Common Interview Questions

13 interview questions that'll make you pee on your pants

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  1. Tell me about yourself - provide employers with an early preview of your core skills, your personality and your ability to respond to an unstructured question.
  2. What is your greatest strength? Here Employers want to see if you can strike the right balance between confidence and humility. Hiring managers also want to get a sense for how self-aware and honest you are and align your strengths to the role at hand.
  3. What is your greatest weakness? The interviewer is assessing whether your weaknesses will get in the way of doing the job. Employers are looking for humility and whether you’re committed to learning and growing. This is a place you can showcase what you’re doing to improve.
  4. Why should we hire you? This question tests how persuasive you are. Interviewers want to see if you can make a calm, confident case for yourself, even if they’re acting skeptical. They’re looking for factual and compelling answers.
  5. Why do you want to work here? Interviewers want to understand what prompted you to apply for this job. They don’t want candidates who are indifferent to where they work. Instead, they want someone who offers very specific reasons for why they want this job
  6. Tell me about a time you were successful on a team. If you can show that you’ve helped a team move through a challenge, you probably have strong communication and interpersonal skills. These kinds of “soft” skills are in high demand and make people successful in their jobs.
  7. Do you have any questions for me? it’s intended to see if you’re prepared and to assess how curious and thoughtful you are
  8. Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly - Interviewers want more than a one-time success; they’re looking for signs of a well-tested strategy that helps you gather information and put it to use. They also want to know if you feel comfortable with rapid learning
  9. Tell me about a time you created a goal and achieved it - Strong answers reassure interviewers about your ambition and your determination to press ahead. Pick a trivial goal, and you’re at risk of being tagged as a slacker.
  10. Tell me about a time you failed or made a mistake - Being able to admit to a mistake shows maturity and accountability. Employer want to know you’re self-aware and that you learn from past experiences. Errors are inevitable in any job - it’s how you handle them that matters.
  11. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Employers want to determine how serious you are about your career and whether your goals match the goals for this job. Employers don’t expect you to offer up a specific title you want. Instead, they want to know what you hope to accomplish.
  12. Describe your most challenging project - Employers want to get a sense of what ‘challenging’ means to you. They also want to know how you handled the situation in a calm way. They’re looking for a storyline to prove that you can turn a bad story into a good story.
  13. What are your salary expectations? If this question arises early, odds are that the interviewer is really asking: “Can we afford you?” If it arises much later, the interviewer may be hoping that your salary requirements are aligned to what they have budgeted for this role

Conclusion

There are only 2 possible outcome - get the job or continue searching either way you gave your best shot. that's it for this article and if you're wondering how to anwer the questions just let me know in the comments I'll reply immediately. have a good day and drink water > 7cups a day â˜ș

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