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- 1. Tell me a little about yourself.
- Example answer: “I am a [positive adjectives] [x] professional with [x] years of experience. I’m excited to find a role where I can [accomplish this goal] and expand on my current skillset while also learning, growing and contributing to a great organization that aligns with my values.”
- 2. What are your biggest strengths?
- Example answer: “I’m very proud of my strengths in [learning new concepts and tools quickly / communicating clearly with others / focusing on goals and outcomes] and even though these are strengths I’m always trying to build on them.“
- 3. What are your biggest weaknesses?
- Example answer: “I’m very self-aware of the things that I can improve on, which some would call “weaknesses” and those would be [proficiency with X tool or program / giving feedback to colleagues or manager(s) / multi-tasking under pressure]. I’m actively working on this, though, and am always getting better.”
- 4. Why should we hire you?
- Example answer: “Because I have all of the skills you’re looking for in this role and the enthusiasm about the company that will help me thrive here. I also believe I can contribute positively to the company culture by [X]….”
- *The key is to be specific to THIS role and THIS company, and what you can offer them rather than just what you can get out of the role.
- 5. Why do you want this job? (similar question also asked: “Why are you interested in this company?”)
- Example answer: “I want this job because the role matches what I am looking for the next step in my career growth and also because I am very drawn to the mission and values that this company stands for [such as X, Y, Z]. I feel like I can provide a lot of value to the company but also grow with it.”
- 6. What motivates you?
- Example answer: “What motivates me is [making customers happy / creating campaigns from scratch, from strategy to execution / tackling different problems and coming up with meaningful solutions to them]. I believe that I’d be able to do that here.”
- 7. How do you think you will fit in this role?
- Example answer: “I think I would fit really great into this role. From what I’ve learned so far about the role and the company, I think there is a natural fit when it comes to needs on both sides and it makes me excited to think about getting to know the team and all the things I can learn and can contribute.”
- 8. What do you know about our company? (similar question also asked: “How did you learn about us / the opening?”)
- Example answer: “I know that this company is known for [X] and is in the [X] industry. The company is based in [X] and has about [X] total employees. I also know that it’s an attractive place to work for people like me who want [X].”
- *You have to have actually done research on the company to answer this well!
- Additional questions related to the ones above:
- 9. Describe your ideal role.
- 10. What type of environment are you looking to step into?
- 11. What are you looking for now?
- 12. What about this role / company attracts you?
- 13. Why do you want to leave your current job? (similar question also asked: “Why are you looking?”)
- Example answer: “There are a couple of main reasons I’m looking to move on from my current job and that includes [wanting to gain X new skill or grow current skill in X / more career growth in the direction I’m interested in].
- *The key is to focus on positives and be future-focused, rather than focusing on negative things about the present or past at your current role.
- 14. Where do you see yourself in five years?
- Example answer: “In five years I’d like to be an established team member of a company like this where I [will have mastered skills that I’m just learning now / will take on new responsibilities and learn the next level of skills I’d need to continue my career path / will have taken on a leadership role where I am helping manage and grow others]”
- 15. How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
- Example answer: “I deal with pressure or stressful situations by [reminding myself that things are temporary / making sure I stay grounded and understand what I can and cannot change / knowing when and how to ask for help from my team members or manager] and taking things one step at a time.”
- *This is a chance to demonstrate your ability to stay calm and work through any tough situation, and also your emotional intelligence.
- Additional questions related to the ones above:
- 16. Tell me about a challenge or conflict you’ve faced at work and how you dealt with it.
- 17. Tell me about a time you disagreed with a decision. What did you do?
- 18. What would your last boss / colleagues say about you?
- Even more common interview questions:
- 19. What would your previous boss or colleagues say you excelled most at / needed most improvement in?
- 20. Describe a time you exercised leadership?
- 21. Can you give an example of how you worked on a team?
- 22. How familiar are you with working with X (tool, language, etc.)?
- 23. What other companies are you interviewing with?
- 24. What do you like to do outside of work?
- 25. Why was there a gap in your employment between these dates?
- 26. Can you explain why you’ve bounced around to many different types of roles (in unrelated areas)?
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