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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.

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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?



43. Whatisyourfavoritewebsite?

44. Whatmakesyouuncomfortable?

45. Whataresomeofyourleadershipexperiences?

46. Howwouldyoufiresomeone?

47. Whatdoyoulikethemostandleastaboutworkinginthisindustry?

48. Wouldyouwork40+hoursaweek?

49. WhatquestionshaventIaskedyou?

50. Whatquestionsdoyouhaveforme?

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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



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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