Mar 14, 2007

Questions about interview? Part 2 of 2

Question 5. What are your strong qualities?

Mistake – a modest answer: " Let the associates judge... ".

It is better to name with readiness those qualities you have and which are appreciated at this job in the given post. Professionalism, activity, decency, goodwill to people, truthfulness and fidelity are always and everywhere appreciated.

Question 6. What you lack?

Mistake - a fair recognition of lacks (the work is not familiar to me, I do not have special education, lazy, hot-tempered etc.).

You should name 2-3 drawback with readiness, skillfully presenting them as advantages, for example: " I always speak the truth in eyes... I am always called worker-holik etc.

Question 7. Why have you left the previous job?

Mistake - the recognition of the conflict with the head or employees, criticism of the previous place of work and people, a recognition of an inefficiency of the work.

It is necessary to express your opinion about the previous place of work, heads and employees positively, having named thus such worthy reasons as aspiration to most fully realize the opportunities, to get a more difficult work and the appropriate high salary.

Question 8. Why have you decided to change a place of work?

This question is set to those who work at the moment of interview. The answer should be similar to the answer to the previous question.

Question 9. Have you ever received any other job offers?

Mistake - the recognition, that your nominee has not interested anybody .

It is necessary to emphasize, that the given post in the organization has interested first of all, that is why you have started with it. The best situation when you simultaneously and successfully negotiate with a contestant firm that provokes the desire to entice you.

Question 10. How successfully have you passed interviews in other places?

Mistake - the statement of the amount and the reasons unsuccessfully passed interviews. It is better to hold back it.

It is necessary to name places of work and a post which is offered. Necessarily name a contestant firm where you willingly take it if it is so.

Question 11. To whom is it possible to address for a response about your previous work?

Mistake - concealment of addresses and phones of the previous places of work.

It is necessary not only to give phones of former heads and employees with whom you have agreed about it beforehand but also to show as many letters of recommendation from them as possible.

Question 15. What salary do you expect?

Mistake - to underestimate or too to overestimate itself.

It is necessary to find out borders of disorder of payment in the given post and to name a little higher salary, than