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listincludedqueriesfromcompanieslikeGoogle(/companies/google/)GOOG1.44%(/companies/google/) ,Bain&Co.,andAmazon,whicharenotoriousfortheirperplexingandunusualjobinterviewquestions.
In2012,thesearchgiantaskedacandidate,HowmanycowsareinCanada?whileBainchallengedanintervieweetoestimatethenumberofwindowsinNewYork.Amazonaskedacandidate,IfJeffBezos(http://www.forbes.com/profile/jeffbezos/)walkedintoyourofficeandofferedyouamilliondollarstolaunchyourbestentrepreneurialidea,whatwoulditbe?
Themoralofthestorywasthatjobseekersneedtoanticipatelessconventionalinterviewquestions,andthattheyshouldthinkofoddballqueriesasanopportunitytodemonstratetheirthoughtprocess,tocommunicatetheirvaluesandcharacter,andtoshowtheprospectiveemployerhowtheyperformunderpressure.
WinAtWork:AneBookFromForbes(http://www.amazon.com/WinAtWorkGreatHandleebook/dp/B00TLEMHNY/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=winworkebook)Landagreatjob,handleyourbossandgetaheadtoday.(http://www.amazon.com/WinAtWorkGreatHandleebook/dp/B00TLEMHNY/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=winworkebook)
Butasitturnsout,mostcompanieswillaskmorecommoninterviewquestionslikeWhatareyourstrengths?andWhatareyourweaknesses?anditsimportantthatyoupreparewellforthose,too.
Glassdoorsiftedthroughtensofthousandsofinterviewreviewstofindthe50mostcommonquestions.
The50MostCommonInterviewQuestions:
1. Whatareyourstrengths?
2. Whatareyourweaknesses?
3. Whyareyouinterestedinworkingfor[insertcompanynamehere]?
4. Wheredoyouseeyourselfin5years?10years?
5. Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourcurrentcompany?
6. Whywasthereagapinyouremploymentbetween[insertdate]and[insertdate]?
7. Whatcanyouofferusthatsomeoneelsecannot?
8. Whatarethreethingsyourformermanagerwouldlikeyoutoimproveon?
9. Areyouwillingtorelocate?
10. Areyouwillingtotravel?
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11. Tellmeaboutanaccomplishmentyouaremostproudof.
12. Tellmeaboutatimeyoumadeamistake.
13. Whatisyourdreamjob?
14. Howdidyouhearaboutthisposition?
15. Whatwouldyoulooktoaccomplishinthefirst30days/60days/90daysonthejob?
16. Discussyourresume.
17. Discussyoureducationalbackground.
18. Describeyourself.
19. Tellmehowyouhandledadifficultsituation.
20. Whyshouldwehireyou?
21. Whyareyoulookingforanewjob?
22. Wouldyouworkholidays/weekends?
23. Howwouldyoudealwithanangryoriratecustomer?
24. Whatareyoursalaryrequirements?
25. Giveatimewhenyouwentaboveandbeyondtherequirementsforaproject.
26. Whoareourcompetitors?
27. Whatwasyourbiggestfailure?
28. Whatmotivatesyou?
29. Whatsyouravailability?
30. Whosyourmentor?
31. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoudisagreedwithyourboss.
32. Howdoyouhandlepressure?
33. WhatisthenameofourCEO?
34. Whatareyourcareergoals?
35. Whatgetsyouupinthemorning?
36. Whatwouldyourdirectreportssayaboutyou?
37. Whatwereyourbossesstrengths/weaknesses?
38. IfIcalledyourbossrightnowandaskedhimwhatisanareathatyoucouldimproveon,whatwouldhesay?
39. Areyoualeaderorafollower?
40. Whatwasthelastbookyouvereadforfun?
41. Whatareyourcoworkerpetpeeves?
42. Whatareyourhobbies?
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43. Whatisyourfavoritewebsite?
44. Whatmakesyouuncomfortable?
45. Whataresomeofyourleadershipexperiences?
46. Howwouldyoufiresomeone?
47. Whatdoyoulikethemostandleastaboutworkinginthisindustry?
48. Wouldyouwork40+hoursaweek?
49. WhatquestionshaventIaskedyou?
50. Whatquestionsdoyouhaveforme?
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Howtoprepareforcommonjobinterviewquestions:
Doyourhomework.Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsofhiringmanagersisthatmanyjobinterviewcandidatesknowverylittleaboutthecompanytheyreinterviewingfor,saysAndyTeach(http://andyteach.com/),authorofFromGraduationtoCorporation:ThePracticalGuidetoClimbingtheCorporateLadderOneRungataTime(http://www.amazon.com/FromGraduationCorporationPracticalCorporate/dp/1438930631),andhostoftheYouTubechannelFromGradToCorp(http://www.youtube.com/user/FromGradToCorp).Googlethecompanyyoureinterviewingwithandreadsomeofthearticlesthatpopupstudythecompanyswebsiteknowthecompanysmission,itsproductsandservices,itslocations,andwhotheirtopexecutivesare.GotothePublicRelationstabontheirwebsiteandprintoutsomeoftheirlatestpressreleases.Studythemsothatyoucantalkintheinterviewaboutwhatsgoingonwiththecompanynow,hesays.
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Preparealistoflikelyquestions.ShwetaKhare,acareerandjobsearchexpert(http://careerbright.com/)saysgettingalistofcommonquestionsforaninterviewiseasierthaneverbefore.Youcanneverunderestimatetheimportanceofpreparation.Itsthefirststepandthemostimportant,shesays.
Identifywhattheorganizationwantsandneeds.WhilethefocusofWhyshouldwehireyou?(andothersimilarinterviewquestions)isonyou,theinterviewee,itsimportanttoremembertheanswerisntallaboutyou,saysMiriamSalpeter,jobsearchcoach,ownerofKeppieCareers(http://www.keppiecareers.com/)andauthorofSocialNetworkingforCareerSuccess(http://www.amazon.com/SocialNetworkingCareerSuccessPersonal/dp/1576857824)and100ConversationsforCareerSuccess(http://www.amazon.com/dp/1576859053).
TheForbeseBook:FindAndKeepYourDreamJob(http://www.amazon.com/DreamDefinitiveCareersGuideForbesebook/dp/B00IY4KTGE/?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=careerebook)TheDefinitiveCareersGuideFromForbesencompasseseveryaspectofthejobhunt,frominterviewtopromotion.Discoverhowtogetaheadtoday.(http://www.amazon.com/DreamDefinitiveCareersGuideForbesebook/dp/B00IY4KTGE/?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=careerebook)
Themostsuccessfulinterviewresponsesfocusonthehiringmanagersneeds.Framingrepliesthatdemonstrateyouunderstandtheirproblems,orpainpoints,makesabigdifferencewhencompetingwithmanyotherqualifiedcandidates.
Preparebyidentifyingtheskillsemployersarelookingfor.Usetheirindepthjobdescriptions,viewvideostheemployerspostabouttheirorganization,andvisittheirFacebook(/companies/facebook/)pageandTwitterfeeds,shesuggests.
Googleyourself.Findoutwhatthecompanyknowsaboutyou,Teachadds.Seewhattheysee.Iftheresanythingnegativeaboutyou,havearesponsereadyastowhyitsnegativebutdontgettoodefensive.Respondandthenmoveon.
Interviewyourselffortheposition.Beforeeveryinterview,askyourself:WhyamIagoodfitforthisjob?
Itellmyclientstopostthequestion,Whyshouldwehireyou?ontheirbathroommirror,refrigeratororanyplacetheywillseeitduringtheday,Salpetersays.Iinstructthemtoanswer,outloud,keepingdifferentcompaniesinmindeachtime.Rehearsingthiswaywillhelpyouhoneinonwhatyouhavetooffer.
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Identifywhatisuniqueorspecialaboutyou.Howhaveyougoneaboveandbeyondthecallofduty?Whatdidyouaccomplishthatnooneelsemanagedtodo?Didyouvolunteertotackleaproblemandsolveit?Dontunderestimatethevalueoflookingatyourself,yourskillsandyouraccomplishmentsandoutliningthekeypointsyouwillwanttosharewithaprospectiveemployer.
Practiceandplan.Roleplayansweringtypicalinterviewquestionswithafriend,colleague,orcoach,saysAnitaAttridge(http://www.anitaattridge.com/),aFiveOClockClubcareerandexecutivecoach.Bepreparedforthetypicalinterviewquestionsbythinkingaboutwhatyourresponsewouldbetothembeforetheinterview,sheadds.
Ifyouareacollegestudent,setupanappointmentwithyourcareercenterandhavethemconductamockinterviewwithyou.Evenifyourearecentgraduate,manycollegecareercenterswillconductmockinterviewstohelpalumni,Techsays.Requestthatyourinterviewisfilmedsothattheycancritiqueyouandyoucanstudythefilm.Dontworryifyourenervousoryouscrewup.Youremuchbetteroffscrewingupinamockinterviewthanintherealthing.
Youdontnecessarilywanttomemorizeresponsesbuttrytohaveageneralstrategyforansweringcommoninterviewquestions.Todaymanyorganizationsareusingbehavioralinterviewquestionstobetterunderstandwhatyouhavedone,Attridgesays.Theyusuallybeginwith,TellmeaboutatimewhenShesuggestsbrieflydescribingwhatthesituationwashowyouhandledthesituationandwhattheresultwas.
Toprepareforthese,youllwanttothinkaboutworkplaceexperiencestoriesthatdescribeyouraccomplishmentsorshowhowyoudealtwithatoughsituation,Kharesays.Ifyoudonthaveanystoriesthatyoucanrecallnow,setasideafewhourstothinkandwritedownatleasttwoorthreestories.Asimplequestionlike,Tellmeaboutatimeyoumadeamistake,cantakeyouoffguardanditisnoteasytorecallunrehearsed.Havingarepositoryofworkexperiencestorieswrittendownbeforeaninterviewwillmakeiteasiertorecall.
Reflectonpreviousinterviews.Keepacomputerorpaperrecordofyourinterviews,Teachsays.Keeparecordofthetimeofyourinterviews,howlongtheyare,yourimpressionsofthehiringmanager,andperhapsmostimportantly,whatquestionswereaskedofyou,whatanswersyougave,andrecordanyquestionstheyaskedyouthatyoufeltcouldhavebeenanswereddifferently.Studytheseelementsandyourinterviewskillswillimprove,hesays.
Figureouthowtoarticulateyourgoals.Mostofthecommonlyaskedquestionsduringanintervieweitherdigintoyourpreviousexperienceorwanttoexploreyourfuturegoals,Kharesays.Prepareandarticulateyourgoals,andremainhonesthere.Inconsistentanswerswontgetyoutherespectandcredibilitythatisamusttoimpressaninterviewer.
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Bepositive.Whenpreparingforaninterviewandanticipatinglikelyquestions,plantoanswerallquestionspositively.Evenifyouwereinabadsituation,thinkabouthowyoucantalkaboutthesituationpositively,Attridgesays.Youalwayshaveachoice.Itismuchbettertotalkaboutaglassbeinghalffullthentotalkaboutitbeinghalfempty.Itsallaboutyourperspective,andinaninterviewbeingpositivecounts.
Neversayanythingnegativeaboutyourprioremployersorbosses,eithernomatterhowbadthesituationmayhavebeen.Anegativeansweractuallyisareflectionaboutyourjudgmentandbusinessacumen,andnotabouttheemployerormanager.
Getcomfortable.Preparationandpracticeaside,themostimportanttipIwouldliketosuggesttojobseekersistofeelcomfortablewiththeinterviewprocess,Kharesays.Youcanreadalltheadviceintheworldaboutacingtheinterview,butnoneofthetacticswillworkoutofyouarenotyourselfduringtheprocess.
Feelingcomfortableandrelaxedpositivelyinfluencesyourconfidence.Andinterviewersalwaysappreciatearelaxedandconfidentcandidate,asopposedtoaheavypromoterandedgyone,sheadds.Practicecalmingyournerves,andfocusonhowyoucanproveyoudbeavaluableassettothecompany.
Howtoanswer7ofthemostcommoninterviewquestions:
Tellmeaboutyourself.Whilethisisntexactlyaquestion,answeringthisthewrongwaycouldreallyhurtyourchancesofgettingajob,Teachsays.IwasoncetoldbyanHRexecutivethatthiscanactuallybeatrickquestion.Hiringmanagerscantaskyoucertainquestionslegallybutifyougooffonatangentwhenanswering,youmaytellthemsomethingsaboutyouthatarebetterleftunsaid.Theworstwaytoapproachthisrequestistotellthemyourlifestory,whichissomethingtheyredefinitelynotinterestedin.Thebestwaytoapproachthisistoonlydiscusswhatyourinterestsarerelatingtothejobandwhyyourbackgroundmakesyouagreatcandidate.
Whatareyourstrengthsandweaknesses?Itseasytotalkaboutyourstrengthsyouredetailoriented,hardworking,ateamplayer,etc.butitsalsoeasytogettrippedupwhendiscussingyourweaknesses,Teachsays.Nevertalkaboutarealweaknessunlessitssomethingyouvedefeated.Manyhiringmanagersarehiptotheoverusedresponses,suchas,Well,mybiggestweaknessisthatIworktoohardsoIneedtrytotakeiteasyonceinawhile.Thebestansweristodiscussaweaknessthatyouveturnedaround,suchas,youusedtocomeinlatetoworkalotbutafteryoursupervisorexplainedwhyitwasnecessaryforyoutocomeinontime,youwereneverlateagain.
Wheredoyouwanttobefiveyearsfromnow?Whatemployersarereallyaskingis,Isthisjobevenclosetoyourpresumedcareerpath?Areyoujustapplyingtothisjobbecauseyouneedsomething?Areyourlongtermcareerplanssimilartowhatweseeforthisrole?Howrealisticareyour
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expectationsforyourcareer?Haveyoueventhoughtaboutyourcareerlongterm?Areyougoingtoquitafterayearortwo?saysSaraSuttonFell,CEOandfounderofFlexJobs(http://www.flexjobs.com/).
Showthemthatyouvedonesomeselfassessmentandcareerplanning.Letthemknowthatyouhopetodevelopprofessionallyandtakeonadditionalresponsibilitiesatthatparticularcompany.Dontsaysomethingridiculouslike,Idontknow,orIwantyourjob,shesays.
Teachsaysnoonecanpossiblyknowwheretheyllbeintheircareerfiveyearsfromnowbuthiringmanagerswanttogetasenseofyourcommitmenttothejob,thecompany,andtheindustry.Infact,Iwouldevenmentionthatitshardforyoutoknowwhatjobtitleyoumayholdfiveyearsfromnowbutideally,youdliketohavemoveduptheladderatthiscompanybasedonyourperformance.Yourehopefultobeinsomemanagementpositionandyourgoalistohelpthecompanyanywayyoucan.Ifyougivetheimpressionthatthisjobisjustasteppingstoneforyou,itsunlikelythehiringmanagerwillbeinterestedinyou.
Pleasegivemeanexampleofatimewhenyouhadaproblemwithasupervisor/coworkerandhowyouapproachedtheproblem.Ithinkthatthehardestthingaboutworkisntthework,itsthepeopleatwork,Teachsays.Mostemployeeshaveaproblemwithasupervisororcoworkeratsomepointintheircareer.Howtheyhandlethatproblemsaysalotabouttheirpeopleskills.Ifyoucanexplaintotheinterviewerthatyouwereabletoovercomeapeopleproblematwork,thiswilldefinitelyhelpyourchancesofgettingthejob,hesays.
Whatareyoursalaryrequirements?Whatemployersarereallyaskingis,Doyouhaverealisticexpectationswhenitcomestosalary?Areweonthesamepageorareyougoingtowantwaymorethanwecangive?Areyouflexibleonthispointorisyourexpectationsetinstone?SuttonFellsays.
Trytoavoidansweringthisquestioninthefirstinterviewbecauseyoumayshortchangeyourselfbydoingso,Teachsays.Tellthehiringmanagerthatifyouareseriouslybeingconsidered,youcouldgivethemasalaryrangebutifpossible,letthemmakethefirstoffer.StudywebsiteslikeSalary.comandGlassdoor.comtogetanideaofwhatthepositionshouldpay.Dontnecessarilyaccepttheirfirstoffer,headds.Theremayberoomtonegotiate.
Whenitistimetogiveanumber,besuretotakeyourexperienceandeducationlevelsintoconsideration,SuttonFellsays.Also,yourgeographicregion,sincesalaryvariesbylocation.Speakinrangeswhengivingfigures,andmentionthatyouareflexibleinthisareaandthatyoureopentobenefits,aswell.Bebriefandtothepoint,andbecomfortablewiththesilencethatmaycomeafter.
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Whyareyouleavingyourcurrentjob?Hiringmanagerswanttoknowyourmotivationforwantingtoleaveyourcurrentjob.Areyouanopportunistjustlookingformoremoneyorareyoulookingforajobthatyouhopewillturnintoacareer?Ifyoureleavingbecauseyoudontlikeyourboss,donttalknegativelyaboutyourbossjustsayyouhavedifferentworkphilosophies,Teachsays.Iftheworkwasboringtoyou,justmentionthatyourelookingforamorechallengingposition.Discussthepositivesthatcameoutofyourmostrecentjobandfocusonwhyyouthinkthisnewpositionisidealforyouandwhyyoullbeagreatfitfortheircompany.
Ifyouvealreadyleftyourpreviousjob(oryouwerefired),SuttonFellsuggeststhefollowing:
Ifyougotfired:Donottrashyourlastbossorcompany.Tellthemthatyouwereunfortunatelyletgo,thatyouunderstandtheirreasoningandyouverecognizedareasthatyouneedtoimprovein,andthentellthemhowyouwillbeabetteremployeebecauseofit.
Ifyougotlaidoff:Again,donottrashyourlastbossorcompany.Tellthemthatyouwereletgo,andthatyouunderstandthecircumstancesbehindtheirdecisionthatyouarecommittedtoyourfutureandnotdwellingonthepastandthatyouarereadytoapplyeverythingthatyoulearnedinyourlastroletoanewcompany.
Ifyouquit:Donotgointodetailsaboutyourunhappinessordissatisfaction.Instead,tellthemthatwhileyouvaluedtheexperienceandeducationthatyoureceived,youfeltthatthetimehadcometoseekoutanewopportunity,toexpandyourskillsandknowledge,andtofindacompanywithwhichyoucouldgrow.
WhyshouldIhireyou?Ahiringmanagermaynotaskyouthisquestiondirectlybuteveryquestionyouanswerintheinterviewshouldcontributetohelpingthemunderstandwhyyourethebestpersonforthejob.Stayfocusedonwhyyourbackgroundmakesyouanidealcandidateandtellthemhowyouaregoingtocontributetothatdepartmentandthatcompany,Teachsays.Lettheinterviewerknowthatoneofyourgoalsistomaketheirjobeasierbytakingonasmuchresponsibilityaspossibleandthatyouwillbeexcitedaboutthisjobstartingondayone.
Salpetersuggestsyouprintandhighlightthejobdescription,lookingforthetopthreeorfourmostimportantdetails.Dotheyincludetermssuchas,crossfunctionalteam,teamwork,andteamplayerseveraltimes?Ifso,youranswerto,Whyshouldwehireyou?(askeddirectlyorasanunderlyingquestion)shouldmentionandfocusonyourabilitiesastheyrelatetoteams.
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Inlifeweretaughttoplanfortheworst,tobeprudentandhedgeourbets.Weretold,Berealistic!Keepyourdreamsincheck.Forthemostpartthatadviceissound.
However,thesewordsofwisdommaybekeepingusfrompursuingourdreams,particularlyinthejobsearcharena.Inmanyways,findingajobisajobinandofitselfitstimeconsuming,stressfulandcontingentondemonstratingyourskillsandmettletoothers.
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Yourdreamjob,unfortunately,wontfallintoyourlapoutoftheblueoneday.Thathappens,butitssorarethatnobodyshouldeverbetonthatboonbefallinghim.No,findingajobfirstinvolvesassessingyourcurrentstation.Doyoulikeyourjobrightnow?Isthereroomforgrowth?Doesitcapitalizeontheskillsyourebestat?
Ifyourjobdoesntpassmusteronthesefronts,dontjustsendoutyourresumeenmasse.Whatworksbestinanymarketisforthejobseekertotakeapure,entrepreneurialapproachtotheirjobsearchprocess,executiveresumewriterMaryElizabethBradfordsays.GoaroundH.R.Thatsprovocative,right?Well,itworks.
Thereisarightwayandawrongwaytogetagreatjob,andmany,intheireagernesstofindnewwork,failtorealizethattheshinynewthingmaynotalwaysbebetter.Besttoresearchthecompaniesyouwanttoworkfor,smartlytargetthepeoplewhocanopendoorsthereandarmyourselfwithaflawlessjobapplication.
TheForbesEbook:FindAndKeepYourDreamJob(http://www.forbes.com/ebooks/findandkeepyourdreamjobthedefinitivecareersguidefromforbes/?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=careerebook)TheDefinitiveCareersGuideFromForbesencompasseseveryaspectofthejobhuntfrominterviewtopromotion.WrittenbysomeofForbesbestcareersandleadershipwriters,itisavailablenowfordownload.(http://www.forbes.com/ebooks/findandkeepyourdreamjobthedefinitivecareersguidefromforbes/?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=careerebook)
FindAndKeepYourDreamJob(http://www.forbes.com/ebooks/findandkeepyourdreamjob/),TheDefinitiveCareersGuideFromForbesisablueprintfordoingjustthatduringoneofthehardestperiodstofindajobinrecenthistory.Despitetheeconomicheadwinds,therearebattletested,effectivewaystosecuregoodjobleads(andno,theydontinvolveresumeblastsorjobsites),andourbestcareersandleadershipwritershavecollectedthissageadvicehere.Infact,theyweresogoodatsynthesizingtheinsandoutsofsmartjobhuntingthattheyhaveeachscorednewjobsinthelastyear.
Evenifyoudontthinkyouneedanewjob,anyoneintheworkplacecanbenefitfromthesectionsthatidentifyyourskillsetandstrengths,alongwiththesectionssuggestingtipstobecomingabetterworker,likethisinfographiconhowyourbossisjudgingyourappearance.
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