtobeapartoftheorganization,rememberingthatthepointiswhatyoucandoforcompany.

2.Whattypeofworkdoyoumostenjoy?

SuggestedAnswer:

Playyourresearchcard;namethetypesoftasksthatwouldbeinvolvedinthejob.Demonstrateyourresearchandhowyouarequalifiedfortheposition.

3.Whatareyourstrongestskills?

SuggestedAnswer:

Reviewyourabilitiesandaccomplishmentsandyour60-secondCommercial.Usethesetodevelopyouranswer.Again,trytorelateyourskillstothoserequiredinthepositionforwhichyouareapplying

4.Areyouateamplayer?

SuggestedAnswer:

Teamworkishighlyvaluedintoday'sworkplace.Giveexamplesofyoursuccessfulteamrolesatschool,onthejoborotheractivities.

5.Doyouhaveageographicalpreference?

Areyouwillingtorelocate?

Behonest

6.Underwhatmanagementstyledoyouworkmostefficiently?

Suggestedanswer:

Iamflexibleandcanbeproductiveunderanystyle.ThemanagementstyleIenjoyworkingwithmostis

7.Whatareyourlong-rangecareergoalsandhowdoyouplantoachievethem.

Suggestedanswer:

Emphasizeyourstrengths,statethatyourgoalistomakeastrongcontributioninyourjob,andstatethatyoulookforwardtodevelopingtheexperiencenecessaryforcareergrowth.Mentionplanstocontinueyoureducationandexpandyourknowledgetobecomeamorevaluableemployee.

Goodquestionstoask

1.Doyouhaveatrainingprogramforthisposition?

Ifso,wouldyoudescribeit?

2.Willyoudescribethedutiesandtasksinatypicalworkdayforthisposition?

3.MayIhaveacopyofthewrittenjobdescription?

4.Couldgoodjobperformanceinthisjobleadtocareergrowthopportunitieswiththecompany?

5.Willtheresponsibilitiesofthispositionexpandwithtimeandexperienceonthejob?

6.CouldyoutellmeaboutthepeoplewithwhomIwouldbeworking?

7.Doyourequireanymoreinformationaboutmyqualificationsorexperience?

Jobinterviewsarealwaysstressful-evenforjobseekerswhohavegoneoncountlessinterviews.Thebestwaytoreducethestressistobeprepared.Takethetimetoreviewthecommoninterviewquestionsyouwillmostlikelybeasked.Also,reviewsampleanswersandadviceonhowtoanswerthesetypicalinterviewquestions.

Thentakethetimetoresearchthecompanyandtoprepareforaninterview.Thisway,youwillbereadywithknowledgeableanswersforthejobinterviewquestionsthatspecificallyrelatetothecompanyyouareinterviewingwith.

InterviewQuestions:

WorkHistory

1.Nameofcompany,positiontitleanddescription,datesofemployment.

BestAnswers:

Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerthenamesofthecompaniesyouworkedfor,yourjobtitle,yourstartingandendingdatesofemployment,howmuchyouearnedandwhatyourjobentailed.

2.Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

BestAnswers:

Thebestwaytorespondistodiscusswhatyouexpectedwhenyoutookthejobandgiveexamplesofhowthepositionworkedoutforyou.Whenresponding,bespecific.Preparesomeexamplestosharewiththeinterviewerinadvance.

3.Whatmajorchallengesandproblemsdidyouface?

Howdidyouhandlethem?

4.Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?

IthinkoneofthemostimportantthingsI'velearnedispersistence.Nottogiveuptoosoon,becausethesolutionisprobablyrightinfrontofme.

5.Whatdidyoulikeordislikeaboutyourpreviousjob?

Whenyou'reaskedwhatdon'tlikeaboutyourpreviousjob,don'tbetoonegative.Thereasonisthatyoudon'twanttheinterviewertothinkthatyou'llspeaknegativelyaboutthenewjoborthecompanywhenyou'rereadytomoveon,ifyougetthisjob.Rather,itmakessensetotalkaboutyourselfandwhatyou'relookingforinanewrole.

6.Whichwasmost/leastrewarding?

Wheninterviewing,alwaysbecognizantofthejobyouareinterviewingforandtailoryourresponseaccordingly.Trytoaccentuatethepositive,regardlessofwhatquestionyouhavebeenasked,becauseyoudon'twanttobeconstruedassomeonewhoisnegativeaboutwork,ingeneral.

Whatwasthebiggestaccomplishment/failureinthisposition?

Questionsaboutjobdemotions.

Questionsaboutyoursupervisorsandco-workers.

Whatproblemshaveyouencounteredatwork?

Describeyouridealboss.

JobInterview:

QuestionsAboutYou

1.Whatisyourgreatestweakness?

MygreatestweaknesswouldthatIexpectperfectionoutofmyselfwhencompletingataskandthatoftenleadsmetooverthinksmallerrorsImaymake.Iperceivethesesmallerrorsasgreaterflawsinmymind,andwillnotdeclareataskcompleteuntilitisperfect.Ihavelearnedtousethistomyadvantagebynevermakingthesamemistaketwicethroughmycriticalthinkingprocess.Ihavealsorealizedthatpushingmyselftoperfectataskmakesmeself-awarethatIneedtobeginanother,makingmyworkethicmoreproductive.

2.Whatisyourgreateststrength?

Ikeeponmotivatingmyselfineverysituationandwiththepassageoftime.Iamcapableoflearningfromothers.Iwanttomoveaheadtowardsperfectionbylearning,especiallythroughmyexperiencesandinteractionwithpeople.

3.Howwillyourgreateststrengthhelpyouperform?

*Mygreateststrengthismyabilitytoworkwithmanydifferentpeople.IenjoylearningfromeveryoneImeet,andinthispositionIbelievethatwillenhancemyabilitytoperformontheteam.

*Mygreateststrengthismyabilitytofocusonmywork.I'mnoteasilydistracted,andthismeansthatmyperformanceisveryhigh,eveninabusyofficelikethisone.

*Myorganizationalskillsaremygreateststrength.I'mcapableofkeepingmanyprojectsontrackatthesametime.

4.Areyounice?

Therearemanykindsof"niceness"-beingcompassionatetowardsothers,beingateamplayer,beingrespectfulofyourbossoryourstaff,etc.Thinkofthejobathand,andwhatkindof"niceness"wouldbeimportantatthatjob.Thenprovideananecdoteabouthowyouhavedemonstratedthatkindof"niceness"atworkinthepast,andhowithelpedyouachievesomethingatwork.Forexample,youcantellastoryabouthowyouwere"nice"whileworkingonateamproject（perhapsyoulistenedtoeveryteammate,helpedoutateammatewhowasfrustrated,etc.）,andhowyourkindnesshelpedeveryoneworktogetherandsuccessfullycompletetheproject.

Youcanbalancethisresponsebyalsodescribinghowyouusekindnesstosethighexpectationsforyourselfandyourstaff,andholdyourcolleaguesaccountable.Thiswillprovethatyoucanalsobetoughanddemanding.Forexample,youmightwanttodescribeatimewhenyouusedkindwordsratherthaninsultsorpunishmenttoencourageastaffmembertoimprovehisperformance.

5.Howwouldyoudescribeyourself?

*I'maperfectionist.Ipayattentiontoallthedetails,andliketobesurethateverythingisjustright.

*I'mefficientandhighlyorganized.Thisenablesmetobeasproductiveaspossibleonthejob.

*Ienjoysolvingproblems,troubleshootingissues,andcomingupwithsolutionsinatimelymanner.

6.Describeyourworkstyle.

*Iamveryfocusedonmywork,andconsequently,amabletoworkquickly.

*Ikeepasteadypace,andcheckmyworkasIgoalong,topreventmistakesfromsnowballing.

*BecauseIamveryorganized,Iamabletoaccomplishalotinalimitedamountoftime.

*I'morganizedandefficientandI'mabletomulti-taskverywell.

*I'malwaysontopofmyprojects,butIdowelcomeinputandwillconsultwithteammemberstoensurewe'reallonthesametrack.

7.Doyouworkwellwithotherpeople?

Yes,IthinkIamateamplayer.Infact,duringmycollege,mostofmycoursesrequireustoformagroupforourassignment.Iamalwayschosentobeagroupleaderandmyclassmateslikeworkingwithme.Thefirstkeyistospecifythetypesofinteractionswithpeople,whichareattractivetoyouoratwhichyouareparticularlyadept.Inadditiontospecifyinghowyouworkwellwithmanagers,co-workers,customers,vendorsandothers,youshouldalsospeaktowhatyouaccomplishduringthoseinteractions.Herearesomeexamples:

*Assessingtheskills,personalitytraitsandworkethicofcandidatesbyapplyingbehavioralinterviewingtechniques.

*Motivatingsubordinatestoimproveperformance.

*Leadinggroupdiscussionsinawaythatincorporatesdiverseviewsanddrawsconsensus.

*Developingacomfortablerapportwithclientsanddeterminingtheirpreferencesforproductsandservices.

*Listeningactivelyandemphaticallytoencourageclientstosharetheirfeelingsandproblems.

*Creatinganddeliveringtrainingsessionswhichengagetheaudienceinactivelearning.

*Providingdifficultnewstoemployeestargetedforlayoffs.

*Mediatingconflictsbetweenemployeesorwithclients.

*Resolvingcustomercomplaintswithpatienceandcreativity.

Thenextkeytointerviewsuccessistogiveexamplesofsituationsatworkwhereyouhaveusedthesepeopleskills.Prepareconcreteexamplestoconvinceemployersthatyouactuallypossessthosestrengths.Yourexamplesshouldconveyhow,when,andwhereyouappliedyourskillsorinterestsandtheoutcomes.Personalizeyourexamplessotheyreflectyourskillsandexperienceastheyrelatetothejobforwhich