mayorchelsea:
The interviewer most likely want you to market yourself by stating your competencies or skills.I'll just tell him,"I am a people oriented person, I possess excellent communication skills written and oral, I have keen attention to details and I'm an highly organised person.I'm also computer literate and proficient in use of MS-Excel,Word and Internet".Just state the ones relevant to the post you're applied for

Evina:
Wait a minute. Were you asked that question or you just imagined it? Because that question is meant for an employer NOT an employee.

Staff strength means the number of people (staff) an employer has under his employ.

chimkaire:
Thank you! Why peeps are so quick to bring anything up in here, baffles me



Imagine the fuckericology

mayorchelsea:
The interviewer most likely want you to market yourself by stating your competencies or skills.I'll just tell him,"I am a people oriented person, I possess excellent communication skills written and oral, I have keen attention to details and I'm an highly organised person.I'm also computer literate and proficient in use of MS-Excel,Word and Internet".Just state the ones relevant to the post you're applied for

Evina:


maybe the guy is a business owner and came to interview for the post of CEO.

akinsadeez:
Buhahahahahahahahahaha. Imagine an interviewer asking you your staff strength and you saying you are good in Ms Excel and Word.

Evina:


Always give exceptional answers that imprints the memory of you in the mind of your interviewer.

Like...

What would be your reply if you were to sell yourself to the interviewer?

akinsadeez:
Buhahahahahahahahahaha. Imagine an interviewer asking you your staff strength and you saying you are good in Ms Excel and Word.

tolutweety:

Like...

What would be your reply if you were to sell yourself to the interviewer?

donald1010:
If an interviewer ask you " WHAT IS YOUR STAFF STRENGTH"? What will be ur ans

sholay2011:



Stewpeed question by the interviewer in the first place though.

I get my own company and I come interview for your place or wot?

The posters above me have finished answered the OP.

OP, you too should imagine more feasible questions na.

Evina:


There is NO, one correct answer to your question.
It depends on the direction of the interview and the post you applied for.

I have never sold myself the same way, at any interview.
Let me share an experience I had in 2010 at an interview with a Human Resources consultant, recruiting for one of the telecoms organization in Nigeria.

It was the first stage and there were quite a number of people to be interviewed and also a number of interviewers. One of whom, was a stern looking, thick, dark lady whose face looked like it would fall apart if she dared smiled. A lot of us prayed NOT to be interviewed by her.

But then, when it was my turn, I was ushered to a seat in front of madam "smile not". She barely acknowledged my greeting, asked me to sit and before my buttocks could hit the seat, she said, "look! As you can see, there are so many people to be interviewed. So I don't have the time to be bored. I have seen your CV, tell me something that is not in your CV. She was not even looking at me!

Choi! The woman wan dampen my moral mehn. I smiled and said. One of my favorite quotes is, "attitude is everything". I consciously strive to put on the best attitude that will generate the outcome I desire in any given situation. She looked at me just then, and cracked a smile for the first time then said, "hmmm, tell me more"

Evina:


There is NO, one correct answer to your question.
It depends on the direction of the interview and the post you applied for...........

akinsadeez:



hmmmmmm, dats true........... but bro imagine dis scenario, a man who claims to be working as a branch manager in a company is being interviewed for d post of MD in another company. Can't they ask him for d staff strength in d branch he was heading in order to judge his suitability? [/b]For example a man who heads a mega branch of a co with 100 staff will be preferred for such a post to another man who heads a branch with ten staff.

just trying to find a plausible scenario for d OP's question sha.

akinsadeez:



Hmmmm. Actually I picked something from ur story......but it also takes a dose of luck or better still providence. You could have said exactly the same thing to anoda person on anoda day and she wouldn't be moved. If she didn't find your statement intriguing, what would you have done?

Evina:


I do NOT believe in luck! I believe in favor yes! I also firmly believe in preparation and confidence.

Also, remember I already mentioned that I do NOT sell myself the same way in every interview. The way I sell my brand and skills, is dependent on the job I am applying for and the direction of the interview.

With ALL sense of modesty, I MUST state that I have never failed to impress in any interview.

Evina:


I do NOT believe in luck! I believe in favor yes! I also firmly believe in preparation and confidence.

Also, remember I already mentioned that I do NOT sell myself the same way in every interview. The way I sell my brand and skills, is dependent on the job I am applying for and the direction of the interview.

With ALL sense of modesty, I MUST state that I have never failed to impress in any interview.

sholay2011:

Ride on gurl. Nice post in response to that of Tolutweety.

Your head dey dia.

Evina:
Wait a minute. Were you asked that question or you just imagined it? Because that question is meant for an employer NOT an employee.

Staff strength means the number of people (staff) an employer has under his employ.

Pamcrest:


Precisely! No employer will ask u that unless u are applying to be their supplier/contractor
My humble submission

akinsadeez:



But was that case really about preparation? Well, if not luck at least Providence but you did not answer my question. I am not talking about saying d same thing in another interview. In that example you gave, if you look at it critically the situation was actually out of your hands. You made a statement in answer to her directive which she (luckily?) found intriguing. Now another interviewer in her position that day might have found your statement uninteresting. So let's assume she did not react positively like she did, what would you have done?