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1.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.

Youdon’tneedtoexplaineverythingfrombirthtopresentday.Relevantfactsabouteducation,yourcareerandyourcurrentlifesituationarefine.2.Whyareyoulooking(orwhydidyouleaveyoulastjob)?

Thisshouldbeastraightforwardquestiontoanswer,butitcantripyouup.Presumablyyouarelookingforanewjob(oranyjob)becauseyouwanttoadvanceyourcareerandgetapositionthatallowsyoutogrowasapersonandanemployee.It’snotagoodideatomentionmoneyhere,itcanmakeyousoundmercenary.Andifyouareintheunfortunatesituationofhavingbeendownsized,staypositiveandbea***riefaspos***leaboutit.Ifyouwerefired,you’llneedagoodexplanation.Butonceagain,staypositive.3.Tellmewhatyouknowaboutpany.ﻫDoyourhomeworkbeforeyougotoanyinterview.Whetherit’***eingtheVPofmarketingorthemailroomclerk,youshouldknowaboutthecompanyorbusinessyou’regoingtoworkfor.Hastpanybeeninthenewslately?Whoarethepeopleinthecompanyyoushouldknowabout?Dothebackgroundwork,itwillmakeyoustandoutassomeonewhocomesprepared,andisgenuinelyinterestedinthecompanyandthejob.4.WhydoyouwanttoworkatXCompany?

Thisshouldbedirectlyrelatedtothelastquestion.Anyresearchyou’vedoneonthpanyshouldhaveledyoutotheconclusionthatyou’dwanttoworkthere.Afterall,you’reattheinterview,right?Putsomethoughtintothisanswerbeforeyouhaveyourinterview,mentionyourcareergoalsandhighlightforward-thinkinggoalsandcareerplans.5.Whatrelevantexperiencedoyouhave?

Hopefullyifyou’reapplyingforthispositionyouhavebagsofrelatedexperience,andifthat’sthecaseyoushouldmentionitall.Butifyou’reswitchingcareersortryingsomethingalittledifferent,yourexperiencemayinitiallynotlooklikeit’smatchingup.That’swhenyouneedalittlehonestcreativitytomatchtheexperiencesrequiredwiththeonesyouhave.Peopleskillsarepeopleskillsafterall,youjustneedtoshowhowcustomerserviceskillscanapplytointernalmanagementpositions,andsoon.6.Ifyourpreviousco-workerswerehere,whatwouldtheysayaboutyou?ﻫOk,thisisnotthetimeforfulldisclosure.Ifsomepeoplefromyourpastaregoingtosayyou’reaboringA-hole,youdon’tneedtobringthatup.Staypositive,always,andmaybehaveafewspecificquotesinmind.“They’dsayIwasahardworker”orevenbetter“JohnDoehasalwayssaidIwasthemostreliable,creativeproblem-solverhe’devermet.”7.Haveyoudoneanythingtofurtheryourexperience?ﻫThiscouldincludeanythingfromnightclassestohobbiesandsports.Ifit’srelated,it’sworthmentioning.Obviouslyanythingtodowithfurthereducationisgreat,butmaybeyou’respendingtimeonahomeimprovementprojecttoworkonskillssuchasself-sufficiency,timemanagementandmotivation.8.Whereelsehaveyouapplied?

Thisisagoodwaytohintthatyou’reindemand,withoutsoundinglikeyou’rewhoringyourselfallovertown.So,behonestandmentionafewothercompanie***utdon’tgointodetail.Thefactthatyou’reseriouslylookingandkeepingyouroptionsopeniswhattheinterviewerisdrivingat.9.Howareyouwhenyou’reworkingunderpressure?ﻫOnceagain,thereareafewwaystoanswerthi***uttheyshouldallbepositive.Youmayworkwellunderpressure,youmaythriveunderpressure,andyoumayactuallyPREFERworkingunderpressure.Ifyousayyoucrumblelikeagedbluecheese,thisisnotgoingtohelpyougetyourfootinthedoor.10.Whatmotivatesyoutodoagoodjob?ﻫTheanswertothisoneisnotmoney,evenifitis.Youshouldbemotivatedbylife’snoblepursuits.Youwantrecognitionforajobwelldone.Youwanttobecomebetteratyourjob.Youwanttohelpothersorbealeaderinyourfield.11.What’syourgreateststrength?

Thisisyourchancetoshine.You’rebeingaskedtoexplainwhyyouareagreatemployee,sodon’tholdbackandstaydostaypositive.Youcouldbesomeonewhothrivesunderpressure,agreatmotivator,anamazingproblemsolverorsomeonewithextraordinaryattentiontodetail.Ifyourgreateststrength,however,istodrinkanyoneunderthetableorgetatopscoreonMarioKart,keepittoyourself.Theinterviewerislookingforwork-relatedstrengths.12.What’syourbiggestweakness?ﻫIfyou’recompletelyhonest,youmaybekickingyourselfinthebutt.Ifyousayyoudon’thaveone,you’reobviouslylying.Thisisahorriblequestionandonethatpoliticianshavebecomemastersatanswering.Theysaythingslike“I’mperhapstoocommittedtomyworkanddon’tspendenoughtimewithmyfamily.”Oh,there’safireableoffense.I’veevenheard“IthinkI’mtoogoodatmyjob,itcanoftenmakepeoplejealous.”Please,let’skeepourfeetontheground.Ifyou’reaskedthisquestion,giveasmall,work-relatedflawthatyou’reworkinghardtoimprove.Example:“I’vebeentoldIoccasionallyfocusondetailsandmissthebiggerpicture,soI’vebeenspendingtimelayingoutthecompleteprojecteverydaytoseemyoverallprogress.”13.Let’stalkaboutsalary.Whatareyoulookingfor?

Runforcover!Thisisonetrickygametoplayinaninterview.Evenifyouknowthesalaryrangeforthejob,ifyouanswerfirstyou’realreadyshowingallyourcards.Youwantasmuchaspos***le,theemployerwantsyouforaslittleasyou’rewillingtotake.Beforeyouapply,takealookatsalary.comforagoodideaofwhatsomeonewithyourspecificexperienceshouldbepaid.Youmaywanttosay,“well,that’ssomethingI’vethoughtlongandhardaboutandIthinksomeonewithmyexperienceshouldgetbetweenX&Y.”Or,youcouldbeslyandsay,“rightnow,I’mmoreinterestedintalkingmoreaboutwhatthepositioncanoffermycareer.”Thatcouldatleastbuyyoualittletimetoscopeoutthesituation.Butifyoudohaveaspecificfigureinmindandyouareconfidentthatyoucangetit,I’dsaygoforit.Ihaveonmanyoccasions,andeverytimeIgotveryclosetothatfigure(bothbelowandsometimesabove).14.Areyougoodatworkinginateam?

UnlessyouhavetheI.Q.ofahouseplant,you’llalwaysanswerYEStothisone.It’stheonlyanswer.Howcananyonefunctioninsideanorganizationiftheyarealoner?Youmaywanttomentionwhatpartyouliketoplayinateamthough;it’sagreatchancetoexplainthatyou’reanaturalleader.15.Tellmeasuggestionyouhavemadethatwasimplemented.ﻫIt’simportantheretofocusontheword“implemented.”There’snothingwrongwithhavingathousandgreatideas,butiftheonlyplacetheyliveisonyournotepadwhat’sthepoint?Betterstill,youneedagoodending.Ifyourpreviouscompanytookyouradviceandendedupgoingbankrupt,that’snotsuchagreatexampleeither.Bepreparedwithastoryaboutanideaofyoursthatwastakenfromideatoimplementation,andconsideredsuccessful.

16.Hasanythingeverirritatedyouaboutpeopleyou’veworkedwith?ﻫOfcourse,youhavealistaslongasyourarm.Butyoucan’tsaythat,itshowsyoua***eingnegativeanddifficulttoworkwith.Thebestwaytoanswerthisoneistothinkforawhileandthensaysomethinglike“I’vealwaysgotonjustfinewithmyco-workersactually.”Usethisquestionasachancetoshowthatyouareateamplayer:“TheonlypeopleIhavetroublewitharethosewhoaren’tteamplayers,whojustdon’tperform,whocomplainconstantly,andwhofailtorespondtoanyeffortstomotivatethem.”Theinterviewerisexpectingaresponsefocusedonpersonalityandpersonaldislikes.Surpriseherbydeliveringananswerthatreflectscompanyvalues17.Isthereanyoneyoujustcouldnotworkwith?

No.Well,unlessyou’retalkingaboutmurderers,racists,rapists,thievesorotherdastardlycharacters,youcanworkwithanyone.Otherwiseyoucouldbeflaggedassomeonewho’spickyanddifficultifyousay,“Ican’tworkwithanyonewho’saBronco’sfan.Sorry.”18.Tellmeaboutanyissuesyou’vehadwithapreviou***oss.ﻫArrgh!Ifyoufallforthisoneyoushouldn’tbehiredanyway.Theintervieweristestingyoutoseeifyou’llspeakbadlyaboutyourprevioussupervisor.Simplyanswerthisquestionwithextemetact,diplomacyandifnecessary,abigfatlossofmemory.Inshort,you’veneverhadanyissues.Theanswerto18iscompletelywrong.Iamadirectoratamajormedpany’sinteractivedivision.OurcompanyisexpandingandIamalmostinaconstantstateofhiring.Iaskavariationofthisquestionineverysingleinterviewandifacandidatehasneverhadoneissueordisagreementwithanyone,(Istatedavariation:Iaskifithashappenedwithanyoneintheworkplace)Ipegthemasaliarandrejectthemimmediately.Iwentwellwithmypreviou***oss.Ifthereisanconflict,Iwillbeopenmindandtalkaboutfacts.oncedecisionismade,Iexecuteitwell.19.Wouldyouratherworkformoneyorjobsatisfaction?

It’snotaveryfairquestionisit?We’dalllovetogetpaidaTrump-likesalarydoingajobwelovebutthat’srareindeed.It’sfinetosaymoneyisimportant,butrememberthatNOTHINGismoreimportanttoyouthanthejob.Otherwise,you’rejustsomeonelookingforabiggerpaycheck.20.Wouldyouratherbelikedorfeared?ﻫIhavebeenaskedthisalot,invariousincarnations.ThefirsttimeIjustdrewablankandsaid,“Idon’tknow.”Thatwentoverbadly,butitwasrightatthestartofmycareerwhenIhadlittletonoexperience.SincethenI’verealizedthatmygenuineansweris“Neither,I’dratherberespected.”Youdon’twanttobefearedbecausefearisnowaytomotivateateam.Youmaygotthejobdonebutatwhatcost?Similarly,ifyou’reeveryone’***estfriendyou’llfinditdifficulttomaketoughdecisionsorhitdeadlines.Butwhenyou’rerespected,youdon’thavetobeacompletebastardoralameducktogetthejobdone.21.AreyouwillingtoputtheinterestsofXCompanyaheadofyourown?

Again,anothernastyquestion.Ifyousayyes,you’reacorporatewhorewhodoesn’tcareaboutfamily.Ifyousayno,you’redisloyaltothecompany.I’mafraidthatyou’llprobablyhavetosayyestothisonethough,becauseyou’retryingtobetheperfectemployeeatthispoint,andperfectemployeesdon’tcutoutearlyforJimmy’***a***allgame.itissituational.ifyou…;ifyou….Ethicsandprofessionalism22.So,explainwhyIshouldhireyou.ﻫAsI’msureyouknow,“becauseI’mgreat”or“Ireallyneedajob”arenotgoodanswershere.Thisisatimetogivetheemployeralaundrylistofyourgreatesttalentsthatjustsohappentomatchthejobdescription.It’salsogoodtoavoidtakingpotshotsatotherpotentialcandidateshere.Focusonyourselfandyourtalents,nototherpeople’sflaws.23.Finally,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme?

I’llfinishthewayIstarted,withoneofthemostcommonquestionsaskedininterviews.Thisdirectlyrelatestotheresearchyou’vedoneonthecompanyandalsogivesyouachancetoshowhoweagerandpreparedyouare.You’llprobablywanttoaskaboutbenefitsiftheyhaven’tbeencoveredalready.Agoodgenericoneis“howsooncouldIstart,ifIwereofferedthejobofcourse.”Youmayalsoaskwhatyou’dbeworkingon.Specifically,intheroleyou’reapplyingforandhowthataffectstherestofthecompany.Alwayshavequestionsready,greetingthisonewithablankstareisarottenwaytofinishyourinterview.Goodluckandhappyjobhunting.ponderforamoment,andthenaskyourinterviewer“whataspectofyourjobdoyoufindmostchallenging”.Iwouldasktheinterviewer,“Whydoyouliketoworkhere?”24.Wheredoyouwanttobein5toyears?Theydontwanttohearinthesamejobyouareinterviewingfor.Ultimately,theHRpeoplearesearchingforsomeonewhocanhandlethejobnow,andhasthepotentialtogrowintoahighlevelmanagementjobinthefuture.Doyouhavethosegoalstoo?25.Wouldyouratherworkforabigcompanyorasmallone?Favoriteanswer:I’dtreatanycompanylikeitwasmyownregardless.Totalownershipofthesituationcangetyoualongway.General,theworstanswerwas“Idon’tknow.”I’vesincelearnedthat“itdepends,”withacoupleofexamples,isperfectlyappropriate附带答案版本:Don'tdiscussyourgoalsforreturningtoschoolorhavingafamily,theyarenotrelevantandcould

knockyououtofcontentionforthejob.Rather,youwanttoconnectyouranswertothejobyouareapplyingfor.最佳答案

*Mylong-termgoals

involve

growingwithacompanywhereIcancontinuetolearn,

takeon

additionalresponsibilities,and

contribute

asmuchofvalueasIcan.

*Iseemyselfas

atopperformingemployee

ina

well-establishedorganization,likethisone.Iplanon

enhancingmyskills

andcontinuingmyinvolvementin(related)professionalassociations.

*OnceIgainadditionalexperience,Iwouldliketomoveonfroma

technicalposition

tomanagement.

*IntheXYZCorporation,whatisa

typicalcareerpathfor

someonewithmyskillsandexperiences?

第一个问题一般都是这个

Tellmeaboutyourself/Howwouldyoudescribeyourself?

Youotheinterviewroom,shakehandswithyourinterviewerandsitdownwithyourbestinterviewingsmileon.Guesswhattheirfirstquestionis?"Tellmeaboutyourself."Youerviewerisnotlookingfora10-minutedissertationhere.Instead,offerarazorsharpsentenceortwothatsetsthestageforfurtherdiscussionandsetsyouapartfromyourcompetitors.

YourUniqueSellingProposition(USP)说出你的卖点Givethem"yoursynopsisaboutyou"answer,specificallyyourUniqueSellingProposition.Knownasapersonalbrandingoravalue-addedstatement,theUSPisasuccinct,one-sentencedescriptionofwhoyouare,yourbiggeststrengthandthemajorbenefitthatacompanywillderivefromthisstrength.HereisanexampleofaUniqueSellingProposition:"I'maseasonedRetailManagerstrongindevelopingtgramsandlosspreventiontechniquesthathaveresultedinrevenuesavingsofover$2.3Millionfor(employer'sname)duringthepast11years."Whatadifferenceyou'vemadewiththisstatement.Yourinterviewerisnowsittingforwardinherchairgivingyouherfullattention.Atthispoint,youmightaddthefollowingsentence:"I'dliketodiscusshowImightbeabletodosomethinglikethatforyou."Theballisnowbackinhercourtandyouhavethebeginningsofarealdiscussionandnotaninterrogationprocess.

“MybackgroundtodatehasbeencenteredaroundpreparingmyselftobecometheverybestfinancialconsultantIcanbecome.LetmetellyouspecificallyhowI'vepreparedmyself.Iamanundergraduatestudentinfinanceandaccountingat_________一方面要明确他们想了解的是哪方面的内容Dotheywanttoknowaboutyourcareersofar,aboutyourhobbiesorfamilylife?Ifindoubt,ASKthemtoclarifywhattheywishyoutotalkabout.Thengiveashortfactualanswer,endingwith"isthereanythingelseyou'dliketoknowaboutme?"

*Howwouldyoudescribeyourself?这个问题的答案应当是和他们的招聘广告上对于雇员的规定的基本一致,所以,看看你有哪些特质满足了他们的规定吧

Trytothinkaboutwhattheinterviewersarelookingforandkeepthisinmindasyouaerviewquestions.Rememberthejobadvert?Weretheylookingforinitiative,agoodcommunicator,someonewithgoodattentiontodetail?Describeyourselfintheseterms.Startwith"Iam.."andnotwith"Ithink..."or"Ibelieve.."sothatyousoundselfawareandconfident.-----------------Whenyou'reinterviewingforan

internalposition

withinyourcompany,youmaybeaskedwhatyouwilldoifyoudon'tgetthejob.Theinterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryouareconcernedaboutjusttheadvancementopportunityorthecompany.

内部职位竞聘常会被问到假如你没有得到这份工作的话你将会怎么办的问题。最佳答案Iamcommittedtothiscompanyanditsadvancementso,shouldInotbeselected,Iwillworkwithandsupportwhoevermightgetselected.However,Idofeelthatmyexperienceinthedepartmentandwiththeteamwouldmakemethebestcandidate

Howwouldyourbossdescribeyou?

Ifyougetthejob,yourinterviewermaybeyourfuturebosssoyouneedtoanswerthisquestioncarefully.Describeyourselfasanybosswouldwanttoseeyou.Youmightsay:"Mybosswould

describemeas

hardworking,loyal,friendlyandcommitted.HewouldsaythatIworkwellonmyowninitiativeanddeliverwhathewantsontimeandtoahighstandard".Again,don’tusetheterm“Ithinkmybosswouldsay..”asitgivesanelementofdoubt.Bepositiveandcertainwiththeinterviewansweryougive.*Whatmotivatesyou?Iammotivatedbybeingaroundotherpositivepeople,wemightquestionifworkingalonewouldsuitthem.Iammotivatedbytargets.*Whatdoyoulookforinajob?

Thisisreallyaquestionaboutsuitability,thoughwe'veincludedithere.Remembertheadvert?Focusontheadvertcriteriaandyouwon'tgofarwrong.Forexample,iftheadvertcalledforsomeonetoleadothers,youmightsay:

"IlikeajobwhereIcanleadandmotivateothersandenjoyseeingimprovementsinteamperformance".

Iftheadvertcalledforatarget-focusedindividual,youmightsay:"Ilikehavingtargets.Theyencouragemeto

stretch

myselfand

beat

them!"*Whatisyour

personalmissionstatementor

motto?Noteveryonehasone,butbecauseyoumightbeasked,thinkwhatyourswouldbe.

"Justdoit!"

"Rightfirsttime,everytime".

"Lesstalk,moreaction".

"Treatothersasyou'dwishtobetreated".

"Fortunefavoursthebrave".

"Quality,quality,quality...".

Ouradvice:Thisisoneofthosetimeswhenweaskcandidatestoexplaintheiranswerstoourinterviewquestions.So,whateveryousay,it'slikelyyou'llbeaskedtogiveareasonorexamplesohaveoneinmind.Formostjobs,youwanttosoundpositiveandmotivated,butpossiblynotruthlessorinconsiderate.

*Whatdoyouenjoymostaboutwhatyoudonow?

"IreallyenjoythetechnicalnatureofthejobandthespeedatwhichI'mabletofixfaults.Igetalotofsatisfactionfromgettingpeoplebacktoworkassoonaspossible".

Ifworkingaspartofateamismentionedasarequirementofthejob,youmightanswer:

"Ireallyenjoybeingpartofateam.Ilikeitwhentheteampullstogethertoachievesomethingandeveryonecantakesomecredit".*Whatdoyouenjoyleastaboutyourcurrentrole?Agoodinterviewanswermightgosomethinglikethis:

"Actually,IenjoyeverythingaboutwhatIdo.IsupposeifIhadtogivesomethingup,itwouldbe..."

The'something'dependsonyou,butit'sbesttomentionsomethingincidentaltoyourjob,likeadminorpaperwork.Soyoumightsay:

"I'mnotsure(pause).IsupposeifIhadtopicksomethingtogiveupitwouldbepaperwork.Iknowit'simportant,andIdoitwell,butifsomeoneelsedidifforme,thatwouldbegreat!"

*Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourcurrentjob/company?

Ifyou'reapplyingforamoreseniorjob,youmightanswer:

"IreallyenjoywhatIdo,butI'mreadyformoreresponsibilityandchallenge

whichyourjoboffers.Unfortunately,mycurrentjob/employercan'tgivemethis."

Ifthisisn'tthereason,useyoursinstead,butalwaysbepositiveinyouranswerstotoughinterviewquestion

*Whatdoyouthinkofyourcurrentboss?

"Mycurrentbossisgreat.Hesetstheteamchallengingbutrealistictargetsandmotivatesustoachievethem..."

"Mycurrentbossisverygood.Shedealswithherteamfirmlybutfairlyandenjoysourrespectbecauseofthis..."

Ifyourcurrentbossisnotgreat,andyouarepreparedtoanswererviewquestionsaboutthis,sayso,butdobalanceeachcriticismwithapositivepoint.Remembertheneedtoappearpositiveinyouranswerstointerviewquestions.Youmightsay:

"Mycurrentbosshasstrengthsandweaknesses.Heisverygoodatlisteningtopeoplebutsometimes,inmyview,doesn'tdealwithunderperformersfirmlyenough.Thisaffectsteammoralesometimes..."

*Whatwillyoumissaboutyourpresentjob?

Peopleisthebestinterviewanswerhere.Sayanythingelseandyou'resuggestingthejobyou'reapplyingforwon'tgiveyoueverythingyouhadandmore,andmightevenleaveyouwanting!Asyouthinkaboutanswerstointerviewquestions,alwayshaveinmindtheneedtocreateapositiveimpression.

"WellI'mconfidentthatthejobyou'reofferingwillgivemeeverythingIhavenowandmoresoIdon'tthinkI'llmissanythingaboutthejobitself.ButI'llmisssomeofthepeopleofcourse..."

*WhatcanyoutellmeaboutXYZCompany?

Ifyouneedto,startbysaying"IsitokifIrefertomynotes?".Whenyougetthenod,offyougo.

AgoodinterviewanswershouldincludeshortfactualstatementscoveringsuchthingsastheCompany'shistory,itsproducts,staffnumbers,turnoverandfuturebusinessobjectives.Somethinglikethisisfine:

"IbelievetheCompanybeganin1967,withjustoneoutlet,butnowhas25.FromwhatI'veread,yousellA,BandCproductsacrossEuropeandtheStatesandhaveaturnoverinexcessof$5million.Youemploy125staff.IbeleiveyouhopetoentertheAsianmarketby2023".

"I'vedonesomeresearchandcantellyoumoreifyoulike".Youwilllikelyhear"No,that'sfine.Thankyou."

Yourinterviewerswillbeimpressedthatyoupreparedandmadenotesandyou'reofftoagoodstart.

*WhatdoyouthinkXYZCompanycanofferyou?

Therearetwo

bits

tothisinterviewquestion,theroleandtheCompany.Mentionboth.Youmightsay:

"I'mtoldtheCompanyhasafmitmenttoindividualtraininganddevelopment.ThisisgreatnewsformebecauseI'mkeentolearnandadvanceintheCompany.TheroleitselfappearschallengingandrewardingwhichI'llfindverymotivating".

*Ifyou'resuccessful,whatdoyouthinkyou'llbedoingday-to-day?

Youmightstartbysaying"IunderstandthatI'llbe...".Thenyoucouldtalkaboutthemainrole,anyotheractivitiesandanytargetsyouexpecttobegiven.

Whatareyourstrengths/weaknesses?IMPORTANT--thiscommonjobinterviewquestioncanbeaskedinmanydifferentways,suchas

"Whatqualitiesdoyouadmireinothersthatyouwouldliketodevelopinyourself?"Strengthsshouldbeeasyenoughtothinkabout(keepthepositioninmind).Talkingaboutweaknessescanbeharderbutgoerviewanswersarestillpossible.Manypeoplechoosetomentionsomethingwhichthey'verecognizedasbeingaweaknessbuthaveovercome.

"I'dliketobemoanized,likeoneofmycolleagues.Shedoesn'thavetotry.ButbecauseIdon'tfinditaseasyasher,Iuseto-dolistsandadiarytohelpmesuccessfullymanagemywork".

Onafinalnote,it'smuchsafertohighlightyourlackofexperienceorknowledgeasaweaknessthanafaultinyourpersonality.Employerscanalwaysgiveyouexperiencebutfewwanttohelpyouovercomeshortcomingsinyourpersonality!Soavoiderviewersthatyou"getbored"or"tooinvolved"or"frustrated"!

Whydidyouthinkyouaresuitedtothisjob?

Whattheyarereallyaskingis"Youknowwhatwearelookingforsocanyoutelluswhatyouhavedoneorwhatyouhave,thatisrelevant."

Whyshouldwegivethejobtoyouaboveotherapplicants?

Thisisoftenourclosingquestion.Wewanttoknow,inanutshell,whyyouarethebestcandidateforthejob.Thisisachancetolistyourbestattributesastheyrelatetothevacancy.Don'tbe

cocky,

butdon'tbeshy.\

*Howwelldoyouworkunderpressure?

“Iknowthatalljobsinvolvesomesortofpressureatsometime.

IcanworkaswellunderpressureasIdoatanyothertimebutwhenIambusy,I

prioritize

activitiessothatmy

workload

ismanageable.”

Iftheinterviewersfocusonotherpressure,suchaspressuretomeettargets,dealingwithdifficultcustomersetc,giveanappropriatereply,mentioningpastsituationswhereyouhavecopedundersuchpressure.*Whatsortofpeopledoyoufinditdifficulttoworkwith?

“Iamaneasygoingpersonwhoseemstogetonwitheveryone.IfIhavetopickatypeofpersonthatbothersme,it'stheonewhodoesn'tpulltheirweightorisn'tworriedaboutthestandardoftheirworkbecauseitreflectsbadlyontherestoftheteam.”

*Sellmethispen!

Ininterviewsforsalesjob,youmayhearthis,believeus!Infact,oneofushadanon-serviewandwasaskedthis,unexpectedly.Theobjectyouareaskedtosellcouldinfactbeanything.Someinterviewersliketoseewhetheryoufocusonthebenefitsoftheobjectoritsfeatures.Thefeaturesofthepenmightbethatit'sblue,witha

rollerball

and

plasticcoating.Thebenefitsmightbethatit's

reliable,

easytohold

and

leakproof.*Whatkeyskillsdoyouthinkyouneedtobesuccessfulinthisrole?

YougotthisfarbecauseyourjobapplicationformorresumeorCVmatchedtheinterviewers'criteriaasspecifiedinthejobadvert.Justexpandonthisinyourjobinterviewanswers.Listtheskillsyouthinkarerequired,givingalittleexplanationastowhyeachisneeded.

Youmightthenbeaskedtogiveexampleswhereyou'veusedoneormoreoftheseskills.Thesearebehaviouralinterviewquestions.

*Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyearstime?

Thiscanbeadifficultjobinterviewquestiontoanswer,especiallyifyou'venotthoughtbeyondgettingthisjob!

Whenyouanswer,youwanttosoundambitiousenoughtobemotivatedtodoagoodjob,butnottooambitiousincaseyourinterviewersthinkyou'reonlyusingthisjobasasteppingstonetosomethingbetter.Icanbesuccessfulinthisjobandtakenonadditionalresponsibilitiesandbeconsideredsuitableforpromotion.

*Howdoesthisjobfitintoyourcareerplans?

Thisisasimilarjobinterviewquestiontotheoneabovereally,exceptthatitlooksbeyondfiveyears.Berealistic.Youmightsaysomethinglikethisifyou'regoingforamiddle-managementposition:

"Myambitionistoleadadepartmentandbeinvolvedinstrategicdecision-makingataseniorlevel.IexpecttheroleI'mapplyingfortogivememoreexperienceofleadingandsomeintroductiontostrategysothatI'mreadyforaseniorroleinafewyearstime".*Wheredidyouthinkyou'dbeatthisstageinyourlife?Avoidsayingfurtherthanyouarenow!It'sbettertoshowyou'vemetorexceededyourambitionsthanfallenshortofthem.Telltheinterviewersthatyouarehappywithyourlifeandcareer,butarelookingformorechallengeasyouliketostretchyourselftoachievemore.

*Ifyoucouldstartagain,whatcareerdecisionswouldyoumakedifferently?

You'reonstickygroundifyoustarttryingtothinkofhypotheticalcareerchangesthatmighthaveservedyoubetterinthepast.Youranswerstointerviewquestionswillsuggestyou'renothappywiththeway

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