interview questions, tips & advice
Below are more interview questions to help you prepare for you interview. Each section gives a situation, a sample question, appropriate answer and advice for those questions.
5. Tough questions regarding your past
There may be times an interviewer may ask interview questions regarding your past that can he hard to dodge. You should answer these carefully and try to come up with answers that can turn a potentially negative experience into a positive response.
Sample Question: I see that you didn't finish school.
Answer: "I decided to leave school because I was working 30 hours a week waiting tables to support myself. I felt that I did not have enough time to devote to my schoolwork. When I do anything, I always give 150%."
Advice: The interviewer is trying to gauge what kind of a risk you are. So you tend to complete things or just let them fall by the waist side? Give a good reason why you did not finish or explain why any issues related to it are in the past.
6. Questions about how you can “Contribute to the company”
Before an employer makes his/her decision to hire you, they will need to know how you have performed in the past and any other special contributions that you can bring to the company
Sample Questions: "Tell me about a special contribution you have made to your employer."
Answer: "In my last job, I ran the Fund raiser campaign for three consecutive years. I believe it is an important cause, and I know it is difficult for the company to find volunteers."
Advice: Don’t give long boring answers, instead focus you answers on the actions you took and the positive results that you obtained.
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