10 Questions and Answers in A Job Interview

10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN
A JOB INTERVIEW
JUNE 25, 2013 DAVID GARCIA 22 COMMENTS
The job interview is the most difficult part of any selection process .
Knowing what to answer each interview question, and how to do it, is essential if
you want to get the job.
Understanding the psychology behind each interview question, and knowing what
the interviewer expects to hear, will give you a huge advantage over other
candidates who don't know how to answer job interview questions.
In this article I review 10 typical questions in job interviews , and the most
appropriate answers to each of them. You can also see the explanation for each of
these questions in the video that completes this article.
10 questions and answers in a job interview

I recommend that you watch the video, where I explain in detail each of the
questions and the best answers you can give, and that you review the concepts in the
rest of the article, where the information is expanded in some points.
The first thing you should know are the types of questions that can be asked in a job
interview. These questions will be related to aspects such as:
# Personality : How would you describe yourself?

# Education : Why did you choose to study…?
# Work experience : Why do you want to change jobs?
# Questions about work and company
Personality Questions
In these types of questions, the interviewer wants to understand what your
motivations , your aspirations and your desires are on a professional level. In short,
he wants to get to know you better as a person.
To overcome these types of questions you must focus on showing positive qualities
and high motivation on a personal and professional level. We are going to seek to
highlight your virtues and focus on your defects in a positive way.
# 1 How would you describe yourself?

The best answers to this question are those that convey positive qualities:
"I like learning"
“I am a very dynamic person”
“I like to take the initiative”
"I like team work"
“I like to face new challenges and opportunities”
“I am totally committed to my work”
# 2 Tell me your 3 greatest virtues/defects

It is important to note that when they ask you about your flaws, generally what they
are asking you is a trick question that can cause you to be discarded.
Virtues
Point out aspects that you consider would be virtues from the company's point of
view. Ask yourself what type of worker are they looking for? And describe your
virtues as if they were those of the ideal candidate. Examples:
"I am a committed person"

“I have a positive attitude”
“I accept criticism and learn”
Defects
You should avoid falling into stereotypes (such as “I am a perfectionist”, or “I give a
lot of importance to work”), and try to look for virtues that, taken to an extreme,
could be considered defects. Examples:
“I am very demanding of myself”

“I firmly defend my position if I believe I am right”
“I don't like colleagues who slack off at work”
Questions about your training

In this type of question, what you are going to do is show that you are a person who
decided to study what you liked for a specific reason and that you are a person
capable of learning. This is a positive message that differentiates you from the rest
of the candidates.
# 3 Tell me about your academic training

Here the interviewer wants you to explain why you decided to study or train in a
certain field. Your interviewer seeks to detect inconsistencies, and if they detect
them, you may be discarded from the selection process. The best answers here are:
“I chose to study what I was passionate about”

“I knew that in the future I wanted to work in that sector”
“Given my expectations, it was the best choice at that time”
#4 Do you think you have enough training for the position?

This is usually a trick question where the interviewer hopes to see how you react.
Training really comes on the job, so don't feel pressured by this question. The best
answers are:
“I think academic training is important, but I consider it more useful to
learn by working in a real environment”
“I think I am a person who learns quickly and is very motivated”

Questions about your experience
This is usually the longest section of the interview. Again, you are going to send the
most positive message possible given your work experience for the job position.
# 5 Why do you want to change jobs?

The point here is to make the interviewer see that you consider working at their
company to be the best thing you can do at this moment, from a professional point
of view. Some answers:
“Because my job expectations have changed and this offer better adapts to
what I want”
“Because I believe that in the long term this company is what I am looking
for” “Because I want to grow as a professional and your company is the
perfect place”
“The opportunity you present is interesting”
# 6 Why have you been without work for so long?

If you have been unemployed, the last thing you want the interviewer to think is that
you have stayed at home doing absolutely nothing. In this sense, you can respond as
follows:
“I've been looking for a job for months, but I haven't found any
worthwhile opportunities.”
“I have been training and analyzing other opportunities in different
sectors”
# 7 You don't have enough experience
Again, experience is gained by working, so focus on the skills you have, and make it
seem like that is most relevant to the position.
“I think, however, I have skills and abilities that most people don't have.”
“I think experience is relevant, but I have a lot of desire and I can do it
better than most people”
# 8 You have too much experience

Due to the crisis, many professionals have been forced to accept jobs far below their
professional qualifications. This can cause a self-esteem problem, and in the eyes of
the company, make them see you as a weak person, and it would not be wise to start
working if they have that perception of you. Some answers you can give:
“It's true, but I believe that you can always learn, and I don't mind taking a
step back because I know I will move forward again.”
“I think that precisely because of that, I can add more value to this job”
Questions about the company

Here they can ask you about the company and the job. In this case, it is best to do
your research and make sure you know how to summarize the characteristics of the
position and the company in the best way possible.
# 9 What do you know about the company and the job?

This question is aimed at seeing if you have prepared for the interview and if you
are really interested in the company, or just in getting a job to earn money.
The best thing you can do is prepare well for the job interview by researching and
gathering as much information as possible about the company.
# 10 Why should we choose you?
This is where you risk everything, and that is why you must show firmness and self-
confidence. The best answers are:
“The decision is yours, what I can tell you is…”

“I am a committed person”
“I am willing to help in any way I can”
“I really want to start”
“I think your offer adapts perfectly to my profile”
Conclusion
Although it is normal to be asked many more questions in a job interview, these
questions tend to be the most typical and appear in almost all interviews. Preparing
them will help you face the job interview with greater guarantees of success.
You must remember that the interview is more than just answering the questions
they ask you and that it requires much greater preparation.

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10 questions and answers in a job interview

# Personality : How would you describe yourself?

# 1 How would you describe yourself?

# 2 Tell me your 3 greatest virtues/defects

"I am a committed person"

“I am very demanding of myself”

Questions about your training

# 3 Tell me about your academic training

“I chose to study what I was passionate about”

#4 Do you think you have enough training for the position?

“I think I am a person who learns quickly and is very motivated”

# 5 Why do you want to change jobs?

# 6 Why have you been without work for so long?

# 8 You have too much experience

Questions about the company

# 9 What do you know about the company and the job?

“The decision is yours, what I can tell you is…”

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