Interview questions and how to nail it.

2. CAN YOU TELL SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF?
•YOU NEED TO HAVE A SHORT STATEMENT PREPARED IN YOUR MIND.
•STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR RESPONSE
- PROVIDE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION. INTRODUCE ATTRIBUTES THAT ARE KEY TO THE OPEN
POSITION.
- PROVIDE A CAREER SUMMARY OF YOUR MOST RECENT WORK HISTORY. YOUR CAREER
SUMMARY IS THE “MEAT” OF YOUR RESPONSE, SO IT MUST SUPPORT YOUR JOB OBJECTIVE AND
IT MUST BE COMPELLING. KEEP YOUR RESPONSE LIMITED TO YOUR CURRENT EXPERIENCE.
- TIE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE HIRING ORGANIZATION.
- ASK AN INSIGHTFUL QUESTION. BY ASKING A QUESTION YOU GAIN CONTROL OF THE
INTERVIEW. DON’T ASK A QUESTION FOR THE SAKE OF ASKING.

3. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR COMPANY
• THE WORST THING YOU CAN SAY IS “NOT MUCH” OR “NOTHING”
• RESEARCH THE COMPANY FIRST.
• FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO AND WHY YOU’D WANT TO WORK THERE. THE WORST THING
YOU CAN DO IS SHOWING UP AT AN INTERVIEW KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT THE COMPANY!
• ONCE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION MORE EASILY
-FOR EXAMPLE:“I’VE READ ABOUT HOW THIS COMPANY’S GROWTH IS ON THE RISE AND ALSO HOW
INVOLVED IT IS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY .

4. WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN OUR COMPANY
• YOU HAVE 2 MAIN OBJECTIVES IN ANSWERING THIS QUESTION.
• YOU NEED TO CONVINCE THE EMPLOYER THAT YOU LIKE THE COMPANY AND THINK IT IS A PLACE THAT YOU SEE
AS A GOOD COMPANY.
• YOU MUST SELL YOURSELF BY BEING PROFESSIONAL AND SHOWING YOU HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE
COMPANY AND HAVE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BRING SOMETHING (YOURSELF), TO THE COMPANY AS
A GOOD THING
EXAMPLE:“I ENJOY WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH A REPUTABLE
COMPANY AS I BELIEVE YOURS IS. I HAVE VIEWED YOUR WEBSITE AND CAN SEE THIS IS A COMPANY WITH
SOLID FOUNDATIONS AND EXCELLENT VALUES.”

5. WHAT CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMPANY
• JUST SAY WHAT YOU FEEL AND MAKE IT SINCERE. TELL THEM WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE COMPANY.
• THE BEST THING TO DO IN AN INTERVIEW IS WALK AND TALK AS IF YOU ARE ALREADY HAVE THE JOB. PROCEED LIKE
YOU HAVE THE MOST CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD AND THERE IS NO COMPETITION BECAUSE YOU ARE THE BEST.
• SO WHAT CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMPANY
- THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE MY KNOWLEDGE, MY EXPERIENCE, MY WELL BEING AND RESPONSIBILITY. I AM THE BEST
CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION IF NOT BETTER AND I AM READY TO PUT MY BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS INTO THIS
COMPANY.
• BE YOURSELF WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEING WHO THEY WANT AS APART OF THERE COMPANY.

6. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS/PRESSURE
• GIVE A POSITIVE ANSWER, ALONG WITH A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU’VE HANDLED STRESS IN
THE WORK PLACE.

7. WHY SHOULD THE COMPANY HIRE YOU
• YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON PROVIDING REASONS ON PROVIDING REASONS TO HIRE YOU OVER SOMEONE
ELSE IN THE BEST WAY YOU CAN.
• THE INTERVIEWER WANTS TO HEAR- HOW YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE VALUE. THEREFORE, FOCUS ON
VALUE CREATION WHEN ANSWERING.

8. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE OR TEN
YEARS FROM NOW
• THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT YOUR PLANS. THE INTERVIEWER IS LOOKING TO FIND OUT A FEW THINGS WITH
THIS QUESTION.
• FIRST, ARE YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO PLANS AHEAD AND SETS GOALS? YOU SHOULD BE
• SECOND, DO YOUR GOALS MATCH THOSE OF THE COMPANY AND THE POSITION? YOUR GOALS NEED TO FIT
THE CAREER PATH FOR THE JOB.
• EXAMPLE:AFTER 5 YEARS I WOULD SEE MYSELF TO BE BETTER SKILLED IN MY PROFESSION. I WOULD LIKE
THAT PEOPLE WOULD ADMIRE ME FOR MY WORK AND THE COMPANY WOULD GROW MORE WITH MY HELP.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE A LEADER FOR MY JUNIORS AND YOU WILL BE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN RECRUITED ME.
THANK YOU.