Question 1 - Tell Me About Yourself

This question is usually the first one asked by a interview panel (80% start with this question). As such it 'sets the scene' and affords you the opportunity to make a great first impression.

Poor answers would include a lot of unnecessary information about hobbies, home life, ancient work history or personal matters. Cliches should also be avoided.

“I’m 38 years old, married, have 3 children which take up a lot of my time and I love reading and knitting.....” 

“I am a team player”

“I have excellent communication skills” 

Skilful answers would consider what the potential employer needs (not what you want). So ensure you:

• research the companies strategic plan - this usually runs for 3-5 years and will give you a
  road map for where they are going and the key stages in how they will get there
  
• prior to the interview research the specific role - not the general industry or organisation
  
• read the detailed job description including essential and desirable skills
  
• Find out of there is anything in the outside environment which is likely to impact (either
  positively or negatively) on them. For example; government policy or legislation,
  

Skilful answers market yourself and crucially.......

Sell what the employer wants / needs to buy

Consider including the following elements, but remember it should take ideally no more than 60 seconds to give this answer:

• why you made the decision to go into your particular field (if you are just starting out)
  
• where you are now in your career
  
• what qualifications make you the perfect candidate for the job in question - how you
  have positively impacted on your current / last employer
  
• what strengths do you have that match this jobs requirements and how can you quickly
  and concisely summarise them
  
• why do you want to work for this company? 

“I recently designed a new __product which was really interesting, challenging and increased our sales by 15%”
(stop here and wait to be asked to expand) 

For many more examples and unique customisable templates click here for my downloadable 'watch anytime' online course, which contains:

• 12 videos
• 26 lectures
• 10 activities
• Transcripts and PDF slides
• Supplementary information
• Critical reflective learning opportunities - including 'baseline' and conclusion development

This course will provide you with the; tools, skills, techniques and confidence to be 'the candidate of choice'

Interview Questions Blog Introduction

In this blog we will examine the top ten most frequently asked interview questions 

This is your ultimate guide to answering the top 10 most asked interview questions. With each blog post you will be more prepared, confident and focused. As a result you will stand out for all the right reasons!

Master how to answer the top 10 interview questions today and get the job you deserve.

• understand and appreciate the top 10 most asked interview questions
• appreciate why interviewers ask them
• understand the reasoning behind each question
• understand and appreciate what makes a poor answer
• examine in detail examples of poor answers
• understand and appreciate what makes a skilful answer
• examine in detail examples of skilful answers
• describe what key sources of pre-interview there are
• practice and answer in turn using the unique templates I have designed
• complete a post course critical learning exercise to see how far you have come

A adaptable, powerful skill set that will see you through any new job or promotion interview

Learning how to answer the most frequently occurring interview questions puts you 'ahead of the pack'. Estimates suggest that there are between 85-160 candidates per job. You owe it to yourself to be the best you can and this course will ensure you are just that.

To get the full online 'take anytime' downloadable course  click here

Content & overview

For each of the ten questions I will explain what the interviewer is looking for and why they have asked a particular question. We will then look at poor and skilful answers through general approaches as well as detailed answer breakdown. Finally you can practice and develop your own answers using the unique templates I have provided for each section

Included in this course are:

• 12 videos
• 26 lectures
• 10 activities
• Transcripts and PDF slides
• Supplementary information
• Critical reflective learning opportunities - including 'baseline' and conclusion development

This course will provide you with the; tools, skills, techniques and confidence to be 'the candidate of choice'

To get the full online 'take anytime' downloadable course click here