Luckily, there is always a very simple way of answering
job interview questions without too much struggle.
You can answer the «what are your weaknesses»
job interview question without sabotaging yourself.
4 steps for answering the age - old
job interview question without putting off your potential employer.
Not exact matches
Thierry has spent more than a year completing a training course that doesn't qualify him for the
job in
question; he's unable to sell his mobile home
without going well below market value; he's bluntly told by a prospective employer (in an
interview conducted via Skype, for extra tackiness) that his chances are exceedingly slim, though not quite zero.
Nailing a
job interview is all about answering tough
questions without breaking a sweat.
Below are examples of three common
interview questions and the appropriate way to give an honest answer
without destroying your chances of landing the
job.
If you know it will only be for a short time, temporary recruitment can be a great way to get through a backlog or the yearly peak
without everyone having to do ridiculous hours and get over stressed, or more long term, you may need to sit down with those
job descriptions and
interview questions again.
Informational
interviews are increasingly used to identify potential employment opportunities — and a relatively safe environment to ask
questions about the organization's environment and culture
without the high - stakes of a real
job interview.
Since these
job interview questions are so common, hiring managers will expect you to be able to answer them smoothly and
without hesitation.
There's a reason curveball
questions are thrown into the
job interview process, and your ability to answer them —
without fumbling — illustrates a lot about your character.
It is advantageous for
job seekers to set up informational
interviews with people within their professional network, where they can ask
questions, share ideas about a specific
job without necessarily asking for it.
The same applies to
interviews where answering
questions without getting stressed is important to secure the
job.
Even when you are
interviewing with a defense contractor or government agency to do the same
job you did in the military, learn to answer
questions without using most military terms or acronyms.
If for some reason the interviewer knows that there was a situation at your last
job, answer his
questions truthfully,
without giving a lot of detail, and direct the focus of the
interview back to your qualifications for the
job he is
interviewing you for.
Preparing for a
job interview in any circumstance requires a lot of foresight and forward thinking; many care free applicants have taken the liberty of turning up to an arranged
interview without a pre-set «game plan» and failed miserably when
questions or tasks arise that they did not expect.
THINK: Never go into a face - to face
job interview without giving considerable thought to what
questions you will be asked and the responses you will offer; and if you are not capable of preparing for an
interview on your own I recommend finding a coach to help you.