Interview Questions and Answers

Be honest but you know how interviews goes..... They always manage to sneak in questions that have no relevance to anyone at all and without any purpose.

i.e.: Tell us about a situation that you saw at work that was not the most efficient and how did you go onto correcting it or making it more efficient?

What the hell?? I always find myself dumbfounded with this question....So I make something up.

Usually my interviews are so heavy on the science questioning that I don't get much of these bogus questions.

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1. Why should we hire you?
2. What was your greatest challenge in your last job?
3. Tell me about your most difficult work or personal experience.
4. Describe a work situation where you took initiative and went beyond your normal responsibilities?

one more thing,
match your volume level to that of or slightly higher than the interviewer's.
This is actually a very simple fact that we are very unconscious of. For example, why would the "king of the jungle" ever need the loudest roar?

Also, when I was younger I never understood why these interviews were so "scripted" as if the interview played one role and the interviewee played another.

Now I realize that job interview is essentially a custom in American culture, that is, the interviewer already has a preconceived response he/she expects to hear, so the interviewee would be wise not to deviate from the expected script. Therefore, go ahead and follow the interview tips from books, articles, friends, etc. verbatim-ly.

Think about it, if you're the employer, 9 out of 10 times, you'd want your employees to be essentially automotons vice independent thinkers, that is, you want someone who could follow your rules/policies/etc.

[jessmey]'s "60 seconds rule!" and [calvin_chao]'s recommended book all affirm that job interviews have "standard operating procedures" that one should follow.

Hope this help.

During a job interview, you are more likely be ask to tell about yourself, why you want to leave your job, what are your strengths and weakness, how do you handle a conflict, how you manage your time, and when can you start?
Just provide a brief info. about your education, achievements, strengths, weakness and how you overcome them, why leaving your job to pursue for more opportunities or chance to develop new skills, how you manage your time well, and be accommodating as you can to your current employer.
Just prepare yourself physically and mentally.

for a special case scenario:

if you're among xx interviewees and realize you have very little chance of getting the job, this would be the best time to be as cocky and as relax as *ell, because 1) you have nothing to lose and 2) you get a free pass to experiment w/ your "style" and 3) you build confidence for your next interview, etc., etc., etc....

during the job interview..most people would ask you what are your strengths? your weaknesses? they would also be like why should we hire you? how would you rate yourself or how would your employer or others rate you on a scale of 1-10. they may give you a situation and see how you would handle it but it depends on what type of job you are going to interview for. but yeah..always remember that everytime you give an answer to your question you should expand your answer. meaning that you should explain it and give reasons why you said this or that.

I don't have a book handy in mind but I have interviewed quite a number of folks in my time. The best advice I can give is the 60 seconds rule. In other words, you should not take longer than 60 seconds to answer a question unless they are asking you for a specific process. Go on-line and search for popular interview questions and also depending on the job type you are applying for, you can make up questions you think they would want to know about for that role. Practice answering these questions with an answer in 60 seconds or less. The key is to practice, practice and practice.

Good luck to you!

My friend bought this book for me and i think it's worth it to read.: " what color is your parachute'? by Richard Bolles.. Good luck