1. Attending
job
interviews
Appropriate Answers For
Interview Questions

2. Useful Tips of Answering
Interview Questions
• Know the facts -research the job and the
company
• Stay calm & take your time – think of the
qualities looked for
• Take every opportunity to promote yourself
• Share your accomplishments
• Give examples
• Ask for clarification
• Have questions ready to ask – show your
interest in the job

3. answering tough
questions
What is your greatest Mention a weakness which can be
weakness? turned into a strength - mention
how to improve the weakness.
Why should I hire you? Think of your strengths – unique
skills, experience, personal
qualities.
If you had an argument with
Explain how your problem solving
your manager, what would skills and experience would help
you do? you.
Relate it with your career objective
Where do you see yourself 5 – show that you’re highly motivated.
years from now?

4. ASKING
QUESTIONS Remember! Avoid
asking about the
IN salary unless the
INTERVIEWS interviewer brings
up the issue.

5. T h e b a s is o f
a n s w e r in g
in t e r v ie w
q u e s t io n s is
k n o w in g
yo u r
‘ s tre ng ths
a nd
w e a kne s s e s

6. S tre ng th o r w e a k ne s s ?
S a m p le a n s w e r s
I am an independent person. I can I tend to spend too much time
work well with minimum making sure the customer is
supervision. During my studies, I satisfied. However, I began setting
managed to complete all of my time-limits for myself if I noticed
individual projects successfully. this happening.
Some people think that I’m not I am self-motivated. Whenever I
serious in my work. Actually, I’m face a problem in doing my job, I
an easygoing type of person. I like to take it as a challenge. It motivates
make my work enjoyable so that I me to move forward because I will
won’t be stressful. But, I think I only be satisfied once I manage to
should be more serious especially solve the problem.
when handling important task.
Sometimes I am too demanding in Some people say that I’m fussy. I
my work. I set a lot of rules want everything to be precise and
especially to my workers. But, I detailed. But, I’m trying to be more
realized that sometimes I have to be accepting and understanding
more laid-back so that I won’t put towards one’s limitation.
stress on other people.

7. In t e r v ie w s a r e n o t s im p ly
t o f in d o u t f a c t s , b u t t o
f o r m a s u b je c t iv e o p in io n
o f t h e a p p lic a n t ’ s
p e r s o n a lit y .

8. 10 reasons you didn’t get
the job offer
Low energy
Vague answers
Too talkative or too quiet
Not listening well and instead answering what you feel like
saying
Not offering strong examples of things you’ve done well
Arriving late
Dressing inappropriately
Acting unprofessionally and/or overly friendly
Poor eye contact or body language (too stiff, too shlumpy)
You act the way you think they’d want you to and aren’t being
yourself