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Here is another set of questions which will prepare you for you next interview.

Question 1: What about the job offered do you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
Answer: Be positive and define three or more attractive factors and only one minor unattractive factor.
Question 2: What would you like to be doing five years from now?
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
Answer: Generally this question is asked to valuate your career plan and your existence in this company. The answer of  this question also reflects the rate of  your career growth and to assess if the company will be able to provide that opportunity over period of time. Be realistic and if you need  to  take the guidance from your seniors, don’t be hesitate to take their help.

Question 3: Do you prefer working with others or alone?
Answer: Before answering the question, just  realize about  the nature of the job. Team work is necessary for the official job. So you must have the quality of  a team player or leadership quality.  Your answer will determine what post would you like? So answer appropriately.
Question 4: What other types of jobs or companies are you considering?
Answer: There is no need to open all the cards before the panel . Keep your answer related to that  field for what you are interviewing for. Don’t give out specific company names.
Question 5: Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What’s Your opinion?
Answer: This is because of  my  long  term relationship with my previous company. I ensure you that  my experience and my knowledge will be beneficial  for the company and  myself  too. Every strong organization  must have strong  employee. As  I am a well- qualified person, my sub-ordinates, can learn quickly and can give better input in the favor of the company.

Question 6: Had you thought of  leaving your present position before? If so, what do you think held you there?
Answer: No, sir. I didn’t  think  it  before that  as I am getting the challenging  job to leave  that organization  until  my job became no longer  challenging.  and that you feel your talents are best used elsewhere.
Question 7: When are you available to start?
Answer: Mentioned  exact timing when you feel comfortable to join the company .
Question 8: What is your management style?
Answer: For answering this question you have to  verify yourself  as a task  oriented, result oriented, paternalism ( take  care of your subordinates and give them the right direction ) and  versatile manager, how are  are different  to  others.  The best way of management  system  is  “Open-door management system ( to motivate people and delegate responsibility )” Now days.  You must reply by using the examples of  this method.
Question 9: Are you a good manager? Give an example. Why do you feel you have top managerial potential?
Answer: For proving your answer count your list of achievement  that your team  have got in the previous  job.  Mention your management skills like  planning, organizing, interpersonal, etc. to make yourself versatile to others.
Question 10: Give me some examples of how you have adapted your own communicating style to deal with different people and situations?
Answer: This is time to show your strength, do not waste it. Explain  the most  effective examples that show your good communicational skills including  verbal and  written  communication for getting feedback. I am able to motive my employees by delivering my speech. Give examples of how you verbally motivate the people who respond to challenge and recognition.

written by Jay Patil \\ tags: Cracking Interviews, Interview Questions

Here is another set of Interview Questions

Question 1: Are you willing to travel?

Answer: There are some jobs in which traveling is the part of  the job especially marketing, survey and field jobs. But there are not so much traveling in the in-office jobs. So this question is asked to you. Answer according to the job designation and  if you like traveling. It will be a surprise for you. If  you don’t like traveling, then ask about the frequency and duration of   the  traveling.  You can weigh how much you would need to be on the road and is it fits in your life style. Now answer according to your nature, but you have to do some adjustment.
Question 2: “What are your goals for the future?”
Answer: The answer of this  question  reflects  your target or your ambition that can be evaluated by  the  interviewer whether it  is  in the favor of the company  or  not or whether  the candidate is willing in this organization or want to switch?  Don’t  be overwhelmed, be honest and use your mind and answer according to your strength.  The best way to answer this question are given below :

• Generally co-relate your answer with the company’s  fortune like, ” I  am willing to continue to learn, take on additional responsibilities, and contribute as much as possible as in the behalf of the company”.
• I would like to be the top performing  employee in a  well-established organization, like this one.
• I am a quick learner, within five years I’ll gain lots of  technical experience and will move towards management position.

Question 3: How will you achieve  these goals?

Answer: This must be a follow up question, if  the  previous one is  asked to you. A good answer of this question may be :  ” I am a proactive person, for achieving  my target I’ll be enhance my knowledge and skill, I’ll attend the training  session, seminars and keep on further study as well as I wont be hesitate to take the help of our senior collogues.
Question 4: How successful do you have been so far?

Answer: Answer this  question with confidence but  not  overstate or show overconfidence, this may irritate the interviewer and  you may loss your candidature in the queue of  job. Speak the truth up to what extent you’ve been succeed.  Answer in  the positive way like this, “Sir, in my point of view, I am happy with my  career progress and I think, my  career  is going  on the right way with right speed in the right direction, and definitely one day I’ll achieve my target on the exact date, which I’ve decided to achieve it.”
Question 5: How long would you stay with us?

Answer: Don’t  be hesitate to answer this question, because the  manager or  interview panel  wants  to know  that  won’t you ditch them in the way. If  it is not a very big and reputed organization, the chances of  leaving  the organization has been increased. So this question is most often asked. Answer that I’ll be here till I’ll face the challenges and every time new challenges. I don’t like repetition of work or routine work. If  I keep on facing challenges in this organization, I’ll will be  everlasting here.

Question 6: Can you work under pressures, deadlines, etc.?

Answer: Yes, why  not. I usually  perform  my  best  in under pressure and I am passionate to complete my task  within deadline.
Question 7: What important trends do you see in our industry?

Answer: If you are fresh for the company, you can deliver  your answer on the basis of  your research about the company. Prepare two or three strong points  about the company that you like most. If  you are  interviewing  for the  job promotion, you are not new for the company  and you are well aware about the culture, environment and policy about the company. Be positive and  don’t criticize whether you don’t like something  about the company.  Always  explain  the  strongest  point that you have  noticed but not known commonly.
Question 8: Can you share your mistakes with others?

Answer: Yes, absolutely I do. I usually share my mistakes with my senior or more experience person to  get the guideline. By this  way I learn how should I do  this work so that I can  not repeat it again.
Question 9: How have you changed the nature of your job?

Answer: I’ve  improved  myself  by learning new things, gaining experience, by enhancing  my productivity  and efficiency. Explain the way how you have improved your self.
Question 10: In your present position, what problems have you identified that had previously been overlooked?

Answer: Nothing  is perfect  in this  world. Some  demerits exists everywhere. If  you think there is something  a really big- big problem in your  position,  get aware to the owner in brief and don’t brag. No need to say in the minor problem

written by Jay Patil \\ tags: Interview Questions