INTERVIEW

SKILLS
Preparation Strategies that will get you
ahead of the competition
END-END STRATEGY

Starting your Career

Preparing for Interview

and Negotiation

Profile Creation

Searching for JOB

What is your big WHY?

"I will prepare and someday
my chance will come."
Abraham Lincoln
 WHAT TO DO BEFORE?

Research the Prepare and Calm Your Polish Your Don't Forget
Organization Practice Your Nerves Image the Basics
Answers
Good preparation is essential.
By planning and practicing your
answers, you can boost your
confidence.
The more accurately you can predict
the questions, the better you can
prepare.
Invest time in crafting strong answers
to possible questions
Common 1. Opening Questions
Types of 2. Career History Questions

Interview 3. Skills/Attributes Questions

4. Role-Specific Questions
Questions 5. Self-Analysis Questions
6. Work-Style Questions
7. Goal-Based Questions
8. Personal Questions
9. Quirky Questions
10. Closing Questions
 Opening Questions

Tell me about Why do you What interests How did you What do you
yourself want to work for you about this hear about the know about our
this company? particular job? position? organization?

1 2 3 4 5
 6. How has your career so far prepared you for this
position?
7. Why do you want to change roles?
Career 8. What is your greatest professional achievement?
History 9. Tell me about your worst boss.
10. Describe a conflict you faced at work – and how
Questions you dealt with it.
11. How good are you in a crisis?
12. When have you demonstrated leadership skills?
13. Describe a time when you showed initiative.
14. When have you been innovative at work?
 Skills/Attributes Questions

15. WHY SHOULD 16. WHAT ARE 17. WHAT MAKES

WE HIRE YOU? YOUR GREATEST YOU UNIQUE?
STRENGTHS?
 WHAT ARE YOU HOPING
FOR FROM THIS ROLE?
18

WHAT WOULD YOUR

FIRST 30/60/90 DAYS
HERE LOOK LIKE?
Role-Specific 19

Questions WHAT COULD YOU HELP

US TO DO DIFFERENTLY
OR BETTER?
20

WHAT WOULD YOUR

SALARY REQUIREMENTS
BE?

21
 SELF-ANALYSIS QUESTIONS

WHEN HAVE TELL ME ABOUT WHAT DO YOU DESCRIBE A WHAT DO YOU WHAT SORT OF
YOU FAILED? A TIME YOU DO IF YOU TIME WHEN CONSIDER TO CRITICISM DO
MADE A DISAGREE YOU FACED AN BE YOUR YOU MOST
MISTAKE WITH ETHICAL WEAKNESSES? OFTEN
SOMEONE’S DILEMMA RECEIVE?
DECISION?
 WORK STYLE
QUESTIONS
28. What sorts of things annoy you at work?
29. How do you tackle difficulties when they arise?
30. What type of work environment do you prefer?
31. What’s your management style?
32. If I asked your boss or co-workers about you, what
would they say?
33. How do you deal with pressure?
34. How do you prioritize your work?
35. How do you like to be managed?
 GOAL-BASED QUESTIONS

Where do you What’s your What

see yourself in dream job? motivates you?
five years?
 Personal Questions

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE ARE YOU WILLING TO

DO OUTSIDE OF WORK? A GOOD WORK-LIFE RELOCATE?
BALANCE?
 QUIRKY QUESTIONS

How many tennis If you were an If you were a Which five Sell me this pen.
balls can you fit animal, which superhero, what people would
into a limousine? / one would you would be your you invite to
How many pennies want to be? superpower? your dream
would be as high dinner party?
as the Empire State
building? / How
many lightbulbs
are on right now in
China?
 Closing Questions

Is there anything What other When could you Do you have any
else you’d like us companies are start? questions for us?
to know? you interviewing
with?