1.28.2013

Job interview questions

1. Watch this video about how to define your strengths and weaknesses and answer the questions (check them in 'comments').

Carolyn:
The best way to answer this question is to identify what your ___________   ___________ are and answer the question very ___________ . As regards to your  weakness question, focus on something you’ve ___________    in the past.
Nina:
Pick up ___________   ___________   and give an ___________   of it.
Just ___________    ___________ . Talk about how it is both a ___________  and a ___________ .
Kate:
Pick strengths that are completely ___________  to the job and weaknesses that aren’t ___________ .
For example, if you apply for a customer service role, a strength would be that you’re passionate about ___________    ___________. Don’t choose ___________  as your weakness.
Kevin:
Focus on probably no less than ___________   ___________   (not technical ___________ ) and be able to articulate ___________. In terms of weaknesses, don’t focus on ___________    ___________ .
Jo:
Think about a ___________   , the ___________  , the ___________  that you took and the ___________.
Kate:
A job interview is all designed to ___________   your weaknesses and strengths, so ___________    ___________.

2. Career advice videos. If you want to watch more videos like the one above, visit this website. You'll find a Career Tips mini-series to learn how to perform the essential steps in submitting a job application, landing your ideal job and managing your career progression.

3. Read an article including the 25 weirdest job interview questions of 2012.

1 comment:

eoilumi1 said...

Carolyn:
The best way to answer this question is to identify what your ____key_______ _____strengths______ are and answer the question very ___confidently____ . As regards to your weakness question, focus on something you’ve ___overcome___ in the past.
Nina:
Pick up ___three____ __strengths____ and give an ___example____ of it.
Just ____one_____ ___weakness____ . Talk about how it is both a ___negative___ and a ___positive___ .
Kate:
Pick strengths that are completely __relevant_____ to the job and weaknesses that aren’t ___relevant____ .
For example, if you apply for a customer service role, a strength would be that you’re passionate about __problem______ __solving____. Don’t choose ___impatience___ as your weakness.
Kevin:
Focus on probably no less than __three_____ _strengths____ (not technical ___skills_____) and be able to articulate _examples____. In terms of weaknesses, don’t focus on ___too____ ___many___ .
Jo:
Think about a ___situation_____ , the __task___ , the ___action____that you took and the ___result___ .
Kate:
A job interview is all designed to __uncover____ your weaknesses and strengths, so ___be __ _careful__ .