Frequently encountered questions and answers in interviews

Frequently encountered questions and answers in interviews

Interviews often encounter some tangled questions. If you answer them carelessly, you will jump into the interview trap and fail. The following are frequently asked questions and answers I have compiled during interviews. Welcome to read them.

1. Please talk about yourself, or give a brief self-introduction.

Through this interview question, the hiring manager can get to know you in a short period of time, and can also see your expression skills, personality, etc.

Response skills: Get to the point directly and point out the advantages of your personality in a pertinent manner, such as enthusiasm, trustworthiness, etc. No strong sales are required. In addition, you can also bring relevant experience to the job you are applying for.

2. Why choose our company?

I have read reports about your company in newspapers and magazines, and it seems to be the same as the concept I pursue. Your company's achievements in the industry are also obvious, and the education, training and promotion of employees are also very systematic.

Response skills: Do your homework before going to the interview, understand the background of the company, and let the other party feel that you really want to get the job and are not just exploring the way.

3. Why did you choose this position?

This has always been my interest and expertise. After several years of training, I have also accumulated a certain amount of experience and connections. I believe I will be qualified for this position.

Response skills: Timely cite your past achievements to show your familiarity with this position, but avoid overly exaggerated descriptions or showing off.

4. What are your expectations for this position?

I hope that I can use this to give full play to my knowledge and expertise, and at the same time absorb your company's experience in this area, so as to create a win-win situation for the company and myself personally.

Response skills: Before answering, you may wish to ask the company about the responsibility and attribution of this position, because the situation of each company is different. So as not to talk about a lot of ideals and ambitions only to find that they are wrong.

5. Why should we choose you among many interviewees?

Based on my understanding of your company, as well as the professionalism, experience and connections I have accumulated in this job, I believe that I am the talent your company is looking for. In terms of work attitude and EQ, I also have a mellow and mature side, and I can work happily with my supervisor and colleagues.

Response skills: Don’t brag too much about your abilities, or write checks randomly, such as how much business you will definitely bring to the company, etc. This can easily give people the impression of being a big talker. Feeling unrealistic.

6. How to arrange your time? Will it exclude working overtime?

Basically, if you work efficiently and the workload is reasonable, there should be little need to work overtime. But I also know that sometimes it is difficult to avoid working overtime, and work now adopts a responsibility system, so I will allocate my own time and cooperate fully.

Response skills: Although no one will work overtime willingly, you still need to show sincerity with a high degree of cooperation.

7. Why did you leave your last job?

From this question, you can see whether you were competent and happy at your last job, and whether you left because you were dissatisfied or to find another job.

1. The company has faced a bottleneck in its development and hopes to explore more possibilities.

2. The company has relocated for some reason and is too far away from where I live, so I don’t want to spend too much time commuting.

Response skills: 1. Don’t start blaming your past supervisor or company as soon as you hear such a question, hoping to win the other person’s sympathy. This will only make the interviewer think that you are someone who can shirk responsibility. , employees who like to complain and grumble. What's even worse is that if the other person happens to know your previous supervisor and has a good relationship with him, this will be very embarrassing.

2. Try to convert the reasons into objective factors, such as organizational adjustments, conflicts with your own career plans, etc., rather than problems with your own abilities.

8. What are your plans for the next five years?

I have accumulated a certain amount of experience in my past work. In addition to hoping to be further utilized in your company, I also hope to become a unique professional manager step by step through a sound promotion pipeline.

9. Talk about successful cases you have done in the past.

Response skills: Give an example that you are most confident about, and explain the ins and outs clearly, rather than saying a lot without focusing on the key points. Be careful not to exaggerate and claim the credit of others as your own. In order to ensure that the person to be hired is the most suitable, many supervisors will call your previous supervisor to ask for their views and opinions on you. Therefore, it is very dangerous to lie. Easy to wear.

10. Talk about the most frustrating thing in your past work experience

Use this to understand your tolerance for frustration and how to mediate it

I once came into contact with a customer. I had heard that they are famous for being picky, so I made full preparations in advance and invested a lot of time and energy. In the end, although the customer did not accept the order in full, the degree of acceptance was already there. It was beyond our expectation. We thought we could have a happy cooperation from now on, but we learned that the customer finally chose another agency due to budget constraints, and all previous efforts were in vain. Despite this, I still learned a lot from this experience, such as my understanding of the industry and the tacit understanding of the entire team.

11. How long do you think a job should last?

In fact, if you can constantly face new challenges in a job, you will not get tired of it for three to five years, because you can learn new things anytime and anywhere. Despite this, I still hope to have the opportunity to be promoted or transferred to a position to broaden my horizons.

Response Tips: If the other party asks you to mention the time you spent doing each job in the past, do not lie, because these are clearly visible in your labor insurance record and cannot be concealed at all. In addition, these years are not good, and there are many layoffs in companies. You may also have experienced it. If the other party asks about this, don't be evasive because you feel embarrassed, because this is not something that an individual can decide. You might as well face it honestly. , so as not to make the other party feel distrustful of you.

12. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your personality?

Response skills: There is no standard answer to this question. After all, everyone has advantages and disadvantages. Because it is a work interview, you don’t have to put all your advantages and disadvantages in the sun, especially It’s the shortcomings. Even if you have laziness and carelessness, you don’t need to expose them all. You might as well give a short answer. For example, if you are applying for an administrative position and have a shy personality, and your shortcoming is that you are not good at making presentations in large meetings, you will not make people feel that you are not qualified for the job.

13. What problems did you encounter with your previous colleagues?

The interviewer can observe your personality and interpersonal relationships from this

Response skills: The most difficult thing to deal with in the office is people's problems, plus the long hours of getting along every day, there is always friction. It's inevitable, but when answering this question, please focus on "the problem rather than the person" and your solution. Even if you know that a certain dispute was secretly caused by a colleague to show off, don't Then he started to criticize someone in a big way.

14. How to adapt to a downturn at work?

I will temporarily escape, go out for a walk, find a place to be alone, drink a cup of coffee, and change my mood. Or go to a bookstore to read spiritual and inspirational books to cheer yourself up. If this situation continues for a while and cannot be improved, and the work at hand just comes to an end, I will take a vacation and go abroad to relax. After all, the rest room is for a longer journey.

15. What salary do you expect?

Answering skills: There is no standard answer to this question, because everyone has different years of experience, experience, and industry, but it is a question that everyone will encounter in interviews. If you already have work experience, you may wish to list your past salary income, work bonuses, three-term bonuses, stocks, and even training courses, etc., and add them up to estimate your worth. But when answering questions, you don't need to be too precise with the numbers. Instead, use a range to test the salary that the company can pay for this position.

On the other hand, if you have stayed in your previous company for a long time, because annual salary increases are limited, the salary level may be lower than the industry market. You may also want to investigate the requirements of the position before the interview. The net worth increases one's salary level at the same time when changing jobs. ;