best way to answer interview questions?
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Honesy is the best policy.
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Tips for Success in Interviews\n\n    * First impression is the best impression. You will be judged by ; the way you dress, your educational qualification, work experience, body language, manners, ability to absorb the information and interpret it intelligently and clearly. So take care to be at your best.\n    * Carry your relevant documents in order - like certificates, copy of application sent, bio-data etc. in a folder so that it can be easily shown when asked. Take a pen also.\n    * Present the documents only if the interviewer ask for it.\n    * Never be late for an interview.\n    * Greet the interviewers as soon as you enter.\n    * Sit down only when you are asked to. It is better not to pull the chair, either lift it or move it and always enter from the right side of the chair.\n    * Say 'please and thank you' whenever required.\n    * Listen carefully and pay attention to the question. If the question is not clear to you ask politely for a repeat.\n    * Reply confidently and immediately to the point, keeping your answers short unless asked for a longer description.\n    * While answering, look directly at the person asking the questions and try to be pleasant.\n    * Replies connected to any details regarding your bio-data should be authentic.\n    * It is better to admit if you don't know something.\n    * Remember to say 'sorry' if your opinions or answers are rejected.\n    * Avoid indulging in certain mannerisms in your speech or behavior.\n    * You can ask when you can expect to hear from them before you leave.\n    * Don't forget to say "Thank you" at the end of an interview to every interviewer before leaving.\n    * Shake hands only if the interviewer initiates the gesture.\n    * Walk out confidently without looking back.\n    * Gently shut the door behind you as you leave
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Always follow "the four P's of interviewing": \n\n1. Preparation. \n2. Practice.\n3. Personal presentation.\n4. Pertinent questions. \n\nPreparation\n\nIt's really frustrating for an interviewer to have someone that they're talking to who really doesn't know the company or the position they're applying for. \n\nbefore you interview, you should have looked at the Web site, read the company's brochure, and talked to people who've worked there. If you haven't done that, it can really make it uncomfortable in the interview, because either you're not going to understand what the interviewer's talking about, or you're going to ask some dumb questions.\n\nAnother thing is not really preparing for the interview itself. You should sit down and think, ‘What are they going to ask me when I'm in that interview?' With a little bit of asking around, you can find out things like, do they use behavior-based questions, do they use case-based questions, do they use a really unstructured conversational interview? \n\n\nPractice\n\nThrough preparation, you can often anticipate the kinds of questions -– if not the exact ones -- you'll be asked during interviews. Once you've determined the probable questions, practice in front of someone. \n\n\nPersonal Presentation\n\nDress appropriately. Don't show up wearing a coat when a suit would be more fitting. If you do wear the right tie or suit, make sure you are well-presented. Don't be wrinkled or dirty. Doing your homework should reveal the appropriate attire. \n\nBe sure to cover all the standard interviewing etiquette points as well. Be familiar with the basics -- like a good handshake. Make sure to have basic eye contact; a lot of people put a lot of weight into eye contact. Maintaining that is really important.\n\nPertinent Questions\n\nIt's really bad in interviews to get to the end and they say, ‘Do you have any questions I can answer for you?' and you say, ‘Nope, I think you answered them all,' and that's the end of it. It's reflects negatively on you. \n\nAsk a really difficult question -- something that takes some guts to ask, asking really well-thought-out questions that shows you know the business that that interviewer is in. It all goes back to preparation, and it tells the interviewer you thought about this interview before you walked in the door.
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It's okay to say that you're nervous jokingly.  \nSome interviewers like that - it let's them know your human.\n\nA couple of things that might help:\n1.) Have your resume for them, and keep one for yourself so that if you're at a loss of words, look at your resume to think of something.\n\n2.) It's okay to make up a few situations.  If they ask you if you've done something you've never done before, it's okay to fib a little bit.  Just don't go over the top.\n\n3.) Stay focused on their eyes.  That lets your interviewer know you're serious about this job.  Try not to look scared though - looking nervous might be okay, but looking scared isn't.\n\n4.) Come to the interview prepared to talk about certain things.  For example, I'm a teacher.  So I know I need to think about (1) disciplining students (2) communicating with parents (3) activities for students (4) lesson plans, etc.  You need to think about the things in your field too before you go to the interview.\n\n5.) Basics: Come on early to the interview, Dress professionally, and always be kind to EVERYONE.  Even if there's a guy whose job is to shine your shoes, be kindest to him!  \n\n6.) Make a joke or two when you're nervous.  \n\n7.) Drink water before an interview, but nothing with a lot of sugar or caffeine.  Lay off the orange juice, coffee, soda - go for the water!\n\nGood Luck!
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For me, I pray for Godly wisdom that I may answer the questions to the best of my abilities.  Also, be prepared to answer questions that you may not necessarily think are important, but have an underlying value to the interviewer.\n\nMost importantly, be yourself, be professionally dressed (regardless of company), and be confident in your answers.\n\nI wouldn't drink anything with caffeine and listen to classical music on the way to the interview.  It will help keep your nerves calmed.
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I've conducted about 500 interviews on candidates and what we are looking for is\n1) Integrity\n2) Honesty\n3) Can do attitude\n4) A person that is effective\n5) the person who is likely to be the most successful in a position.\n\nThat being said, in the case of asking what is your weakness, tell the interviewer something that is a weakness of yours, but follow up by stating what you are doing to overcome that weakness.\n\nFor instance, one of the people mentioned procrastination. If you are a procrastinator, share what you are doing to ensure you will get things done on time.\n\nPeople who answer this question without admitting to any type of weakness are quickly bypassed by me because they have just shot their credibility with me. If they cannot admit they have any type of a weakness, this is a signal to me that this person will never admit when they make a mistake and will avoid the truth. They also may have difficulty working in a team setting because they sound like they have an ego problem.\n\nSo your best bet is to answer this honestly.\n\nLying may get you the job, but if you lie on the interview and the find out, they can terminate you, or at the least, you have damaged your credibility.
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Make sure your resume has been proofread.  It also is important to include keywords on a resume, as most are intially searched for rather than read by a human.\n\nFor the job interview make sure you feel as relaxed as possible.  While your answers should not be scripted you should come across as being prepared.  You should also have a couple of questions to ask the interviewer that show an interest and knowledge about the company/job.
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Write a script about why you want to work for them.\nPractice it-\nthen break it down into main points.\nAfter that, just use a card that has the main points on it.\nThat way, if they cut you off you can pick up at a particular point for another question.
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I've interviewed many many people for jobs, so I can talk about what I'm looking for.\n\nFor your best quality, talk about things that are work-oriented. Some examples:\n   -you are good at working with people\n   -you are able to organize a group of people to work on projects\n   -you are able to focus on your projects and assignments. \n   -you have great attention to detail\n\nThe key is, you have to be believable. It's best if you have specific examples to back this up. If you tell me that you are a great people person but you seem really shy and can't put a sentence together, I might not believe you.\n\nThe greatest weakness question is trickier. You do want to put a positive spin on it, but you also don't want to sound like you're just trying to make yourself look good. I usually look for someone who has a clear awareness of their weakness and has a plan or goal of overcoming it. For example, if you are a shy person, say so, but talk about what you are doing to help overcome your shyness. I like to hear when a person is taking active steps to address their areas of weakness.\n\nFinally, if they ask you if you have any questions, ask questions that really show that you have done some research about the company and the position you're applying for. Ask specific questions about the work environment, the type of work you'd be doing, or what direction the company is heading. It's best to show that you know something about the company. And if you can't think of anything else, ask the interviewer what they like and dislike about working there.\n\nRemember, be comfortable and be yourself. I can usually tell when someone is faking it.\n\nGood luck!
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The best way to prepare for an interview is to tell stories and share experiences.  Review and know the things that you have put on your resume or job application.  That is the starting point.  Now during your interview expand on the information that you have already provided to your potential new employer.  Provide examples of how you may have handled a problem with an co-worker, or resolved a business process within your department.  Find examples that started out negative but you turned into a positive.  Be specific during the interview on how you accomplished the positive.  Examples would be a negative customer(external/internal) that you helped turn into a positive.  A good thing would be to write all this down and then review your notes before going in for the interview.  Be as detailed as possible during the interview.  And one good question to ask before you wrap things up is, "What kind of individual are you looking for to fill this position?"  This question is hardly ever asked.  What it allows is for you to hit on any points that you may have missed while you were interviewing.  You make a mental checklist while they tell you who they are looking for.  This little bit of preparation will help you ace that interview.
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1. Personal Background\n\n2. What are your attributes (Critical Question)\n\n3. What are your weakness (Critical Question)\n\n4. Why should the company hire you (Critical Question)\n\n5. How well do you know the company\n\n6. How well is your knowledge about the job you are applying for
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Stick with work background - unless the interviewer specifically asks for personal things. Talk about your work ethics ie: I'm honest, hardworking, detail oriented, good salesman, etc. Then be specific: if you worked with money - say "I handled xxxx amount of cash on a daily basis", or "I have done detailed reports accurately on a monthly basis" - or "I'm very outgoing and easy to get along with", etc.
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Practice, practice, practice.  Before I begin a long period of interviewing, I come up with a list of potential questions (from books & internet) and a rough idea of the answers I want to give.  I also come up with a general fact sheet of the qualities I want to emphasize in my answers and specific points to emphasize about each bullet point in my resume.  Then, I ask my sister or close friend to practice with me by asking me questions just like a real interview.  During the practice session, I act as I would in an interview.  Being prepared helps me feel more relaxed before/during the interview.  Also, the preparation keeps me from rambling/babbling during the interview... it is important to keep answers concise and to the point.\n\nI am a very nervous person, and the preparation definately helped me thoughout interviewing.  Other things I watched out for so that the interviewer didn't know I was nervous were making sure not to move my hands too much when talking, not to fidget or sway my legs, and not to insert a nervous laugh in my sentences.  Also, I tried to always smile and handle myself to give an impression of confidence by standing or sitting up straight, always giving a firm handshake, and making eye contact.\n\nIt is very useful to go to your local library and check out books and/or videos on interview strategies.  The videos are pretty corny, but make great points and are easier to get through than books (although the books are a great resource for commonly asked questions in your field).\n\nGOOD LUCK!  You can do it!!!
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There are several methods: observation, questionnaires and interviews.  They all have different drawbacks though...how do you remember what you've seen?  Using a video camera and taking notes is probably the best way through that one.  Questionnaires can be tricky in formulating the questions so that they are not 'leading' but give a choice of possible answers.  It's not always easy to get them all back in so you may not end up with a representative overview.  Interviews can be  intimidating and you would have to decide whether they were 'structured' or 'unstructured' ie only answering the questions you ask or being able to talk freely.  It also means a lot of note taking unless you are using a tape recorder and you also have to get permission from the interviewee first and adress the ethical issues of both the questions and the answers.  I know this seems to be a bit long winded but your best bet might be a combination of methods.  Good luck with your data collection.
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Try asking questions in clear, coherent sentences.  If people have the slightest clue what you're talking about, you're more likely to get responses.
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take a moment to think about your answer. if possible, try to rephrase the question into a statement while answering. this gives you time to think of the answer while reassuring that you have understood the question properly. answer to the best of your ability. if it's possible, give an example of how you have used what they are asking in the past.
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The best way you can prepare for the interview is to talk to those who took the interview already and succeeded (or failed). This will give you insights into preparing for the interview. Hold mock interview sessions with your friends.  Good luck!\n\ncc