Professional Recruiters Saginaw is providing interview preparation material free to the general public in addition to our candidates. An important step to taking serious job search action is being prepared to capitalize on an opportunity when it presents itself. Developing personalized answers to the 62 job interview questions will assure you of leveraging your career potential. Be sure to utilize your value keys from your personal, professional, achievement and business profiles when preparing your answers.
Job interview questions and answer tips Page 3
29.What kind of decisions are
most difficult for you? Use this question
to demonstrate your consideration, analytical
abilities, concern for the department, and for the
company bottom line. Example: "It's not that I
have difficulty making decisions, yet some require
more consideration than others. A small example
might be vacation time. Now, everyone is entitled to
it, but I don't believe you should leave your boss in
a bind at short notice. I think carefully at the
beginning of the year when I'd like to take my
vacation, and then think of alternate dates. I go to
my supervisor, tell him what I hope to do, and see
whether there is any conflict. I wouldn't want to be
out of the office for the two weeks prior to a
profect deadline, for instance. So by carefully
considering things far in advance, I don't
procrastinate, and I make sure my plans jibe with my
boss and the department for the year."
30.Why were you out of work for so
long? You must have a sound explanation for
any and all gaps in your employment history. "Well,
I made a decision that I enjoy my work too much just
to accept another paycheck. So I determined that the
next job I took would be one where I could settle
down and do my best to make a solid contribution.
From everthing I have heard about this company, you
are a group that expects everybody to pull their
weight, because you've got a real job to do. I like
that, and I would like to be part of the team. What
have I got to do to get the job?"
31.Why aren't you earning more at your
age? "I have always felt that solid
experience would stand me in good stead in the long
run and that earnings would come in due course.
Also, I am not the type of person to change jobs
just for the money. At this point, I have a solid
background that is worth something to a company. How
much should I be earning now?"
32.Why have you changed jobs so
frequently? If you have jumped around,
blame it on youth. Now you realize what a mistake
your job hopping was, and with your added domestic
responsibilities you are now much more settled. Or
you may wish to impress that your job-jumping was
never as a result of poor performance, and that you
grew professionally as a result of each job
change.
33.Why do you
want to leave your current job? OR Why did you leave
your last job? You should have an
acceptable reason but if you don't pick one of these
six. a)Challenge-weren't able to grow
professionally in the position. b)Location-
commute was unreasonably
long. c)Advancement-nowhere to go, had the talent
but too many ahead of you. d)Money-underpaid for
skills and contribution. e)Pride or
Prestige-wanted to be with better
company. f)Security-company was not
stable.
34.What
interests
you least about this job? There is atleast
one repetitive, mindless duty that everyone groans
about and which goes with the territory.
35.What was there about your
last company that you didn't particularly like or
agree with? "The way the company policies
and/or directives were sometimes consciously
misunderstood by some employees who disregard the
bottom line, profitability of the
corporation."
36.What do
you feel is a satisfactory attendance
record? If you are in management-"I believe
attendance is a matter of management, motivation and
psychology. Letting the employees know you expect
their best efforts and won't accept half-baked
excuses is one thing. The other is to keep your
employees motivated by a congenial work environment
and the challenge of stretching themselves. Giving
people pride in their work has a lot to do with it,
too." If you are not in management-"I've never
really considered it; I work for a living, I enjoy my
job, and I'm rarely sick."
37.What is your general impression of your
last company? "Very good" or "Excellent"
then shut up:
38.What
are
some of the problems you encounter in doing your job,
and what do you do about them? Your
awareness that careless mistakes cost the company
good money means you are always on the lookout for
potential problems. Give an example of a problem you
recognized and solved.
39.What are some of the things you find
difficult to do? Why do you feel this
way? If you are pressed for a job function
you find difficult, answer in the past tense; that
way, you show that you recognize the difficulty, but
that you obviously handle it well.
40."Jobs have pluses and minuses." What
were
some of the minuses on your last job? Use
the same type of answer as the question "What
interests you least about this job?"
41.What kind of people do you like to
work with? "People who have pride, honesty,
integrity, and dedication to their
work."
42.What kind of
people do you find it difficult to work
with? "People who don't follow procedures,
or slackers. The occasional rotten apples who don't
really care about the quality of their work. They're
long on complaints, but short on solutions."
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