Steps
to answer interview questions:
Step 1: Give a brief introduction
about yourself:
For example: My name is Peter. I
graduated from XYZ University with bachelor degree in Sales. After 5 years
working as a Sales Manager, I have well experienced in training, mentoring and
motivating other sales personnel to achieve the goals of the Company.
Step 2: Give a brief summary of your
experience in your latest positions:
Give a summary of 2-3 latest
companies that you have worked for and companies that have helped you succeed
with your new jobs.
For example: recently, I have worked
for ABC Company as Sales Manager for North-East Region. With my skills from
training courses, I developed many sales campaigns which contributed much to
the development of new customers and maintenance of current customer base. After
6 months, my sales force and I did regain the company’s market and promote the
sales revenue up by 37%.
Step 3: Connect your ability to the employer’s requirements:
Never assume that the employer will by himself be able to connect all of
your abilities to the job requirements.
Step 4: Make a concerning question:
With a concerning question, it will help you gain “control” of the
interview. You may reduce the stress of the interview with such questions.
For example: I would like to know the strong points of your company’s
current Sales force.
Some tips in answering:
1. Records/references: when giving information about yourself, remember to
provide records/references as well;
2. Don’t make up the information: your information will be kept as records
for a long time when you are employed. Also, the employer has many ways to
checking whether your information provided are correct or not. Therefore, give
the most faithful information as possible;
3. Practice: to answer well an interview question, you can practice with
your friends or do it by yourself in a private room. Be sure that your answer
is brief and within 3 minutes;
4. Keep information brief and relevant: Try making your answers more and
more concise; Try to give much information in as short time as possible;
5. Eliminate irrelevant and
unnecessary information.
Good Morning Sir/madam.
First of all I would like to thanks you to provide me a opportunity to
introduce my self in front of you.
My name is Ashwini Kumar, I m from lucknow.
I have just completed my Graduation in B.Com stream from Faizabad University.
And I did my intermediate in 2006 from Sadar lucknow.
In my family My father is an Army retired officer and my mother is homemaker. I
have one elder brother and he is married.
In my experience I have worked as a trader in SDS Pvt ltd for 6 month &
worked as a Forex trader for 1 year in Shri Forex Solution Pvt ltd. Right now I
m working in Aegis BPO as a CCE but now I m a senior executive in K&E Dept.
My Hobbies are playing & watching cricket and listening music.
My short term goal is to catch this opportunity & get this job after that
my long term goal is to get higher position in this company by applying my hard
work & dedication towards my job.
A very good morning /evening everyone.
First of all thank you for giving me opportunity to introduce myself in front
of you.
My name is Haider ali and am from panipat.
I have done my +2 from S. B. V. M school in panipat. And secured 72% marks.
Right now I'm in the fresher of BBA Bachelor of Business Administration from
Piet collage. I done my schooling from panipat.
And coming to my family background, My family consist of 6 members my father is
a business man. And my mother is a housewife. I have three elder sister.
My hobbies are Listening music, zymning Travelling to new places and exploring
new people.
I have completed software and hardware course from hartron center.
My strength are I am a good listener as well as quick learner. I can work hard
to achieve my goals in time.
My Weakness is that I will Feel Uncomfortable Until I Complete My Work within
Time.
Thank you Sir for Giving Me This Opportunity!.
What do you know about this organization?
What do you know about our organization?
This question is one reason to do some research on the organization before
the interview. Find out where they have been and where they are going. What are
the current issues and who are the major players?
Sample answers:
1. A good organization with perfect management. I heard that in this
organization i can gain knowledge and good atmosphere.
2. If its for a good renowned company then its better to go through the
company website and know what’s the company profile and what’s their
achievements/successes and branches & other details.
3. According to me this is one of the best company. It has a good
Environment, We feel good working in companies, which has good growth in the IT
Industries. This Organization has all the qualities like good growth, good
Environment, maintaining a best level in the IT Industries, etc.
3.
What
are your career goals for Academic affairs?
The reasons of this question:
This question will test your ability and ambition to develop yourself as
well as the ability to plan for the future.
2. Levels of career goals:
• You are not sure about your goals, then answer: I’m rather busy with my
duties and goals of the Company; as a result, I haven’t focused much on my
long-term personal goals.
• You have goals not or very little relating to the current job: For example,
you are applying for a sales manager, but your career goal is to become the
head of marketing department in the next 5 years.
• Current job oriented career goals: For example, you are working as a sales
manager, you goal is to become the area sales manager in the next 2 years and
in the next 5 years, you will be the regional sales manager.
4.
What
motivates you to do your best on the Academic affairs?
Answer tips
This is a personal trait that only you can say, but good examples are:
Challenge, Achievement, Recognition
For any person motivation is the main factor which should make him work in an
efficient manner.
And that motivation could be done my some rewards for doing good job, some
encouragements etc. Moreover an employees good work must be acknowledged by his
employer, which would definately boost him to work more harder to get more
acknowledgements.
Answer samples
1. I was motivated both by the challenge of finishing the projects on time
and by managing the teams that achieved our goals.
2. I want to be successful in my job, both for my own personal satisfaction
and for my employer.
3. I’ve always felt that it’s important, both to me personally, and for the
company and the clients, to provide a positive customer experience.
What experience do you have in this field? or Do
you have any actual work experience?
Answer tips
• Speak about specifics that relate to the position you are applying for. If
you do not have specific experience, get as close as you can.
• If you are being asked this question from your employer then you can
explain your experience. Tell the employer what responsibilities you were
performing during your job. You can tell what programs you developed and what
modules you worked on. What were your achievements regarding different
programs.
Answer sample
I have been working with computers since 2001 I also have a degree in
network support/computer repair. I have built my last 3 computers, have work
with Dell as an employee. So I have around 15 years experience working with
computers.
5.
How
would you know you were successful on this Academic affairs?
Answer tips
Several ways are good measures: You set high standards for yourself and meet
them. Your outcomes are a success. Your boss tell you that you are successful.
Answer sample
I m sure that I were successful in the because any job offered in your
company is my dream and I can do any thing for my dreams. another way I am like
to do this from my heart not for money.
so………
6.
What
is your greatest weakness?
1. Ways to answer:
a) First way: Turning your strong point into weak point.
For example: I am a perfectionist and therefore, I rarely believe in anyone
who can work as well as me. As a result, I am afraid to delegate important
tasks to others.
This approach has a weak side as that if you are not clever, you will cause
the employer to believe that you are cheating him.
b) Second way: Solving your weakness absolutely.
A better approach is that you state one point which was once your weakness,
but you have done well to resolve it.
For example: I tended to be a perfectionist, therefore I didn’t like to
delegate to others. But I have found out that in order to develop the
organization, everyone in the organization must be experienced with many tasks
and this is very good for an efficient team work.
2. Steps to answer:
• You need to show it through your attitude and voice: It is really your
weakness. And, you may also state some situations how much that weakness has
caused you difficulties.
• Give your solution to resolve that weakness, partly or wholly.
• Solutions to a weakness may be training, mentoring, etc
