QuestionstheyaskeverybodyIntherestofthisbookwe’llbelooking
indetailatthequestionsaskedduringinterviewsfordifferent
typesofjobsandthebestwaysofansweringthem.Inmanycases,
evenwhenthequestionsarethesame,theanswers–andwhatthe
interviewerishopingtofindout–willhaveadifferentemphas
is,soit’sworthhavingdifferentsectionsthatfocusexclusivel
yontherequirementsofeachparticularsortofjob.Thereareso
mequestions,however,thatareprettymuchthesameforeveryone
,whateverthejobis.Lookattheoneshereandconsiderhowyou
wouldreply.TheanswersgivenhereandthroughoutUltimateInte
rviewareintendedtogetyouthinkingaboutyourownparticular
circumstances.Youdon’t’havetolearnthemparrot-fashion;adap
tthemtoyourownstyleofspeakingsothatyoucansaywhatyou
wanttosay.Theydo,though,coverthemainpointsthatyouwil
lneedtothinkabout.Theycanhelpyouplanyourresponsesahea
doftheinterviewsothatyouarerarely,ifever,caughtunprep
ared.It’sunlikelyyou’llbeaskedallthesequestions,orthatt
hey’llbephrasedinpreciselythesewords,butbeingpreparedme
ansyou’llbeabletoansweranysimilarquestionsconfidently.Q
‘Whatexperiencedoyouhaveforthisjob?’Theinterviewerwants
toknowyoufullyunderstandwhatthejobrequires.Theyalsowant
tobesureyou’recapableoftakingoverthejobsmoothlywithout
along,disruptiveadjustmentperiod.Ifyou’vedoneyourhome-w
ork,you’llhavealreadymatchedyourskills,strengthsandexper
iencetothoserequiredinthejobdescription,andbereadytopo
intouthowgoodamatchyouare.Example‘Ihavexyears’experien
ceworkingin[yourrelevantbackground].Myachievementsinclude
[giveexamples].Mybackgroundin[therelevantexperienceyou’ve
hadorpositionsyou’veheld]andfamiliaritywith[aprocess,pie
ceofequipment,workingenvironment,forexample]wouldallowme
tocontributetothejobfromthestart.Iunderstand[oneortwo
keythingsfromthejobdescriptionthatdemonstrateyouknowwhat
thejobinvolves],andtheimportanceof[apersonalqualityfrom
thejobdescription].Thesehavebeenessentialelementsinmycu
rrentjobandIappreciatetheirimportance.Inaddition,Ihave
anexcellentrecordof[akeyabilityyou’vefoundessentialtoca
rryoutyourworkeffectively].Forexample,[giveashortanecdotedemonstratingthisskillorquality,anditsbenefits].’ |
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