22 Common interview questions.docx

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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