Great Interview Questions: 50 Common Interview Questions Part 7 of 10

This week I want to share with you 5 more common interview questions that can be asked in the interview. I suggest you add them to your file marked, “Interview Questions”.

I am sharing with you “Job Search Expert Interview Questions System”. If you follow the directions listed below, you will greatly improve the result from you interview because you will be better prepared than most other job seekers. This gives you the edge in the interview!!

Job Search Action Plan:

  1. Write the questions in your computer file marked, “Interview Questions”.
  2. Write/type several versions of possible answers to the questions based on your resume and professional background.
  3. Wait 24 hours until you go back and review your answers.
  4. Now after reviewing your answers, edit and improve the strongest answer of the group you have created.
  5. Now role play a loud with a friend, partner or career support person.
  6. Record and or video tape your answers. Listen with an open mind to the recordings.
  7. Go back and refine your answers based on what you learned and heard from the recordings.
  8. “Rinse and Repeat” these processes until you are relatively happy with your answers.
  9. Practice your answers before each phone and face to face interview.

10.Remember to speak clearly, succinctly, and with a strong confident voice.

Below you will find questions 30-35 of the 50 most common interview questions.

31. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.
You may say that you thrive under certain types of pressure. Give an
example that relates to the type of position applied for.

32. Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?
Probably this one. Do not give fuel to the suspicion that you may want
another job more than this one.

33. What motivates you to do your best on the job?
This is a personal trait that only you can say, but good examples are:
Challenge, Achievement, and Recognition

34. Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends?
This is up to you. Be totally honest.

35. How would you know you were successful on this job?
Several ways are good measures:
You set high standards for yourself and meet them. Your outcomes are a
success. Your boss tell you that you are successful

When preparing for you interview follow the “Job Search Expert Interview Questions System”, using the Job Search Action Plan listed above.

Practice your answers to your common interview questions with a friend.

If you are looking for additional job search information, read my other blog, “Sweet Job Advice”, located at www.TheJobSearchExperts.com

Have a great week, and great interviews.

I believe in you!

Warmly,

Eleanor

Eleanor Anne Sweet

The Job Search Expert. ™

The Expert in Job Search Solution ™

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