Common interview questions&answers
"Tell me about yourself?"
What is checked
What one needs to talk about
Confidence
Enthusiasm
Passion
Education
Communication skills
Where one grew up
Past work experience
Personal interests
"What are your strengths?"
What is checked
How positive a person can think about hismself or herself
What one needs to talk about
Whatever, there is no right or wrong answer here
"What are your weaknesses?"
What is checked
Person's ability to identify his or her weaknesses and his or her way to cover them up
What one needs to talk about
Weaknesses + some positive aspects
"Where do you see yourself in five years?"
What is checked
What one needs to talk about
How commited one is going to be to this company
How long he or she would stick to the company
"What do you know about our company?"
What is checked
What one needs to talk about
Whether a person is serious about the job or not
Research about the company
"How well do you handle change?"
History
Products
Other positive attributes
What is checked
What one needs to talk about
Person's ability to cope up with a change
Description of the abiliies + examples
"How do you make important decisions?"
"Do you work well under pressure?"
What is checked
What is checked
What one needs to talk about
What one needs to talk about
Ability/expectations + possible advisors and helpful things
(usually for management/lead positions) Person's way of making crucial decisions
Description of the abilities + examples
Whether a person gets really stressed out
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