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4. Ten Tough Interview Questions and Ten Great Answers

Ten Tough Interview Questions

and Ten Great Answers
The best way to prepare yourself for the interview is to know what questions may be coming and
practice in advance. The following are some of the most difficult questions you will face in the course
of your job interviews. Some questions may seem rather simple on the surfacesuch as "Tell me
about yourself"but these questions can have a variety of answers. The more open ended the
question, the wider the variation in the answers. Once you have become practiced in your
interviewing skills, you will find that you can use almost any question as a launching pad for a
particular example or compelling story.
Others are classic interview questions, such as "What is your greatest weakness?" Questions most
people answer improperly. In this case, the standard textbook answer for the "greatest weakness"
question is to provide a veiled positive such as: "I work too much. I just work and work and work."
Wrong. Either you are lying or, worse yet, you are telling the truth, in which case you define working
too much as a weakness and really do not want to work much at all.
The following answers are provided to give you a new perspective on how to answer tough interview
questions. They are not there for you to lift from the page and insert into your next interview. They
are provided for you to use as the basic structure for formulating your own answers. While the
specifics of each reply may not apply to you, try to follow the basic structure of the answer from the
perspective of the interviewer. Answer the questions behaviorally, with specific examples that show
that clear evidence of your competencies. Always provide information that shows you have the skills
and experienc necessary to become the very best _____ for the company and that you have
specifically prepared yourself to become exactly that. Interviewers want to be sold. They are waiting
to be sold. Don't disappoint them!

1. Tell me about yourself.

It seems like an easy interview question. It's open ended. I can talk about whatever I want from the
birth canal forward. Right?
Wrong. What the hiring manager really wants is a quick, two- to three-minute snapshot of who you
are and why you're the best candidate for this position.
So as you answer this question, talk about what you've done to prepare yourself to be the very best
candidate for the position. Use an example or two to back it up. Then ask if they would like more

details. If they do, keep giving them example after example of your background and experience.
Always point back to an example when you have the opportunity.
"Tell me about yourself" does not mean tell me everything. Just tell me what makes you the best.

2. Why should I hire you?

The easy answer is that you are the best person for the job. And don't be afraid to say so. But then
back it up with what specifically differentiates you.
For example: "You should hire me because I'm the best person for the job. I realize that there are
likely other candidates who also have the ability to do this job. Yet I bring an additional quality that
makes me the best person for the jobmy passion for excellence. I am passionately committed to
producing truly world class results. For example"
Are you the best person for the job? Show it by your passionate examples.

3. What is your long-range objective?

The key is to focus on your achievable objectives and what you are doing to reach those objectives.
For example: "Within five years, I would like to become the very best accountant your company has
on staff. I want to work toward becoming the expert that others rely upon. And in doing so, I feel I'll
be fully prepared to take on any greater responsibilities which might be presented in the long term.
For example, here is what I'm presently doing to prepare myself"
Then go on to show by your examples what you are doing to reach your goals and objectives.

4. How has your education prepared you for your

career?
This is a broad question and you need to focus on the behavioral examples in your educational
background which specifically align to the required competencies for the career.
An example: "My education has focused on not only the learning the fundamentals, but also on the
practical application of the information learned within those classes. For example, I played a lead
role in a class project where we gathered and analyzed best practice data from this industry. Let me
tell you more about the results"
Focus on behavioral examples supporting the key competencies for the career. Then ask if they
would like to hear more examples.

5. Are you a team player?

Almost everyone says yes to this question. But it is not just a yes/no question. You need to provide
behavioral examples to back up your answer.
A sample answer: "Yes, I'm very much a team player. In fact, I've had opportunities in my work,
school and athletics to develop my skills as a team player. For example, on a recent project"
Emphasize teamwork behavioral examples and focus on your openness to diversity of backgrounds.
Talk about the strength of the team above the individual. And note that this question may be used as
a lead in to questions around how you handle conflict within a team, so be prepared.

6. Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or

professor? How was it resolved?
Note that if you say no, most interviewers will keep drilling deeper to find a conflict. The key is how
you behaviorally reacted to conflict and what you did to resolve it.
For example: "Yes, I have had conflicts in the past. Never major ones, but there have been
disagreements that needed to be resolved. I've found that when conflict occurs, it helps to fully
understand the other persons perspective, so I take time to listen to their point of view, then I seek to
work out a collaborative solution. For example"
Focus your answer on the behavioral process for resolving the conflict and working collaboratively.

7. What is your greatest weakness?

Most career books tell you to select a strength and present it as a weakness. Such as: "I work too
much. I just work and work and work." Wrong. First of all, using a strength and presenting it as a
weakness is deceiving. Second, it misses the point of the question.
You should select a weakness that you have been actively working to overcome. For example: "I
have had trouble in the past with planning and prioritization. However, I'm now taking steps to correct
this. I'm now using a plannning app to better plan and prioritize" then pull out your mobile to show
how you are using the app.
Talk about a true weakness and show what you are doing to overcome it.

8. If I were to ask your professors (or your boss) to

describe you, what would they say?
This is a threat of reference check question. Do not wait for the interview to know the answer. Ask
any prior bosses or professors in advance. And if they're willing to provide a positive reference, ask
them for a letter of recommendation.
Then you can answer the question like this:
"I believe she would say I'm a very energetic person, that I'm results oriented and one of the best
people with whom she has ever worked. Actually, I know she would say that, because those are her
very words. May I show you her letter of recommendation?"
So be prepared in advance with your letters of recommendation.

9. What qualities do you feel a successful manager

should have?
Focus on two words: leadership and vision. Then tell of how that leadership and vision translated
into your personal delivered results.
Here is a sample of how to respond: "The key quality in a successful manager should be leadership
the ability to be the visionary for the people who are working under them. The person who can set
the course and direction for subordinates, keeping them focused on what is most important for
delivering the highest priority results. The highest calling of a true leader is inspiring others to reach
the highest of their abilities. I'd like to tell you about a person whom I consider to be a true leader"
Then give an example of someone who has touched your life and how their impact has helped in
your personal development.

10. If you had to live your life over again, what one
thing would you change?
Focus on a key turning point in your life or missed opportunity. Yet also tie it forward to what you are
doing to still seek to make that change.
For example: "Although I'm overall very happy with where I'm at in my life, the one aspect I likely
would have changed would be focusing earlier on my chosen career. I had a great internship this
past year and look forward to more experience in the field. I simply wish I would have focused here
earlier. For example, I learned on my recent internship" then provide examples.

Stay focused on positive direction in your life and back it up with examples.

In reviewing these responses, please remember that they are only examples. Please do not
rehearse them verbatim or adopt them as your own. They are meant to stir your creative juices and
get you thinking about how to properly answer the broader range of questions that you will face.

Further review: know the answers to these Fifty Standard Interview Questions to be fully prepared
for your interview!

All job search information at our site is written by Brian Krueger, best-selling career author and
former VP Global Talent Acquisition at Amazon.com. All of our content is unique and only available
here at CollegeGrad.com.
Looking for more great advice from Brian? Click the links below for job search advice on careers,
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ED SHEERAN LYRICS

"Shape Of You"
The club isn't the best place to find a lover
So the bar is where I go
Me and my friends at the table doing shots
Drinking fast and then we talk slow
You come over and start up a conversation with just me
And trust me I'll give it a chance now
Take my hand, stop
Put Van The Man on the jukebox
And then we start to dance
And now I'm singing like
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
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I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
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One week in we let the story begin
We're going out on our first date
You and me are thrifty
So go all you can eat
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour

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Leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat
Tell the driver make the radio play
And I'm singing like
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
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Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you
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Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
Last night you were in my room

And now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
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Thanks to Trinity Poh for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Steve Mac, Johnny Mcdaid, Ed Sheeran

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