Answers to 10 most common job interview questions
What are your weaknesses? ...
Why should we hire you? ...
Why do you want to work here? ...
What are your goals? ...
Why did you leave (or why are you leaving) your job? ...
When were you most satisfied in your job? ...
What can you do for us that other candidates can't? ...
What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?What is the STAR method when interviewing?
The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing. Situation: Describe the situation that you were in or the task that you needed to accomplish.What is a tricky question?
Word forms: plural trick questions. countable noun. If someone asks you a trick question, they ask you a question which is very difficult to answer, for example because there is a hidden difficulty or because the answer that seems obvious is not the correct one.What is your biggest weakness?
Example: “My greatest weakness is that I sometimes have a hard time letting go of a project. I'm the biggest critic of my own work. I can always find something that needs to be improved or changed. To help myself improve in this area, I give myself deadlines for revisions.What are your weaknesses?
Some soft skills you might mention when answering questions about your weaknesses include:
Creativity.
Delegating tasks.
Humor.
Spontaneity (you work better when prepared)
Organization.
Patience.
Taking too many risks.
Being too honest.How do you handle stress and pressure?
Stress is very important to me. ...
I react to situations, rather than to stress. ...
I actually work better under pressure and I've found that I enjoy working in a challenging environment.
From a personal perspective, I manage stress by visiting the gym every evening.