Some Samples of Job Interview Questions and the Response/Answer:
I = Interviewer A = Applicant
1.
Tell me about
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2.
I = Tell me about your education
A = Well, I
graduated from AMIKOM Solo majoring
MI or AC and
then did my strata one at AMIKOM Solo in Informatics System
3.
I = How would your best
friend describe you?
A = He would say that I'm
loyal and a very good listener.
I think he would
also say that I'm very social and usually in a good mood.
4.
I = What
is your greatest strength?
A = I believe organizational skills are my
greatest strength.
I’m great at cleaning messes
5.
I = What is your greatest weakness?
A = I want to do much. Sometimes I take on more
than I can handle.
6.
I = Why do you want
this job?
A = I've been looking for
a job where I can use my creative skills and
work with people. I've heard
good things about your company.
7.
I = Why
do you think you can be successful in this position?
A = With my education and my strong leadership
skills, I think this is the perfect
position for me to launch my career. I can take this position
and do a dynamite
job.
8.
I = Why
do you want to work for this company?
A = I checked out your web site and I was very
impressed with the products
and
services you offer. I’d like to be part of your team.
9.
I = Where
do you see yourself in the next five years?
A = I hope in five years I’ve completed school
and found a good company
where
I can increase my skills and make a real constribution.
10. I =
Are you a self-starter, able to work without constant
supervision?
How about working in a team.
A = Yes. I do enjoy the freedom of
working alone, but still I like the support and
creativity that you
get from a group.
11. I =
Why should I hire you?
A = You should hire me because I’m a quick
learner and
I
always get along well with people. And I am always productive.
You
want to make a profit, so I can help you to meet your goals.
12. I =
If you had a conflict with a colleague, what would
you do to resolve it?
A = If there was a
problem, I would ask the person who is upset to go out for coffee
so we could talk about what was wrong, and come up with a solution
together.
I would do my best to resolve the problem quickly so it doesn't get
any bigger.
13. I =
If you had a problem and did not know the answer, how would
you find
the solution?
A = In my last job I
sometimes had to find answers to IT questions. I would often go
on the Internet and
look for blogs on the topic I needed to learn about.
I enjoy learning
new things, so research is actually one of my hobbies.
14. I =
Imagine you have a deadline and you are running out
of time.
What would you do?
A = I'm not afraid to ask
for help when I need it. I would probably approach my
manager and explain the problem and ask for
extra resources. If it was a strict
deadline and I couldn't
get extra help, I'd work as fast as I could get
the job done.
15. I =
A good manager is a strong leader. What could you bring to
this team?
A = The last team I
managed had many of different personalities, so I really
developed my
relationship skills. I expect the team I would lead here would be
similar, so I feel
I'd make a good leader.
16. I =
This role requires strong communication skills. Are you are a
good
communicator?
A = Some of my friends
might say I talk too much, but I'm a very open
communicator. I
always try to think before I speak so that I don't regret things I
say later. I also
have strong writing skills, which I feel would be an advantage
for this position.
17. I =
Have you ever managed a project? If so, did you also manage
the team?
A = To answer your first
question, yes I have managed a project. In fact, the last
thing I did for my
previous employer was create a new database system.
Regarding the
second question, no, I haven't managed a team. This is though
something I would like
to do in the future.
18. I =
Has there been a time when you felt extremely stressed in your
role, and if so,
how did you deal with it?
A = I think everyone
experiences stress in the workplace at some point. I remember
a time about 3 years
ago when I was doing the job of 2 people. I actually hated
getting out of bed
in the morning. I realized that I had to do something, so I
started running to
relieve my stress. It made a huge difference and going to
work became more
enjoyable again. Exercise is important for a busy lifestyle
19. I =
Can you give me an example of when you showed initiative
and took charge?
A = I remember when a
colleague was having a difficult time learning a new
software program.
She was embarrassed to tell our manager that she was having
trouble, so I
went to the training department and explained her situation. It
turned out
another employee was also struggling, so they set up a training day
for all of us. I
actually learned a lot, so it was a good outcome
20. I =
What tools do you use to keep organized?
A = Being organized is
very important to me. Like many people, I use a Blackberry
for emails and appointments. I also
write a daily 'to do' list so I have a visual of the tasks I
need to achieve for the day.
21. I =
Give me an example of a time when you had to motivate
others!
A
= A few years
ago, the travel company I was working for had a very bad sales
period. Nobody was
earning commission and 2 people were retrenched. As the
supervisor, I
had to think of ways to make the staff more enthusiastic. I came up
with a shared
commission structure that required everybody to work as a team.
It was successful
because people felt like they were working together, not
against each other for the
same business. In fact the management team is still
using that structure today
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