Tell me about yourself/Why do you want this job/when
you saw this post what
interested you about it?
This is the time to sell yourself, can be seen a a broad
question, but your response
should be specific and targetted to what they are looking
ie whats on the job description.
This should take about 2 minutes.
Prepare and practice a script. Break it down into
experience, skills and traits
e.g I 've been an administrator for the last five years.
(Experience)My recent experience
includes handling incoming calls, taking minutes(skills)
I excellent written and spoken
English, advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and
strong keyboard
skills. (traits) I am a strong
team player, I work well in a team on and on my own,
I have strong integrity and I'm honest. .
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Strengths
Do not say the obvious - I'm a hard worker or I like working
with people.
Everyone does - be more imaginative.Before the interview
list all the strengths,
then match them upto requirements in the person specification
and job description.
Weakness
Again think of weakness before the interview. Find one that
isn't to terrible.
Find one that you can say you have now found a solution
to or overcome.
Eg I use to have poor organisation skills, I am constantly
working to improve
e.g using diary to manage my daily activitites. Whatever
you say stress the
solution to that problem - or say you are working on it.
Or " I have not worked
with this particular package, but I've experience of similar
packages and I'm
sure I can pick it up in a few days".
Any way to go is to pick a weakness, that can be also be
seen as a strength.
E.g I always try to give 100% to each task, I sometimes
find it a little frustrating
if others are not doing the same. I try to overcome
this with a positive attitude,
that I hope will catch on - or just realise that people
work in different ways."
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