Day Boy Interview Preparation Guide

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Take a look at the job description and choose one responsibility that you think you could improve. Would you like to be better at time management? Is there a piece of software you'd like to use better? Identify it, and then demonstrate your plan to improve. Say something like: "I'm a beginner at Photoshop, but I'd like to learn more advanced techniques. I've signed up for a course that will help me improve."

This could be a tricky one because you don't want to trash your current employer; this will make your interviewer wonder what you would say about them if they hired you. Focus more on the reasons that made you apply for their position instead of dwelling on what you're doing now. Avoid saying that you're bored, or that you're looking for a new challenge; this may make them wonder why you haven't approached your current work about creating new challenges for yourself.

This isn't the place to talk about your personal life. They're trying to gage if you'll fit into their culture and what strengths you would bring to the role. Be honest; it won't do you or them any favours if you lie to get the job, but then aren't happy in the role.

This tells me about the acumen and the prepardness level of the candidate. Moreover it also tells me about how well can the candidate play impromptu roles assigned and how seriously he takes them.

This negative question not only exposes me to the candidate's negative points but also about how well can he sell himself.

Please note - I, as an interviewer, don't take negative qualities, except excessive anger, racism or any kind of discrimination, as a rejection point. For me, negative points mean a well aware candidate. The organization will provide him environment to get rid of the negatives - after all that's why we have a Learning & Development team.

I know how to do the job the best way.

My boss at the company I currently work in offered me a week's salary for had I not taken the leave which actually I took as I needed to come here for the interview.

You could refer to the previous two answers Sir (with a smile). Besides, I would like add here that all others have come for a job and I've come here to work and to help one another take this organization to newer heights.

1. what is your biggest achievement up to date?
2. how would your friends describe you in three words?
3. what is the thing you have (had) to struggle with the most?
4. what kind of people you do not like to work with?

1. how would your last boss describe you (you can always call the boss up to check the info)
2. can you describe a situation when you had to defend a non popular solution, decision.
3. how would your colleagues describe you
4. what are the most important traits of a team

Tell me something about yourself?
What are your strengths and weakness?
Why do you want to join this company/institution?
What are your goals for future?
Why should we hire you?
How do you handle stress and pressure?
Describe a situation where you were in a difficult work situation and how did you overcame it?

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What they are trying to know: While they won't ask you to weight one, they need to know whether you have an eye for detail. All that they are judging is your problem-solving ability.

Keep your introduction positive, clean and simple. Focus on what is directly relevant. You want to show that you have the ability and desire to do the job, and fit into the company culture. Highlight aspects of your career, college, hobbies, and personal life that match that of the company.

Don't assume that your interviewer has read your resume. However, don't just recite your resume verbatim to your interviewer. The smart answer tells the interviewer why the interviewee is a good fit for the open position. If you are a recent college graduate interviewing for a sales position, highlight that you are a competitive people person who loves a challenge. If you are making a career switch, highlight your transferable skills. If you are keeping in the industry and looking for more responsibility, highlight specific examples of the best work you've done.

Don't ramble on for minutes reciting every quality you can think of. I once sat through an interview where the candidate spoke for 5 minutes about how they were careful, yet willing to take risks, and that they were independent, but great in teams. It was confusing, and not convincing.

Choose 1-3 strengths that are relevant to predicting your success at the job and company. Carefully read the job posting and talk to current employees. Find out if their are common strengths that lead people to excel in the role.

Stay away from overly generic and lazy answers, like "I'm a people person." Instead, give solid examples of how your relationship building, research. and clear communication brought it and retained top clients at your last job. Highlight common themes in your achievements, and link them to tangible results. This question is basically: Why should we hire you?

I once interviewed a candidate for a sales role at a early stage start up. I really liked him, and the interview was going well. I wanted to hire him, but when I asked him where else he was interviewing he told me that he was excited about a finance role at Microsoft. Huh? I was confused. We got to talking and it was clear that he didn't know what he wanted.

It's ok if you are interviewing for multiple types of opportunities, however don't tell your interviewer. Keep your answer focused on the opportunity and company that you are interviewing for.

What they are trying to know: While there is no specific answer to this question, you will be judged and awarded marks for your creativity. That's the trait they are judging you on: ingenuity.

What they are trying to know: You might never know the answer for this one. If you give up, you lose the game. If you try, you might be given some points for not giving up.

This question actually gives me an idea about what kind of over all knowledge the candidate posesses. Moreover, it tells, what all things he understands he must know or is in a process of knowing.

Please don't go with the humble brag, of "I'm such a workaholic, or people say I'm too much of a perfectionist."

Give a weakness that is a genuine, but acceptable for the job you are applying to. For example, if you are interviewing for a programing job, you could say that one of your weaknesses is public speaking, which would have little bearing on doing your job. Similarly, some weaknesses, such as micromanaging or giving feedback too directly can be acceptable in certain positions.

Tell a story where you learned from a mistake. Give an example where something relatively minor went wrong, and what you learned from it. Focus on what you learned, and keep it positive.

I once interviewed a candidate for a sales role at a early stage start up. I really liked him, and the interview was going well. I wanted to hire him, but when I asked him where else he was interviewing he told me that he was excited about a finance role at Microsoft. Huh? I was confused. We got to talking and it was clear that he didn't know what he wanted.

It's ok if you are interviewing for multiple types of opportunities, however don't tell your interviewer. Keep your answer focused on the opportunity and company that you are interviewing for.

A good interview is a conversation, where both sides are engaged. The purpose is to discover if the position is a match. If the candidate asks no questions, they are missing an opportunity. It appears that either they aren't interested, or believe they already know everything to know about the position.

Don't ask questions just for the sake of asking questions. It's annoying to me as an interviewer when someone asks a question I've already answered, or is blatantly not relevant, just because they had it prepared. As Benjamin Holder suggests, ask questions that show you are genuinely interested in learning more about the job, the role, and the company. Use the opportunity to end on a high note.

State the positive things that you have learned about the company and how they fit with your career goals. This shows the employer that you cared enough about the interview to prepare for it.

These questions give you an opportunity to sell yourself as the best candidate for the job. Be sure to show how your strengths could be used on the job and could benefit the company.

Give examples of ways in which you saved the company time or money or developed an office procedure that improved efficiency.