1. What are your Strengths and Weaknesses?
* Strengths answer to skills that will benefit the prospective employer. Though you may have a knack for building gingerbread houses, it might be of little value for the job at hand.
* When it comes to weaknesses or areas of growth, your answer to include "How you have improved and specific on what you have done to improve yourself in those areas".
2. Why did you leave your last Job?
* Interviewers always want to know your reasoning behind leaving a company, particularly shorts stints.
* Be prepared to tell the truth, without speaking negatively about past employment.
3. Can you describe your previous work situation?
* The interviewer is looking for is your behavior on the job.
* Your answer could focus on resolving a crisis, overcoming a negotiation deadlock, handling a problem with co-worker or juggling multiple tasks on a project.
* A company that offers career and talent check-up tools. The key to responding well is preparing real job examples, describing your behavior in specific situations that demonstrate important skills that the job requires.
4. What is your ideal work environment?
* This question is not about whether you prefer a cubicle or an officer, so think broadly to include ideas about supervision, management styles and your work-day routine.
* Use this question to applicant because it can give a sense of their work habits, how flexible they are with their schedules and how creative they are.
5. How do you handle mistakes?
* The best strategy is to focus on 1 or 2 specific examples in the past and if possible, highlight resolutions or actions that might have relevance to the job you're interviewing for.
* Employers want to know they're hiring someone with the maturity to accept responsibility and the wherewithal to remedy their own mistakes.
6. What is your most notable Accomplishment?
* The applicant thinks of 3 or 4 accomplishments and quantifies what their actions meant in terms of increasing revenues, saving resources, or improving resources.
* Being able to quantify your achievements in your career will launch you ahead of the rest and demonstrate your ability to do the same as a future employee.
7. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
* Talk about your values.
* Don't get too detailed about your specific career plan.
* Discuss things that are important to you professionally and how you plan to achieve them.
* If growth is a goal, mention that.
* You can also talk about challenge, another value that employers prize in their employees.
8. What is your salary requirement?
* Try first to gently deflect the question by inquiring about the salary for the position.
* If the interviewer presses you for a number, give a range. To decide on a range, think about the salary you want, your salary at your most recent position and the industry-standard salary for the job.
* The salary question is one of the most important, so you should prepare for it in advance and plan what to say.
9. Why we should hire you?
* You're going to have spoken confidently and honestly about your abilities. But you should avoid sounding overly boastful.
* Aim for earnest and prepare by practicing. Stand in front of the mirror and acknowledge your abilities and accomplishments to your reflection. Tell yourself "I have a very strong work ethic. I have integrity. I aggressively pursue my goals". It sometimes hard to praise yourself but after a few sessions you'll sound sincere.
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