Introduction
Do you have everything you need to ace your upcoming job interview? Being prepared to respond effectively to the questions that employers usually ask is one of the most critical aspects of interview preparation.
You may be thinking about which questions the hiring manager will ask you as you prepare for your interview. Although it’s impossible to predict what interview questions will be asked, there are a few common interview questions you can expect to be asked.
While we don’t suggest providing a pre-determined answer for every interview question, we do recommend spending some time familiarizing yourself with what you may be asked, what hiring managers are looking for in your answers, and what it takes to demonstrate that you’re the right person for the job.
Here is the list of 11 most common job interview questions and answers.
1.Tell me about yourself
To get to know you, your interviewers will most likely start with a question about yourself and your background. Begin by providing an overview of your current role or activities, then brief summary of how your career evolved followed by the most recent and appropriate highlights from your experience that qualify you for the position. It’s usually appropriate to add some personal information like your hobbies, personal interests, or what motivates you. This will make you more memorable and approachable to the interviewer.
Your response to this interview question allows them to assess your level of confidence and composure by listening to your voice and observing your body language.
2.Why do you want this job?
The hiring manager wants to know your motivations for the job, Companies always to recruit people who are passionate about their jobs, so you should have a compelling and specific reason for applying. To begin, define a few main factors that make the position a good fit for you.
For example, if you are applying for a receptionist job, you can answer “I love to interact with people and would love to help them to answer their queries” and mention the skillset you have to qualify for the particular position like System knowledge.
3.Why should we hire you?
This is an interview question where you can give the right answer to sell yourself and your skills to the hiring manager. You can honestly answer this question by doing research about the company, job role, and company goals and values. Consider a valid reason why you believe this is a good fit for you and, in turn, why they should think you’re a good fit for the role. In case if you are a fresher tell them that you are a quick learner and wants to grow with the company.
4. Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Job?
Don’t give any negative comment about your current employer or your manager and stay positive thorough out the interview. Give your answer in a way that you are leaving your current job to take up new opportunity that is a best fit for you to demonstrate that you’re motivated, goal-oriented, and eager to improve yourself.
5.what are your strengths?
Employers want to know how your talents, competencies, and perspectives complement what they’re looking for in a candidate. They’re looking to see if you have the necessary skills and experience for the job. The answer should be what qualities and skills which is relevant to the position makes you a great fit for the role. Give specific examples of how these skills have contributed to the growth and success of previous companies, or how you would use them in this position. You can give the same answer if the interview question is “ What can you bring to the company?”
6. What are your weakness?
What Hiring Manager is trying to understand by asking these interview question?.
Recognizing a mistake and demonstrating what steps you’ve taken to address it demonstrates that you can critically evaluate yourself, correct your errors, and move forward. Employers will look past the mistakes you’ve mentioned to the significant steps you’re taking to improve yourself. Transform apparent “weaknesses” into strengths by framing your responses around positive aspects of your talents and abilities as an employee
7.What Is Your Greatest Professional Achievement you are proud of?
The motive of this interview question is for your employer to learn what you value and what your goals are. Give an overview of your track records of delivering great results in the current job (or the past job if you have already left). Make sure you align your achievements relevant to the position.
8. How do you handle a difficult situation at work?
What do you do when things at work don’t go as planned? What are your strategies for dealing with adversity? The interviewer wants to know how you deal with pressure at work. And also to understand how you resolve challenges at work by asking this interview question. You can give one scenario or a situation where you faced the difficulty and how you resolved it. Spend more time on how you resolved the issue than the difficulty.
This question is often asked to determine how well you do under pressure and how well you solve problems.
9. what are your salary expectations?
This question is asked by interviewers to ensure that your expectations are in line with the salary they’ve budgeted for the position. It gives the impression that you don’t know what your worth if you offer a pay range that is significantly lower or higher than the market value of the job.
You should stop discussing salary during the interview unless the interviewer brings it up, as it is better addressed after a job offer. In certain cases, it’s worthwhile to question back to the interviewer “what salary and perks they offer to the role.
Do research before the interview on how wages differ across regions and how certain salaries are complemented by good benefits packages when calculating the average rate for your chosen job. In case if you are flexible with the salary inform the interview the same. There are websites like payscale.com to find the average salary across job roles and cities.
10.What are your future goals?
Hiring managers often inquire about your long-term objectives to decide whether you stay with the company or going to move as soon as you find a better opportunity. Keep your response aligned on the current job role and the company, and assure the interviewer that the role is a good fit for your long-term goal.
11. Do you have any questions for us?
Most employers ask this interview question to provide you with an equal opportunity to learn more about them or some of them may ask because their HR depart want it. This is an excellent chance to end the meeting on a positive note.
You can ask the interviewer about the Company, department, the team, and the role which are relevant. You can even ask them about their own experience in the company. Employers may also use this interview question to test your critical thinking skills and gauge your interest in the role.
Conclusion.
The Best way to ace an interview is to practice on possible interview questions and prepare for the interview. You will be more confident if you practice more. However, you can also consult with people who have interviewed/worked with the company to get a sense of what your interviewer may be looking for. Do a proper study on Company, work culture and the job role