| There is a finite set of general questions that you can | | | | strength of character to progress in light of a |
| be asked in any interview situation. Most of these | | | | perceived failure. Remember, companies are looking |
| interview questions (and in some cases the answers) | | | | for future leaders and they take the recruiting very |
| are available for free on the internet. However, you | | | | seriously. |
| need to look beyond the actually question and decipher | | | | What happens when someone say no to you? |
| what the real question being asked is and more | | | | The interviewer really wants to know more about your |
| importantly what answer is expected by the | | | | negotiation skills. Do you become disgruntled when an |
| interviewer. | | | | employee, colleague or boss simply disagrees with you |
| Interviews these days zone in on a category called | | | | for no apparent reason? In reality, you will not agree |
| "behavioral interview questions". Again, you will find lists | | | | with everyone and people will not always agree with |
| of these questions freely available on the internet but | | | | you. You will need to indicate in your answer to the |
| not always an analysis of what is being really asked. | | | | interviewer that you are very capable of listening and |
| Some examples of such questions are: | | | | taking on board different points of view in reaching a |
| How do you deal with failure? | | | | compromise for the good of the business. |
| So what is the interviewer really asking in this | | | | Although there are free interview questions and |
| question? They will not really care too much what the | | | | sample answers available on the internet. You should |
| failure was (or potentially was). What they want to | | | | expend your energy into looking for detailed analysis |
| know was a) how was it dealt with and b) what was | | | | of such questions and expected answers. |
| learned from it? They will want to know if you had the | | | | |