2021 is here and most of us are going to look out for a change in employment considering the way 2020 went by. So, lets prepare you for facing the interviews in the new year. The interviewers are going to be the same and so would be the questions. You are going to face the same questions that you had faced years ago, but what makes the difference is how you can answer them in an effective manner.
Lets now look at the frequently asked questions at any job interview and tips on how to answer them:
Tell me about yourself:
The classic opening question at any interview, but the most important one because your response to this question is the opportunity to give them the best impression. You could have answered this question a hundred times, but here are some tips to improvise on it:
Tell me about yourself:
The classic opening question at any interview, but the most important one because your response to this question is the opportunity to give them the best impression. You could have answered this question a hundred times, but here are some tips to improvise on it:
Now you know how to answer this question effectively. Try practicing this with your responses multiple times until you are able to arrive at a flow to your response. Record this and hear it out, make the necessary tweaks at places where you feel that the interviewer will lose interest. Once you have perfected it, use it at your next interview.
Moving on to the next question:
Why should we hire you:
Yet another question that you would have answered at every other interview, yet important. Look at this as the best opportunity where you can differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicants and use it wisely.
The reason why this question is asked your way is because the hiring manager likes to understand your thought process and your ability to think through the situation and foresight. We’ve seen applicants who are stranded answering this question because they have not taken the effort to study the requirement at detail and therefore not in a position to address the pain areas that they are being hired to solve. When you are able to address this in specific, using instances such as understanding of a new technology that the organization lacks expertise with or ability to bring in revenue through a particular initiative, it gives the impression to the interviewer that you can be an asset if they hire you. Setting this impression right at the start of the interview is important to ensure that the rest of the discussion is a smooth sail.
Come back to this space tomorrow for the next question: What is your greatest strength?
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