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In an interview situation, employers usually tend to ask the same kinds of questions. Here is an example of the types of questions you may get;

Looking over your career, which role did you enjoy the most and why?

Conversely which role did you enjoy least and why?

Why are you interested in this particular role and how does it fit your career plan?

What are 5 words to best describe your personality?

In a work situation, what are your strengths?

What areas would you like to improve on?

How do you like to be managed?

What are your short term and long term career goals?

How do you see this role assisting you in achieving your goals?

Tell me about the last time that you drove yourself and others to complete a tough assignment. What was the project, What were the challenges in completing the project, How did you drive yourself to finish, How did you motivate yourself and other to work towards completion, What were results of your efforts?

Talk me through a time when you were under pressure for extended period of time. What led to the situation, how did you handle it and what was the outcome?

Even the best of us have disagreements form time to time. Tell me about the most serious disagreement you had with a co-worker. What led to the disagreement, how did you first approach solving the disagreement, how did the co-worker respond, what was the outcome?

How would you answer this question?

Talk me through a time when you were under pressure for an extended period. What lead to the situation, how did you handle it and what was the outcome?

Step 1: Choose a real situation and detail the scenario from beginning to end. Don't exaggerate or tell stories. A good interviewer will bring you unstuck! E.g. In my previous role at company ABC, there was a time where I was involved in... which lead me to...

Step 2: How did you handle it? E.g. The way I approached the situation was....

Step 3: Explain the outcome, and if possible something you learned from the experience that you can apply in future. E.g. In the end, situation X turned out to be a huge success and a new approach was adopted.

For further inquiries contact Lyndal Hollibone:

Tel: 13 14 48
Email: lhollibone@au.drakeintl.com