HOW TO ANSWER TOP 20 JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ?
TOP 20 - INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT
Questions
Often Asked By Employers
- Find out what an employer wants most in his or her ideal candidate, then show how you meet those qualifications
- In other words, you must match your abilities, with the needs of the employer.
- You must sell what the buyer is buying.
1. Tell me about yourself.
ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. Remember that the key to all successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for.
} Good
Morning Sir,
} I am
__________. I belong to ______.
} I am
pursuing/ have done my Bachelor’s in __________________from
__________. My area of specialization is _______________.
} I did
my schooling from _________School, Pune.
} My
hobbies are playing guitar, listening to music, and reading.
} Thank
you!
ANSWER: My short-term goal is to get a good job in a respectable company where I can utilize my skills and knowledge.
My long-term goal is to be in a respectable position in my company and to become a knowledgeable personality.
Many executives in a position to hire you are strong believers in goal-setting. If you’re vague about your career and personal goals, it could be a big turnoff to many people you will encounter in your job search.
3. Why did you choose this career?
What led you to choose your field or major?
ANSWER: My passion for this career is congenital. Since my school days, I have had a keen interest in this field. And therefore I have decided to choose this career.
4. What are your
greatest strengths?
1. Likability...positive
attitude...sense of humor.
2. Good communication
skills.
3. Dedication...willingness
to walk the extra mile to achieve excellence.
5. What are your greatest weaknesses?
ANSWER: Disguise a strength as a weakness. - “I sometimes push my people too hard. I like to work with a sense of urgency and everyone is not always on the same wavelength.”
6. How would you / your friend describe yourself?
ANSWER: My friend would describe me as a trustworthy jovial and adventurous person whom you could always depend on in your times of need as I have a helpful nature.
7. How has your college experience prepared you for your career?
Walk-through each of the position’s requirements/job description as you understand them, and follow each with a reason why you meet that requirement so well.
ANSWER: “As I understand your needs, you are first and foremost looking for someone who can manage the sales and marketing of your book publishing division. As you’ve said you need someone with a strong background in trade book sales. This is where I’ve spent almost all of my career, so I’ve experience exactly in this area....apart from this...therefore I am best suited in terms of job requirement...Refer to the job description
9. Where do you see yourself five years from now?
BEST ANSWER: Reassure your interviewer that you’re looking
to make a long-term commitment…that this position entails exactly what you’re
looking to do and what you do extremely well.
As for your future, you believe that if you perform each job at hand
with excellence, future opportunities will take care of themselves.
Example:
“I am definitely interested in making a long-term commitment to my next
position. Judging by what you’ve told me
about this position, it’s exactly what I’m looking for and what I am very well
qualified to do.
10. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?
Whatever skills I have gained through my studies and experience I can contribute towards the company's growth and take it to new heights.
11. Are you willing to relocate or travel?
TRAPS: Answer with a flat “no” and you may slam the
door shut on this opportunity. But what
if you’d really prefer not to relocate or travel, yet wouldn’t want to lose the
job offer over it?
BEST ANSWER: First find out where you may have to
relocate and how much travel may be involved.
Then respond to the question.
If
there’s no problem, say so enthusiastically.
12. Who has inspired you in your life and why?
BEST ANSWER: Have a few heroes in mind, from your mental “Board of Directors” – Leaders in your industry, from history or anyone else who has been your mentor?
13. What have you learned from participation in extracurricular activities?
ANSWER: My college has given me platforms in curricular and extra-curricular activities. and helped to develop skills that will help me to shape my career like communication skills, people management skills, leadership skills how to work as a team member, time management skills, etc.
14. How do you work under pressure? Can you work under pressure?
BEST ANSWER: Absolutely…(then prove it with a vivid
example or two of a goal or project accomplished under severe pressure.) make
your answer believable.
15. Describe your ideal company, location, and job. What criteria are you using to evaluate the company which you hope to work for?
BEST ANSWER:
The only right answer is to describe what this company is offering,
being sure to make your answer believable with specific reasons, stated with
sincerity, why each quality represented by this opportunity is attractive to
you
16. Why did you decide to seek a position with this organization and what do you know about us? Why do you want to work at our company?
BEST ANSWER: This question is your opportunity to hit the
ball out of the park, thanks to the in-depth research you should do before any
interview.
Best sources
for researching your target company:
annual reports, the corporate newsletter, contacts you know at the
company or its suppliers, advertisements, articles about the company in the
trade press.
TRAPS: Being unprepared or citing an example from so
early in your life that it doesn’t score many points for you at this stage of
your career.
BEST ANSWER: This is an easy question if you’re prepared.
Have a recent example ready that demonstrates either:
1.
A quality most important to the job at hand; or
2. A quality that is always in demand, such as leadership, initiative, managerial skill, persuasiveness, courage, persistence, intelligence, etc.
18. What makes you angry?
TRAPS: You don’t want to come across either as a
hothead or a wimp.
BEST ANSWER: Give an answer that’s suited to both your personality and the management style of the firm. Here, the homework you’ve done about the company and its style can help in your choice of words.
19. The “Silent Treatment”
If your interviewer pulls it, keep quiet yourself for a while and then ask, with sincere politeness and not a trace of sarcasm, “Is there anything else I can fill in on that point?” That’s all there is to it.
Whatever you do, don’t let the Silent Treatment intimidate you into talking a blue streak, because you could easily talk yourself out of the position.
20. What salary do you want?
BEST ANSWER: As per industrial norms and your company's policy, whatever is given to a candidate with my qualifications will be acceptable to me.
Questions Often Asked By Applicants
1.What are the career opportunities for someone entering this position?
2. What kind of orientation and training is available to new employees?
3. What are the prospects for promotion in the future? What are some of the qualities or accomplishments you would consider important for promotion?
(Ask any one of the above questions if given an opportunity)
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