How to Answer Interview Questions:
It is always advisable to plan and go through some question and answers to ensure that your answering techniques are good and you incorporate everything into your answers.
Below are some of the more common questions that interviewers frequently ask, including some suggestions to help you plan your answers before an interview.
Question – Tell me about yourself
Answer - (Remember your answer should contain more about your skills and knowledge rather than your personal life). Talk about your career to date, your experiences with previous employers, what motivates you and why you enjoy recruitment.
Question – What are your strengths?
Answer – be prepared to give examples or demonstrate what your strengths are. Talk about your sales ability, how you negotiate with Clients; how you have developed business and how you generate candidates. Do you work well under pressure and possess good organizational skills. Are you highly motivated? Perhaps you can build rapport quickly and have good communication skills.
Question – What have your achievements been in your career to date?
Answer – Select achievements that are work related and as recent as possible. Some examples could be consistent billing, hitting or over achieving targets, and high placement on a company league board; winning a tender for new business, or bringing on key Clients for the company. Fast promotion within a company.
Question - What are your weaknesses?
Answer – A common mistake is to say that you have none – this will only lead to more questioning and can come across as arrogant. Try to only mention a “good” weakness that can also be seen as strength, for example “I have difficulty working with people who do not pull their weight; I have high work standards and I expect others to have equally high standards. I am learning to speak up and request that others contribute more before I let myself get angry by a workload being unequal”
Questions – Why are you looking for a new position?
Answer – Explain that you are looking for a new challenge, better career prospects or a change of environment. This is not your opportunity to say something bad about your former employer, you must remain positive about them during questioning and if you can not say anything positive it is better not to say anything at all.
Some other questions you could prepare for are;
- What do you enjoy about recruitment?
- What makes you a successful recruitment consultant?
- How do you motivate yourself?
- What are your personal goals and career aspirations?
- How do you work under pressure and ensure you meet your targets?
- What are you looking for in your next Company?
- How do you feel about working long hours?
- Are you a self starter? Give me examples to demonstrate this
- What do you know about this company?
- How would you add value to the company/team?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
For more help or additional information on how to achieve a successful interview please contact the RedPepper Recruitment team and one of our Consultants will be happy to advise. By email info@redpepperrecruitment.com or telephone 08707-525-222