Welcome to Skillopedia. The place to learn skills for the real world. My name is Michelle
and in this session with me you're learning, How to get hired with your interview answers?
We know that there are a set of questions that the interviewers ask the people they
are hiring. And those questions are decisive they decide whether are not you'll be hired.
Stay with me in this session to learn those answers coz I'm going to clear your mind about,
What you should say to the interviewer?
The first question that you can expect from the interviewer is, Why are you leaving your
current or previous job? If you've already resigned. And this question makes most people
trip, coz the interviewer is trying to find out, whether you can work with them? He's
not trying to find out, if you can work for them? He's rather trying to find out, whether
or not you can work with them? You have to be very careful about not ranting about your
previous employer. That means you shouldn't talk negative about your previous employer.
The key to answering this question is to maintain undying positivity. You must talk well about
the working environment, coz the employer wants to find out, whether or not you can
get along with people. And be sure not to talk about low salary, coz that will make
your employer feel that you're leaving purely for money or that you're applying at the new
job purely for money. So you must mention how great your stay was at the previous job,
however if you have some genuine problem like, The distance that you had to travel, you can
be very honest about it and answer this question without any negativity. So make sure you're
not negative and you answer everything positively about your previous employer.
The second obvious question that you can expect the employer to ask you is, Tell me more about
yourself? That sounds like a vague and personal question. You could expect that question on
a date as well, but that's not the answer that you need to give an employer, you need
to keep your answer very professional. Try not to slip in details of your personal life
that might cost you in a negative light. So if you end up saying that you're a lazy person
that's surely not a good answer. Make sure that your answer is professional. Coz the
employer is trying to find out, whether or not you understand the crocks of the question?
So you must answer this question by reiterating the points on your resume. Telling him your
qualifications and your experiences and reassuring him that you're the best fit for the position
that you've applied for. Make sure you answer this question by telling your qualifications
and how well you fit the position that you've applied for.
The third question that you can expect the employer to ask you is, Tell me about your
weaknesses? Do you have any weaknesses? Again that's a very tricky question and if you actually
reveal your weaknesses that's not a great answer. If you end up saying, That it’s
difficult for you to prioritize your family life, because you're so hard working and you
spend all your time at work. That sounds a bit cliche and even insincere, coz nobody
can actually feel that you are able to manage your personal life. So it could be, it could
come across as a bit deceitful and not true. So instead you might want to say about something
that you have developed over the years. Any weakness that you have overcome, so maybe
you were a person who was bad at confronting a failure. And now you've started to accept
failure and you've also started reconstructing from scratch. So this is a story of how you
overcame a bad time. And this is something that can be developed and the employer is
trying to find out, whether you have a learning spirit or not through your weaknesses. So
don't spill out your weaknesses. Stay composed and talk tactfully and diplomatically.
The forth most anticipated question in a job interview is, What is your desired salary?
I know that it is an exciting question, but you need to stay very composed while answering
this. So when the employer asks you, What is your desired salary? You must assure him
that for you, your position and how well you fit into the job role matters much more than
the pay. So you could have a simple answer to it rather than just stating the salary
you want. Coz as far as salary is concerned the unwritten rule is, The person who proposes
the number first loses. So you might just want to give a simple answer like, though
salary is relevant, but I would consider my job role first and once you know more about
me and I know more about my job role. We can discuss this. So this would make the employer
feel that you've put some thought into the question and that for you pay is not as important
as the fit into the job role. So this should be the best answer to the question, What is
your desired salary?
The fifth expected question at a job interview is, Tell me about a time, when you overcame
a challenge? This question sounds very simple and you could share a story. But then it’s
very difficult to come up with a clear story that is meaningful and that also demonstrates
your qualities and your attributes. So we will go about answering this question according
to the suggestion of the HR head of Google. So he says, That first you should demonstrate
your attribute. You should think that which attribute of yours does your story demonstrate?
So maybe you overcame a financial crunch and you want to demonstrate the attribute of being
diligent and determent. So you could share your story like this. You could say that,
when I was in a financial crunch, it was very disheartening and I did feel like I failed.
But I decided to overcome this and I decided to recollect all the resources that I needed
to start again. And this shows, how determined you were. And you could also say that I made
sure that I was spending extra hours at work to be successful again. This shows how diligent
you are and you could of course develop further on the story. This could be the outline deciding
and demonstrating your attributes to the employer.
Now that you've learnt the answers to the five most important questions in a job interview.
You'll surely have a leg up in the competition and you'll have an edge over other candidates.
Make sure you practice these responses to the point that they don't sound rehearsed,
when you share them with the employer. And come back for more lessons with me
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