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Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by mekuseze: 8:21am On Sep 01, 2009
Note: I am only going to give general guides on how to answer these questions so that each person can now develop his or her own unique way of answering them. It doesn't pay to have everybody paraphrasing the answers the same way.

1) WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES?: This question is always a constant at job interviews. Simply tell the interviewer what honestly is your weakness as far as it is not a weakness that will make them think so poorly of you. But also make an effort to let them know you are working on it.

2) WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST JOB?: Don't ever let them know you left your las job because of poor pay but reveal that you aspired for greater challenges and opportunities to excel which you believe their company will offer you.

3) HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH CRITICISM?: Knowing fully well that criticism can be constructive as well as destructive tell the panel that you are always comfortable with constructive criticism but that when confronted destructively you try to get the salient points of the critic and mind your business.

4) WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?: This is a question meant to know your future ambitions. Let them know that you envisage a future where you'll be fully part of the team that is positioning the company as a global, regional or local leader as the case may be.

5) HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH AUTHORITY?: Tell the interviewer that you are aware of the tendency of people vested with authority to begin to act in unruly ways and let them know you have always reminded yourself each time you are vested with authority that it come with responsibility thus you try to remain level headed and avoid acting in ways to undermine the common goals of all involved.

6) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PREVIOUS MANAGER?: Say what you think of him simply and honestly. Don't go bashing on him neither should you praise him to the high heavens. Remember everyone has faults so they won't believe you if you keep on saying he's a nice, wonderful 100% okay man or woman. If he was like that then why aren't you there working for him.

The interviewer(s) is intelligent and thus you should be careful to treat him as such because any attempt to make him look foolish by lies will boomerang on you. Be modest in your answers and above all, relax and answer the questions as if you are getting acquinted with him.
Hope this helps somebody .

All the best.
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by Davrich: 11:53am On Sep 01, 2009
Nice mekuseze
its a good job here i hope someone will find interesting tips that will help them to secure the job after the interview.
Cheers.
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by Dejavu147: 2:19pm On Sep 01, 2009
@ Makuseze thanks for info , infact its a Good info

keep up

Safe

Dejavu smiley
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by Fostercat(m): 4:54pm On Sep 02, 2009
please wat the best way to answer tis question.WHY DO U WANT TO WORK FOR US
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by bamboke(f): 4:57pm On Sep 16, 2009
Thanks for this!
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by chura(m): 6:52pm On Sep 16, 2009
thanks mekuseze!
i needed such tips badly.
God bless your endeavours
Re: Six Standard Job Interview Questions And How Best To Tackle Them by chihen: 6:10am On Sep 17, 2009
tanks alot,its a nice tips

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