In this video today I will go through the most common questions asked at a job interview
one by one
and I'll share some advice to help you answer those questions professionally and confidently।
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Alright here is the most common interview question।
Tell me about yourself।
not technically a question more of a request but it is an extremely common way for your job interview to start
with a broad question just like this
and it's a good way to break the ice or to plant some interesting information that will make the interviewer
curious and want to know more।
now there are so many blogs and youtube videos all about this question and most of them will say
answer with where you are from what you studied or your experience and then may be something interesting about you like a hobby।
This will make you sound exactly like every other person that they interview for the job
and you really just saying the same information that you put on your resume out loud।
So right here is where you have the opportunity to stand out from the crowd।
so answer this question by saying
where you are from but then say
I am passionate about।
Well
I am passionate about solving technical puzzles and
finding ways to make people's lives easier through technology।
That's why I decided to become a product designer and to study at UCLA
I graduated in two thousand and eighteen and I have worked for the department of health ever since।
So when you respond to
tell me about yourself,
it's essential that you think about what the interviewer is most interested in।
they are not interested in your degree probably they have already seen that on your resume and if they are interested in specific details।
Let them ask you,
but by answering the question with
I am passionate about
you are painting more of a picture of who you are as a person
and
how
who you are
aligns with exactly what they are looking for।
another common question is
what motivated you to apply for this position
and this is a hot tip।
do not say
it's got a great salary
or excellent benefits or it's really flexible and that suits me।
These are all reasons why the job is a good fit for you,but you need to answer this question demonstrating how you
are a good fit for them।
There are two parts to this answer।
one is reassuring the interviewer that you read the requirements and you know
that you are a great candidate for this position।
So it's an opportunity to explain
why the role excites you।
that you feel excited about the opportunity of contributing something to this team।
so to prepare
read over the position description,
the key selection criteria and mention something specific about your experience or your passion or expertise
that tells them।
you are a good fit for this role
and the second part
is the opportunity to make sure they know that you
have chosen them।
You wanna work for this company because they are a good fit for you।
You could work anywhere
but you have chosen this company।
Why?
This is your opportunity to flatter them।
so to do that
review the organisation website and get a better understanding of the company culture and their values।
help them to understand how
your beliefs and your interests and passions align with those of the company।
you might say that your motivation for applying for this job
is because the company has a great reputation for innovation and creativity or a fantastic team culture and you really value the opportunity to learn and grow within that team
or perhaps
they prioritize sustainability and you want to contribute to an organization that's creating a better future।
I have a lot of experience creating and fostering team culture।
and when I realized that an essential component of this role will involve bringing together stakeholders often with different priorities
and that commitment to collaboration is something that really drew me to this company।
I believe that with the right engagement even the most unlikely partners can produce fantastic project outcomes।
as a business owner myself and having interviewed many people for roles in my companies,the people who stand out are the ones who actually show an interest in our goal।
and align with our values।
they are the ones who have taken the time to consider
who we are
and how they can help us to reach our goals।
So this is another really
important opportunity to stand out from the crowd।
What are your strengths?
When you answer this question it is really important that you think about which of your strengths
of your many many strengths
which one of those strengths will actually add value to the organization and the position that you are applying for।
Don't just tell them how good you are
tell them how you are gonna make them look good।
So you want to explain how your strengths
can help their organization and provide some examples or some context to really convince them that this is a strength of yours।
Anyone can say they are a good team player
but
what makes this one of your strengths
using examples from your previous experience or
if you volunteer
you could talk about that work
or the team that you work with
you could also talk about sports teams or other organizations you are involved in।
If you are a non-native English speaker,
you might even like to highlight your ability to understand and to empathize
with under represented groups in society or if you are a new migrant you might wanna highlight your determination to succeed
and the odds are against you,
your persistence
in obtaining mentors and building new networks
in your new country।
These are all strengths,
one of my strengths is that I am a problem solver।
the harder the challenge
the more determined I am to find a solution।
I really believe that it's this grit and this determination to find solutions that will bring value to this organization।
Especially in a role where I need to bring stakeholders together to find common ground to collaborate and to keep projects moving forward।
What are your weaknesses?
We all worry about this question।
we don't want to expose our negative traits and we don't want to turn the interviewer of us
but it's important not to overthink it।
The purpose of this question is just to let the interviewer know that you are aware of your blind spots।
the areas that you need to improve
you are aware of them and you are open to learning and developing new skills।
so when you are thinking about how to answer this question about your weaknesses instead ask the question
what is one area that you would like to develop your skills in
may be there is one aspect of the role where you have a little less experience and।you wanna work on the skills
and when you highlight this to the interviewer
make sure they know
that this is something you are aware of
and something that you are working on।
Give them an example of something that you have been doing
to practice that skill।
demonstrate that you have a growth mindset that you have initiative and that you can take action when needed।
Let's look at an example।
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One area that I am working on right now is delegating responsibility।
I started managing a team in my previous role and
initially I handed over tasks expecting them to be returned to me exactly as I would have completed।with myself
and when they were returned and they didn't quite meet my expectations my usual response was just to take the project back to work overtime and to complete it myself।
but over time I have learnt that investing my time and training into my team up front
and implementing project management systems to make sure that my expectations are really clear from the outset।
This allows my team to thrive and for everyone to feel valued।
So I am really enjoying learning more about managing a team and getting the best out of them
but I would be really grateful for
opportunities to be mentored or to learn from more experience managers in the team।
okay the last common question also happens to be a request
rather than a question and it starts with
tell me about a time।
These ones are tricky
because you need to think on your feet।
They are designed to find out more about
who you are and how you would react to certain situations
but you don't know what situation they are gonna ask about so it can catch you off guard
unless you prepared।
A good way to prepare for this type of question is to brainstorm।
and there is space to do that on the free PDF that we made for you।
So when you brainstorm you write down your ideas about something
and now I want you to write down some ideas about a time where you have to collaborate with a team
or may be take the lead in a situation
and a time where you dealt with a customer or a client complaint
and a time where you have to solve a problem or think out।outside the box
think creatively and do something different।
So if you can think of an example from your own personal experience that suits all of these different situations
you will be prepared to adapt one of those to the scenario that asked during your interview।
Tell me about a time when a client was disappointed with your work।
How did you resolve that situation?
Fortunately this hasn't happened too often but there was a time when my clients expectations didn't meet the budget
which is difficult because
as architects
were the creator of their dreams
or the ones that bring them to life।
So if there is misaligned expectations,
I will always invite the client in for a coffee so that we can go through it face to face
and I
I took them through several options that helped us to reach a similar outcome
without the price tag।
So I tried to find some।
Similar tiles to the Italian marble ones that they chose
so that we could get a similar feel but for half the price
and since this experience I provide options to all of my clients from the outset and through the project।
So that discussions about budget and expectations are
are always met throughout the project।
These clients were so happy with the result that they ended up recommending the firm to
another
client and we got a different job out of it,which is fantastic।
Now it's impossible to know what questions you will get asked at a job interview
but preparing for this one is going to help you to feel prepared
and help you to get off on the right foot।
don't forget that fantastic free PDF because there are five more common interview questions that we didn't have time to go through here in this video and it also has the space for you to prepare your own answers
with some extra tips and lots of examples।
the link to get that PDF is down in the description।
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