Hey there, and welcome to this tutorial! My name is Richard McMunn from the Interview
Training Company PassMyInterview.com, and in this video, we're going to focus on the
five common interview questions and answers. So it does not matter what kind of interview
you've got coming up. These are the top five common interview questions that you will get
asked, I can pretty much guarantee that. And I'm going to give you five great answers to
those interview questions. Now, before I get into those, a very warm welcome to this tutorial.
My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in the middle, the bald chap! And I'm going
to give you top-scoring answers that you can't find anywhere else. Please do subscribe to
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much. And in return, if you tell me the name of your interview in the comments section
below the video, I will come on here each day, and I will give you a list of five more
interview questions to prepare for, in addition to the common ones that are coming right now.
So take notes and listen carefully. Let's get straight into it. So the first interview
question pretty much guaranteed, the one that you will get asked at the start of your interview
is “Tell me about yourself?” Now, it's important that your answer this first interview
question so it gets you off on a confident footing. We need to give you the confidence
in your answer because that sets you up for the remainder of the interview. And here's
a brilliant answer to the interview question -Tell me about yourself? “I am someone who
takes great pride in my work and I always look to learn and improve within every role.
The main strengths I have that I believe will be of benefit within this role are excellent
customer service, solid team working abilities, an honest and reliable approach to all tasks
and, above all, strong work values and ethics. If I am successful, and I get the opportunity
to work for you in this job, I will learn the role quickly, so I can start making a
positive and long-lasting contribution to your company.” That's a great answer loaded
with positive keywords and phrases! And I've put in there some of the main strengths that
are attractive to the majority of hiring managers and employers. Let's now move on to the second
common interview question. Why would you like to work for us? Again, pretty much guaranteed
to be a question at your interview. Why would you like to work for us? Here's my high scoring
answer for you. “I want to work for you for 3 main reasons. The first reason is, having
looked at the job advert and the person specification, the experience, the skills and the qualities
I have are a match for your company. Secondly, you are obviously very good at what you do
within the industry you are serving, and that means I will be working for a professional
organization that sets high standards. Finally, the ‘latest news’ section of your website
shows you have lots of enthusiastic plans for the future which I would like to be a
part of!” Great answer again to that interview question. Why would you like to work for us?
Let's move on to the third question. What's your biggest weakness? A very common interview
question. Quite difficult to answer, because what you don't want to do is to give them
a weakness that is a match for the role. So we need to be very careful about how we answer
this. Here's my top-scoring answer. “I don’t have many weaknesses. However, if I had to
give one, it would be the fact that I find it very hard to say no to people. In the past,
this resulted in me sometimes taking on too much work than I could actually cope with,
and I ended up having to work additional hours jut to simply deliver on my promises. Whilst
I do still find it hard to say no to people, I am becoming better at managing my workload
and I am completing tasks faster and more efficiently.” Excuse me. Now, what I like
about this answer is it is actually a subtle strength. If you said that to me that, you
know, I find it hard to say no to people that would be attractive to me because I'd be thinking
you're going to do lots of work for me within this position. Next question, where do you
see yourself in five years’ time? There is only one reason why an interviewer or a
hiring manager would ask you this question. And that's because they want to see someone
who's going to stay in the role for a long time. So if you say to them, well, I plan
to stay with you for a couple of years’ time, but actually my goal is to do work for
a different company or a different position, I can pretty much guarantee you won't get
the job. So we need to be careful how we answer this. Here's my top-scoring answer to this
common interview question. “I still see myself still working for you in this position.
In 5 years’ time, I would have proven myself as a highly reliable member of the team, someone
who can be trusted to do a good job, do it on time and also to the required standards.
I would also be willing to help train up new people who join the company and occupy similar
roles to this one as I would have the experience and know-how to do so.” So that shows you're
going to still with there you can be trusted, reliable, a respected member of their team,
but also, you're prepared to help train up new people who join the company in similar
roles. A great answer. Next question - Why do you want to leave your current job? Again,
pretty much guaranteed. They want to know why do you want to leave your current employer?
Here's my suggested answer to this question. “I want to leave simply because I am ready
for a new and fresh challenge. I feel I have given my all, and whilst I would not be saddened
to stay in my current employment, I do want to take up a new opportunity where I can work
for an innovative and forward-thinking company my skills and qualities are put to good use.
I will certainly leave my employer on great terms, but I feel one hundred percent ready
to commit to your company and in this role.” So that's a positive answer. You will not
be negative about your employer at all. You're not giving any negative vibes or you're not
saying anything bad about them, which you shouldn't do under any circumstances. Always
be positive about your previous employer. So don't forget to tell me the name of your
interview in the comments section below and I'll give you some questions to prepare for.
Also, if you'd like to learn more, download my 21 great answers to tough interview questions
by clicking the link below the video. That will go to my website PassMyInterview.com.
I hope you've enjoyed that, I love teaching you guys how to pass or interviews. Don't
forget to tell me the name of your interview in the comments section below and I will come
here each day and give you some questions to prepare for in addition to the ones I've
just mentioned. Thank you for watching. I hope you have a brilliant day. All the best!