A job interview is hard enough. There is a certain amount of stress that comes with riding on how you present yourself to get the job you want or need. When you go in for a job interview, you are looking to improve your current life situation. How you answer those questions that get thrown at you is going to make or break you in some cases.
With the stress you’re under and that nature of those questions, it’s hard not so go completely blank. That is pretty much the worst case scenario though. If you stutter, stop making eye contact, blush, and look up at the ceiling for the answer, you may have lost already. By being prepared for those daunting questions, you let your potential employer know that you’re on your game. Practice answering the traditional manager’s questions. The best way to do this is to know the heart of the company so you’ll have to do your research.
Here are 15 of the tricky interview questions and how you can best prepare yourself for them. These questions have underlying meanings so don’t take them at face value. How you answer them will give your interviewee an idea of loyalty, intelligence, how well your work under pressure and how much you want it.
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1 Please tell me a bit about yourself.
Yes, it’s hard to talk about yourself but it can also be exciting. Imagine that you are the star of the play and all eyes are on you. You are important and this is your time to shine. This question is harder to answer in the right context than you might believe. You don’t want to come off as plastic, saying some generic thing about your dedication etc.
What a potential employer is really asking here is your early years, education, work history, and career experience. The most important point being your career experience so put a lot of emphasis on that. Keep it short, keep it simple. There are plenty of other questions that will target other aspects of you and your talents.
Talking about your cat or your snowboarding hobby isn’t really what the employer wants to hear. You also don’t want to fall into a head spin of your whole job history. You can talk about your accomplishments and career highlights if you really want to grab their attention. You just have to be really certain on how you portray those accomplishments.