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Job Interview skills

When you apply for a job and you're called for an interview,
There are various questions that are asked and the better prepared you
are, the more successful your interview would be. This article would be a
little different because it's not just about the questions and answers, we are
gonna talk. I'm also gonna explain what exactly the interviewer thinks when
he's asking certain questions. What exact answers he's looking at and what
are the common mistakes that you usually make?
The first and most common question that is asked by the interviewer is,
1. So tell me something about yourself or he or she might also ask, that
runs me through your CV.

Answer:- Now here the interviewer is not really interested in your answer.
What they are looking at is your confidence, your enthusiasm, and
the passion that you answer with. So it's the best time that you to show off
your communication skills. Now usually I have observed that many people
end up saying, Ahh I love watching movies, I think I love partying. I have so
...
... many friends, so I really enjoy partying. No, that's not the right way to
answer this question. What you need to talk about is your education, where
you grew up or you can also talk about your past work experience, if you
have any, and your personal interests.

For example, you can say, Ahh well I grew up in France and I studied
accounting. I also worked for an accounting firm for about eight months and
I really enjoy numbers, so maybe that's exactly the reason, I love to solve
them. Solving them is so much fun and in my spare time, I really like
reading and also going out jogging only if the weather allows me to. So
that's the way you would answer this question.
2. The second most popular question that is asked by an interviewer is,
What are your strengths?

Answer:- Now here the interviewer is looking at how positive you think
about yourself. It's quite a general question, there's no right or a wrong
answer to it, but if you give out one-liners such as, Oh I'm a very friendly
person, I love being with people and people love being with me. That just
doesn't sound great for an interview. Isn't it? So what you can say is My
strongest trait is attention to detail. I totally believe in planning and
execution. In fact, even when I was in college, I used to really organize my
week and many people, because of my very outgoing nature. Many people
have said that I am quite approachable, so I believe these are my
strengths.

3. The third most common question that is asked is, So what are your
weaknesses?
Answer:- Here for this question, you need not be really negative about
yourself. I have heard people saying, well I am a very impatient person or
people also say, That I get angry easily. Well, that's not the right answer.
Maybe that is your weakness, but you need not bring it out. The best
answer to this is that what the interviewer is looking at is whether you can
identify your weakness and how you can cover it up. So one of the
examples, that you can use to answer this question is, I think my weakness
is that I am way too detail-oriented. I try to accomplish everything and I just
want everything to be perfect, but then I realize that I'm losing out on time,
so maybe that makes me submit these projects pretty late. So I think that is
one of the weaknesses. So here basically, what you are doing is, you are
displaying that maybe, you run out of time, but you're also giving a very
positive aspect to it that, You are a perfectionist. And that's exactly what we
saw as a strength in the previous question too. So I think this is one of the
best ways that you can answer this question.

4. Where do you see yourself five years from now the interviewer might
also ask What are your long-term or your short-term goals?
Answer:- Now here, I've seen people really struggle to answer this
question. Well, maybe, because you yourself have no idea, where you
would like to be, so usually people end up saying, Oh I would like to be the
CEO of this company or I would like to own an airline. That doesn't sound
right, so what a good answer to this question would be, because here the
interviewer looking at, how committed you are gonna be to this company. A
very clear path with commitment, because you know what the attrition rate
is these days. So he wants to know, how
5. long would you stick with the company?
Answer:- Well, five years from now, I think I would like to be in a
management position. Till then I would like to gain practical experience and
then eventually become a manager. Of course, I would like to share and
also learn a lot of new things from my team members.
The next most popular question that is asked is, So tell me something
about our company or what do you know about our company?
Answer:- Now here the interviewer of course has knowledge about his own
company, Right? That he's working for, but what he is looking at is whether
are you serious about this job or not. Whether you have just come for one
of those random interviews? So many people are usually let down,
because of the lack of research about

the company, so what you need to do is research. Go online to learn about
the positive attributes of the company. Learn about their products, their
history, etc. So one of the best ways that you can answer this question is,
Oh well your company is very well known for the customer service and you
also won an award for the best service provider in the country. And of
course, you also have a great clientele, so that's one of the best ways that
you can answer this question.

6. How well do you handle a change?

Answer:- Well, the philosophy behind this question is to know, would you
be able to cope with a change? Because usually companies definitely
come up with different strategies, and employees come and go, so would
you be able to handle that? People usually end up saying, Oh, of course, I
am great at handling change. Well, trust me the interviewer would not be
impressed with this answer. How you can answer this question with an
example, would be. Well, of course, I can handle a change, because in my
previous company, one of our bosses, one of our immediate bosses had to
quit and there was this new boss, who came in and he had completely
changed our strategy of a project. So of course, I'm very flexible and
hardworking too, so we managed it with our team efforts, and definitely the
results were pretty good. So this is the way that you could answer this
question.

7.. How well do you work under pressure?

Answer:- Now the reason behind this question is the employer or the
interviewer wants to know that do you get really stressed out. Do you get
really panicked under pressure? Because these days companies, of
course, expect you to take more and more responsibility and of course a
greater workload. So the best way to answer this question is, well definitely
working under pressure or without pressure works just the same for me. In
fact, in one of the companies that I was working for, there was a project that
was given to us, which had to be completed in four days. Which usually
takes ten days and the whole team is so stressed out, They panicked and
they just didn't know what to do, but then I insured that they settled down.
We prioritize our work and in fact, in a very organized manner, we
completed the project. Of course, we also worked late nights, but that
definitely helped to submit our project in four days. So I think working under
pressure is not too bad for me. So this is one of the best ways that you can
answer this question.

8. How do you handle important decisions?

Answer:- Now the reason behind this question is usually If someone or the
interviewer is hiring the person or hiring you for a management position or
for a lead position. He wants to know that someday when you have to
handle a very important, very critical decision. How would you do
that? So many people end up saying, You know what I really haven't come
across, I really haven't dealt with such difficult situations. That's not the
right answer you would say, One of the best answers that I can help you
with is, You can say, Handling decisions is definitely considered to be a little
difficult, but I am sure I can do it, because of my experience.
I would rely on my experience, I would also weigh on the pros and cons. Of
course, I would
also take some advice from my team members and I'm sure that would
help me to come on
a decision. We will also look at the consequences of the decision.
So definitely I can go ahead and make decisions.
So that brings me to the end of this lesson. I hope all of these questions
and answers are helpful for your interview. And if you are going for an
interview. Wish
you all the very best. Do well and I will see you soon in the next lesson.
Take care.
Thank you.