Four interview questions designed to trip you up U-T San Diego Oliver is the bestselling author of five career development books, including “301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions,” and “301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Etiquette...
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Brandon Denton's comment,
June 25, 2015 5:57 PM
While reading all of these questions, I noticed a common theme. This is that the interviewer wants to hear personal stories or experiences that you (the interviewee) has encountered before. This shows them that you have "been through the ringer" and are comfortable in otherwise uncomfortable situations.
Ryan Luehrman's curator insight,
June 21, 2020 8:15 PM
There is nothing worse than when you get asked a hard question by an employer. So I added this section to prepare for the inevitable.
Lillian Budd's curator insight,
January 20, 2015 1:14 PM
I honestly didn't even know that there were college interviews until recently. I would imagine that there are a lot of other people like me who don't know about this, and this would definitely help them prepare for these interviews. Publishing this will help those who aren't confident in their ability to "rock" these interviews. I chose this for that specific reason.
Pierre-Boris Kalitventzeff's curator insight,
September 29, 2014 8:06 AM
Here are mines: - imagine you are in my shoes and I'm in yours: what would you evaluate in my profile? What is the most important question you would have for me? - what are you incorruptible at? - what is your level of intolerance and why? - how do you measure talent? Cheers!
Jessie Toledo's curator insight,
September 17, 2014 3:59 PM
Few things has important as important as a good first impression.
Jessie Toledo's comment,
September 17, 2014 4:00 PM
thank you for this! I have a interview coming up and this is going to be very useful.
GoJobio's comment,
November 3, 2014 9:36 PM
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Kyra Mohn's curator insight,
September 10, 2014 11:07 AM
Senior seminar is a great time to prepare for job interviews |
Andrea Ross's curator insight,
May 23, 2018 6:28 AM
Morning all. I've recently compiled a comprehensive list of behavioural based interview questions for agency recruitment and in-house clients over the last week. It can be pretty daunting with the amount of information out there. If anyone is out there that has just started interviewing talent then please take a read of this article it has 5 relevant questions that will help verify the suitability of the person for the role. Happy Interviewing!!
Emily Rose's comment,
December 30, 2016 6:17 AM
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Kimberly Kachadoorian's curator insight,
January 22, 2015 9:29 AM
ALWAYS HAVE A SET OF QUESTIONS TO ASK!!!!
Teveion Jenkins's curator insight,
April 22, 2015 10:40 AM
tips that will help you succed in your upcoming interviews.
Jessie Toledo's comment,
September 24, 2014 2:13 PM
this is so important and too many people don't ask questions back to the interviewee to get to know more about the company they are applying for
Sunday Jones's curator insight,
August 29, 2014 2:28 PM
Sometimes, it's good to know when to quit...and go another direction. You're not quitting for good--you're quitting because what you've been doing isn't working. There's a huge difference, and continuing to beat your head against a brick wall isn't going to help at all. |
Nice article. I always asked these type of questions as behavioral interviews. What I mean by that is that I asked....What did you do when, etc. or Describe a time when someone took credit for your work...what did you do?
Candidate's past responses or behaviors surrounding specific themes are good indicators of how someone would handle a situation in the future.
My humble advice: Have a few learning stories that you can re-position into a few categories. Think ahead about the situations. To keep yourself concise in the interview, remember this: CAR
C - Describe the circumstances briefly
A - Describe the actions you took and who you involved
R - Describe the results that took place
Make it a great day!