| Every job interview features two broad categories of | | | | "Talk about your strengths and weaknesses". |
| questions: | | | | This is a show-and-tell question. Talk about your best |
| (1) Questions specific to the role, and | | | | skills, whip out your e-portfolio (or print portfolio) and |
| (2) General questions. | | | | display the evidence of all your hard work. Here you |
| We have compiled a list of some of the general | | | | must talk about your strengths that reconcile with the |
| popular questions and have given advice on each. | | | | demands of the current job. As far as weaknesses |
| Remember one thing though - no matter how good | | | | go, you have to be honest and because if the |
| you are, you must not slouch, fidget, look distracted or | | | | employer gets the feeling you're hiding something, he |
| appear over-eager while answering any question at an | | | | won't hire you. However, after describing a weakness, |
| interview. | | | | you should also add how you can overcome adversity |
| Instead maintain a calm, confident and positive | | | | and convert it into opportunity. |
| appearance and answer the questions honestly. | | | | "How do you handle deadlines and the stress |
| Here are the general questions and their answers: | | | | associated with them?" |
| "Tell us more about yourself". | | | | Stress is everywhere and you have likely encountered |
| Reconcile your personality with the skills required for | | | | stressful situations in your job. There's no other way |
| the job and then answer the question honestly. | | | | but to tell the employer honestly how you have tackled |
| Basically, the interviewer wants to know how you are | | | | stress in the workplace in the past and how do you |
| tailored for the job and whether you have it in you to | | | | propose to tackle it going ahead. |
| deliver the goods over the medium-long term. So | | | | "Why do you consider yourself the best person for |
| before going for the interview, research and | | | | the job?" |
| understand the skills needed and honestly put across | | | | Well this is subtle sales pitch time. State your case |
| your take on why you consider yourself the right | | | | confidently and calmly. Add whatever you have |
| person for the job. | | | | researched to your experience and apply it to real-life |
| "How well do you work in teams?" | | | | work situations you are likely to encounter and offer |
| Most jobs are successfully accomplished only by team | | | | your solutions and ideas. If your replies carry weight |
| effort and all organizations look to hire team players. | | | | and your solutions are creative and practical, you will |
| You must extract the best "team" moments from your | | | | get the job. |
| past job/s experience/s and convince the interviewer | | | | "Do you have any questions to ask?" |
| how you have achieved success in the past working | | | | Candidates, who don't ask any questions of the |
| with teams. If you are being interviewed for a senior | | | | employer are perceived to be lacking initiative and |
| position, then you have to mention how you have | | | | motivation, so research the job and the history of the |
| motivated teams in the past to achieve excellent | | | | company and pose intelligent questions about them. |
| results for past employer/s. | | | | |