| Job interview questions can be divided into different | | | | In work places where you have coworkers, and when |
| categories. The most important three categories are: | | | | you have to deal with the public, you'll need to be able |
| situational questions, behavioural questions, and | | | | to behave in a way that makes everyone, including |
| technical questions. It is important for the employer to | | | | yourself, comfortable. A typical behavioural interview |
| know about these three sides of your personality | | | | question starts with "Tell me about a time when.." or |
| before they hire you. Your technical skills are important, | | | | "Can you give me an example of...?". The best answer |
| but also being able to behave well with your | | | | to such a question is to state the problem, the action |
| coworkers and your ability to take the right decision in | | | | you've taken to deal with it, and the result of this action. |
| difficult situations are just as important. | | | | Technical Questions: |
| Situational Questions: | | | | Technical questions represent the employer concern |
| Such questions usually start with something like: what | | | | about your competence, especially for fresh graduates |
| would you do if - how to handle a - if you are given - if | | | | or new immigrants. You might qualify for the job in |
| so and so happens in... etc. The questions are usually | | | | terms of credentials, but maybe you don't know how |
| designed to measure your ability to take the proper | | | | to implement what you've learned. Employers are only |
| decision in the given situation probably because it is | | | | asking these questions out of fear of the unknown. If |
| one of the situations that repeatedly happen in their | | | | you can prove yourself competent you are breaking |
| work place. | | | | that fear and helping your interviewer make the |
| The ideal answer to such a question is: "When I had | | | | decision of hiring you. |
| this situation in my previous job I did....". This answer, if | | | | Be brief, to the point, and confident. This is all what it |
| applies to you, will send a strong message to your | | | | takes. Knowledge have been deposited into your mind |
| interviewer that you are experienced enough to handle | | | | over the years, now it's time to put this knowledge to |
| such situations, contrary to theoretical answers. | | | | action. |
| Behavioral Questions: | | | | |