Comments on: The Toughest Interview Questions http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/ Your Professional Development Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:49:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: holistic-personal-development.com » Career Development Help at Career Ramblings http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-4489 holistic-personal-development.com » Career Development Help at Career Ramblings Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-4489 [...] he talks about his success and failures throughout his career. Today I read a piece by him on the Toughest Interview Questions. I know I would not want to go out on an interview without giving some thought to his advice on [...] [...] he talks about his success and failures throughout his career. Today I read a piece by him on the Toughest Interview Questions. I know I would not want to go out on an interview without giving some thought to his advice on [...]

]]> By: Fitness http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3869 Fitness Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:21:49 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3869 That is a really strange interview question... I always ask what they have heard about our company, a lot have no idea... That is a really strange interview question…

I always ask what they have heard about our company, a lot have no idea…

]]> By: Maria http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3727 Maria Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3727 Here are some more responses that one should avoid at the interview State hobbies just for the heck of it: OK so you enjoy soccer. Do you know the technical details of the game? How many Soccer clubs are there in the Soccer League or the English premier League? The Hobbies are not merely for adding spice to your CV. State only 2 hobbies and try to learn everything there is to that hobby. Impressing the panel consists of exuding the right confidence and carefully avoiding the major mistakes MBA job aspirants make in the <a href="http://www.mbainterview.in/articles/mba_article_14.html" rel="nofollow"> MBA Personal interview </a> Here are some more responses that one should avoid at the interview

State hobbies just for the heck of it: OK so you enjoy soccer. Do you know the technical details of the game? How many Soccer clubs are there in the Soccer League or the English premier League? The Hobbies are not merely for adding spice to your CV. State only 2 hobbies and try to learn everything there is to that hobby.

Impressing the panel consists of exuding the right confidence and carefully avoiding the major mistakes MBA job aspirants make in the MBA Personal interview

]]> By: Angie http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3672 Angie Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:59:43 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3672 I love job interviews. I got to the point where I was a zen master at the things. I walked in confident and usually made a great impression. I am changing job fields, though, and it turns out the teaching interview is a whole new animal. Any tips? I love job interviews. I got to the point where I was a zen master at the things. I walked in confident and usually made a great impression. I am changing job fields, though, and it turns out the teaching interview is a whole new animal.

Any tips?

]]> By: Pull Up a Chair For Some Career Ramblings » JobMob http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3583 Pull Up a Chair For Some Career Ramblings » JobMob Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:13:46 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-3583 [...] a job opening is the interview goal, you need to be prepared by knowing which questions are toughest and which easy questions can be surprisingly difficult. Successful interviews have an etiquette of [...] [...] a job opening is the interview goal, you need to be prepared by knowing which questions are toughest and which easy questions can be surprisingly difficult. Successful interviews have an etiquette of [...]

]]> By: ilker http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1992 ilker Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1992 I don't know why I didn't subscribe the RSS earlier.. great post! I don’t know why I didn’t subscribe the RSS earlier.. great post!

]]> By: Zaib Kaleem http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1477 Zaib Kaleem Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:42:19 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1477 The question I personally feel is very difficult to answer is "What is your compensation history?" Any guidance how to answer this question? The question I personally feel is very difficult to answer is “What is your compensation history?” Any guidance how to answer this question?

]]> By: Zach Tyler http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1475 Zach Tyler Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:32:53 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1475 This is a very smart way to go out an interview. Your first point was helpful because everyone always asks that question, and it's so hard to figure out what exactly they want to know. But if you break it up into steps like you explained, it's very helpful. This is a very smart way to go out an interview. Your first point was helpful because everyone always asks that question, and it’s so hard to figure out what exactly they want to know. But if you break it up into steps like you explained, it’s very helpful.

]]> By: Jez http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1175 Jez Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:11:47 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1175 Good advice, I recently left a company after 11 years for a new job, I was asked 1 and 4, instead of weaknesses they asked about achievements in the last 12 months. Unfortunately this job hasn't worked out too well, after two months I went for another interview and have been offered that subject to references and medical which are still pending :-( The second organisation was very interested in why I wanted to work there, which was easy, as I genuinely do, and have good reasons for wanting to (money aside). Another common one they threw in was 'where do you see yourself in x years'. Where they really differed from your advice was that they asked a <b>lot<b /> of job specific questions, but it is an I.T. based role...</b> Good advice,

I recently left a company after 11 years for a new job, I was asked 1 and 4, instead of weaknesses they asked about achievements in the last 12 months.

Unfortunately this job hasn’t worked out too well, after two months I went for another interview and have been offered that subject to references and medical which are still pending :-(

The second organisation was very interested in why I wanted to work there, which was easy, as I genuinely do, and have good reasons for wanting to (money aside).

Another common one they threw in was ‘where do you see yourself in x years’.

Where they really differed from your advice was that they asked a lot of job specific questions, but it is an I.T. based role…

]]> By: lyndonmaxewell http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1160 lyndonmaxewell Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:16:45 +0000 http://www.careerramblings.com/2007/03/06/the-toughest-interview-questions/#comment-1160 The first one is definitely the most common. I had come across three interviews so far that asked that. One interesting one I had was when the interviewer asked what I had for lunch before, and from then on see how long I could hold on to that question. A 'fine, I had mine' answer wasn't what they were looking for. The first one is definitely the most common. I had come across three interviews so far that asked that. One interesting one I had was when the interviewer asked what I had for lunch before, and from then on see how long I could hold on to that question. A ‘fine, I had mine’ answer wasn’t what they were looking for.

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