Interview Stuffs Set-3

1) Tell me something about yourself/Market Your Self?

Tell me some thing about you self. I think this is one of the best opportunities to show what you have.
For these questions you need to sell your self in different manner.

The Answers can be

1) Am the person with the strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to get along with the
peoples. I enjoy challenges and looking creative solutions for the problems.

2) Besides the details given in my resume, I believe in character, values, vision and action. I am quick
learning from mistakes, So that am having a confident that the various tests that you have conduct will
corroborate my competencies aptitude and right attitude for the job.

3) I attended GIET where I majored in Electronics and Communication Engineering. My hobbies

include basketball, reading novels and hiking. I’m an easy going person that works well with every one. I
enjoy being around different types of peoples and I always like to challenge myself to improve
everything what I will do.

4) I went to GIET Mumbai where I majored in Electronics and Communication in Engineering.

Afterwards, I started my career at Chennai as Software Engineer in Magna InfoTech. I’ve been there for 3
years now. I love solving riddles and puzzles and I also know about upcoming technologies.

2) What are your Strengths?

Your answers can be:-
1) Am an hard worker and because of this ability, I can even work for additional hours to accomplish
my tasks. I am commitment oriented and hence I always enjoy trust and support from my team mates
which enables me to perform my duties very easily.

2) I am adaptable. So that I can handle any type of peoples and situations and also bring out the best
from them in spite of conflicting situations or opinions. Am a quick learner, so I can learn any subject
quickly and analyze my job and add value to its well as I can identify the problem and solve them faster
and better.

3) My strength is that I have very strong values and ethics and have very good eye detail. I believe in
strong relationships and have a very supportive family and very good friends.
4) I’ve always been a great team player and therefore I can work efficiently to produce quality work in
a team environment. I can accomplish large amount of work within short period of time hence I get
things done on time.

3)What are your weakness?

Yours answers can be:-
1) One of my weaknesses as I perceive is occasional compromise on time for quality and perfection.

2) I feel, I am not very much detail oriented. I’m a person who wants to accomplish the work as much as
possible. I realize this hurts quality and therefore, I am trying to hard to find a balance between quality
and quantity.
3) At the times even when I need help, I try to solve my own problems instead of asking a co-worker
who might know the answer. This would save me more time and I would be more efficient. I’m working
on knowing when it would be beneficial to ask for help

4) I’ve been told few times. I’m too much detail oriented. I do make it a practice of checking my work at
least once or twice to make sure it’s absolutely accurate.

5) I believe one of my weaknesses is my impatience. Whenever I work in a team and any off the team
members don’t perform upto the expectation, I get impatient and annoys. I understand if they are
working hard and if their portion is difficult, but some times a person cant do the assignment due to
incompetence and laziness. I know I can help out by explaining things to some people and encouraging
lazy peoples by reminding them of deadlines. I know its bad to be impatient, but I;m definitely working
on it.

4) Based on which weakness, should we reject you?

Your Answers can be:-
Since I have identified my own weakness, you may be assured that I am constantly working on them to
get them reduced day by day. But am confident in the near future most of my weakness may not be
there at all. So I strongly believe that you shouldn’t reject me for any of my weakness.

5) Could you able to say what’s the difference between Smart Worker and Hard Worker?
Your answer can be:-
A smart worker always put things in right. But hard worker always do right things.

6) What are your Short Term Goals?

1) My short term goal is to find a position where I can use the knowledge and strength currently what I
have. I want to participate in the growth and success of the company I work for.

2) I want to see myself as a software developer in your esteemed organization where by with all my
skills and enhanced learning. I shall be able to make valuable and meaningful contribution to your
organization.

3) My short term goal is to learn every thing about marketing. I want to be in a position where can I
contribute what I have been learned through education to gain some practical experience and real life
experience. Hence my immediate goal is to learn and become skilled in all aspects of marketing.

4) My short tern goal is to be become a marketing analyst. I;ve learned the basics of marketing during
my first 2years and hence, I am raring to take on challenging projects.

5) My short tern goal is to get into a management position. The last five years of my career I have
concentrated on learning and acquiring all the managerial skills. Recently I’ve taken more responsibilities
in management because I eventually want to become production manager. I feel I’m doing a diligent job
by volunteering for extra work to gain more experience and hope to be in management position within a
year or two.

7) What are your Long Tern Goals?

Your answers can be:-
1) My long term goal is to be an instructor. I have always loved to teach and hence I would like to grow
newer employees and help co-workers where ever I can.

2) After a successful career, I look forward to write a book on programming Language. I think working
smart is important and I have many ideas. So after gaining little more experience in a particular field, I
am going to write a book.

3) My long term goal is to become a partner for a consulting firm. I know a lot of hard work determination
and patience is to be required to become a partner. Many peoples fail to become a partner. But that’s
not going to stop me anyway from working hard and learning everything I can. I know it’s going to be
touch, but becoming a partner is a long term goal of mine and I am going to work towards this goal
throughout my career.

4) My long term goal is to become director of company. I know it sound a little to ambitious, But am
smart and willing to work hard a lot.

8) Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Your answers can be:-
1) I see myself as a Senior Software Engineer in your esteemed organization where by with all my
enhanced learning and skill, I shall be able to make up a valuable and meaningful contribution to your
organization.

2) In five years, I want to be a senior analyst (Senior Software Engineer/Manager/Lead) I want to

expertise direct impact of company in an utmost positive way.

3) Although I really enjoy working as a Software Engineer, I want eventually to become a manager. I
want to continue gaining experience, and after learning many different aspects, I see myself in
management.

4) Five years from now, I se myself as a marketing manager. I am going to learning and gaining
experience until that. I know there are lots of things to learn, but am going to be working hard for the
next five years. I know opportunity knock the door of great workers and I’m going to try to be one among
them.

9) Why should we have to select you only? Why not others?

Your answers can be:-
You should hire me because I’m the best person for this job. I realize that there are many other
candidates who also have the ability to do this job. Yet I bring an additional quality that makes me the
best person for this job. My passion for excellence. I am passionately committed to producing truly class
results.

There are two reasons I should be hired

a) My qualification and skills were perfectly matching for your company requirements.
b) I am exited and passionate about this industry and the position and I will always give my 100%
best.

3) You should definitely hire me. I have a proven track record of success throughout my education. My
education graph always kept roaring with time. This position requires someone who has the ability to
solve the problems quickly and who can logically add value to the job. I believe my skills and abilities
matches perfectly with the requirement and what makes me the unique candidate is my passion towards
my work and industry. So, I’m confident. I’ll be the best candidate for this position.
4) I am perfect fit for this position. I have three years of experience in this technology and my skills
enable me to develop better products in less time. On top of that I’m a great team player that gets a
long with every one.

5) This position seeks a Quality Assurance manager, I’m confident I’m the best person for this job. I have
earlier worked with xyz Software Company and I was in charge of a team that was responsible for tha
quality of there different applications. I have adapted knowledge in Quality assurance, Product support
and even some creative processes that will benefit a quality assurance team. I love mentoring junior
employees since I believe in sharing knowledge to every one in the company who work with me. So I
strongly believe that I’ll be the best candidate due to the combination of my experience, my
management skills, abilities and my desire to provide growth in employees.

6) I believe I’m the perfect for this position. I’m very detail oriented, and I organize my work and time
very efficiently.

(H R)But even though what makes you unique?

If am there in your position. I would hire myself because of the passion for this industry and my
optimistic personality. I want to make more of an impact rather than just doing my job. I don’t want to
blend in within the company, I would rather want my addition to get improve it.

10) Well Mr. Xyz. If I select you. How long will you work in our Company?
I’ll be here till I’ll face the new challenges and new things. I don’t like to repeat the same work or routine
work again and again. If I keep on facing new challenges and new things in this organization means. I’ll
be everlasting in this organization.

11) Why you want to work in our company only?

Your answers can be:-
1) Since your company provides a Strong Core Competency, very strong value systems and best
practices. So I believe that, am having a strong vision of viewing myself as an employee in your
company.

2) Your company has one of the fastest growth rates and turnover in the Industry and that would mean
a faster growth rate for me as a professional.

3) Well I understand that, this is a company on the way up, and recently I studied and saw on of your
website about the launch of several new products which is imminent. I want to be a part of this business
as it grows. Additionally, the team I would work looks terrific.

12) Are you willing to take Risks?

Your Answers can be:-

!) I’ m a risk taker. I keep my options open and if the reward justifies the risk, I would definitely try. I
believe rewards belong only to those guys who go behind intentions to the place of actions.

2) I see myself as a risk taker. But before taking any decisions, I always evaluate all other options and
after careful considerations I would definitely take a risk if the rewards were high enough.

13) How do you evaluate success?

Your Answers :-
1) Success to me is to set a goal, plan the steps to achieve the goal, implement the plan and finally
achieve the goal.
2) Success to me means satisfaction for what ever I do. If I am at my work place. Positive result gives
me the satisfaction and at home happiness in parent’s eyes gives me the satisfaction.

3) Success to me means completing a task or assignment in an excellent manner and within the
stipulated time. But if it was a group project and say only two people did the work. IO wouldn’t call that
success. If every one participated and worked together. Then it’s a success. Therefore I believe both the
result and the process should be great to cal something success.

14) What wil you do If you are asked to give the bribe?
If any one asked me to do so then, I will feel very uncomfortable to do so just in case the company has
strong core competency, best practices and strong value systems. So I strongly feel the company can do
business purely on these merits and not through bribery or commissions.

If the interviewer presses you hard to say either yes or no then you can say.
However even if a condition comes to pay a bribe to get a good contract then I shall refer the case to my
seniors for their valid suggestions upon which I can act.

15) Suppose I tell you I don’t like your face? Then why should I select you?
Even if you don’t like my face, you definitely would agree that I have other qualities which appealed you,
for that now you are interviewing me.

Along with this Give me some Examples like:-

There is a saying “A man’s face is not including of his abilities”.
A book is not judged by its cover, but it is judged by its contents”.

16) If your Boss is taking all the credits for your work, what will you do?
Your Answers can be:-

a) Even if my boss takes credit for my work, I would not mind because if I am good worker my
contribution will be definitely noticed by the organization. Secondly If I remain in good books of my boss,
I can encash this towards my career promotions and growth.

b) I think its important to take some risks. Going the extra mile in taking risks is worth even if failure
is the result, because the experience and the growth from the risks are priceless.

17) What do you seek from a job?

Your answers can be:-

1) Great learning opportunities, Challenging roles, rational career progression and good job
satisfaction. I would also like to work for an organization that gives me an opportunity to serve the
organization, the society and above all my country.

2) I seek there things from the job. Competence, Challenging Roles and learning opportunities. I want
a position where I can apply my skills and abilities at par so that, I can add some value to the
organization.

3) I’m looking for a place to learn and a chance to improve my practicalities and thereby knowing
about upcoming trends and Technologies.
18) Do you prefer to work alone or as Team player?

Your Answers can be:-

1) I believe both are two sides of same coin. They can never be isolated. A man has to work
individually and also as a team player. The value to team work is the emergence of new ides and
creative solutions as well as sharing work load. So I prefer to work both as an individual and as a Team
player.

2) I would like to work in an environment where there is a blend of both. It’s great working in teams
while sharing and learning ideas with each other, but it’s also great to sit at my own desk and work hard
productively. Therefore I would like to work independently towards a team goal.

3) I like working myself. But I love working in a team because one thing is for sure gaining and
sharing knowledge through experience. It is always said “Two heads are better than one”. Working as an
individual, I can apply all that I have learned throughout the career. So I believe both have their
importance and both are required to be successful in any field.

19) Three Rules for explaining Lay off are?

Try to end the answer to this question in a positive note by saying that you are looking forward to a
new position with new responsibilities.

Your Answers can be:-

1) Due to a mass reorganization of the company, my entire department was eliminated. Now I’m
looking forward to exploring new options for employment

2) My company reduced its labour force to accommodate a major shift in business. My function in the
company was moved to a sit of 2000kilometeres away where I choose not to relocate. I’m eager to
pursue other options in the local area.

Wrong Answers:-
1) Don’t blame or sound angry with the company.
2) Don’t blame yourself

20) If I tell you, you are an IDIOT, FOOL, RASCAL. Can you think anything positive about it?

Your Answers can be:-

Idiot
!) I- Intelligent
2) D- Determined
3) I- Innovative
4) O- Optimistic
5) T- Truthful and Talented

Fool
1) F- Faithful
2) O- Optimistic
3) O- Obedient
4) L- Loyal

Rascal:-
1) R- Religious
2) A-Adaptable
3) S- Simple and Sober
4) C-Competent, Capable and Co-Operative
5) A-Adept
6) L-Loyal

21) If you were an animal/a can of soup/some other random object which one you would you
prefer and why?
You Answers can be:-
1) I would like to be a can of soup- One that has a variety of flavors, bubbling with enthusiasm. I
would associate my determined attitude with the cans though exterior. I would believe that what ever
the label on the can, the content are always a surprise.

22) Tell me on the basis on which strength should we select you

Your Answers can be:-
As an individual, I am package of all my strengths that I have stated to you and I strongly believe that if
you have to select me, you have to do so for all my strengths put together and not for one strength in
isolation. How ever if you still insist that you would like to select me for a specific reason than the
prerogative is yours sir.