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TheBestAnswerstoToughInterviewQuestions
Tellmeaboutyourself.
Thisisreallymoreofarequestthanaquestion.Butthesefewwordscanputyouonthespotinawaynoquestioncan.Manyquicklylosecontroloftheinterviewduringthemostcriticaltime-thefirstfiveminutes.Thisisnotthetimetogointoalengthyhistoryorwanderoffindifferentdirections.Yourresponseshouldbefocusedandpurposeful.Communicateapatternofinterestsandskillsthatrelatetothepositioninquestion.Consideryourresponsetothisquestionasacommercialthatsellsyourautobiography.Provideananswerthatincludesinformationaboutwhereyougrewup,whereyouwenttoschool,yourinitialworkexperience,additionaleducationandspecialtraining,whereyouarenow,andwhatyouintendtodonext.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoprepareforthisquestionistodevelopa60-secondbiographicsketchthatemphasizesapatternofinterests,skills,andaccomplishments.Focusyourresponsearoundacommonthemerelatedtoyourmajorinterestsandskills.Take,forexample,thefollowingresponse,whichemphasizescomputers.
"IwasborninCanton,OhioandattendedLincolnHighSchool.EversinceIwasateenager,Itinkeredwithcomputers.Itwasmyhobby,mypassion,andmywayoflearning.LikemostkidsIenjoyedcomputergames.Whenmyfolksgavemeacomputerasarewardformakinghonorrollmysophomoreyear,ImasteredDOS,Windows,andWordPerfectwithinsixmonths.Ithenwentontoteachmyselfprogrammingbasics.
BythetimeIgraduatedhighschool,IknewIwantedtostudyprogramming.Fromthatpointon,everythingfellintoplace.Myliferevolvedaroundcomputing.BymyjunioryearatSyracuse,IdecidedIwantedtoworkforamajorsoftwaremanufacturer.ThatiswhyIhadaninternshiplastsummeratFastTrackSoftware.
InowwanttoworkforamajorplayersoIcanbeattheforefrontofbreakingtrendsandnewtechnology.Whenmycollegeroommatetoldmeabouthisstartinyourdepartment,Ihoundedhimuntilhehelpedmegetareferral,whichbroughtmeheretoday.
Iampreparedtoansweranyquestionsyoumayhaveaboutmyeducationandexperience."
Thisresponsesetsanicetoneforstartingtheinterview.Theintervieweeisabletosayalotwithin60secondsbystayingfocused.Themessageisclear:
theintervieweehasbothpassionandfocusrelatingtotheposition.Hestaysonmessageandconcludesbyleavingthedooropenforadditionalquestionsabouthiseducationandexperience.Unfortunatelysomecandidatesgetoffonthewrongfootbyramblingonforseveralminutesabouttheirchildhood,family,hobbies,travels,andinterests.
RepeatKeyAccomplishmentStatements
Throughouttheinterviewyouwillbeaskednumerousquestionsaboutyourattitudeandabilitytodothejob.Wheneverpossible,talkaboutyouraccomplishmentsintermsofwhatyoudidandtheresultsofyouractionsforemployers.Giveexamplesofyoureffectiveness,whichshouldincludespecificskillsandstatistics.
Wheredoyouseeyourselffiveyearsfromnow?
Thisopen-endedquestionisoneofthemostdifficultandstressfulonesjobseekersface.Employersostensiblyaskthisquestionbecausetheyarelookingforpeoplewhoknowwhattheywanttodoandwhoarefocusedonspecificprofessionalgoals.Ifyoulackgoals,youwillhavedifficultyansweringthisquestion.Besureyouarriveattheinterviewwithaclearvisionofwhatyouwanttodotoday,tomorrowandfiveyearsfromnow.Beconsistentwiththeobjectiveonyourresumeandtheskillsandaccomplishmentsyou'recommunicatingtotheinterviewer.Youranswershouldbeemployer-centered.Forexample,
"InfiveyearsIhopetobeworkingwithanemployerinanincreasinglyresponsibleposition,thatenablesmetoutilizemytalentsandworkcloselywithmycolleaguesinsolvingimportantproblems.Iseemyselftakingonnewandexcitingchallengesinanenjoyableenvironmentandhopefullythiswillbewithyourcompany."
Donotindicatethatyouhopetostartyourownbusiness,changecareers,orgobacktoschool.Suchresponsesindicatealackoflong-terminterestsinceyoudonotplantobearoundforlong.Whilesomemayrespondthattheyhonestlyhaven'treallythoughtthatfarahead,theinterviewerinfersthattheapplicantlacksvisionandgoals.
Describeamajorgoalyou'vesetforyourselfrecently.
Giveanexampleofagoalyoubothsetandachieved.Ideally,thisshouldbeaprofessionalgoal;suchasimprovedtimemanagementskills,achievednewperformancetargets,orlearnedanewskill.Apersonalexamplecanalsobeappropriateifitreinforcesyourpatternofaccomplishments.Forexample,ifyoutakeagreatdealofinitiativeandquicklymoveintoleadershippositions,youmightuseapersonalexamplerelatingtoyourrecentcommunitywork:
organizedacommunitywalk-a-thon
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