#Most Common Interview Questions and Answers

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Job Interviews are the most important interactions of the entire hiring process for a specific job opening.

During the interview, the interviewer tries to learn whether the interviewee is a good match for the job, with the help of several common questions, aimed at finding out the professional as well as personal make up of the candidate.

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The article reviews 15 common job interview questions and best answers.

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Most common job interview questions and answers

Here are some of the questions that can be asked during a job interview, and how to answer them.

These questions are commonly asked interview questions, and they are asked for any job title, whether you are applying for a managerial job or a sale’s job:

1. Tell me about yourself question

Provide a brief summary of your personal details, educational qualifications and your professional experience/skills.

2. Your exact job responsibilities and experience in the previous jobs

Tell about your job titles and responsibilities.

3. Education knowledge base

Provide additional information regarding courses/programs/lessons you took.

4. What are your future plans?

You want to progress in terms of – interest, duties, position and financials matters. Be practical and describe a career curve planning.

5. What are your added values to the company?

Make a short list of all your strengths and added value and create a paragraph comparing the job requirement to your advantages.

6. What do you know about this company?

Make your homework before the interview and give general details about the company products/services, future goals and organization structure.

7. Why are you leaving your current job?

Provide an honest answer. There are many reasons why a person would want to leave his or her current job.

You may find further r information reading Why Do you want to Leave Your Job?

8. What are your weaknesses and strengths?

Be honest about your strengths as well as your weaknesses.

In general, employers are looking for people with the best leaning agility (quick learners) and those who can better adjust to changes and new jobs.

Provide one professional weakness and one of your strengths. Explain your professional strength and how it contribute to your work performance. Provide examples on how did you handle/overcome your weakness.

9. How about taking more responsibilities?

Positive.

10. Your ability to work in a team or to run a team work

Speak about your past good experiences working in a team with good examples of project implementation.

If you led a team in the past or were a key member that has a potential of leading a team, then talk about that.

11. Your initiative to solve problems

Talk about the methods you utilize for solving problems with some good past examples.

12. Your career achievements so far

Tell about those career achievements that reflect back to the job you are applying for.

13. How do you handle difficulties and stress?

Provide short interesting success stories from your background. Explain the way you manage your work-time to cope with high work load. You can also tell about the techniques you use to overcome stressful situations and difficulties.

Give general details about your salary expectation. Remember that a job interview is not the right place for negotiating salary. Leave this issue after a job offer is made.