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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