interview question and answer

1. Can you consider yourself
successful
Interview questions are never designed to make you feel comfortable are they? And this
is just one more question that will put you on the spot if you’re unprepared.

2. Its purpose is to get an understanding of how you judge and evaluate yourself,
how you define success and, ultimately, if you are driven to achieve results. So
how best should you deal with this question?
Naturally, your immediate response has to be ‘yes’. Give examples to
demonstrate the ways in which you have been successful throughout your
career, but take care that you don’t come across as arrogant – there is a fine
line between speaking with confidence and boasting. In recognising success it
can also be good to recognise failure and the ability to learn from mistakes.
Persistence to achieve and the willingness to take on challenges and work hard
are positive qualities that show tenacity, determination and commitment –
characteristics that employers will be looking for in candidates.

3. What does success mean for you?
Success means different things to different people, so think about what it
means to you in your professional capacity – it doesn’t necessarily mean
‘winning’, it can often be defined by how you successfully got from A to B.
Go through your CV with a fine toothcomb and pinpoint the moments in your
career that will best demonstrate success or achievement. Why have you
chosen those examples? And what did you do that enables you to describe
yourself as successful at those particular points in time? Did you have to
overcome barriers? For instance, did you recognise that you needed more
training in a particular aspect of your job? Did you do this off your own bat
and how were you then able to improve your performance?

4. Show that you look forward to future successes too
Some of your examples of success may revolve around short-term goals, but
it’s good to also allude to long-term goals that are yet to be achieved. It may be
that you can weave in your hopes for what you would still like to achieve in
the event you are offered the job in question. This will demonstrate to the
interviewing panel that you are serious about the position and what it means to
you on a personal level. It also indicates that you are hungry for new
challenges and won’t be complacent in a new role.
Do make sure you go to your interview prepared with an answer. Make sure
you can describe the situation or challenge, how you dealt with it, the skills
you used (or quite possibly acquired) and the result. There’s nothing worse that
wasting time trying to rack your brains or breaking the flow with lots of ‘ums’
and ‘ahs’.
Look on questions like this as the perfect opportunity to highlight professional
characteristics that you’re proud of – and that relate to the position for which
you are being interviewed.

5. Good luck with your job hunting and leave your comment about this letter via
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Avoid surprises — interviews need preparation. Some questions come up
time and time again — usually about you, your experience and the job
itself. We've gathered together the most common questions so you can get
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