Q. What Interests you must about this Job?
Ans. To answer this type of Questions you should know the Job description thoroughly.
Answering these type of Questions needs specific explanation that reflects your enthusiasm like “ I like Challenging, exciting, scope for learning and developing, departmental growth, team work which are available in this Job that makes me interested/ excited me in applying for this Job.
Q. Define Your Career Goals?
Ans:- In this type of questions simply answer to the question like “what do I want to be and What m I qualified to do ?” . And try to answer the above question (both 2 analysis) in a closer group. This requires the self-evaluation to understand what type of Job is a good fit in terms of your interests and experience.
To answer the above question, which is mostly expected from the employer, you have to prepare your self the following criteria.
A. You have to do the skills assessment of your greatest strengths and abilities starting from the technical to physical abilities.
B. You have to accesses your values/interests that are important to your personality.
C. Do not state that you are in search of “an opportunity for advancement or a challenging position”.
D. Be as specific as possible.
E. Do not give the impression that you will take what ever is available.
F. Do not be fooled by mentioning too ambitious goals. Talk about being still in the learning mode.
Q. Describe your most important or significant accomplishment?
Ans:- If you are a fresher without any work experience then you could talk about something in your college to which you have significantly contributed. You can explain the several difficulties you have faced and how you overcome them to emerge successful.
If you are an experienced one, then tell something that you have done for the company.
Q. Describe a Challenging Situation that you have faced?
Ans:- The above answered also can be modified in the other way to answer the question.
Q. What is your expectation?
Ans:- This is a very critical question which has to be handled carefully. Do not answer the question by naming a figure. Try to answer the question in an un-obtrusive manner so that they end up making an offer that can be negotiated up wards.
This can be answered in a tricky way like “I really think that fixing a salary at this point in our discussion is a bit pre mature. Before considering the question I would like to know whether I could find a suitable niche for my self in your Organization and whether it will contribute to my over all growth in the long run”
Or answer in another way like
“Me expectation will be sub ordinate to the extent of your offer and I would hesitate to suggest a salary when I am sure that you have already a salary range in mind for me and I am confident that you will see that I will get the best emoluments and my only concern is to see that you and the organization gets what it pays for. ”
But after your answer if the employer makes an offer that is lower than your worst and lowest limit, do not get up and walk away. You can ask very politely that how he arrived in that figure and let him justify himself for his salary structure.
Then if you are not satisfied with his explanation for the salary structure, then say that, “sir, I can not really imagine myself sacrificing my education and other accomplishments on an offer that is such variance with industry norms.”
Otherwise if the salary structure is acceptable or you are convinced by his explanation for the salary that he has designed for you, you may accept the offer.
Regarding the same question also, when you are seeking a significant Jump in your Salary structure justify for the increased amount by answering in the following ways.
I choose to work my last Job for less than my market value for very specific reasons that is to gain experience/ re start my career again/ they had money problems and the like. Now that I have benefited from my experience as I look for a new employer. I want to make sure that I will be paid fairly for my talents and experiences.
On the contrary when it is a reverse that means you are working in a higher package applying to a lower one, then, you can answer that “You know that currently I am making Rs…., as all of us seek to work at a better place and for a better Pay package, I would also like to improve on this figure but my major interest is with the job it self.”
Q. What your Former Boss will say about You ?
Ans:-to answer the question you have to be truthful as possible because they can and might check up and you may answer in the following ways.
“I do not think that my former boss and I ever really saw eye to eye on several occasions ”
or answer like “My former boss will feel a little distressed at first to be faced with the prospect of letting me go, but would later be happy for me and the potential for my personal growth.”
Q. What you did not like about your Last Job?
Ans:- Answer the question in a Positive manner by which the Interviewer will not feel a negative thinking about you and answer like “I would not like to mention any thing negative about my previous Job because I do not feel it is appropriate to animadvert about the Organization that has given me much scope to learn and grow ”
Q. How long have you been looking for another Position ?
Ans:- If you are currently unemployed and looking for a Job for Quite some time try to minimize the Time Gap by mentioning any other activities in which you have been involved. Or answer like “ I just started looking.
Q. Would not you be better off in another Firm ?
Ans:- Answer like “ I prefer smaller companies where good potential for career growth is there. I feel I can thrive best in an environment like this “ or “I relish the challenge of turning the department around ”
Q. Why do you feel we should hire you for this Position?
Or
Q. Why you will be selected for our concern?
Ans:- The answer to the above two questions are almost same. Answering these questions require a thorough analysis of the Job as well as the Organization. Find out what are the requirements for the Position that you have applied for? After finding out the things mentioned above, Assesses your strengths, skills, experiences and Interests that will add value to the Organization and answer in a way that how you have all the potential the employer is searching for that matches with your abilities. Or you can answer the question by giving some examples like “ I have prior experienced of such situations which I have accomplished successfully and would like to implement a similar strategy in this Job to get the work streamlined.”
Do not answer like “ You should hire me because I am a hard worker with excellent skills and experience ”
Q. Define Your Strengths and Weakness?
Ans:- Provide Two Strengths that are work related and give the interviewer the example that proves your strengths.
Do not answer the question by claiming that you have no weakness. Confess a real weakness that you have but choose one that is nor particularly relevant to the Job. Just state the weakness, tell the interviewer how it has harmed you in your work life and what steps you have taken to overcome it.
Or you can say that My weakness is that I am never satisfied until all my work is done efficiently and flawlessly.
Or I have difficulties in working with people who do not pull their weight. I set high standards for my work and I expect others to have high standards too.
Q. What do you know about the Organization?
Or
Q. Why do you want for the Organization?
Ans:- To answer the question, you have to collect a lot of Information regarding the company, it’s product and services / service concepts, outstanding training programs if any etc. or answer that there is a great opportunity for Personal Development in your concern because of which I am interested to work for this Organisation.
Q. I am still not really sure if you are suitable for this Job ?
Ans:- This type of Question is asked very rarely by the employer aif you are facing such type of questions incidentally, then do not take this question at face value. By this question, the employer wants to test how much determined you are to get this Job ?
Answer this type of Questions by asking simply a cross question like “What makes you think So ?”
This will force the Interviewer to reveal why he may think you are unsuitable ? and he may refer to lack of some skills or Lack of Experience by which if you are a really one suitable to get this Job, then you have to finally convince him that you are the right person for the right kind of Job.
By doing this the Interviewer may be impressed to your answer as well as the way of turning an apparently negative question around and skillfully using it in a positive way and the score may be decided on your favor.
Q. In what way do you think you can contribute to our company ?
Ans:- Make a list of the requisite skills in priority order and provide concrete examples of your possession of the skill. You could list experience and examples of how you overcome a difficult situation . These matched skills are your key selling points.
Also answer that what are the needs that you can meet ? or given some specifics of the company what value you can add to the company ?
Q. What are Your Biggest Accomplishments?
Ans:- When You are facing this question, you are getting the most favored chance to sell your self. The key is to show how your accomplishment will benefit the employer.
Answer this in a Job Related manner hinting that the best work is yet to come.
Q. Tell me about a Time when you had a personality Clash with your Co-workers or Boss ?
Ans:- Evade this type of Question by saying that “I am very Fortunate in that I have gotten along well with every one I have ever worked with and that no personality clashes come to mind.”
Specially define Personality Clash/Conflicts as a clash of values or work ethics rather than one of Personality.
Q. What are the most challenging aspects of your current positions and hoe\w do you handle them ?
Ans:- to answer this type of question you should address why your current position is critical in helping your company in making money, saving money and saving time. You need to be prepared to discuss the strategies/tactis that you have implemented to make money, save money and save time including procedures you adopted and bottom line results you achieved.
You may also address how your current position has helped you grow as a professional.
Q. What are your future Plans ?
Ans:- In this question the Interviewer want to know your Plan ahead as well as your goals for your self and weather your plans are compatible with those of the company or not. From your answer he/she can find out if you are likely to stay with the company for a significant amount of Time or you are just using the Job as a stoppage arrangement.
Or answer like “ I want to learn more and improve my performance in your concern” otherwise be as specific as possible about how you will meet your goals that you have set for yourself.
Q. What is the Motivation Factor you will be seeking in your next career move?
Ans:- The answer will be in this way.
I want to continue to grow as a professional , seeking the oppurtubity to make a significant contribution to an Organisation that can benefit from my unique strength and experiences. I am committed to expanding my capabilities to tale a broader range of challenges.
Q. what can you tell your best about yourself ?
Or
Q. What makes you any different from the others we are looking at ?
Ans:- In this you have to say some about yourself that are not mentioned in your CV that had any thing to do with the attitudes and skills required by the Position for which you are applying .
But remember do not start your Auto Biography which is not an appropriate response.
Q. why are you interested to switch over your Job ?
Ans:- “Because the Company I am applying for a Job is known Nationwide and I would like to be associated with such accompany to enrich my career.”
Always justify the fact that you are searching for an opportunity to work for the concern like theirs. And then you can explain them that how you can add value to their Organisation.
When You are facing this type of questions like Why you left? / Why You want to leave? / etc. do not downgrade in any way your prior/current employer. Present yourself as a vital, enthusiastic employee that can offer benefit to their Organization. And mention that you are not a Job hopper but you are interested in a long term career move, you are not just looking around but are sincerely interested in working for the particular company.
Q. Tell me something about yourself ?
Ans:- The answer to the question is the verbal equivalent of your business card. It defines who you are what do you to build your network of contracts and prospective employers. You need to be effectively communicate who you are, the kind of work skills and experience.
It is not preferred to tell your name, age, qualifications and experiences (the detail of which the employer can get from the resume) to answer the question. Try to tell an introductory story. Quote an incident that underscores a particular skill , a short two or three sentence highlight your work experience, a brief description of your expertise and the types of the Organization you have worked for . Focus on your transferable skills but not your job titles. You may also differentiate your ref for the other applicants. |
