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Why do you want to leave your job?
“Departmental changes and corporate restructuring have made it difficult to keep on track with my career goals. As a result of these changes, future advancement opportunities are limited and I no longer see a future for myself with this company.” Be ready to back up your answer if you are asked what happened to your department. Depending on time, the interviewer may just move on.
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Tell me about yourself? (Edit Answer)
- • Briefly talk about your current employer.
- • Discuss 2-3 of your most significant accomplishments.
- • Talk about a few of your key strengths as they relate to the job for which you are applying and how they can benefit from your strengths.
- • Then discuss how you see yourself fitting into a position at their company.
- 1. Speak of how you completed projects on time and under budget.
- 2. Tell them how you increased sales revenues for two straight quarters in a row.
- 3. Describe of how you came up with a new procedure that saved the company money.
- 4. “I have been in the customer service industry for several years and most of my experience has been dealing with calls from our customers. I truly enjoy working with the people in this business as well as the challenges. In my last job, the good relationships I formed with my customers resulted in me holding the highest customer retention rate of everyone else in my department.”
- 5. “One of my best strengths is my attention to detail. When I set out to work on a task or project, I always make sure it gets done on time.”
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Why do you want to work here? What are the reasons you want to work here?
I’m not looking to just change jobs for the sake of changing, nor am I looking for another or larger paycheck, I have been working for x amount of years and I’m proud of my profession. Your company has excellent products, provides superior service and has a reputation that the competition is envious of. I share the same values that make this possible, which should enable me to not only fit in to your organization, but complement the team.”
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What were some of the things you did not like about your last job?
If you work for a small company and are interviewing with another small company, you could say that: “my company has not been well funded for several quarters and has limited travel and training expenses until further notice. Based on their current situation, I’m not sure if they will ever return to producing a profit which forces me to question how much longer they will keep me there.”
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What are your biggest accomplishments?
My biggest accomplishment to date is creating a new product that solved a big problem for one of our customers. As a result of the products success, we patented the new product.”
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What do you consider your most significant strengths? (Edit)
- 1. “I have a solid background in Accounts Receivables, great problem solving abilities and I get things done with little direction.” And then elaborate a bit on your specific skills, but don’t turn this answer into a book. Keep it short and move on.
- 2. “I have great communication skills and can work with many different types of people of varying personalities and skill levels. I am motivated, disciplined, and focused and am determined to get my job done well and on time.”
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What do you consider your most significant weaknesses?
“I pay close attention to details which does result in a higher quality of work and saves additional time down the road, though it does take more time up front and sometimes overtime."
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Do you prefer working with others or alone?
“I enjoy working alone when necessary as I don’t need to be constantly reassured of my work. But I would prefer to work in a group as I believe much more work can be accomplished when everyone is pulling together.”
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How do you get along with different types of people?
“I have always been able to get along with anyone. It does not matter how difficult some of my co-workers can be, I’ve always managed to get along with my co-workers. I even manage to get along with those that I don’t work with on a daily basis. Getting along with others simply boils down to personality. When you can understand and recognize other personality types, other than your own, getting along becomes that much easier. I may not get it right on the first try, but once I learn more about that person and discover their hot buttons, I won’t have any problems.”
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What do you feel your weaknesses are?
“I can be impatient with people who do not deliver what they promise, especially when they are holding me up from meeting my deadline.”
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