| Don't you just hate job interviews? Or perhaps you | | | | date.No two interviews are ever the same. Different |
| don't! I know I do. Well, it's not so, much the | | | | interviewers have differing techniques, some |
| interview itself as the fear of the unknown questions | | | | common and some exclusive to them, but there |
| they have prepared. I bought a book once on how | | | | were some practical guidelines which I learnt on my |
| to answer job interview questions and although it | | | | course which are very useful for anyone preparing |
| was a useful confidence booster, it did little to | | | | for that job they want so much.To best be able to |
| improve my chances of getting job offers. A | | | | answer job interview questions, it would be great to |
| one-to-one interview is a lot less daunting than a | | | | know what those questions are to start with. |
| panel of interviewers, and for the type of jobs I go | | | | Although that's impossible, there are plenty of |
| for these days, it's the panel brigade that I'm | | | | websites which will give you heaps of examples of |
| confronted by, and trying to answer job interview | | | | the most commonly asked job interview questions. |
| questions from a pack of high flyers is no easy | | | | As someone who has both failed and succeeded at |
| task.The book I bought was aimed more at these | | | | job interviews, I have my own list of 7 most asked |
| person to person interviews and I needed more | | | | questions for the types of jobs I've applied for. The |
| experience with panel type interrogations (for want | | | | actual list is exhaustive but you may find some of |
| of a better word!), or so I thought anyway. That | | | | these worth noting down:1. Why do you want this |
| was until I went on a 3 day skills development | | | | job in particular? |
| course. Here I learnt a shed load of useful techniques | | | | 2. What do you know about our organization? (A |
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| There were even tricks on how to avoid answering | | | | 4. Do you describe yourself as a good team player? |
| questions specifically, but giving the impression of a | | | | (Be prepared to expand) |
| good answer overall.At its most simplistic approach, | | | | 5. What do you expect to be doing in 5/10 years |
| any dialogue between humans relies on 3 core | | | | time from now? |
| components. We ask questions, give answers, and | | | | 6. What are your weaknesses/strengths? |
| make statements, but even a statement usually | | | | 7. If you are already in employment, why are you |
| warrants a response. That's it! The hard part | | | | leaving? (Try not to be negative here)Never before |
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| knowing how to answer but not necessarily knowing | | | | applicants for important interviews in a competitive |
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| learning to listen carefully to the interviewer. By | | | | your finger tips. The internet. So, the easy way to |
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