Sample
interview questions
It's obvious to an employer if someone hasn't prepared for an interview; moments of silence, fishing for answers, and stumbling to get your sentences out are all tell-tale signs that you've just wasted your time and theirs. Practice, practice practice as this is the most important time of your application. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with sample interview questions which can be found across the internet, or you can use some of these listed.
Tell me about yourself?
Give the interviewer a brief insight
into who you are as a person and then lead this into
your work / life balance. Don't give too
much credence
to any strange hobbies that you might undertake and
avoid dwelling on irrelevant information - remember,
this is a job interview.
What are your weaknesses?
Avoid drawing attention on the negatives such as "poor
administration skills" and try to provide areas that can
be developed such as "I haven't had a chance to evolve
my IT systems skills yet which is something I would be
keen to look into if possible".
Why did you leave your last position?
Be careful not to
include anything that might be seen as detrimental to
your new employer and negative to your personality such as "I didn't get on well with my
old boss". Restructure you are answer around positives such as; "I felt I had
achieved what I could and would like to expand my own
development".
Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
"I hope to start my own business" isn't the best of
answer if your expecting this company to entrust you
with their database.
Try to focus on something that won't sound too much like
a text book answer and will leave them thinking about
your potential for the future. For instance "I would
like to look back in 10 years time with a sense of
achievement and a resume which will allow me to develop
others based on my own experiences" - this type of
answer will leave many employers feeling you can add
value today and tomorrow.
Why do you want this role?
A standard question but its surprising just how many
interviewees slip up through not planning an answer that
compliments their application. "Because this offers me a
solid career platform" can form part of your answer, but
your best concentrating on detailing information that
relates to today not tomorrow i.e. "this position
appears to offer a wide range of challenges and
variety...".
Finally...
Plan and practice your answers. If you aren't successful
during interview then always ask for feedback
afterwards.
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