Title - Put your best foot forward - Be ready with answers that tell interviewers you are the right person for the job
Some pointers that I've got are:
1. Qn: Why are you leaving your current role?
2. Qn: Tell me about yourself
3. Qn: Where do you want to be in five years' time?
On Why are you leaving your current role?
- Whatever you say, be positive. This is not the time to rant about how unfair last year's bonus was or how unreasonable your current boss is. Whatever your reason, make sure you turn your answer into something positive.
- Simply stating that you would like a "new challenge" or "change of environment" can sometimes also send out warning signals to employers, so be careful. Be prepared for counter questions.
- Focus more on why the new role is perfect for you and less on why your current role is not.
On Tell me about yourself
- When interviewers ask this question, they do not want to hear your life story. They are interested to know how you work, what you enjoy in your career and how well you would fit in with the culture of the company.
- Also, they want to find out what interests you, how skilled you are and what strengths you would bring to the organisation.
- Tailor the answer to the role you are applying for. Don't express your enthusiasm to work as part of a team in a busy noisy office environment if you are aware that you will be a one-man show sitting behind a wall in a very secluded room.
On Where do you want to be in five years' time
- You could be specific - If you are being interviewed for an administration or personal assistant's role, the next step up would be an office manager or administrative manager. If you are aware of the company's structure and know that administration staff are likely to be promoted to business executives, mention it.
- Be positive and confident rather than defensive and unsure. Don't give the interviewer the idea that you are still trying to "find yourself".
Yours,
Something Small Thinking Big
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