5 Tricky As Hell Job Interview Questions...And How To Answer Them Right!
We all love to answer questions that highlight our finest features and invite us to tell all those stories concerning our past achievements and glorious moments of deserved triumph. Nevertheless, in some cases we are faced with challenging job interview questions on how bad we are at certain things and how often we’ve screwed things up. And how much.Honesty is the best policy, some claim. The optimal answering strategy for someone faced with the following job interview questions, would be to carefully measure one’s degree of candidness and be open and sincere. Nevertheless, you should at the same time avoid sharing stories about failures and drawbacks that might influence the hiring manager’s impression of you in a negative way. Regardless of the urge to be vocal about your flaws, try not to be inadequately blunt. Which means, don’t tell your reader stories about conflicts on the workplace, neither do admit that you’re secretly chatting with your girlfriend during work. That won’t sound charmingly human, we’re positive. So, let’s examine some of those tortuous job interview questions and the humble and elegant replies that might as well get you hired. 1. What is your biggest weakness?When asked that question one may feel tempted to demonstrate honesty and come along as pleasantly straight-forward. Regardless of the urge to be vocal about your flaws, it’s actually better NOT to come up with a vivid narrative of how you sometimes smack annoying colleagues or don’t shower for 2-3 days to get more work done. You will be perceived as neither entertaining, nor pleasant.One decent way to respond to this question is to choose a trait of yours which is not entirely disadvantageous. For instance, you can point out at your perfectionism and mention that sometimes your knack for details annoys others around you. A lot.Or, you can pick a positive characteristic of yours and analyze its potential downside.Wrong Answer: I am very emotional and when something is bugging me I have the habit to unleash on my closest colleagues by forming a spectacular scandal for everyone to witness. It’s only then that I feel relieved. And we’re all human after all. (Get the point here?!)Right Answer: Look, I like to examine details very closely before picking up the best idea; I am of the habit to take potential risks of launching a new project into consideration and do my best to take precautions. These characteristics of mine might be viewed as annoying by a more impatient colleague or one that has to meet specific deadlines.2. Why do you think you will be successful in this job?To give a loud account of your abilities might indicate self-promoting and boasting. And you know what nobody likes? Nobody likes a show-off. And interviewers tend not to like complacent and haughty people as well. This question is not an invitation to demonstrate false modesty or to deliberately belittle your achievements and qualification either. Just research the employer thoroughly prior to the interview and have several useful qualities of yours in mind ready to answer such a question.Wrong Answer: I just feel like I’ll fit right. My intuition is telling me so. And I had a chance to notice you had a lot of girls working here, are they’re all married? I like to work with girls. Brings out the best in me. In various ways. Uh…what was the question again?Right Answer:I think that my previous experience as a marketing specialist makes me a suitable and qualified candidate for the position. Moreover, having succeeded to generate a profit of 100 000 USD for my prior employer by launching the project X (quote the name of the project, and do quote the numbers) makes me think I have the capacity to do it again and even more successfully at your company.3. Tell me about a bad experience you had with an employer?Admitting your previous boss was a dick won’t make your interviewer experience disdain toward them and simultaneously feel sympathy your way. This, just like number 1, is a question aimed at elicitinga truthful answer. Try not to badmouth your previous employer, because doing so might invite the interviewer to see you as someone fond of disloyalty.Wrong Answer: My previous boss was intolerable, she was a neurotic spinster that told me I was an idiot approximately 17 times a week, but I think I got my revenge when I downloaded a shitload of important files from the company server and sold it to the competitors.A diplomatic response would be the best option here. This means try to tell about a conflict situation without evaluating it as good or bad. Do your best to be as neutral as possible about who was right and who was wrong.Right Answer: I used to work for an employer that had a hard time giving me negative feedback and found it difficult to be specific about the requirements I had to meet. That resulted in me learning to be my own editor and advisor, yet I was often feeling confused because I wasn’t sure which my skill I had to work more on and what my mistakes were from a manager’s perspective.Hand-picked related content:4. Give an example of a time when you handled a major crisis.Feel free to reframe this question. “Major crisis” can be a difficult situation or working under pressure or on a tight schedule. This is your opportunity to tell a story of how you coped with a situation and came out stronger, more resilient, and wiser. Say you don’t droop when dealing with obstacles. Confirm obstacles do not discourage you from proceeding on the taken path.Wrong Answer: I missed a deadline for an important project but managed not to pay attention to all the negative comments at the office and soon I had forgotten about my failure. I am proud with not paying too much attention to things like this. Everybody thought I had screwed up, but I didn’t give a damn. We only live once. #YOLO.Right Answer: I had a health problem and a lot of work to do and I was afraid I wouldn’t have the resources do my work accurately. I managed to reorganize my priorities so that I did the most important things first and I managed to get my health issue under control and to do my job in a new way that I found surprisingly effective.5. What motivates you?It is not a sin to name money as a strong motivator. Nevertheless, if you don’t want to come along as avid, you should try to name some additional elements that light your fire. Working in an inspiring environment is a good choice. Be concrete about your true expectations and yet try to sound down to earth.*Wrong Answer: * I don’t care too much about achievements – I’m humble and I’m not a social crawler! I’d like the cash, that’s what motivates me. And to have fun at the workplace – you know laughing, flirting, having an occasional beer at lunch. We’re all human. (Ah, wait! You already said that on the first question!)*Right Answer: * I am motivated by having a chance to use my skills and improve them. I am motivated by regular, objective feedbacks given by my manager. I am motivated by transparency and challenging goals. I am motivated by giving my best and seeing how can I become better than yesterday.Do not strive too hard to mesmerize your interviewer. People tend to have little tolerance for pleasers. Especially when they have been trained to spot pleasing behaviour even when it’s masked with the pretence of confidence and resourcefulness.Do not use too much gestures, but try not to speak deadpan either. An expressionless face tells a lot more about its possessor that one that lets emotions dance on it.Being yourself, speaking in your own words, and being carefully honest will generally do the work.Ah, we almost forgot – don’t forget to smile – you will be surprised how powerful your smile is ?Now that you know how to answer the scary job interview questions, you’re one step ahead to fulfilling your career-destiny – the only thing you now need is a fancy resume, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered on that base too! For inspiration, check our 23 creative resumes.
Don't worry, Mourinho... Enhancv will help you find another club!
Jose Mourinho is either a person you adore or someone you truly despise. There’s no middle ground. He has hundreds of achievements behind his back, but also some questionable moments in his career. Even if you are not a Chelsea fan, you can’t deny that he is one of the brightest and most entertaining people we’ve seen in professional football. Still, many were overjoyed seeing Jose go as he and Chelsea FC parted ways this Thursday, probably because they only see the arrogant and selfish part of him. For others, though, it is a huge loss: Mourinho has built a dynasty in every club he has been a part of, and has always followed his principles. Most importantly – he has always made us listen when he spoke, regardless whether you liked him or not. The real reason we created his CV is to remind the world who Jose Mourinho is. Not only his numerous cups, guinness records or coaching awards, but also his style, principles and the reason why he was sometimes that arrogant. Even though, we are not Chelsea’s fans, nor do we always share his point of view, we are quite sure this guy deserves some respect for the things he’s done and the guts he had to express his opinion. Hope you enjoy it ? #RespectMou and thanks for entertaining us before, during and after your games. We’re looking forward to seeing which team you’ll lead next.
The Success Journey: Mark Zuckerberg's Pre-Facebook Resume
Ever wondered what Mark Zuckerberg’s resume looks like? Was he as remarkable before founding Facebook? Have you wondered what, exactly, does it take to go from being a student at a university to one of the world’s youngest billionaires and CEO superstars? Well, we definitely have – so for this reason, we bring you the story of Mark Zuckerberg, all in the format of a sassy resume! Mark’s fascinating life story starts in 1984 in White Plains, New York. His father taught him Atari BASIC Programming in the 1990s, and later hired a software developer to tutor him privately. Zuckerberg took a graduate course in the subject at Mercy College near his home while still in high school. His father was a work-at-home dentist, so to help his dad out, in 1996, Mark Zuckerberg built a software program called “ZuckNet” that allowed all the computers between the house and the dental office to communicate with each other. This program is now considered a “primitive” version of AOL’s Instant Messenger, which came out the following year. During his time in college, he’s done a number of controversial things. He made an app called Facemash, a social website letting users decide who was “hot” or “not.” The website, even though it was considered to be unethical and sexist by the university, went viral quite fast. Some consider it to be the predecessor of Tinder, one of the most popular dating apps out there. He also made a coursematch website, allowing students to know what classes they’re taking and to form study groups. So it’s evident that Mark Zuckerberg’s resume was impressive enough, even before founding Facebook – But get this, he wasn’t some IT prodigy. He was more of an entrepreneur and less of a developer. It’s a pretty less-known fact that he actually majored in psychology at Harvard, not computer science. On the website TopCoder, you can see Zuckerberg’s rankings in terms of programming, which was not all that high. So if there’s anything to take away from all this, it’s that you don’t have to be the most academic person out there, or have 200 years of work experience to be successful – what counts is your persistence in making dreams into reality. Liked the article? Want to learn what makes other famous people tick? Like our Facebook page for weekly inspiration! References: Richard Feloni – Business Insider / Joel Brown – Addicted2Success / Alyson Shontell – Sfgate / Larry Kim – Inc / Brandon Griggs – CNN / Aseem Gauav – Indiatvnews / Charles Arthur – The Guardian / Andrew Pulver – The Guardian / Jemima Kiss – The Guardian / Jose Antonio Vargas – Newyorker / Marilynn McLachlan – Nzherald / Anna Vital – FundersAndFounders / Joshua Barrie – Business Insider / Rebecca Borison – Business Insider / Ned Smith – Businessnewsdaily / Priya Florence Shah – BlogBrandz / Ekaterina Walter – Inc / Jack Linshi – Time / Julie Bort – Business Insider / Eli Langer – CNBC /Ashkan Karbasfrooshan – Techcrunch / Jolie O’Dell – Venture Beat / Rebecca Greenfield – The Wire / Peter Economy – Inc / Alyssa Newcomb – Abcnews / Jennifer Booton – Marketwatch / Adrian Granzella Larssen – The Muse / Katherine Moon – The Muse / Seth Fiegerman – Mashable / Christine Ekickson – Mashable / Hayley Tsukayama – Washingtonpost / Max Knoblauch – Mashable / Steve Kux – Lifehack / Billy Gallagher – Techcrunch / Maya Kosoff – Business Insider / Sarah Frier – Bloomberg / Amar Toor – The Verge / Rich McCormick – The Verge / James Vincent – The Verge / Benjamin Popper – The Verge / Jena McGregor – Washington Post / Kim Shandrow – Entrepreneur / Geoff Weiss – Entrepreneur / Kevin Daum – Inc / Tom Tauli – Forbes / Eric Jackson – Forbes / Karissa Bell – Mashable / Brian Koerber – Mashable / Samantha Murphy Kelly – Mashable / Laura Montini – Inc @media (max-width: 1190px) {<br /> #mark-frame {<br /> height: 4300px !important;<br /> }<br />}<br />@media (max-width: 400px) {<br /> #mark-frame {<br /> height: 4800px !important;<br /> }<br />}<br />
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