How to answer can you do interview questions?
Before an employer decides to give someone a job, they need to be convinced that the person can either do the job properly or learn it quickly. It comes as no surprise to learn therefore that ‘Can you do the job?’ questions are the most common. They’re also the ones people spend most time preparing for.
‘Can you do the job?’ questions are those that directly or indirectly seek to ascertain your ability to perform the duties inherent in a job. They include questions that seek to clarify your:
* skills;
*knowledge;
* experience;
* key achievements;
* potential performance.
Examples of ‘Can you do the job?’ questions include:
* Can you give us an example of a time you had to communicate something that was complex and controversial? How did you go about it?
* Tell us about one of your key achievements?
* An irate client rings and gives you a blast over the phone. How do you handle it?
* What do you think you can bring to this position?
* Can you give us an example of a project that you had to plan and organise? What steps did you take?
* How would you describe yourself? (At first glance this may not strike you as a ‘Can you do the job?’ question, but effective interviewees always look for ways to highlight their skills.)
* What would you say makes an effective manager of people?
* Why should we employ you?
* What do you regard as your greatest strength?
* The most important duty in your job will be to look after the x, y and z. Tell us how you intend going about it.
How to answer can you do interview questions?
Step 1: Your first step is to select all the duties/requirements of the new
job that you have performed before and recount your past actions
and achievements in a way that will make the creation of effective
answers easy. There are several ways of collecting this sort of information:
* scrutinising the job advertisement;
*accessing a duty statement—if there is one;
* contacting the employer or recruitment agent to clarify the main
responsibilities of the job.
Step2 : Know What you’ve already done that relates directly to the duties listed in step 1, including overcoming obstacles.
Step 3: Once you’ve listed what you did and how you did it under step 2,
it is important to give some thought to the context or situation in
which you did it. Without context, your answers will sound empty
or only half-completed.
Step4: This step involves writing down the key outcomes or results of your actions, i.e achievements.
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