Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com
and then this tutorial, I'm going to give you my top 3 tough interview questions and
answers. If you do have an interview coming up with any company from around the world,
please do make sure you watch this video tutorial from beginning to end because it will make
a big difference to your interview preparation. I promise to give you three amazing answers
to the toughest interview questions out there. Now, before I do that, just a quick introduction
to myself and a welcome to this presentation. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there
on the left hand side. And I've been helping people for about 20 years now to pass their
interviews. I always do that by giving you top-scoring answers. Now, a little bit about
my previous experience. I spent four years in the Royal Navy. I then spent 17 years as
a Fire Officer. I've been a firefighter for many years, and during that time, I spent
a few years within the recruitment and training department. I have also been on the interview
panel assessing people like you for jobs. So, I know what you need to do to pass your
interview. I also founded the successful career interview guidance website PassMyInterview.com,
and I'll tell you a little bit more about that later. But I am very passionate about
helping people pass their interviews and I want you to pass your interview! Let's get
into the training. Please do take notes as I go along. This is what I promise to cover.
I'm going to give you the 3 hardest interview questions. Those questions that are being
asked right now, and I can pretty much guarantee they will come up during your interview. I'm
going to give you the reason why the interviewers are increasingly asking these questions are
interviews. I will tell you what the interviewer is actually looking for in your answers to
those three questions. And then I will give you top-scoring answers that anybody can use
for any role whatsoever. So, there’s 4 great reasons why you should watch this, and that's
what I am going to cover. Why are interviewers and hiring managers asking these three tough
interview questions? Well, the reason is that if you can answer these three interview questions,
you are likely to succeed in the job and be a great employee. Let's have a look at those
questions. Now, the first one, unsurprisingly, is: What's your biggest weakness? This is
a very, very difficult interview question. And this is one of those questions that you
can fail the entire interview on. Before I give you a brilliant answer, let me give you
3 tips for scoring high with this interview question, what's your biggest weakness? (1)
Please do not give a weakness that is needed to do the job you are being interviewed for.
If you have to deal with customers, do not say you prefer to work on your own, you're
not that great with customers or don't say, “I'm not that confident”, because then
you won't get the job! (2) Be clever in your answer and turn your weakness into a strength,
and I will tell you how to do that in a second. And then my 3rd is, say, at the end of your
answer that you are looking to improve on your weakness. That is very important. Whatever
weakness you give, I will give you one right now. Make sure you tell the interviewer that
you are TRYING TO IMPROVE. And that is really good. That's a great trait and quality to
have as an employee. Here is my answer to the tough interview question, what's your
biggest weakness? “I feel my biggest weakness is that I sometimes struggle to ASK FOR HELP
from other people. For example, when I’m carrying out a difficult or challenging task,
I want to complete it myself and if I do get stuck, I’d rather dig in and find a way
to overcome the problem myself, instead of asking work colleagues for assistance. Obviously,
I do understand that it’s far more beneficial if I did ask for help from other experienced
team members, and I am trying to improve in this area whenever the situation arises.”
Now, that is a brilliant answer to the tough interview question, what's your biggest weakness?
Because it doesn't do you any harm. But more importantly, it is actually a STRENGTH. If
you told me that at the interview, I would be thinking… “Well, this person is someone
who likes to find out things for themselves. They are a self-motivated. They will go away
and look.” And to me, that is a strength. That is a great way to answer that interview
question. Let's now move on to the second tough interview question, and that is: Why
should I hire you? Now, this is tough, because the interviewer will ask EVERY CANDIDATE the
same question. Let's say there's 5 other people that they are interviewing. This is another
way of the interviewer saying to you: What makes you the standout candidate? This is
your opportunity to excel and show them that you are a worthy employee and also that you
are positive that you can be competent in the role. Let me give you three tips before
I come onto a top-scoring answer to the interview question: Why should I hire you? My first
tip is, you have to show that you are the STANDOUT CANDIDATE in your answer. And there
is a way to do that in a second. Now, my advice to give the best answer out of everybody at
the interview, is to give the interviewer or the hiring manager THREE REASONS why they
should hire you and nobody else. Now, this will automatically make your answer distinctive
from everybody else's. Most people will just give one reason. But you are going to say:
“I have three reasons why I feel you should hire me.” That instantly makes you STAND
OUT from everybody else and then tell the interviewer that you understand that the success
of their company is dependent on you doing a great job for them. And that is another
term for being COMMERCIALLY AWARE. And again, that is very attractive to any employer or
hiring manager. So let's take a look at a brilliant answer to the tough interview question:
Why should I hire you? “I feel you should hire me for 3 main reasons. Firstly, I have
READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION and the skills and qualities I possess are a MATCH FOR THE POSITION.
This means I can make an immediate impact when I start. Secondly, I am FAST LEARNER
and a STRONG TEAM WORKER. Again, I feel I will be able to hit the ground running and
start contributing to the team quickly. Finally, I do understand and appreciate that the SUCCESS
of your business is DEPENDENT ON PEOPLE LIKE ME doing a good job for you. You have my assurance
that if you do decide to hire me, which I genuinely hope you do, I will work hard to
REPAY THE TRUST you have shown in TAKING ME ON over the other candidates.” That is a
brilliant answer to the tough interview question: Why should I hire you? It doesn't take much
to learn, so you can pause the video when you want to and take notes. But don't forget
to GIVE 3 REASONS, and you are finishing there on the answer with the fact that you understand
that in order for them to be successful, you have to do a really good job. And you are
therefore saying as well, that I will WORK HARD to repay the trust you have shown in
taking me on over the other candidates. Let's take a look at my third tough interview question.
Why do you want to leave your job? A lot of people want to leave jobs for various reasons.
Now, the interviewer is curious as to why you want to leave. You can, again, fail the
whole interview if you give the wrong answer to this tough interview question. Let me give
you THREE TIPS before I give you a brilliant answer. Why do you want to leave your job?
Tip number one, be positive about your current or former employer. Do not be negative about
them in any way whatsoever. Because then that says a lot about you. If you're positive about
them, you know, it comes across as attractive. It shows that you are a positive person, you
are upbeat and you are not negative. The second thing, if you are negative about your former
employer, or your work colleagues, or your manager, you will probably not get hired!
And then finally, number three, be complimentary of them and then cite one of the achievements
you are most proud of whilst you were there, and then give a great reason for wanting to
leave. We are going to tell them that you've really enjoyed it, that you've learned a lot
from them, you've achieved something really good things together, and then give them that
great reason for WHY you want to leave your job. Here is my brilliant answer to the tough
interview question, Why do you want to leave your job? “I have thoroughly enjoyed working
for my employer and they have been very supportive and a great team to work for. We achieved
lots of great things together, including massively improving customer service whilst I was there,
but I am ready for a new challenge. I feel I have so much to offer, and this role I am
applying for today, I feel, will enable me to put those skills and qualities to really
good use. I will leave my employer on good terms, but I one hundred percent want to work
for your company in this role, and to help you continually grow and develop within this
industry.” Again, it is a brilliant answer to that tough interview question! So, those
are my three answers. I'd like to give you some more answers to tough interview questions.
If you click the link that's appeared right there in the top right hand corner, it takes
you through… let me just quickly show it, to my website PassMyInterview.com. Now, there's
21 great answers to tough interview questions here. At the very least, come through to this
page and look at these interview questions. But I give you SAMPLE ANSWERS of the same
caliber as those three that I have just gone through. I hope you've enjoyed that. Please
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