FAQ

It is helpful to you, to understand the goals and objective of the business/organization. Basically, try to know what they are doing, vision and any big undertakings they currently engaged in. This will give your more confidence and broad knowledge. Places to get these infors – websites, social media pages and any print reports or books.

If its possible, do a brief research on your interviews.

Yes! Do a lot of practice infront of a mirror or a friend. Go through common questions like: 

• Tell me about yourself?
• What can you do to add values to our company?
• How do you deal with workload and stress?

It is very helpful to carefully read the job’s documents to give you a clear background on the possible question directions. Having your relevant experience tied as response to each key questions will give interviewers great impression of you.

For instance: How do you manage to increase your sales? I approach my customers with calm and open gesture by  saying hello and smiling to them, that is to create a comfortable atmosphere where they will feel to engage in talking and trying out items.

Don’t forget the little  yet important things:

• Wear shoes or sandle
• Make sure your nails are clean and tidy,
• Decent neat clothes, no holes, stains, pet hair and loose threads.
• Display confident body language and a smile throughout.
• Be in your best form for your interview.

Yes! We get that question in many past job interviews. “Tell me about yourself, and why are you interested in this role with our company?” The idea is to quickly communicate who you are and what value you will bring to the company and the role—it’s your personal elevator pitch. Preparing yourself for these common questions will help you handle your interview session smoothly and settles you down and calm, during your session.

Tips to respond to “Tell me about yourself?”

1. Start by discussing your current situation. Basically, briefly go through your current role and highlight your relevant achievements and responsibilities. 
2. Work backwards by hitting key points along your professional journey. Summarize previous experience and how they’ve helped prepare you for the role. FOCUS on results that are relevant to the job.
3. Connect your background, interest and qualifications back to the job. Have that big swing at the end – i.e Finish by explaining how your experience will make you successful in the role and how the job aligns with your career goal.

Your interviewer wants to learn how your qualities and characteristics align with the skills they believe are required to succeed in the role. To answer this question, pick one to a few personal characteristics and elaborate on them with examples.

For example, if you are ambitious and driven you can say:
“I am an ambitious and driven individual. I thrive in a goal-oriented environment where I can constantly challenge myself personally and professionally. I am always looking for an opportunity to do better and grow. These characteristics have helped me achieve success in my career. For example, I was promoted three times in less than two years in my last position.”

Employers often ask this question to identify why you might be more qualified than other candidates for the job. How do you answer this questions. Focus on why hiring you would benefit the employer. Keep in mind, you don’t know the other applicants, it can be challenging to think about your answer in relation to them.

What you should do is – have your response to address why your background makes you a good fit, this will let employers know why your traits and qualifications make you a strong candidate.

Below are tips to help you in answering such question:

• Assets the employers finds valuable: Review the job description for role responsibilities as well as required and desired skills, qualities, experience and qualifications. For example, if a position emphasizes cross-collaboration, you might speak about your ability to unite a team around a common goal.
  Ways you’ve been successful in previous roles: Reflect on past accomplishments and list the qualities that helped you achieve them. For example, if you received an award for your marketing skills you might share this along with the project or experience that earned you the award.
• Traits or skills you’ve been praised for: Consider your strengths and qualities commonly recognized by previous employers or coworkers. Think back to positive feedback you’ve received from performance reviews and completed projects. For example, if your employer consistently brings up your ability to motivate others in your performance reviews, it’s likely a trait they highly value and other employers would also appreciate.

Example answer: “What makes me unique is my ability to meet and exceed deadlines. In my previous role, my manager consistently praised me for completing my projects efficiently with a high level of quality. This allowed me to take on additional responsibilities and eventually led to a promotion.”