How to answer common interview questions.

[bighead_42_1090]

Saw this on digg this past weekend and thought I'd share it.

http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-answer-23-of-the-most-common-interview-questions

[paul]

Hey, what about the classic nightmare interview question... "What's your greatest fault/weakness?"

I've actually been asked this one twice. Both times I replied "That's a rediculous question, there's no way you can expect me to honestly answer that." Both times that answer worked.

[mrjohnchimpo]

Hey, what about the classic nightmare interview question... "What's your greatest fault/weakness?"

I've actually been asked this one twice. Both times I replied "That's a rediculous question, there's no way you can expect me to honestly answer that." Both times that answer worked.

depending on the tone of the interview, I either say, "I work too hard and I'm too loyal." (if it's lighthearted) or I say, "I'm more interested in the way my strengths can be utilized to further your needs and the needs of the company." (if it's more serious)

[hotfoot]

depending on the tone of the interview, I either say, "I work too hard and I'm too loyal." (if it's lighthearted) or I say, "I'm more interested in the way my strengths can be utilized to further your needs and the needs of the company." (if it's more serious)

I'd say "Don't worry about it," and move on.

[Lori Burger]

Hey, what about the classic nightmare interview question... "What's your greatest fault/weakness?"

I've actually been asked this one twice. Both times I replied "That's a rediculous question, there's no way you can expect me to honestly answer that." Both times that answer worked.


I think your response might work for you or some people, but I can totally see myself getting called out for it. Then I'd talk myself into a corner... Gawd I hate job interviews!

[Soul Queen]

I've also responded the same way Paul has and it does work. It depends on who is interviewing you. I had one person even say that the question was pretty stupid.

Honestly who is going to say something bad about themselves?

[False Alarm]

Honestly who is going to say something bad about themselves?
:wave:

i find it much easier to cut on myself than sell myself, even if it costs me a job.

oh and i wouldn't hire any of you people.

well OK, i'd probably hire all of you, but i wouldn't be impressed by your answers to that question, and our company would probably get bought out by suge knight or something.

[Soul Queen]

False Alarm-You haven't seen me turn on my charm!

Interview questions are always the same. I find its best to tailor all questions to your exact work experience and to use examples. That is the best way to show your qualified. Its all a BS show.

[larryhead]

good tips on that list.

[slam]

really, as soon as someone asks me a ridiculous question, i thank them for their time and leave. shit, an interview is as much about you figuring out whether you want to work somewhere, and you definitely don't want to work for management wonks like that.

[False Alarm]

i'd be terrified to interview slam. almost everything that comes out my mouth's ridiculous. and then it'd be like, wait come back mr slam i didn't mean it!

i've never really understood how you can tell if someone's gonna be good at a job from an interview anyway. we was interviewing peeps at work and talkin bout a candidate afterward, and some girl overheard me say i liked so-and-so cuz he didn't seem like a douche, and she got mad cuz my sole criterion wasn't whether or not he'd excel at the job. i'm like, what am i fucking psychic? how the hell i'm supposed to know if a muthafucka's good at something if he ain't got a huge body of work to review (this is low-level stuff)? even then it seems like it'd be fairly easy to hide your deficiencies till you was on the job.

[The Girl]

False Alarm - you've got the right idea. Cultural fit is an important aspect to whether or not someone is a good fit for a job. Nobody wants to work with a jerk - no matter how good he/she is at something. I do a lot of interviewing and we frequently ask ourselves if a candidate would pass the "airport test" ... meaning - could you stand to be stuck in an airport for 10 hours with this person?

[hotfoot]

False Alarm - you've got the right idea. Cultural fit is an important aspect to whether or not someone is a good fit for a job. Nobody wants to work with a jerk - no matter how good he/she is at something. I do a lot of interviewing and we frequently ask ourselves if a candidate would pass the "airport test" ... meaning - could you stand to be stuck in an airport for 10 hours with this person?

fuck, i have friends who couldn't pass that test.

[mrjohnchimpo]

here's 10 questions that can't be asked:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=229