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Job Interview Questions
Likely questions
Employers will ask a range of questions, broadly categorised as follows:
Warm ups ...
Questions designed to relax you, although some employers like to put you on the spot straight away
 
Tell me about yourself?
 
What should I know about you?
 
Paint me a picture of yourself?
 
What are your main achievements to date?
 
What is in the headlines this morning?
 
Why do you want to work for us?
Questions to find out how well prepared you are, how keen you are to fill this job and /  or to work for this particular employer.
 
Why do you want to work for us?
 
Why should we take you on?
 
What can you do for us?
 
What can you contribute to this industry?
 
What is your impression of this industry / organisation?
 
What are the main issues facing our organisation at present?
 
Where do you think we stand in our industry?
 
Who else have you applied to?
 
Where did you hear about us?
 
What do you think are the main skills and qualities required for this job?
Questions to find out about what you have gained from being at the Institute
 
Why did you choose your course, and what have you gained from it?
 
Why did you study at your Institute?
 
What relevance does your qualification have to the real world?
 
What extra curricular activities did you get involved at the Institute?
 
How has your Project work contributed to your career aspirations?
Weak points
 
Have you got a weak point that is going to affect your ability in this job?
 
What are your weaknesses?
 
Why did you leave your previous job if any?
 
Why have you not got much work experience?
 
What have you been doing since you left the Institute?
 
How would your worst enemy describe you?
 
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Scenario questions
Employers will present you with a hypothetical situation and ask how you wouldrespond. This type of question has a number of purposes, including finding out whetheryou can think on your own and giving an indication of how you can transfer yourexperience from one situation to another. This is especially useful if you have limitedexperience of the job for which you are applying and where employers are recruiting youon your potential to fulfil the role.1.
 
You are Brand Manager for a large confectionery firm. One day, you are sent anote telling you that some of your brands have been purposefully contaminatedwith a lethal substance before leaving the warehouse for the retail outlets. Whatshould you do?2.
 
As a manager, you are responsible for introducing a staff appraisal scheme intothe work place. How do you allay some of the concerns voiced by your staff?
Competence or behavioral questions
Employers will ask you to give examples of situations when you have used particularskills so that they can gather real evidence of the extent to which you have developed andused them. The key here is to provide lots of evidence of how you used your skills ratherthan simply describing the situation. Pay particular attention to the follow up questionsthe employers ask.
 
Give an example of when you influenced the work of others. What did you do andhow did you achieve it? What were the outcomes?
 
Give an example of when you successfully introduced change into a project ortask. How did you do it and what were the outcomes?
Check out questions
These are questions that either end your interview or clarify aspects of your application.It's also your last chance to make a lasting impression.
 
How geographically mobile are you?
 
How much do you want to be paid?
 
If you were me, what would you look for in a candidate for this job?
 
How soon could you start?
 
To make sure we get a good picture of you, what else should we know about you?
 
What are you looking for in your first job?
 
Why do you think you will be a success in the position you are applying for?
 
Is there anything you wanted to tell us about but you haven't had the chance?
 
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Typical questions
 A selection of questions collected from employers, that you may be asked.
 
What frustrations have you encountered in you present or previous jobs? How doyou minimise their effect on you?
 
Describe a time when you were asked to co-ordinate a group task.
 
What has been the most interesting project that you have been involved withduring your present course? What skills have you developed from this?
 
How do you deal with problems? Give me an example.
 
Describe a time when you were particularly proud of an achievement on yourcourse. What made you feel so good?
 
Give me an example of when you have had to juggle more than one task at a time.How did you achieve your results? How successful were you?
 
Describe a time when you have had to use your initiative to resolve a difficultsituation. What did you do?
 
How would you describe your preferred role when working in a team?
 
Describe a situation where your role was not your preferred one. How did youmanage yourself?
 
Describe an occasion when you were not satisfied with a piece of work that youcarried out during your course. What did you learn from this experience?
 
What kind of things annoy or upset you? Give examples.
 
In a seminar or group task, how do you ensure that your point of view is heard?Back this up with a specific example.
 
What motivates you as a student? How do you make sure that your motivationremains high?
 
Describe a time when your motivation, in any situation, was low. How did youdeal with this?
 
How do you deal with problems? Give examples.
 
Describe a situation where you used your initiative to resolve a difficult issue atwork. How do you feel you did? Could you have done anything better?
 
How well do you work as an individual?
 
Give me an example of a problem you have encountered during your presentcourse when working on an individual assignment, and say how you resolved it.
 
Tell me about your most current or most recent job. What exactly do you, or didyou, do?
 
What examples can you provide which demonstrate your ability to communicatewith members of the public?
 
Give an example of when you were asked to plan, implement and evaluate aproject or task. How did you feel you performed, and what were your measures of success?
 
How do you set your priorities for your course work? Describe whether they vary,and if so, what changes them? Give specific examples.
 
Describe your own coping strategy for dealing with stress at work. Illustrate youranswer with a specific example.
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reply06 / 09 / 2010
Antharas

Visit 64 Toughest Interview Questions for questions and strategies to answer interviewer

reply06 / 07 / 2010
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