Question 1: Tell me about yourself.
TRAPS: Beware, about 80% of all interviews begin with this “innocent” question. Many candidates, unprepared for the question, skewer themselves by rambling, recapping their life story, delving into ancient work history or personal matters.
BEST ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. Remember that the key to all successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting. So, before you answer this or any question it’s imperative that you try to uncover your interviewer’s greatest need, want, problem or goal.
Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover this person’s wants and needs (not the generalized needs of the Bank or company)
After uncovering what the Bank is looking for, describe why the needs of this job bear striking parallels to tasks you’ve succeeded at before. Be sure to illustrate with specific examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements, all of which are geared to present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described.
My Name is XYZ. I belong to ABC. My recent qualification is I am graduated from ABC College under Electronics Telecommunication branch. I am a self motivated smart working person with lots of eagerness to learn new things. I believe in planning and execution love to face new challenges. Coming to my family background: There are 4 members in my family my parents and my elder sister and me. Coming to my Goal: My short term goal is to crack this interview and be a part of your company/Bank and my long term goal is to achieve higher post in your company and be a successful person. If I talk about my hobbies I fond of listening light musics, Web browsing, Exploring to diff. Kinds of places. That’s all about me sir\madam.
Question 2: What are your greatest strengths?
TRAPS: This question seems like a softball lob, but be prepared. You don’t want to come across as egotistical or arrogant. Neither is this atimeto be humble.
BEST ANSWER: You know that your key strategy is to first uncover your interviewer’s greatest wants and needs before you answer questions. And from Question 1, you know how to do this.
Prior to any interview, you should have a list mentally prepared of your greatest strengths. You should also have, a specific example or two, which illustrates each strength, an example chosen from your most recent and most impressive achievements. Then, once you uncover your interviewer’s greatest wants and needs, you can choose those achievements from your list that best match up.
As a general guideline, the 10 most desirabletraits that all employers love to see in their employees are:
- A proven track record as an achiever…especially if your achievements match up with the employer’s greatest wants and needs.
- Intelligence…management “savvy”.
- Honesty…integrity…a decent human being.
- Good fit with corporate culture…someone to feel comfortable with…a team player who meshes well with interviewer’s team.
- Likeability…positive attitude…sense of humor.
- Good communication skills.
- Dedication…willingness to walk the extra mile to achieve excellence.
- Definiteness of purpose…clear goals.
- Enthusiasm…high level of motivation.
- Confident…healthy…a leader.
Question 3: What are your greatest weaknesses?
TRAPS: Beware – this is an eliminator question, designed to shorten the candidate list. Any admission of a weakness or fault will earn you an “A” for honesty, but an “F” for the interview.
PASSABLE ANSWER: Disguise a strength as a weakness.
Example: “I sometimes push my people too hard. I like to work with a sense of urgency and everyone is not always on the same wavelength.”
Drawback: This strategy is better than admitting a flaw, but it’s so widely used, it is transparent to any experienced interviewer.
BEST ANSWER: (and another reason it’s so important to get a thorough description of your interviewer’s needs before you answer questions): Assure the interviewer that you can think of nothing that would stand inthe way of your performing in this position with excellence. Then, quickly review you strongest qualifications.
Example: “Nobody’s perfect, but based on requirements for this position,I believe I’ d make an outstanding match. Everything in my background shows I have both the qualifications and a strong desire to achieve excellence in whatever I take on. So I can say in all honesty that I see nothing that would cause you even a small concern about my ability or my strong desire to perform this job with excellence.”
Alternate strategy (if you don’t yet know enough about the position to talk about such a perfect fit):
Instead of confessing a weakness, describe what you like most and like least, making sure that what you like most matches up with the most important qualification for success in the position, and what you like least is not essential.
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