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What Do You Not Like Doing?
What Do You Do In Your Spare Time?
Who Is Your Role Model
What Skills Will You Develop Here?
What Has Been Your Biggest Failure?
What Have You Learn From Your Work Experience?
• How did the job interview candidate perceive her/his role in the job? Remember that tale about one laborer who said he broke stones, while another claimed that he built cathedrals, when both did the same thing?
• Did the job interview candidate actually spend time evaluating her/his learning while in the job?
• How confident am I that selecting this job interview candidate will be a good decision? Especially in light of the attitude demonstrated by the answer to this question.
How Would Your Friends Describe You?
• A well rounded appraisal of you.
• Something insightful, something that only a close third person would be able to say.
I mean that if your friends are going to say exactly what your resume and you have said then the opportunity afforded by this interview question gets wasted.
• A listing of some other facet of your personality that was otherwise difficult to bring up in your resume and your interview.
Where Do You See Yourself N Years Later?
you must keep in mind:
• You are not expected to be a soothsayer and foresee the future.
• The deeper into the future that this interview question wants you to go, the more subjective your answers can be.
• You must have at least a basic idea of the direction in which you are headed.
How do you deal with these forward-looking questions. Here are some pointers:
• Your response must indicate that you have thought about your future.
• Though details might not be expected, some clarity is definitely called for.
What Other Career Options Have You Considered?
a balanced approach is preferred. one that would:
• demonstrate that the job interview candidate went through a process of selection and elimination in choosing careers.
• prove that the current career choice of the job interview candidate is the optimal one.
• indicate that the job interview candidate is being honest in her/his answer.
What Did You Get Out Of Your Academics?
interviewers are seeking to:
• know whether the job interview candidate is serious about tasks that (s)he takes on.
• assess whether the job interview candidate really learned anything
• use the interview to investigate whether the job interview candidate has an intellectual bend of mind.
A good answer would create a framework of what one actually learnt, include the functional, practical, and personal growth that occured because of academics.
Why Did You Decide On This Career?
Common interview answers to this question deal with:
• How passionate the interview candidate is about this career.
• How this career is poised for great growth.
Nothing wrong with these common approaches, but make sure that you sound credible. Like many job interview questions, this one is used to discover your enthusiasm about your line of work. You will go much further if you can actually illustrate how much you like this work/career.
What Do You Regard As Your Major Achievement?
Here are the components of a good answer to this common job interview question:
• The interviewee must feel pride in her/his work.
• The achievement listed by the job interview candidate must somehow be relevant to the current job opening.
• At least in the job interview, the candidate must be able to demonstrate joy at the process of achieving and not simply on a positive outcome. Otherwise, I will have no confidence that the job interviewee will be able to replicate the achievement.
What Are Your Strengths?
Does that your strength relate to the objective of this interview?
• Did you anticipate this interview question and answer in a way that maximizes your likelihood of success?
• Or, are you simply narrating how great a person you really are.
Your resonse to the strengths-like interview questions should:
• Respect the fact that the interview question and answer are never literally important. It is the underlying message that your interview answer conveys that is really important.
• Your listed strengths should be demonstrable either during the interview itself or with the help of past experiences.
What Are Your Weaknesses?
• Be honest and mention a genuine weakness. Not one that will disqualify you in this interview, but a genuine one nonetheless.
• At the same time, it should be a weakness that you have already demonstrably begun to overcome.
Describe Your Previous Job
if I were being interviewed for a managerial job, I would say:
• How much I learned
• How I enjoyed the company of the people around me
• How I was able to bring out the best in people
• How I am keen to be a participant in 'this' industry and what I learnt about this industry in my previous job.
Why Did You Leave (Lose) Your Last Job?
• If you were laid off as part of a sizeable laying-off, employers are beginning to understand that it was most probably not a result of your individual actions.
Be plain and simple - tell them what happened.
• If you were unhappy with the previous job and quit as a consequence, handle the situation delicately. The interviewer is not necessarily going to be sympathetic to your point of view. Attempt to integrate your quitting the job with the overall direction that you want your career to take.
• If you were fired for some fault of your own, such as non-performance, things can get sticky. It is in this situation that most candidates fall for the abuse the previous employer trap. I would recommend explaining your position.
What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
Why do you want to work for this company?
What do you know about this company?
What interest you about our product (or service)?
What can we (the new company) offer that your previous (or present) company cannot offer?
You have not done this sort of job before. How will you cope/succeed?
Why should we employ you?
How long do you think it would be before you were making a significant contribution to the team/company?
How ambitious are you?
What do you like and dislike about the job we are discussing?
Why did you choose a career in ...?
Why are you changing careers?
How much does your last job resemble the one you are applying for? What are the differences?
What did you think of the last company that you worked for?
Why did you join your present company? Did they live up to your expectations? Why are you leaving now?
Explain the organizational structure in your last company and how you fitted into it.
How long have you been looking for a new job?
Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company?
What are you looking for in a new job?
What would your ideal job be?
What do you think of your manager/supervisor (in your present job)?
What do you do (in your present job) on a day-to-day basis?
What was your greatest success, and how did you achieve it?
How could you improve yourself?
Do you feel you progressed satisfactorily in your last job?
Are you a leader?
How do you handle criticism?
Can you act on your own initiative?
What motivates you?
What management styles get the best results out of you?
Do you know how to motivate other people?
Are you competitive?
What do you dislike doing?
What problems did you encounter in your last job? What annoyed you about your last job?
What would you like to avoid in your next job?
Do you feel that you are ready to take on greater responsibilities?
Do you work well under pressure?
How many hours are you prepared to work?
Describe the worst supervisor you've ever had.
Describe a time when you were criticized for poor performance.
You have a lot of experience. Why would you want this job?
Describe a difficult co-worker you've had to deal with.
What are the 2 or 3 things most important to you in your job?
What do you think of your present boss?
Do you mind routine work?
You've been with the same company for so many years, how will you cope with a new one?
What was it about your last job that bothered you the most?
How creative a problem solver are you?
Describe a large mistake you made at your last job.
How would you describe your ideal job?
How do you think your present / last boss would describe you?
Give me an example of a time when you had to deal with criticism from your boss.
What is the most difficult challenge you've faced in your life?
How do you influence someone to accept your ideas?
Could you explain in detail your experience with computer software programs.
Tell me about something your boss did that you disliked.
How do you organize and plan for major projects?
What was the last book you read?
Tell me about a personal goal that you still want to achieve.
Describe your typical workday.
Have you ever had a problem with poor attendance?
What are the 3 most important responsibilities in your present job?
Tell me about an unpopular decision you had to make.
Give me an example of when it was necessary to reach a goal within a very short period of time and what you did to achieve it.
What would you do with an individual who is very angry and complaining to you?
Tell me about a time when your work performance was low.
Describe a time that you dealt with a stressful work situation.
Describe a time when you felt you made a poor decision.
Describe your management style in dealing with staff and coworkers.
What would you find difficult from what you understand about this job?
What was the most frustrating thing about your current (or last) position?
What do you find most challenging in working with customers (clients) or coworkers?
Are you pregnant or do you have any plans to have children in the near future?
How will you adapt to this new job?
What are your long-range and short-range goals and objectives? How are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
Describe your ideal job and location.
What 2 or 3 accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
What led you to choose your field or major?
What college subjects did you like best? Least? Why?
Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?
What have you learned from the jobs you've had?
If you were on an 8 hour transatlantic flight, who would you want to sit next to you and what would you talk about?
If you were an animal, what would you be?
If you are part of a salad, what part are you?
Give me an example of when you've demonstrated your customer service skills on the job.
Give me an example of a time you've worked on a team or in a group.
Give me an example of a problem you've had here at college and how you solved it.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
What Do You Not Like Doing?
What Do You Do In Your Spare Time?
Who Is Your Role Model
What Skills Will You Develop Here?
What Has Been Your Biggest Failure?
What Have You Learn From Your Work Experience?
• How did the job interview candidate perceive her/his role in the job? Remember that tale about one laborer who said he broke stones, while another claimed that he built cathedrals, when both did the same thing?
• Did the job interview candidate actually spend time evaluating her/his learning while in the job?
• How confident am I that selecting this job interview candidate will be a good decision? Especially in light of the attitude demonstrated by the answer to this question.
How Would Your Friends Describe You?
• A well rounded appraisal of you.
• Something insightful, something that only a close third person would be able to say.
I mean that if your friends are going to say exactly what your resume and you have said then the opportunity afforded by this interview question gets wasted.
• A listing of some other facet of your personality that was otherwise difficult to bring up in your resume and your interview.
Where Do You See Yourself N Years Later?
you must keep in mind:
• You are not expected to be a soothsayer and foresee the future.
• The deeper into the future that this interview question wants you to go, the more subjective your answers can be.
• You must have at least a basic idea of the direction in which you are headed.
How do you deal with these forward-looking questions. Here are some pointers:
• Your response must indicate that you have thought about your future.
• Though details might not be expected, some clarity is definitely called for.
What Other Career Options Have You Considered?
a balanced approach is preferred. one that would:
• demonstrate that the job interview candidate went through a process of selection and elimination in choosing careers.
• prove that the current career choice of the job interview candidate is the optimal one.
• indicate that the job interview candidate is being honest in her/his answer.
What Did You Get Out Of Your Academics?
interviewers are seeking to:
• know whether the job interview candidate is serious about tasks that (s)he takes on.
• assess whether the job interview candidate really learned anything
• use the interview to investigate whether the job interview candidate has an intellectual bend of mind.
A good answer would create a framework of what one actually learnt, include the functional, practical, and personal growth that occured because of academics.
Why Did You Decide On This Career?
Common interview answers to this question deal with:
• How passionate the interview candidate is about this career.
• How this career is poised for great growth.
Nothing wrong with these common approaches, but make sure that you sound credible. Like many job interview questions, this one is used to discover your enthusiasm about your line of work. You will go much further if you can actually illustrate how much you like this work/career.
What Do You Regard As Your Major Achievement?
Here are the components of a good answer to this common job interview question:
• The interviewee must feel pride in her/his work.
• The achievement listed by the job interview candidate must somehow be relevant to the current job opening.
• At least in the job interview, the candidate must be able to demonstrate joy at the process of achieving and not simply on a positive outcome. Otherwise, I will have no confidence that the job interviewee will be able to replicate the achievement.
What Are Your Strengths?
Does that your strength relate to the objective of this interview?
• Did you anticipate this interview question and answer in a way that maximizes your likelihood of success?
• Or, are you simply narrating how great a person you really are.
Your resonse to the strengths-like interview questions should:
• Respect the fact that the interview question and answer are never literally important. It is the underlying message that your interview answer conveys that is really important.
• Your listed strengths should be demonstrable either during the interview itself or with the help of past experiences.
What Are Your Weaknesses?
• Be honest and mention a genuine weakness. Not one that will disqualify you in this interview, but a genuine one nonetheless.
• At the same time, it should be a weakness that you have already demonstrably begun to overcome.
Describe Your Previous Job
if I were being interviewed for a managerial job, I would say:
• How much I learned
• How I enjoyed the company of the people around me
• How I was able to bring out the best in people
• How I am keen to be a participant in 'this' industry and what I learnt about this industry in my previous job.
Why Did You Leave (Lose) Your Last Job?
• If you were laid off as part of a sizeable laying-off, employers are beginning to understand that it was most probably not a result of your individual actions.
Be plain and simple - tell them what happened.
• If you were unhappy with the previous job and quit as a consequence, handle the situation delicately. The interviewer is not necessarily going to be sympathetic to your point of view. Attempt to integrate your quitting the job with the overall direction that you want your career to take.
• If you were fired for some fault of your own, such as non-performance, things can get sticky. It is in this situation that most candidates fall for the abuse the previous employer trap. I would recommend explaining your position.
What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
Why do you want to work for this company?
What do you know about this company?
What interest you about our product (or service)?
What can we (the new company) offer that your previous (or present) company cannot offer?
You have not done this sort of job before. How will you cope/succeed?
Why should we employ you?
How long do you think it would be before you were making a significant contribution to the team/company?
How ambitious are you?
What do you like and dislike about the job we are discussing?
Why did you choose a career in ...?
Why are you changing careers?
How much does your last job resemble the one you are applying for? What are the differences?
What did you think of the last company that you worked for?
Why did you join your present company? Did they live up to your expectations? Why are you leaving now?
Explain the organizational structure in your last company and how you fitted into it.
How long have you been looking for a new job?
Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company?
What are you looking for in a new job?
What would your ideal job be?
What do you think of your manager/supervisor (in your present job)?
What do you do (in your present job) on a day-to-day basis?
What was your greatest success, and how did you achieve it?
How could you improve yourself?
Do you feel you progressed satisfactorily in your last job?
Are you a leader?
How do you handle criticism?
Can you act on your own initiative?
What motivates you?
What management styles get the best results out of you?
Do you know how to motivate other people?
Are you competitive?
What do you dislike doing?
What problems did you encounter in your last job? What annoyed you about your last job?
What would you like to avoid in your next job?
Do you feel that you are ready to take on greater responsibilities?
Do you work well under pressure?
How many hours are you prepared to work?
Describe the worst supervisor you've ever had.
Describe a time when you were criticized for poor performance.
You have a lot of experience. Why would you want this job?
Describe a difficult co-worker you've had to deal with.
What are the 2 or 3 things most important to you in your job?
What do you think of your present boss?
Do you mind routine work?
You've been with the same company for so many years, how will you cope with a new one?
What was it about your last job that bothered you the most?
How creative a problem solver are you?
Describe a large mistake you made at your last job.
How would you describe your ideal job?
How do you think your present / last boss would describe you?
Give me an example of a time when you had to deal with criticism from your boss.
What is the most difficult challenge you've faced in your life?
How do you influence someone to accept your ideas?
Could you explain in detail your experience with computer software programs.
Tell me about something your boss did that you disliked.
How do you organize and plan for major projects?
What was the last book you read?
Tell me about a personal goal that you still want to achieve.
Describe your typical workday.
Have you ever had a problem with poor attendance?
What are the 3 most important responsibilities in your present job?
Tell me about an unpopular decision you had to make.
Give me an example of when it was necessary to reach a goal within a very short period of time and what you did to achieve it.
What would you do with an individual who is very angry and complaining to you?
Tell me about a time when your work performance was low.
Describe a time that you dealt with a stressful work situation.
Describe a time when you felt you made a poor decision.
Describe your management style in dealing with staff and coworkers.
What would you find difficult from what you understand about this job?
What was the most frustrating thing about your current (or last) position?
What do you find most challenging in working with customers (clients) or coworkers?
Are you pregnant or do you have any plans to have children in the near future?
How will you adapt to this new job?
What are your long-range and short-range goals and objectives? How are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
Describe your ideal job and location.
What 2 or 3 accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
What led you to choose your field or major?
What college subjects did you like best? Least? Why?
Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?
What have you learned from the jobs you've had?
If you were on an 8 hour transatlantic flight, who would you want to sit next to you and what would you talk about?
If you were an animal, what would you be?
If you are part of a salad, what part are you?
Give me an example of when you've demonstrated your customer service skills on the job.
Give me an example of a time you've worked on a team or in a group.
Give me an example of a problem you've had here at college and how you solved it.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net