Common Interview Questions

Ok, so here are some of the most common questionsmore time to double check everything to make sure
an interviewer may ask you.a. So tell me aboutthe everything is accurate and correct before handing
yourself.it in. This way, your weakness is actually your strength
This should be about 5 minutes average. Introducebecause it tells the employer that you hand in quality
yourself, where you live, and then get straight to thework.f. Give me a situation where you had to deal with
point and talk about yourself as if you are reciting youra challenge at your work place and how did you
resume. Start with the most recent company you areovercome it?
working at and talk about your job responsibilities there.Very similar to the question above when being asked
Tell them why you are looking for a new job and thatabout your weakness. Tell them something that can
you are looking for opportunities to grow and learnsound like a positive thing at the same time. For
more. Never talk badly of your previous employers.instance, say that there were times when 5 different
Then you work your way down and briefly tell thempeople ask you to do something. However, since you
what other companies you worked for in the past andknew how to prioritize your work and have good time
what you did there. If you are out of college, talk aboutmanagement skills, you were able to complete the
what you majored in and why you are interested inwork for the senior management people and then
this particular field you studied in.b. Looking from yourwork your way down the hierarchy.g. What skills or
resume, can you please elaborate more on thisattributes separates you from other professionals in
specific duty that you have listed here?your field?
Explain in further details of what the interviewer wantsAnother selling yourself question. You are basically a
to know. If you mention that you are a supervisor onsalesman for yourself. Just like question C, brag about
your resume, then explain in details how many peopleyourself but be sure to give examples!h. Why are you
do you supervise and what are some of the thingslooking to leave your current job?
you do as a supervisor.c. If I were to call yourIf you have a job right now and you hate your boss,
manager right now, how would he or she describe thedon't tell the interviewer that. It is never good to talk
type of worker you are?badly of anybody because it makes it seem that you
We all know this question is retarded but you still wanttake things on a personal level rather than a
to sell yourself. I hope you will do the obvious thing andprofessional level. Of course, nothing is perfect in this
say something good about yourself. Some good thingsworld and there are some bosses that are really
to say is that you have good time management skills,annoying and unbearable but just keep that to yourself
know how to prioritize your work, dedicated, hardand the people you are close with. However, leave it
working, fast learner, etc.out of the interview. The way to answer this question
However, be sure to give examples for the ones youis to say that it's a career move. Either you are looking
list. If you say you are a fast learner, explain how youfor a career change, or because you feel your
are a fast learner.d. Give me one word that bestexperience matches the position really well and there
describe you.is room for advancement or say something along the
Some good words are motivated, dedicated, honest,lines of you liking the company a lot after doing some
loyal, persistent, smarte. What are your strength andresearch about them and you like how strong and
weaknesses?stable the company is.i. Where do you see yourself in
When you talk about your strengths, its pretty muchfive years?
the same thing we just spoke about. You are sellingFor this question, employers want to know how goal
yourself so of course you want to brag as much asoriented you are. What is realistic in 5 years? Perhaps
you can.you want to be a supervisor? Perhaps you want to
Now comes down to the tricky part. When talkingbe a VP? There is no right or wrong answer here but
about your weakness, you DO NOT want to tell thekeep in mind that whatever you say it should be
truth! For example, let's say you are a slow typer. Yourelated to the position and field you are applying for.
do not want to say that. What you want to do is toLets say you are applying for an accounting position
say something bad but in a good way. The best BS tobut when they ask you where do you see yourself in
say when asked about your weakness is that you are5 years... and you say you want to be a fireman. Sorry
too detailed oriented which allows you to take a littledude, but you are not going to get this job!