How to Job Interview: Questions & Answers

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"Knowing what job interview questions and the possible answers that you're going to get in an interview is something that you want to make sure you know. My name is Gloria Campbell, I'm with Advantage Training Systems in St. Petersburg Florida. I'm going to give you two or three of the standard questions and answers that you're always going to get in an interview. The first one is always, "Tell me something about yourself". Keep it brief, give very general information, smile and make the Interviewer feel comfortable. The second question you're always going to get is, "Tell me what your strengths and your weaknesses are". Normally most people don't have a problem with their strengths, they may say something like, "I'm a go-getter, I'm the kind of person you can always depend on. I'm always on time, I'm punctual." Then it comes to, "Tell me something about your weaknesses." An example might be, "Well, you know, I'm the kind of person that once I get started on a task, I have difficulty getting off that task, and getting on to something else". You always want to have with the weakness, what you've done to compensate for that. So in my instance, I would say, " So what I've done is I always have a time frame within which I'm going to work on a project, put it aside, and then work on my To-Do list. The other thing that they're going to ask you about is, "Tell me something that you enjoy doing and something that you don't like doing". So if you're the kind of person that enjoys working outdoors, that's great. But, what if you have to work inside? Remember, the questions are designed to see if there's a good marriage between you and the company and whether you move onto the next level. My name is Gloria Campbell, I'm with Advantage Training Systems in St. Petersburg Florida. Know what the Interviewer's going to ask, the questions are always very similar and make sure you have some great answers."