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.
9."In Five Years…"
Employers will want to know your drive and a sense of what your future holds for you. They would prefer to hire someone with a sense of purpose. Employers may ask you to describe what you see yourself doing in the years to come, whether you will be at one company or another. Telling them you see yourself doing their job may not be the best way to get hired.
Sample Question: "Where do you want to be in five years?"
Answer: "In five years, I would like to have progressed to the point where I have bottom-line responsibility and the chance to lead an operations unit."
Advice: Avoid the urge to describe job titles; this makes you seem unbending and unrealistic, since you do not know or control the system of promotion. Describe new experiences or responsibilities you'd like to add in the future that build on the current job you are applying for.
10. Question regarding “Previous Bosses”
There will be times in an interview where interview questions about past co-workers and old bosses will pop up. Telling them how pathetic and bad they are is generally a bad career move.
Sample Question: "Tell me about your relationship with your previous bosses."
Answer: "My bosses would tell you that I've often been a sounding board for them. With all of my bosses, I developed a close rapport."
Advice: The interviewer is looking for a fit between the two of you. As you describe each previous boss, the interviewer will be making mental comparisons between your old bosses and themselves. Be honest but never sound too negative as your employer may consider that as you being a hard person to work with.
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