Your Hardest Interview Questions Answered: Get an offer every time! #cimadontaskmethat Presenter: Matt Craven, MD and Founder of The CV & Interview Advisors
Who are we? #cimadontaskmethat • Matt: Expert in Personal Branding, International Speaker, Career Professional • The CV & Interview Advisors: Experts in Personal Branding and Career Development • Clients include Big 4 firms, leading Business Schools & many Chartered Institutes
Hardest question 1 #cimadontaskmethat Tell me about yourself? • Does this mean “give me your life story”? • Ice breaker • “I want to hear you speak”
Hardest question 2 #cimadontaskmethat Give me an example of when you’ve handled conflict in the workplace! • Competency based question • Give an example • Use STAR • Make sure there’s a positive outcome • Refer to your career biography
Hardest question 3 #cimadontaskmethat What are your strengths and weaknesses? • Choose your example carefully • Be safe / benign • For example - lack of patience • Turn weakness into strength • Have a back-up answer
Hardest question 4 #cimadontaskmethat What would be your plan, for your first 90 days in the job? Example: • Identify mentor / resources • Identity business culture • Identify key business agendas • Meet key stakeholders • Seek out required training / knowledge • Understand deliverables / KPIs (performance management) • Develop strategy • Define change management approach • Mobilise team in alignment with strategy / team Note: be definite about timeframes / milestones.
Hardest question 5 #cimadontaskmethat Do you have any questions for us? • Stay clear of Qs for the sake of Qs • Ask Qs throughout Interview • Reserve for objection handling • “Do you have any reservations about me?”
Your hardest questions #cimadontaskmethat • Challenge the coach • Questions from the audience/twitter feed
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