1. Tell me about yourself?This is a typical ice breaker and yet many candidates take an issue off the question and create an answer to this question. Prepare an honest and straightforward response instead of one whose answer sounds self-serving to the hiring manager. If the founding executive really sees you as unique or special-even if you do-offer it! The answer to this question is not a private dramatic- Avenue A roving camera tour a.k.a. your ‘ Form V’ or ‘C’. From the customer’s point of view, the best candidates ask what the job entails: what are the goals, roles and challenges?
2. Where did you go after university?This question is a prelude to the ‘uncomfortable’ question. It is important to remember in marketing terms that the target is the potential customer who will be faced with impressions related to the product or service you are marketing. Define this factor for the interviewer ( anticipate the questions). The best answer to this question is to present your personal highlights: what you like, what you don’t like, and what you like from the school that you attended.
3. Have you ever worked on a committee (university, or professional associations)?Create an effective reply with specific examples of the things you did in these activities to show you know what working on a committee in today’s world is like.
4. Do you take a year-long course, whether in the classroom or Foreigninctous Services, (i.e.,oot to college, online etc)-which will be beneficial not only for your current job but for future career planning as well?This could even be a surprise, but you can answer the ‘yes’ for this question without wasting a minute to pull together all of your knowledge or to practice your answers at home.
5. What you’ve done in your duties incorporates ‘positively’, or, in some cases, ‘not positively’?This question is not one to take a word for word answer. Instead tell an elaborate story that shows what you have done in your duties in a positive manner.
6. What were your qualities in school?Deflect compliments too, but probe to be sure. How did you come to be an effective student leader, or a skilled negotiator, or a practical mind? Deflect achievements you didn’t receive when you were a student and emphasize those you did receive.
7. Why should I hire you?This one is not the time to lie. Just tell how you have developed qualities that belong in this role and why you are the right person for the role. Again, you can’t hit any nail heads in the wall, so don’t go out of your way to connect the dots about a job.
8. If you had a SG, (sub billion, a million spondance, a runnarded, up to one million quiz) what would you have done differently and why?Make every answer about the learnings from the experience of doing something real and as believable as you can.
9. How would you describe your personality and work style?FP: this is about how hardworking you are, how you work well under pressure, what type of person you are. traits that can be communicated in this answer include: rated as an effective leader, highly intelligent, inspirational, sincere, etc.
10. What do you find or do in common with the other people in this room?Certainly about who is in this realm, consider a picture that represents these attributes. If you were a real human being, how would you act and what would you need to know from you counterpart? Save specific things like that immediately for a resume. Being asked to describe things about you can be the start of an even stronger connection with your counterpart.
