In a job interview, the questions may or may not be the same for every job profile within and outside the organization. Say for example, if you have applied for HR Executive role in an ABC firm and your friend has also applied for a similar role in an XYZ company, the experience at the job interview that you both would gain will not be the same. The experience would be different based on the questions asked, time spent on the interview, things that the hiring manager or recruiter would share about the company and job profile and how likely have you performed in the tasks given in the initial rounds of the interview.
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However, there are certain sets of questions that every recruiter or hiring manager would ask or at least want to know while they are scrutinizing your CV or bio-data during the job interview. Here are some commonly asked questions in a job interview that you can definitely prepare for before attempting one in the nearby period.
1) Tell me about yourself or about your work experience.
So, even if you are a fresher, you might have surely done some project work or assignments or volunteering gigs during your degree college years that you can share as a work experience with ease. Do not panic if you fumble as soon as this question gets popped at you. You can simply start with your journey from your college years to date and also add a little bit about your personal life. You can mention how you think your career has progressed and why you are here to apply for the job.
2) Why do you want this job? / Why do you think you can make a career in this field?
Not everyone wants to really know that you are wanting this job for the sake of salary. It is obvious that we work to get paid and run our household and pay for our living expenses. But the question asked is to reveal from your end what really makes you worthwhile for this job role. After all, even the company is going to invest its time, resources, and energy on you to help you learn some important on-the-job skills that can help you nail the career. So, you need to be creative while answering this question while also mentioning how this job profile aligns with your short-term and long-term goals.
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3) What are your strengths and weaknesses? How do you think you can add value to this job role?
This answer needs to be honest and assertive because it involves your personal life experiences as well. You are what you are because of whatever has happened to you in your life. So if you say that your strength is you can manage a team of 10 people in your first work assignment, then you need to support it with a real-life incident wherein you have attained success in such work. If you say your weakness is you can handle work pressure then you need to give reasons to support your answer by mentioning what made you feel so and what strategies you will use if you get to handle loads of work in your new job profile.
