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InterviewQuestionAnswered

Tellmeaboutyourself

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1.keeptheanswershortatabouttwominutes.

2.focusonwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishments,notpersonalinformation.

3.telltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishmentswouldbeanassettothecompany.

4.describeyoureducationorworkhistoryverybriefly.

5.telltheintervieweraboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhavehadrelatedtothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.

6.mentiononeortwopersonalcharacteristicsthathavehelpedyouaccomplishyourgoals,givingshortexamplestoillustrate.

---------Sampleanswers:

Ihavealwaysenjoyedworkingwithcomputers,soitwasaneasydecisiontomajorincomputerscienceatCaliforniaUniversitywithaplantoentertheITfield.Inschool,Iexcelledinmycomputer-relatedclassesandduringmycollegeyears,Ibecameparticularinterestedinsoftwaredevelopment,especiallysoftwarethatwouldhelpconsumers.That’swhyIappliedforandcompletedaone-yearinternshipwithLotadoeindustries.AtLotadoe,Ilearnedhowtoformulatenewideasforsoftwareandhowtocommunicatethoseideaseffectivelytotherestofthedevelopmentteam.

IamaveryfocusedpersonandItendtobeproduct-oriented.AtLotadoe,ImadesurethatwhateverprojectsIworkedon,Isawtocompletion.Forinstance,IworkedwithateamthatwasdevelopinganewversionofapieceofpopularsoftwarecalledRototype.Iaskedtobepartofeverystepofsoftwaredevelopmentandattheendoftheproject,Iwasgiventheresponsibilityofgettingtechnicalapproval.ImadesurethatIfollowthroughwiththerightdepartments,keepingmyteaminformedoftheprogress.ThisisthetypeofworkIenjoyandthat’swhyIappliedforapositionwithyourcompany.

Tellmeaboutyourself

Ihaveworkedsuccessfullyinsalesforover10years.Oneofmyfirstsalesjobswasincollege,whereImajoredinbusiness.Iworkedforthecollegenewspapersellingadvertisingspace,andasanextrovertwholikesinteractingwithpeople,Iwasverysuccessfulinthejob.Whatalsohelpedmesellmorethananyothersalespersonwasmypersistence.Iwaswillingtofollowupwithapotentialclientoverweeksandevenmonths,developingwiththemuntiltheywerereadytomakeadealwithus.

IamcurrentlyworkingasasalesrepfortheMichmuneyCompany.Ihavebeentheirtopsalespersonforthepasttwoyears.Lastyear,Isoldover$3millionworthofproducts.

Now,Iamreadyforanewchallenge.IwanttoworkinpublicrelationsbecauseitisanareawhereIcanusemycreativitytogetherwithmyknowledgeofadvertisingandsales.IhaveaprovenabilitytoworkwellwithpeopleandIcandevelopgoodlong-termrelationshipswithclients.IwanttoworkwellwithpeopleandIcanworkforyourcompanyinparticularbecauseyouworkprimarilywithInternet-basedcompanies,whichisanareathatisgrowingattherateof40%ayear.ThismakesyourcompanyaleaderintheindustryandIwouldliketobepartofthat.

Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?

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Tominimizeanyproblemsandtoshowthatyouhadpositivereasonsforleavingpreviouspositions.

1mentionpositivereasonsforleaving

2nevercriticizesupervisors,co-workers,orthecompany/organization.

3don’tmentionmajorproblemswithmanagement.

4telltheintervieweraboutanyneutralreasonsforleaving.

5staypositivenomatterhowbadthesituationyouareleavingmaybe.

6usetherightwordssoyoudon’tsoundself-serving.Insteadofsaying”ILEFTTOSEEKBETTEROPPORTUNITIES”say”Iamlookingforasituationwhichwillusemoreofmyskillsandexperience”.

7avoidsoundinglikea“jobhopper”

8turnthisintoanopportunitytotelltheintervieweraboutyourskillsandabilities,ifpossible.

9keepyourexplanationshortortheinterviewermaythinkyouaremakingexcuses.

---------sampleanswers

IhavebeenwithLotadoeforoverfiveyearsandIhaveenjoyedworkingthere.Ilearnedalotaboutsoftwaredevelopmentandhowtoworkeffectivelywithmycolleagues.

Abouttwoyearsago,Ibegangettinginterestedinotheraspectsofdesignandstartedlearningaboutnewwaysthatthefieldiscreatinganddevelopingnewdesigns.IcompletedtrainingthatqualifiesmetooverseeothertypesofprojectsthantheonesIworkonnowatLotadoe.That’swhyIamnowlookingforacompanythatwillallowmetomorefullyutilizemynewskillsandwhereIcantakeonnewchallenges.WhatIseeinthispositionisalsotheopportunityforgrowthandadvancement.

Ithinkthatmycurrentskillsandabilitiesareagoodmatchwiththecurrentneedsofthiscompany.

Whyareyoulookingforanewjob?

TheprimaryreasonIleftMichmuneyCompanywasbecausethecompanywentthrougharestructuringandmypositionwaseliminated.Uptothatpoint,however,IhadaverygoodtrackrecordandreceivedpositiveemployeeevaluationseachofthethreeyearsIworkthere.

LeavingMichmuneyactuallyallowedmetomakeacareerchangethatIhadbeenthinkingaboutforsometimeandthatismorealignedwithmycareergoals.AlthoughIhaveworkedsuccessfullyinsalesforthepastseveralyears,myeducationandmyinterestsaremorecloselyrelatedtomarketingIwouldliketofindapositionthatwouldallowmetousemyknowledgeandskillstodochallengingwork.ThispositionwouldalsogivememoreresponsibilitythanIhadatmylastcompanyandmorepromotionopportunities.Ithinkthatmyskillsandabilitiesareagoodmatchforthisjob.

Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?

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1toshowthatyouknowalotaboutthecompanyandthatyourqualificationsmatchthecompany’sneed.

2findoutallyoucanaboutthecompany,includingthedepartmentwhereyouwouldworkandthepeopleyouwouldworkfor.

3researchthecompany’sproductsorservicesandthepositivethingsithasdoneforthecommunityorsociety.

4befamiliarwiththecompany’smissionstatementandcorevalues.

5don’tmaketheanswerallaboutyou.Focusonthepositivethingsaboutthecompany,includingitsreputationintheindustry.

6telltheinterviewerhowyourqualificationsmeetsaneedintheircompany.

7showtheinterviewerthatyouarebeingselectiveaboutwhereyouwanttoworkandarenotwillingtotakejustanyjobofferedtoyou.

---------sampleanswers

Thiscompanyisanindustryleaderandisattheforefrontofexcitingnewdevelopmentsinthisfield.Itsmissiontochangethewayconsumersgetandsendinformationis,Ibelieve,wherethebiggestareaofgrowthareintheindustry.Basedonthecompany’sfinancialsanditsgeneralperformanceinthepastyear,Lotadoeispoisedtotakeoverasoneofthetopsupplierofonlineserviceintheworld.Ihavereadaboutthecompany’smanyfutureprojectsthataredesignedtomovethecompanyforwardtowardachievingitsmission.IwanttobepartofthiscompanybecauseIbelieveIcanbepartofthatgrowth.

Inthepastseveralyears,Ihaveledanumberofinnovativeprojectsalongthesamelinesasthecurrentdirectionofthiscompany.Bydoingthis,Iwasabletohelpmycurrentcompanygetafootholdinthemarket.IamconfidentthatIcanbringmyprovenskillsinmanagement,development,andtechnologytosucceedinyourorganization.

Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?

ThereareseveralreasonswhyIwanttoworkforthiscompany.First,Iwasimpressedwiththebackgroundsofthefoundersandtheirvisionforthiscompany.Theirinnovativethinkingis,Ibelieve,inlinewiththebestthinkinginthefieldrightnow.Yourcompanyalsohasoneofthebestreputationsintheindustryforinnovativethinkingandtakingseriouscorporateresponsibilityformakingadifferenceinthelocalcommunities.

AsIlearnedmoreaboutthecompanyanditsgrowthpotential,itbecamecleartomethatImaybeabletomakeasignificantcontributiontoitsgoals.SinceIhavebeenworkingforthepastfiveyearsasasuccessfulmarketingstrategist,IbelieveIcanbringthoseskillsandtheknowledgeI

Havegainedtohelptheorganizationreachitsmissiontobecomeanindustryleader.

IamnowlookingforanewchallengewhereIcantakemyprovenskillsandapplythemtonewsituations,aswellaslearningnewtechniquestocontinuemyowndevelopment.ThisisthecompanyIhavebeenlookingfor,aplacewheremybackground,experience,andskillscanbeputtousetomakethingshappen。

Whatareyourstrengths?

------summaryoftips

1toshowhowyourstrengthsmatchtheneedofthejob

2knowyourstrengthsinthreecategories:

Knowledge-basedskills:

theseareskillsdevelopedthrougheducationandexperience,suchascomputerskills,universitydegrees,languagesyouspeak,andtechnicalability.

Transferableskills:

theseareskillsthatyoucantakefromonejobtoanother,suchasbeingabletomanagepeoplewell,beinggoodatsolvingcomplexproblems,beinggoodatplanning,andbeingagoodcommunicator.

Personaltraits:

thesearequalitiesaboutyouareaperson,suchasbeingdependable,beinghardworking,beingflexible,andbeingoutgoing.

3reviewwiththeintervieweryourstrengths,whicharealreadynotedinyourresumeandcoverletter.

4givespecificevidenceorexamplesofhowyourstrengthshavehelpedyouinthepast.

--------sampleanswer1:

Asyoucanseefrommyresume,Ihavetakenadvantageofeveryopportunitytocompletetrainingtodeveloptechnicalknowledgeinthisfield.NowIamconsideredanexpertinthetechnologiesthatmycurrentcompanyisworkingon.Lastyear,whenthecompanydecidedtoexpandinthisarea,themanagementselectedmetoheadthenewproject.

Toheadthisteameffectively,Iusedmyplanningskillstomakesurethattheteam