Preparing for an Interview.
Preparing for an interview involves research and anticipating
the interview questions employers are likely to ask. It also
involves rehearsing what you will say in response to the
interview questions by practicing the manner in which you
construct and express your responses. Consider the following
list of possible interview questions.
Interview questions for starters.
- Tell me about yourself?
- How would you describe yourself?
- What can you bring to the company?
- Why should we hire you?
Sample Interview Questions.
- What do you see yourself doing in 3 years?
- What are your long term career plans?
- Why did you choose this occupation?
- What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses?
- How have your past experiences prepared you for future success?
- In what ways do you think you can make a worthwhile contribution
to our company?
- Describe one of your greatest accomplishments?
- What do you know about our company?
- What have you learned from your participation in extra-curricular
activities?
- What really motivates you to perform?
- How do you determine or evaluate success?
- What do you think it takes to be successful with the company?
- Why did you decide to seek employment with our company?
Interview Questions to be careful about
- Be cautious when answering interview questions that call for discussions
of potentially negative subjects. These interview questions are designed
to test your response to a negative situation.
- What do you consider to be your major weakness?
- Why did you leave your last employer?
- How do you handle yourself in a conflict?
- How do you deal with criticism?
- How well do you work under pressure?
Interview Questions to be careful about
Be cautious when answering interview questions that call for
discussions of potentially negative subjects. These interview
questions are designed to test your response to a negative
situation.
- What do you consider to be your major weakness?
- Why did you leave your last employer?
- How do you handle yourself in a conflict?
- How do you deal with criticism?
- How well do you work under pressure?
- What have you learnt from your mistakes?
Interview questions to ask
When it is your turn to ask questions in the interview,
you should be prepared with a few good solid ones. Your questions
should indicate your interest in the company and the job.
Don’t bother with salary or benefits. Ask questions
that reflect your professional attitude and motivation.
- What will responsibilities be?
- What will I be doing in a typical workday?
- Where does this position fit in the overall organization?
- What role will I play in helping the company achieve its
goals?
- How do you see me complementing the company?
- What are the most important qualifications for this position?
- What plans for expansion does the company anticipate?
- What new endeavors is the company actively pursuing?
- What current trends affect company growth and progress?
- To whom will I be reporting?
- What are the company’s mission and goals?
- What is unique about the way your company operates?
- Who are the company’s major competitors?
- Who are your major customers?
- What will my priorities be?
- What are the first projects to be addressed?
- What are the major problems to be tackled?
- What kind of leadership responsibilities will I have?
- What kind of feedback will I receive from my supervisor?
- How will my performance be evaluated?
- What king of training will I receive?
- What professional development programs are available?
- What are the prospects for advancement?
Answering Interview Questions
When answering questions at the interview we may tend to
chatter on without getting to the point quickly. Particularly
with behavioural questions which ask you what you have done
and how you did it. Your answer should follow a simple formula.
This formula is the STAR formula which is to:
Describe the...
- Situation
- Task
- Action and
- Result.
Example behavioral questions to apply the STAR formula to:
- Describe a situation where you have displayed leadership
- Give an example of a difficult situation and how you
handled it.
- Tell me about a time when you have had to go beyond
the call of duty to get a job done.
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