help me with these interview questions! please!?
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Prioritising your day:\nWrite down everything you have to do including deadlines if applicable\nStart with the tasks that require an early deadline\nIf you need to talk to other members of staff make sure you do this whilst they are available (catch them before they go off to meetings/home on half days etc)\nOrganise the rest according to what you can do now and what you need to find more information about.\n\nBenefits of working with others in a team:\nLearning from each other- realising that we all have different knowledge and skills\nIf you're not sure about something there's always someone around to help you to find the answer\nYou can use other people as role models- You may find someone you aspire to and this can motivate you in your work to reach their level of expertise\nYou can reflect on your experiences with other people and they can help you learn from mistakes and improve your future practice.\n\nSorry, it's been a long day!  Hope someone else can help with the last 2!!!!
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Hi, well I'm not sure what type of interview that is, but there are someone questions that I think are standard such as, whats your most major accomplishment? whats your worst vice? Why did you chose to work here? but when they ask you a negative question turn it to become positive. For instance if they ask you "What do your friends not like about you" answer it positively- that you work to hard, lol.
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1. being prepared (i.e. review resume and position applied for)\n2. ability to ask questions that are relevant to the position being interviewed for (not just typically asked questions such as 'name 3 strengths and weaknesses')\n3. ability to clearly explain the roles/responsibilities of the position to the interviewee\n4. understanding how the interviewee will fit the role they are interviewing for and fit in to the overall company\n5.  and most importantly, the more PERCEPTIVE the interviewer the better!!!!
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You mean that you want to get ready made answers? To FAQs?\nI can help you to some extent\n\n\nTips 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. \n\n\n\nMost frequently asked Interview Questions \n\n•Why have you selected to join us?\nI always longed to work with a company. I am familiar and whose products I have used and trusted.\n(Narrate briefly how you can prove your statement. Do good research on the company before facing the interview) \n\n•Where do you want to be in 5 years?\nI would like to be frank. Judge me from the work and I am sure you will put me right where I want to be.\nNote : Do not over ambitious and speak in a way that you are not satisfied with your current job which you have applied for. \n\n•Describe your ideal career?\nTalk of what you enjoy most your skills and natural talents. Do not specify your goal and any job title. \n\n•Tell me something about yourself\nDo not just repeat what you have given in your resume. Be ready with the answer, a talent or something you did out of the ordinary. You can sound it as unique or give it a touch of your personality. \n\n•How did you apply for the job?\nBe specific and give a straight answer of how you came to know about the vacancy. If it was advertised specify how you came across it.\n \n•Why do you want to work here?\nHave a research done about the company / organization \nGive just one or two reasons why you are interested. You can add these points (1) company's reputation(2) desire to join the specific field of interest. \n\n•Don't you think that you are over qualified for this job?\n(This question is put to you to puzzle a candidate. Be calm and answer the question with a positive and confident approach)\nAnswer in the negative\nMy experience and qualification will just help me to do the job better. Moreover I am at establishing a long term relationship which my qualification will favor me to handle more responsibilities and help me to rise to your expectations. \n\n•What competition do you see if you take up this job?\nWhen you answer, clearly show that you have researched carefully and acquired more in-depth knowledge about the company.\nEnumerate some positive and negative traits of the compan
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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\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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My interviews improved immeasurably after two things. The first was doing a mock interview and being filmed while doing so - watching it back was excruciating but gave me a huge amount of things to improve on. The second was practice, practice and more practice. You can guess what sort of questions they're going to ask you about (previous jobs, your background, why you want this job, what you do in your spare time etc). If the job has key competencies or skills listed you can guess what they will ask on those, too ("tell me about a time when you had to demonstrate leadership", etc). Come up with answers to those questions - not ones you have to learn word for word, just some key words or phrases you know you have to drop in. Have an opening sentence ready so you have more thinking time. And get friends to do practice interviews with you - it doesn't have to be formal, it could be 20 minutes over coffee or in a bar, but as long as they're asking new questions you will get used to thinking on your feet.\n\n\n\nOne trick I've used often, is simply to say "I'm sorry, I'm a bit nervous" if I stumble a bit or freeze. Always seems to break the chill a little bit, and sets everyone at ease. But then, I'm not applying for positions involving public speaking.\n\n\n\nDo all the homework that greycap suggests. Prepare as well as you can. Make sure you're rested, accentuate the fun part of having the interview (sic), etc.\n\nAnd then after having done all that say to yourself "I'll do my utmost to get the job, but not all is lost if I don't get it".\n\nThe reason is that there are factors outside of your control in doing an interview; there's a certain aspect of luck, of the match between the organisation, the interviewer and you.\nBut more importantly; this realisation will put you in a state of mind that enables doing well and being as self confident as you can.\n\n\n\nSmile. Lean back in the chair. stretch. You're at ease because you know our stuff.\n\nBefore the guy asks you a question, ask him one, about the business, but one me can't give a canned answer to. No, "How many offices do you have", more like "what problem are you trying to solve by hiring me" -- then smile "or whomever you do hire" -- now bigger smile, like you both know he's going to hire you.\n\nLet him give this answer, which will be in great detail. Nod appropriately. When he finishes, nod slowly, like you're absorbing what he had to say. Pick from what he wants your best qualities, incline you head to one side (it looks humble , and like you're thinking), smile, and explain your strengths that fit what he wants.\n\nThen apologize for going on at length, and say "but I know you have a lot of questions for me". Then the "normal" interview starts, but you've taken charge in a very diplomatic way.\n\n\n\nUse an overall interview checklist to organize yourself for each interview. If you don't forget anything, you won't be stressed walking in. That's half the battle.\n\nPractice your two minute drill, preferably in front of a mirror. You also need a prepared "two minute verbal summary" [PDF file linked] of yourself in mind for every interview. Use it to reply to questions about why you are looking for the job, what you've done in the past that is related experience, what your goals are, etc. If you have good statements that you've written and believe to be true about yourself, you can deliver them with confidence, and by rehearsing them, keep them at the ready in your mind. If you don't already have a practiced 2 minute summary, you should write and edit one immediately, and aim to practice it for at least 20 repetitions a day, until you can deliver it perfectly, word for word as you've written it, naturally. Most people decide that you are confident or nervous in the first two minutes afte
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What are your long-range goals and objectives? \n  What are your short-range goals and objectives? \n  How do you plan to achieve your career goals? \n  What are the most important rewards you expect in your career? \n  Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing? \n  What are your strengths, weaknesses, and interests? \n  How do you think a friend or professor who knows you well would describe you? \n  Describe a situation in which you had to work with a difficult person (another student, co-worker, customer, supervisor, etc.). How did you handle the situation? Is there anything you would have done differently in hindsight? \n  What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort? Describe a situation in which you did so. \n  In what ways have your college experiences prepared you for a career? \n  How do you determine or evaluate success? \n  In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our organization? \n  Describe a contribution you have made to a project on which you worked. \n  What qualities should a successful manager possess? \n  Was there an occasion when you disagreed with a supervisor's decision or company policy? Describe how you handled the situation. \n  What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why? \n  Describe your most rewarding college experience. \n  What interests you about our product or service? \n  Why did you select your college or university? \n  What led you to choose your major or field of study? \n  What college subjects did you like best? Why? \n  What college subjects did you like least? Why? \n  If you could do so, how would you plan your academic studies differently? \n  Do you think your grades are a good indication of your academic achievement? \n  What have you learned from participation in extracurricular activities? \n  In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable? \n  How do you work under pressure? \n  Describe a situation in which you worked as part of a team. What role did you take on? What went well and what didn't? \n  In what part-time, co-op, or summer jobs have you been most interested? Why? \n  How would you describe the ideal job for you following graduation? \n  Why did you decide to seek a position with this organization? \n  What two or three things would be most important to you in your job? \n  What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you hope to work? \n  Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you? \n  Are you willing to travel? \n  Are you willing to spend at least six months as a trainee?
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These are very hard questions to answer because all of our lives we've been taught to never bragg or speak about ourselves too much.  But that is exactly what they are trying to get you to do.  They want to know what qualities you have that someone else doesn't.  Discuss your work habits/ethic, how you are willing to come in early and stay late, just to make sure the job is done and done right.  As far as your education, before you go to the interview think of a class you've taken or a project that could someway, anyway relate to the business.  I was an Ag major and was interviewing with my current company that manufactures printed boxes, and they asked that question.  I had taken a forestry class in college(thought it was rediculous), but I just raved about how intersted I was after that class and just spouted off some random things that I had learned that could pertain to paper board.  It's fine to make a stretch just don't out right lie.  And never say I don't know.
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All interview answers should be short, to the point and, ideally in story form. If you already have some general ideas then pick the best and create a story around it. A good format would be: I recognized a problem, here is the action I took and the results were...\n  To take it to the next level the problem, solution and result should be similar to the problems you would encounter in this position. \n  If you have listened well and asked good questions during the interview to this point you might know if the interviewer is more concerned with revenue, cost savings, ability to get along with others or quality. If you know that 'hot button' then slant the answer to emphasize that the initiative you took solved a problem similar to what the interviewer is concerned about.\n  If you know the preference of the interviewer in terms of 'early adopter of new' or 'avoider of problems' then the story should be stated in terms that would appeal to that preference.\n  Mark Twain said something to the effect 'The best impromtu remark is one which has been well rehearsed.' You should have PARs (problem, action, result) for each of your initiatives, slanted for each of the concerns of the interviewer in terms of avoiding or accepting. This gives you six stories for each of your ideas. Written out and rehearsed will give you a very good chance of hitting the mark in the interview and being a memorable candidate.
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1) how old are you- 18\n2) what's your job--- Sub for a "mentally challenged " Residential company.Med certified,privately owned.\n3) what's your dream job--- Dont have one\n4) what's your main mode of transportaion--- My BLACK BULLET O' DEATH (the trans-am)\n5) what would you like your mode of transportation to be ---an 06 Mustang GT,silver on silver,on white,with a nice kit.\n6) if you had $10,000 to DONATE who would get it--- hmm Breast cancer.\n7) if you died tomorrow, what would people remember about you--- That i died too young\n8) if you were going to be famous (in the future) what would you want it to be for--- Helping solve a problempermanently,like AIDS...something bigger than myself and everlasting.\n9) what is your proudest moment in life/ best accomplishment--- Ive managed to keep my penis out of a vagina.\n10) what would you like to do before you die--- haha put it in one?...lol really,id like to find my mother and brother.\n11) if you had one "rule free" wish, what would it be---sorry to say but $$ would really be all i needed,thought of a "time machine" type wish,but I shouldnt regret those choices not know what the long long term result is yet.
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How long have you had this career? Any special training or education required? What do you like best? What's the worst part of your job? What is a typical day like for you? \n\nI think you can probably come up with the rest of the questios. I won't do all your homework for you.
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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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I'd suggest spelling correctly so that when you take notes about your interviewee, you can read it. No offense. =)\n\nWell, interviews should be planned ahead. Keep a list of at least 15 questions handy. If you use a recorder, ask for permission first. Also, get the person to sign off after you interview, so that you can prove they said everything (if anything legally is brought up, you have evidence). \n\nMake the interviewee comfortable... you can start by asking them how they are or if they want coffee. Start with easy questions and then move on to harder ones. Also, it's better to have an actual conversation so that's it's not all one sided. Really get involved and act like you care. Make sure to write down their emotions and apperence.
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http://maxnoy.com/interviews.html\n\nhttp://www.scheib.net/work/questions/\n\nGood luck!
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First of all say to yourself - I am good and I will do well. That extra boost of confidence will carry you far in the interview. Here are some specific steps to take.\n\n1) Prepare. Interview is a two way street. So, think about what questions to ask them. Analyze the company and the division you will be interviewing. You may want to search the Internet for some latest news about the company. Jot down some relevant questions about the company and your job. For example, "I read that the number of subscribers for your business seems to have jumped quite a bit in the recent quarter. How do you see the next few quarters?" or "I saw that your company acquired XYZ. What impact, if any, does it have on the position I am applying for?"\n2. Note down some major accomplishments of yours and weave them into three or four little 1-2 minute stories. For example, the time in a previous job where you demonstrated fast learning. At the appropriate time use these stories. Prepare this in such a way it has the following components - what was the problem, what was your solution, what was the result? Such stories emphasize your strengths with examples rather than simply saying "I am good at xyz". Also, think about one weakness of yours and learn to put a positive spin around it. For example, "I am generally shy but in the last job I made sure that I improved on it. I have invited....I will continue to improve here."\n3. Listen carefully. If possible, take notes on what people say during the interview. Write down their names, tieles, and email addresses so that you can send them thank you emails.\n4. Close the interview with one or two of your strengths. State how enthusiastic you are about the job and citing your strength say why you will be a great match. \n5. Smile and show energy and enthusiasm.\n6. Don't smoke or eat smelly foods (e.g. garlic) before the interview. Avoid alcoholic drinks if you go for lunch or dinner with your employers. Also avoid foods that will take over your mouth such as a huge sandwich.\n7. Wear conservative and clean outfits.\n8. Arrive 10 minutes before the interview\n9. Before you enter relax. If singing a song will make you do that, do so in your head. \n10. Tell yourself -- I am good and I am going to do well.\n\nGood luck.
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look up questions that are usually asked at an interview. like what could you bring to our company, why should we choose you, etc. dress to impress but not shanky.
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New grad interviews are the toughest. Focus on what the company does, what they specifically need and are looking for, and if you can deliver what they need. Research the company and understand as much as possible what they do and how you think you might fit in. If you don't ask questions, you must not be that interested, that's how you'll be viewed, so do some homework and think up some questions. What are the day to day duties? What percentage is digital vs analog? Are you only looking for new grads? Any real hands on work you've done you need to have present in your mind so that if it has similarities to a mentioned task you can relate it. Use common courtesy, don't ever interrupt the person talking to you.