Job Interview Questions - What May I be Asked?

by: RayJames
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Some people find it impossible to obtain the job they want, regardless of how hard they prepare for an interview. These people are constantly concerned that they will end up in a job that they hate. They may have the requisite abilities and the necessary qualifications, but still they are unsuccessful. People may prepare for years but their destiny is decided within a few minutes. The reason why such people are unable to get a "dream" job is due to their inability to sway the interviewer and convince them that they are the best person for the job. Keep in mind that giving an interview is nothing other than "selling" yourself. There are many job interview questions that can be expected will be asked and as such you should be prepared to answer them all. Take care, however, that your answers do not sound "rehearsed" or too practiced.

Some of the more common job interview questions are:

"Tell something about yourself." "What are your educational qualifications?" "What is the salary that you expect?" etc. These questions are quite easy to handle, but there are some trickier questions such as: "Were you asked to leave your last job?" "How will you manage a person who is senior to you in age but junior to you in the job?" "What would you do if you have to write a report that was detrimental towards a friend?" "Cite an incident where you had to discipline a co-worker." "How would react if someone junior to you was promoted before you?" "How would you cope with an arrogant boss?" "How would you explain complex technical details to a non-technical audience?" "Recall an incident where you failed to deliver." "If you were asked to compromise your ethics what would you do?" "Should you be presented with a better opportunity somewhere else would you leave this job?" "Would you have any difficulty working with a group that were all of the opposite sex to you?" etc These types of questions are meant for testing the candidate?s mettle and presence of mind.

There are a number of questions that have been made illegal. It is illegal to judge a candidate's suitability on the basis of birthplace, disability, race and religion and other things which may harm the candidate's sensibilities. Other job interview questions are meant to verify the candidate's depth of understanding. These questions are based on the candidate's educational qualifications, subject knowledge, ability to utilize theoretical knowledge for practical purpose, problem solving skills etc. Quite often a candidate will be given some puzzles to solve. Questions to assess the candidate's ability to work in a team are asked. Candidates may be asked to describe an incident where they were required to use their initiative and lead a team. Questions related to interpersonal skills are also asked. A question such as "How do you handle stress?" is attempting to discover a candidate's ability to manage a situation effectively.

At times a candidate may be asked whether they feel that stress is good or bad for them. When asked such questions a candidate should be open minded and answer honestly.

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