During interviews, employers often ask candidates for a position tricky or even unpleasant questions. Each of them has its own goal, up to testing the resistance to stress of the applicant. By preparing yourself to answer these questions, you will be able to perform well in the interview.
Personal interview questions
The most unpleasant questions for the applicant, as a rule, relate to his personality, family life and plans for the future. A person may be asked when he plans to have a child, and if there are already children, how much time he spends with his child. There is no need to get angry when asked about this, no matter how unpleasant the interference of a stranger in your personal life is. Answer calmly and briefly.
Most often, employers are concerned about whether an employee will often go on sick leave or spend too much time with a child. Make it clear that your job is important to you and that you are a responsible person.
It is not very pleasant when at the interview they ask a question about the merits and demerits of the applicant. In such cases, you should mention those advantages that will relate to your work: attentiveness, communication skills, stress resistance, quick learning. Disadvantages, on the other hand, should not affect the quality of your work. For example, an accountant may well not be a very resourceful person.
You may also be asked how you felt at your previous place of work, why you left there, what kind of relationships you maintained with colleagues and superiors, what do you think about the former team as a whole. Refrain from unflattering assessments. Answer calmly and correctly, note the advantages of your colleagues, talk about how comfortable it was for you to work, even if you hated your boss and the team. Bad reviews can make it clear that you are a conflicted, quarrelsome, unfriendly person. By the way, such a question may be a reason to mention the results of your work in another company.
Discussion of working moments
The question of what salary you are counting on is very unpleasant, especially if you do not know how much the employer plans to pay an employee in your position. Prepare to answer this question in advance: monitor offers from other companies, view statistics and find out the average salary for a specific position. This will help you not only name, but also justify the amount.
By inflating your desired salary, you can show the employer that you are asking too much. By underestimating it, you run the risk of looking insecure in yourself, not appreciating your work as a person.
Finally, employers often ask job applicants why they chose a particular company to hire. This question is especially unpleasant if the applicant comes to the twentieth interview and wants to get a job as soon as possible for at least some position. Do not be nervous. Find out the advantages of the company in advance and name them. This can be a good location of an office, an opportunity for career growth, an interesting team, a good social package.
