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InterviewQuestionAnswered
Tellmeaboutyourself
-------Summaryoftips:
1.keeptheanswershortatabouttwominutes.
2.focusonwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishments,notpersonalinformation.
3.telltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishmentswouldbeanassettothecompany.
4.describeyoureducationorworkhistoryverybriefly.
5.telltheintervieweraboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhavehadrelatedtothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.
6.mentiononeortwopersonalcharacteristicsthathavehelpedyouaccomplishyourgoals,givingshortexamplestoillustrate.
---------Sampleanswers:
Ihavealwaysenjoyedworkingwithcomputers,soitwasaneasydecisiontomajorincomputerscienceatCaliforniaUniversitywithaplantoentertheITfield.Inschool,Iexcelledinmycomputer-relatedclassesandduringmycollegeyears,Ibecameparticularinterestedinsoftwaredevelopment,especiallysoftwarethatwouldhelpconsumers.That’swhyIappliedforandcompletedaone-yearinternshipwithLotadoeindustries.AtLotadoe,Ilearnedhowtoformulatenewideas
Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
------summaryoftips:
Tominimizeanyproblemsandtoshowthatyouhadpositivereasonsforleavingpreviouspositions.
1mentionpositivereasonsforleaving
2nevercriticizesupervisors,co-workers,orthecompany/organization.
3don’tmentionmajorproblemswithmanagement.
4telltheintervieweraboutanyneutralreasonsforleaving.
5staypositivenomatterhowbadthesituationyouareleavingmaybe.
6usetherightwordssoyoudon’tsoundself-serving.Insteadofsaying”ILEFTTOSEEKBETTEROPPORTUNITIES”say”Iamlookingforasituationwhichwillusemoreofmyskillsandexperience”.
7avoidsoundinglikea“jobhopper”
8turnthisintoanopportunitytotelltheintervieweraboutyourskillsandabilities,ifpossible.
9keepyourexplanationshortortheinterviewermaythinkyouaremakingexcuses.
---------sampleanswers
IhavebeenwithLotadoeforoverfiveyearsandIhaveenjoyedworkingthere.Ilearnedalotaboutsoftwaredevelopmentandhowtoworkeffectivelywithmycolleagues.
Abouttwoyearsago,Ibegangettinginterestedinotheraspectsofdesignandstartedlearningaboutnewwaysthatthefieldiscreatinganddevelopingnewdesigns.IcompletedtrainingthatqualifiesmetooverseeothertypesofprojectsthantheonesIworkonnowatLotadoe.That’swhyIamnowlookingforacompanythatwillallowmetomorefullyutilizemynewskillsandwhereIcantakeonnewchallenges.WhatIseeinthispositionisalsotheopportunityforgrowthandadvancement.
Ithinkthatmycurrentskillsandabilitiesareagoodmatchwiththecurrentneedsofthiscompany.
Whyareyoulookingforanewjob?
TheprimaryreasonIleftMichmuneyCompanywasbecausethecompanywentthrougharestructuringandmypositionwaseliminated.Uptothatpoint,however,IhadaverygoodtrackrecordandreceivedpositiveemployeeevaluationseachofthethreeyearsIworkthere.
LeavingMichmuneyactuallyallowedmetomakeacareerchangethatIhadbeenthinkingaboutforsometimeandthatismorealignedwithmycareergoals.AlthoughIhaveworkedsuccessfullyinsalesforthepastseveralyears,myeducationandmyinterestsaremorecloselyrelatedtomarketingIwouldliketofindapositionthatwouldallowmetousemyknowledgeandskillstodochallengingwork.ThispositionwouldalsogivememoreresponsibilitythanIhadatmylastcompanyandmorepromotionopportunities.Ithinkthatmyskillsandabilitiesareagoodmatchforthisjob.
Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?
------summaryoftips:
1toshowthatyouknowalotaboutthecompanyandthatyourqualificationsmatchthecompany’sneed.
2findoutallyoucanaboutthecompany,includingthedepartmentwhereyouwouldworkandthepeopleyouwouldworkfor.
3researchthecompany’sproductsorservicesandthepositivethingsithasdoneforthecommunityorsociety.
4befamiliarwiththecompany’smissionstatementandcorevalues.
5don’tmaketheanswerallaboutyou.Focusonthepositivethingsaboutthecompany,includingitsreputationintheindustry.
6telltheinterviewerhowyourqualificationsmeetsaneedintheircompany.
7showtheinterviewerthatyouarebeingselectiveaboutwhereyouwanttoworkandarenotwillingtotakejustanyjobofferedtoyou.
---------sampleanswers
Thiscompanyisanindustryleaderandisattheforefrontofexcitingnewdevelopmentsinthisfield.Itsmissiontochangethewayconsumersgetandsendinformationis,Ibelieve,wherethebiggestareaofgrowthareintheindustry.Basedonthecompany’sfinancialsanditsgeneralperformanceinthepastyear,Lotadoeispoisedtotakeoverasoneofthetopsupplierofonlineserviceintheworld.Ihavereadaboutthecompany’smanyfutureprojectsthataredesignedtomovethecompanyforwardtowardachievingitsmission.IwanttobepartofthiscompanybecauseIbelieveIcanbepartofthatgrowth.
Inthepastseveralyears,Ihaveledanumberofinnovativeprojectsalongthesamelinesasthecurrentdirectionofthiscompany.Bydoingthis,Iwasabletohelpmycurrentcompanygetafootholdinthemarket.IamconfidentthatIcanbringmyprovenskillsinmanagement,development,andtechnologytosucceedinyourorganization.
Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?
ThereareseveralreasonswhyIwanttoworkforthiscompany.First,Iwasimpressedwiththebackgroundsofthefoundersandtheirvisionforthiscompany.Theirinnovativethinkingis,Ibelieve,inlinewiththebestthinkinginthefieldrightnow.Yourcompanyalsohasoneofthebestreputationsintheindustryforinnovativethinkingandtakingseriouscorporateresponsibilityformakingadifferenceinthelocalcommunities.
AsIlearnedmoreaboutthecompanyanditsgrowthpotential,itbecamecleartomethatImaybeabletomakeasignificantcontributiontoitsgoals.SinceIhavebeenworkingforthepastfiveyearsasasuccessfulmarketingstrategist,IbelieveIcanbringthoseskillsandtheknowledgeI
Havegainedtohelptheorganizationreachitsmissiontobecomeanindustryleader.
IamnowlookingforanewchallengewhereIcantakemyprovenskillsandapplythemtonewsituations,aswellaslearningnewtechniquestocontinuemyowndevelopment.ThisisthecompanyIhavebeenlookingfor,aplacewheremybackground,experience,andskillscanbeputtousetomakethingshappen。
Whatareyourstrengths?
------summaryoftips
1toshowhowyourstrengthsmatchtheneedofthejob
2knowyourstrengthsinthreecategories:
Knowledge-basedskills:
theseareskillsdevelopedthrougheducationandexperience,suchascomputerskills,universitydegrees,languagesyouspeak,andtechnicalability.
Transferableskills:
theseareskillsthatyoucantakefromonejobtoanother,suchasbeingabletomanagepeoplewell,beinggoodatsolvingcomplexproblems,beinggoodatplanning,andbeingagoodcommunicator.
Personaltraits:
thesearequalitiesaboutyouareaperson,suchasbeingdependable,beinghardworking,beingflexible,andbeingoutgoing.
3reviewwiththeintervieweryourstrengths,whicharealreadynotedinyourresumeandcoverletter.
4givespecificevidenceorexamplesofhowyourstrengthshavehelpedyouinthepast.
--------sampleanswer1:
Asyoucanseefrommyresume,Ihavetakenadvantageofeveryopportunitytocompletetrainingtodeveloptechnicalknowledgeinthisfield.NowIamconsideredanexpertinthetechnologiesthatmycurrentcompanyisworkingon.Lastyear,whenthecompanydecidedtoexpandinthisarea,themanagementselectedmetoheadthenewproject.
Toheadthisteameffectively,Iusedmyplanningskillstomakesurethattheteamwasontaskandontime,atalltimes.Mymanagementskillscameinhandytogetthemostoutofeachpersonontheteam.Forinstance,twooftheteammemberscamefromcompetingdepartments.Iworkwithbothofthemcloselyandtrustedthemwiththemostimportantpartoftheproject.Thisway,Iwasabletodeveloptrustbetweentheseteammembers.Thisresultedinproducingexcellentwork,whileformingoneofthemostsought-afterpartnershipsinthecompany.
Becausethiswasanewinitiative,thenatureofthejobchangedastheprojectdeveloped.AnotheroneofmystrengthsisthatIamflexibleandIamabletohandlechangeinthecompanyorinmyjobresponsibilities.WhenIstartedonthisproject,wehadfourteammembers.Bytheend,wehad16.ThatmeansthatIneededtogofromworkingone-on-onewitheachteammembertohavingtodelegateresponsibilityastheprojectgrew.ThiswaspossiblebecauseofthetrustIhadbuiltupwithintheteamandmyabilitytoshiftgearswhentheprojectchangedovertime.
--------sampleanswer2:
Oneofmybiggeststrengthsismycommunicationskills.Inmycurrentjob,Iworkwithpeoplefromallovertheworldandmanydifferentbackgrounds.Iamabletounderstandthateveryonehasdifferentperspectivesaboutprojectsandworktasks.
Oneofourmostrecenthirescomesfromadevelopingcountry.It’sverytemptingwhentalkingaboutthelatesttechnologicaldevelopmentstodismissoratleastignoreherperspective.However,astheheadofthedepartment,itwascleartomethatthisnewemployeebroughtafreshperspectiveonwhyweneededtoconsiderdifferentoptionswhendecidingonthetypeoftechnologytoadopt.Throughhardworkanddetermination,Iwasabletogettherestofthedepartmenttomakeimportantchangesthatmovedusinthesamedirectionastheproject.
IwasfortunatethatIwasabletodeveloptheseanalyticalskillswhenIwasan
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