Job Interview Questions

Which one is the most often asked question in interviews?

• Tell me about yourself.
• Why did you leave your last job?
• What is your philosophy towards work?
• If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?

Do you need to prepare for the question “Tell me about yourself”?

• Never. Better being natural.
• Always. Memorize a speech.
• Prepare a short statement but make it natural.

When asked the question “What experience do you have in this field?”…

• Make up some amazing job that, for some reason, does not appear in your resume.
• Never lie, be honest and explain how your education or any other experience close to the one demanded.
• Ask them what experience do they have in that field. See if they think they are better than you. Then laugh.

The best way to answer the question “What do you know about this organization?” is …

• To do some research about it. Online or otherwise.
• To explain why it is really the greatest and most amazing company ever created by human kind since the beginning of time.
• To trust your luck and have a wild guess.

The best way to answer the question “Are you applying for other jobs?” is …

• To tell them they are the only place in the world you would wish to work in.
• To be sincere if that is the case but not spend much time on it. Just explain why you want to work with them.
• To say “Of course, everywhere”.

When asked the question “Why do you want to work for this organization?”…

• You should have made some research prior to the interview.
• You should be sincere.
• You should speak about your long-term career goals.
• All the answers are correct.

A good way to answer “What kind of salary do you need?” is…

• That’s hard to say. What is the average or range of salary in this position?
• I’m not cheap but I’m the best, baby.
• It’s not about what I need, it's about what you can offer.
• Anything! Or nothing! I just want to be hired! Please! Please!

When asked about being a team player…

• Always give concrete examples, from your training or previous experience, of your team-work skills.
• Explain them that you are also detail-oriented, efficient, kind and funny.
• Confess you are not, and never will be.

It is not good to be specific when asked…

• How long would you expect to work for us if hired?

• What is more important to you: the money or the work?

• Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor.

• All the answers are correct.

When asked about “What has disappointed you about a job?” a good answer might be…

• It was not challenging enough.
• I was laid off when during a big staff reduction.
• The company did not manage to get a contract that would have given me more responsibilities.
• All the answers are correct