hi everybody my name is Richard McMunn
from the interview training company past
my interview calm and in this new
tutorial I'm gonna give you my top 11
interview questions and answers these
interview questions and suggested
answers are perfect for any interview so
please stick around watching from
beginning to end because I can guarantee
this is gonna make a significant
difference to your interview preparation
so before I get into those 11 questions
and answers a very warm welcome to this
tutorial my name is Richard McMunn
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let's get straight into the questions
and answers question number one here we
go why do you want to work for our
company so this is a real common
interview question then and here's my
suggested answer why do you want to work
for our company here we go during my
research into your company three things
stood out firstly the way in which you
manage and run your business is positive
there are lots of great comments and
reviews made online about your
organization and this demonstrates you
are a great company to work for
who actually cares about its customers
secondly the latest news section on your
website tells me you are innovative and
forward-thinking which makes you even
more attractive to work for finally I
want to stay in a role for a long time
and gain stability with my employer you
are clearly a leader in the industry and
that fills me with confidence that I
will be able to thrive in this role and
be able to professionally and personally
develop as the years progress now that's
a solid answer to the interview question
why do you want to work for our company
and that can be used during any
interview whatsoever so question number
two
what qualities do you have relevant to
this role another typical interview
question here's my answer whew I have
seven key qualities that I feel will
benefit this role I am a highly
effective team worker who has extensive
experience working with other people I'm
also a great communicator who can
communicate effectively with customers
clients and external stakeholders I am
organized I am able to plan and
prioritize my workload to ensure tasks
are completed successfully and I will
always act as a positive role model for
your company finally I work very well
under pressure and can be relied upon to
fully complete and finish tasks to the
required standard if you hire me I feel
confident you'll be satisfied with my
contribution to your team that's another
great answer to the interview question
okay number three question number three
what are your key strengths or what are
your strengths here we go now in
previous jobs there were a number of
strengths that my managers made
reference to during appraisals one
particular strengths is my ability to be
trusted to fully complete any task that
is given to me I am someone who can be
relied upon to go away and finish a task
quickly efficiently and also to the
required standard now another key
strength I have is the level of customer
service I provide I understand how
important customer service delivery is
and I always value customers and make
them feel special when dealing with them
on behalf of the company I am working
for finally one of my strengths is my
ability to continually develop in my
role I will always look to improve and
take on board feedback from my superiors
and line managers that's a cracking
answer to the question what are your
strengths these three things you're
focusing on there is that you can be
trusted to fully complete tasks the
other key strength is you are able to
provide great customer service which is
pretty important in any job and then
finally you take on board feedback and
look to continually improve so really
some really good strengths there for you
to use in your interview question number
four why do you want to leave your job
it's going to get asked during your
interview pretty much guaranteed so
here's the answer the honest answer is I
feel I need a new and fresh
I've had three fantastic years with my
employer and they've treated me really
well whilst I've been there I've learned
a tremendous amount and developed both
personally and professionally however I
want to leave in order to progress
further professionally and take up a new
challenge with a different innovative
and forward-thinking company like
yourself so that's a safe answer to that
question
do not be critical if your previous or
current employer and whatever's happened
there
you know you want to move you've had a
good time there but talking about
personal and professional development is
important that's a great reason to leave
question number five so we are
interviewing many people for this job
why should we choose you it's a really
really good question a common question
that interview so here's the answer
there are three main reasons why I
believe you'll be extremely happy if you
hire me first and foremost I've studied
the job description in detail and I've
checked to see I have all of the
qualities skills and experience to
perform this role to a high standard
secondly I believe I will fit in with
your team quickly and bond with my work
colleagues meaning I can then make a
fast and positive contribution to the
organization
finally I'm a very quick learner and I
promise you I will learn my role quickly
so I can then make an impact in the
fastest time possible so what I love
about these answers is I'm like breaking
them down into three things into seven
things and that will resonate positively
with the interview panel so again I've
given you three things there that you
can focus on question number six what
motivates you here's my answer
job satisfaction is one of the main
motivators for me if I'm happy in my job
and I'm performing well and contributing
positively within the team this makes me
feel valued and appreciated I'm not the
type of person who just wants to sit
back in a job and go with a flow I want
to make a difference and go home at
night knowing I'm progressing both
personally and professionally because we
spend so much of our time at work it's
important that I do a good job and
progress with my employer as the
organization develops and it grows great
answer next question what's your biggest
weakness so this is obviously the
opposite to worries what is your key
strength what's your biggest weakness a
tough interview question but we need to
get it right so here's my suggested
answer
I believe my biggest weakness is
impatience at times in the past I have
rushed to get some jobs completed this
fast approach to work in a sometimes
irritated my work colleagues as I have
been quite pushy in my attempt to get
tasks completed and over the finishing
line
in fact my previous manager actually
liked my patience as it meant I
completed lots of tasks quickly but I am
learning to work more in line with my
teammates and achieve tasks and projects
collectively I think that's a really
strong answer because it's actually a
subtle strength and you're mentioning
that you'll manage actually like through
impatience because you get loads of
stuff done question number eight what
are your career plans for the next five
to ten years and this is sometimes put
across in where do you see yourself in
five or ten years time so here's a good
answer to this question well having
studied and researched your company and
realizing you are a forward-thinking
organization and you appear to have
great plans for the future I would
actually still like to be working for
you now I appreciate most people would
say this at the interview but I am
genuinely someone who enjoys debility a
job satisfaction and if I am successful
today I will work hard to learn the role
quickly and I will commit myself to your
organization for the long term I said
great answer again question number nine
how do you handle pressure at work so
here we go
I handle pressure by ensuring my
workload is already planned out the week
before this helps me to get into the
mindset for completing my tasks
efficiently I also keep a checklist with
me of work that needs to be done and I
tick off each task as and when it is
completed this means I'll never forget
to carry out an important task or
project and this also helps me handle
pressure now having said all of that I
do actually view pressure as an exciting
part of my job as it allows me to put my
skills and experience to the test and
see how good I am at my job so you are
demonstrating there that you can handle
pressure but you actually like it which
is a good thing question 10 here's a
tough question for you if I were to call
you a former manager right now what
would he or she say you need to work on
and improve now all of us have to work
and develop on things so this is
assessing your honesty but also whether
you know what
you need to improve upon so here's the
answer here's my answer to this question
so if I were to call your former manager
now what would he or she say you needed
to work on an improve here we go that's
actually a tricky question but I have to
be honest as she did bring something up
during my last appraisal she told me she
was very satisfied with my overall
performance but she would like to see me
become more organizationally aware as
she felt this would help me to develop
eventually into potentially a manager or
supervisor so I took on board or
comments and I asked my immediate line
supervisor if I could shadow him for a
week when he attended company board
meetings it was a great insight into the
business and I learned more about how
the company operated and also the
challenges it faced along the way so
that's a safe personal development
because I'm saying there that you know
my manager was really pleased with me
but she wanted to see me progress and
you know I then decided to take on board
her comments and I did something about
it which is really good question 11 do
you have any questions for the panel now
I'm gonna give you the questions to ask
at the end of your interview
so do listen to these because I think
they're great questions but then I'm
gonna give you some more free resources
so do stick around until the end so here
we go what questions do you have for us
okay thank you yes I have some questions
number one what are the plans for this
company over the next few years so this
then reaffirms your statement that you
want to stay for them you're sorry you
want to stay with them for the long term
so you're interested in what their plans
are and this is good because they'll
enjoy talking about their plans for the
future next one if I'm successful what
would you need me to focus on during the
first four weeks of the job so this is
getting them to visualize you in the
role okay so it is quite clever quite a
clever question and then will there be
an opportunity to professionally develop
in the role by perhaps undertaking
training courses or development programs
this shows that you are keen to develop
within the role which which is a great
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