Monday, October 20, 2014

5 questions to expect on your next job interview

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One can never predict what will be invited to an interview with security issues. But some are so often found that you should expect to hear, and most importantly, time to prepare their answers.

All these questions have the potential serious mistake if they will cause wing. You are absolutely crucial that you prepare answers in advance, rather than have left to chance.

1 "Why are you leaving your job?" Or "Why did you leave your last job?" Investigators this question because sometimes produced very relevant information. You can learn if you were fired for poor performance, when you leave, because you can not get is the "current" leave with your boss or if you like your job five months, even if you say your resume that They are still there.

Your goal in the answer to this question is not essential to throw red flags. As long as you have a reasonable explanation for why you leave or why you left - one that is not bad from other employers or tone speaks as a problem - most researchers worry too much about the details. (Keep in mind, of course, you have your answer correctly, and employer You can answer in the review to check references.)

2 "What salary range are you looking?" Many candidates so uncomfortable discussing salary is not ready to answer that question and instead just hope it did not come. So that on the end to find an answer on the fly, if the caller asks. This can lead to undermining their own bargaining position, it is important to prepare an answer to this question in advance. That is, you must also set the market for the types of jobs you explore apply, their reaction will be able, real and an understanding of what is to support a reasonable choice.

3 "What have you done in the past?" While some employers adhere to what you're looking to win now, others about what you ask before deserved. Employers usually ask for your salary history claim that knowledge you have gained in the past helps us to understand how much we should win now, but it is perfectly reasonable to decide your salary history is not an issue. When a reporter asks for your salary history is a way to connect their salaryexpectations place. For example: "I am looking for a range of $ 50,000 to $ 60,000, depending on the benefits.

4 "Why do you want to excel in this business?" Too often, candidates to approach the hiring process, because they must prove that they are qualified for the position. This is the wrong approach. As a qualified is not enough to get a job. For most jobs, employers are inundated with tons of qualified candidates. To a job you not only prove that you are qualified to do the work, but you excel in this area. This means that you are ready for an interview, "evidence" in your past that scans your success in each of the key skills the employer submit discussing demonstrated. Prepare examples, how often have you used the ability or capacity XY to drive a successful project, if you have used Z competence, and so on to overcome the challenges related to work.

Suppose your interviewer asks you the time to speak in the past, if you have any of the key competencies in the publication, and prepare your answers in advance. For example, depending on the task you how they can prepare for messages:
  • Tell me about a time when you had to take the initiative.
  • Tell me about a time you had to deal with a dissatisfied customer.
  • Give me an example of a challenge that you face in your current job and how you solved it.
  • Tell me once that he faced an unrealistic deadline and how you handled it.

5 "What are your weaknesses?" You could not hear the question in exactly this way. Some researchers may be aware that this is a used and in other forms, such as "Qu'est- that this will improve an area that is working?" Or "What was your article manager has asked you not?" But ultimately it is the weaknesses and ask why researchers want to s' Make sure your weaknesses - and everyone - not in the way that you work well.

Are not that dishonest, and experienced scientists to press for an honest answer .. this place prepared - If you are trying to answer this question with "I'm a perfectionist" or "I work too hard" or other stereotypes discuss your weaknesses honestly. Have in the past, the leaders encouraged done differently fought? And what to do about it? These answers will help to have an honest dialogue with the hiring manager to determine if this function is the right person for you, and you will come across as thoughtful and self-aware.

Alison Green writes the popular Ask a Manager blog where she gives advice on career, job search, and management issues. She is the author of "How to Get a Job: Secrets of a" Director of Human Resources, co-author of "Managing to Change the World: The Manager's Guide charitable status, to achieve results," and the former Chief of Staff of a nonprofit for success, where he managed the daily staffing organization.

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