Word第第頁(yè)109個(gè)典型面試問題＋分析解答These109questionsincludebothtraditionalandbehavioralinterviewquestions.Formoreinformationabouttypesofinterviewquestions,gotoourInterviewingResourcessectionofQuintessentialCareers.

1.Howwouldyoudescribeyourself?

2.Whatspecificgoals,includingthoserelatedtoyouroccupation,haveyouestablishedforyourlife?

3.Howhasyourcollegeexperiencepreparedyouforabusinesscareer?

4.Pleasedescribetheidealjobforyoufollowinggraduation.

5.Whatinfluencedyoutochoosethiscareer?

6.Atwhatpointdidyouchoosethiscareer?

7.Whatspecificgoalshaveyouestablishedforyourcareer?

8.Whatwillittaketoattainyourgoals,andwhatstepshaveyoutakentowardattainingthem?

9.Whatdoyouthinkittakestobesuccessfulinthiscareer?

10.Howdoyoudetermineorevaluatesuccess?Givemeanexampleofoneofyoursuccessfulaccomplishments.

11.Doyouhavethequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristicsnecessaryforsuccessinyourchosencareer?

12.Whathasbeenyourmostrewardingaccomplishment?

13.Ifyoucoulddoso,howwouldyouplanyourcollegecareerdifferently?

14.Areyoumoreenergizedbyworkingwithdataorbycollaboratingwithotherindividuals?

15.Howwouldyoudescribeyourselfintermsofyourabilitytoworkasamemberofateam?

16.Whatmotivatesyoutoputforthyourgreatesteffort?

17.Giventheinvestmentourcompanywillmakeinhiringandtrainingyou,canyougiveusareasontohireyou?

18.Wouldyoudescribeyourselfasgoal-driven?

19.Describewhatyou'veaccomplishedtowardreachingarecentgoalforyourself.

20.Whatshort-termgoalsandobjectiveshaveyouestablishedforyourself?

21.Canyoudescribeyourlong-rangegoalsandobjectives?

22.Whatdoyouexpecttobedoinginfiveyears?

23.Whatdoyouseeyourselfdoingintenyears?

24.Howwouldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?

25.Haveyoueverhaddifficultywithasupervisororinstructor?Howdidyouresolvetheconflict?

26.Tellmeaboutamajorproblemyourecentlyhandled.Wereyousuccessfulinresolvingit?

27.Wouldyousaythatyoucaneasilydealwithhigh-pressuresituations?

28.Whatqualityorattributedoyoufeelwillmostcontributetoyourcareersuccess?

29.Whatpersonalweaknesshascausedyouthegreatestdifficultyinschooloronthejob?

30.Whatwereyourreasonsforselectingyourcollegeoruniversity?

31.Ifyoucouldchangeorimproveanythingaboutyourcollege,whatwoulditbe?

32.Howwilltheacademicprogramandcourseworkyou'vetakenbenefityourcareer?

33.Whichcollegeclassesorsubjectsdidyoulikebest?Why?

34.Areyouthetypeofstudentforwhomconductingindependentresearchhasbeenapositiveexperience?

35.Describethetypeofprofessorthathascreatedthemostbeneficiallearningexperienceforyou.

36.Doyouthinkthatyourgradesareaindicationofyouracademicachievement?

37.Whatplansdoyouhaveforcontinuedstudy?Anadvanceddegree?

38.Beforeyoucanmakeaproductivecontributiontothecompany,whatdegreeoftrainingdoyoufeelyouwillrequire?

39.Describethecharacteristicsofasuccessfulmanager.

40.Whydidyoudecidetoseekapositioninthisfield?

41.Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompany.

42.Whydidyoudecidetoseekapositioninthiscompany?

43.Doyouhaveageographicpreference?

44.Whydoyouthinkyoumightliketoliveinthecommunityinwhichourcompanyislocated?

45.Woulditbeaproblemforyoutorelocate?

46.Towhatextentwouldyoubewillingtotravelforthejob?

47.Whichismoreimportanttoyou,thejobitselforyoursalary?

48.Whatlevelofcompensationwouldittaketomakeyouhappy?

49.Tellmeaboutthesalaryrangeyou'reseeking.

50.Describeasituationinwhichyouwereabletousepersuasiontosuccessfullyconvincesomeonetoseethingsyourway?

51.Describeaninstancewhenyouhadtothinkonyourfeettoextricateyourselffromadifficultsituation.

52.Givemeaspecificexampleofatimewhenyouusedgoodjudgmentandlogicinsolvingaproblem.

53.Byprovidingexamples,convincemethatyoucanadapttoawidevarietyofpeople,situationsandenvironments.

54.Describeatimewhenyouwerefacedwithproblemsorstressesthattestedyourcopingskills.

55.Giveanexampleofatimeinwhichyouhadtoberelativelyquickincomingtoadecision.

56.Describeatimewhenyouhadtouseyourwrittencommunicationskillstogetanimportantpointacross

57.Givemeaspecificoccasioninwhichyouconformedtoapolicywithwhichyoudidnotagree.

58.Givemeanexampleofanimportantgoalwhichyouhadsetinthepastandtellmeaboutyoursuccessinreachingit.

59.Describethemostsignificantorcreativepresentationthatyouhavehadtocomplete.

60.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtogoaboveandbeyondthecallofdutyinordertogetajobdone.

61.Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyouwereabletosuccessfullycommunicatewithanotherpersonevenwhenthatindividualmaynothavepersonallylikedyou(orviceversa).

62.Sometimesit'seasytogetinoveryourhead.Describeasituationwhereyouhadtorequesthelporassistanceonaprojectorassignment.

63.Giveanexampleofhowyouappliedknowledgefrompreviouscourseworktoaprojectinanotherclass.

64.Describeasituationwhereothersyouwereworkingwithonaprojectdisagreedwithyourideas.Whatdidyoudo?

65.Describeasituationinwhichyoufoundthatyourresultswerenotuptoyourprofessor'sorsupervisor'sexpectations.Whathappened?Whatactiondidyoutake?

66.Tellofatimewhenyouworkedwithacolleaguewhowasnotcompletinghisorhershareofthework.Who,ifanyone,didyoutellortalktoaboutit?Didthemanagertakeanystepstocorrectyourcolleague?Didyouagreeordisagreewiththemanager'sactions?

67.Describeasituationinwhichyouhadtoarriveatacompromiseorguideotherstoacompromise.

68.Whatstepsdoyoufollowtostudyaproblembeforemakingadecision.

69.Wecansometimesidentifyasmallproblemandfixitbeforeitbecomesamajorproblem.Giveanexample(s)ofhowyouhavedonethis.

70.Inasupervisoryorgroupleaderrole,haveyoueverhadtodisciplineorcounselanemployeeorgroupmember?Whatwasthenatureofthediscipline?Whatstepsdidyoutake?Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?Howdidyouprepareyourself?

71.Recallatimefromyourworkexperiencewhenyourmanagerorsupervisorwasunavailableandaproblemarose.Whatwasthenatureoftheproblem?Howdidyouhandlethatsituation?Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?

72.Recallatimewhenyouwereassignedwhatyouconsideredtobeacomplexproject.Specifically,whatstepsdidyoutaketoprepareforandfinishtheproject?Wereyouhappywiththeoutcome?Whatonestepwouldyouhavedonedifferentlyifgiventhechance?

73.Whatwasthemostcomplexassignmentyouhavehad?Whatwasyourrole?

74.Howwasyourtransitionfromhighschooltocollege?Didyoufaceanyparticularproblems?

75.Tellofsomesituationsinwhichyouhavehadtoadjustquicklytochangesoverwhichyouhadnocontrol.Whatwastheimpactofthechangeonyou?

76.Compareandcontrastthetimeswhenyoudidworkwhichwasabovethestandardwithtimesyourworkwasbelowthestandard.

77.Describesometimeswhenyouwerenotverysatisfiedorpleasedwithyourperformance.Whatdidyoudoaboutit?

78.Whatareyourstandardsofsuccessinschool?Whathaveyoudonetomeetthesestandards?

79.Howhaveyoudifferedfromyourprofessorsinevaluatingyourperformance?Howdidyouhandlethesituation?

80.Giveexamplesofyourexperiencesatschoolorinajobthatweresatisfying.Giveexamplesofyourexperiencesthatweredissatisfying.

81.Whatkindofsupervisordoyouworkbestfor?Provideexamples.

82.Describesomeprojectsorideas(notnecessarilyyourown)thatwereimplemented,orcarriedoutsuccessfullyprimarilybecauseofyourefforts.

83.Describeasituationthatrequiredanumberofthingstobedoneatthesametime.Howdidyouhandleit?Whatwastheresult?

84.Haveyoufoundanywaystomakeschoolorajobeasierormorerewardingortomakeyourselfmoreeffective?

85.Howdoyoudetermineprioritiesinschedulingyourtime?Giveexamples.

86.Tellofatimewhenyouractivelisteningskillsreallypaidoffforyou-maybeatimewhenotherpeoplemissedthekeyideabeingexpressed.

87.Whathasbeenyourexperienceingivingpresentations?Whathasbeenyourmostsuccessfulexperienceinspeechmaking?

88.Tellofthemostdifficultcustomerserviceexperiencethatyouhaveeverhadtohandle--perhapsanangryoriratecustomer.Bespecificandtellwhatyoudidandwhatwastheoutcome.

89.Giveanexampleofwhenyouhadtoworkwithsomeonewhowasdifficulttogetalongwith.Whywasthispersondifficult?Howdidyouhandlethatperson?

90.Describeasituationwhereyoufoundyourselfdealingwithsomeonewhodidn'tlikeyou.Howdidyouhandleit?

91.Givemeaspecificexampleofsomethingyoudidthathelpedbuildenthusiasminothers.

92.Tellmeaboutadifficultsituationwhenitwasdesirableforyoutokeepapositiveattitude.Whatdidyoudo?

93.Givemeanexampleofatimeyouhadtomakeanimportantdecision.Howdidyoumakethedecision?Howdoesitaffectyoutoday?

94.Givemeanexampleofatimeyouhadtopersuadeotherpeopletotakeaction.Wereyousuccessful?

95.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithadifficultperson.Howdidyouhandlethesituation?

96.Tellmeaboutatimeyouhadtohandlemultipleresponsibilities.Howdidyouorganizetheworkyouneededtodo?

97.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtomakeadecision,butdidn'thavealltheinformationyouneeded.

98.Whatsuggestionsdoyouhaveforourorganization?

99.Whatisthemostsignificantcontributionyoumadetothecompanyduringapastjoborinternship?

100.Whatisthebiggestmistakeyou'vemade?

101.Describeasituationinwhichyouhadtousereferencematerialstowritearesearchpaper.Whatwasthetopic?Whatjournalsdidyouread?

102.Givemeaspecificexampleofatimewhenaco-workerorclassmatecriticizedyourworkinfrontofothers.Howdidyourespond?Howhasthateventshapedthewayyoucommunicatewithothers?

103.Givemeaspecificexampleofatimewhenyousoldyoursupervisororprofessoronanideaorconcept.Howdidyouproceed?Whatwastheresult?

104.Describethesystemyouuseforkeepingtrackofmultipleprojects.Howdoyoutrackyourprogresssothatyoucanmeetdeadlines?Howdoyoustayfocused?

105.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoucameupwithaninnovativesolutiontoachallengeyourcompany/class/organizationwasfacing.Whatwasthechallenge?Whatroledidothersplay?

106.Describeaspecificproblemyousolvedforyouremployerorprofessor.Howdidyouapproachtheproblem?Whatroledidothersplay?Whatwastheoutcome?

107.Describeatimewhenyougotco-workersorclassmateswhodislikeeachothertoworktogether.Howdidyouaccomplishthis?Whatwastheoutcome?

108.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoufailedtomeetadeadline.Whatthingsdidyoufailtodo?Whatweretherepercussions?Whatdidyoulearn?

109.Describeatimewhenyouputyourneedsasidetohelpaco-workerorclassmateunderstandatask.Howdidyouassisthimorher?Whatwastheresult?

PrepareanAnswerforEachJobInterviewQuestion

Interviewsarealwaysstressful-evenforjobseekerswhohavegoneoncountlessinterviews.Thebestwaytoreducethestressistobeprepared.Takethetimetoreviewthestandardinterviewquestionsyouwillmostlikelybeasked.Alsotaketimetoresearchthecompanysoyou'llbereadywithaknowledgeableanswerforeachinterviewquestion.

JobInterviewQuestions:WorkHistory

Nameofcompany,positiontitleanddescription,datesofemployment.(DescribeYourEmploymentHistory)

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Interviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoreviewtheirworkhistoryindetail.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerthenamesofthecompaniesyouworkedfor,yourjobtitle,yourstartingandendingdatesofemployment,howmuchyouearnedandwhatyourjobentailed.

You'dbesurprisedhowmanyjobapplicantsfumblewhenaskedaboutprioremployment.Don'tbeoneofthem!Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourresume,so,youcanspeakaboutyourpriorworkhistoryindetailandaccurately.

Ifyoudon'thavearesume,makesurewhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoufilledoutonyourjobapplication.Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.

Completethesampleapplicationandbringitwithyouwhenyouareapplyingforemployment.Thiswayyouwillbeabletocopytheinformationratherthanhavingtorememberdatesandotheremploymentinformation.

Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

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Inmanycases,interviewerswillwanttoknowwhatyouexpectedfromyourlastjobwhenyouwerehired,so,bebepreparedtoanswertheinterviewquestionWhatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

Thereisn'tarightorwronganswertothisquestion.Thebestwaytorespondistodiscusswhatyouexpectedwhenyoutookthejobandgiveexamplesofhowthepositionworkedoutforyou.Ifthejobwasn'texactlywhatyouexpected,it'sfinetomentionthat.However,youshouldfocusonthejobitself,notthecompany,yourboss,oryourco-workers(iftheywereaproblem).Dobecarefulhowyouansweranddon'tfocustoomuchonthenegative.Instead,addressthehighlightsofthejob.

Whenresponding,bespecific.Preparesomeexamplestosharewiththeinterviewerinadvance.

Forexample,ifyourjobinvolvedcreatingwebapplicationsusingColdFusion,discussthespecificprogramsyoudevelopedandtheresponsiblitiesyouweregiven.Ifyouwereprovidedtrainingandopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopmenttohelpyouachieveyourgoals,mentionthat,aswell.

Whatwereyourstartingandfinallevelsofcompensation?

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Interviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoprovidethedetailsoftheircompensationhistory.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerhowmuchyouearnedateachofyourpriorpositions.

Makesurethatwhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoulistedonyourjobapplication.Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourcompensationhistory,so,youcanspeakindetailandaccurately.Don'texaggerateorinflateyourearnings.Manyemployerswillcheckreferencesandconfirmyoursalaryhistorypriortomakingajoboffer.Adiscrepancybetweenwhatyoureportedandwhattheemployersayscouldknockyououtofcontentionforthejob.

Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.

Completethesampleapplicationandreviewitpriortotheinterview.

Whatwereyourresponsibilities?

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Whenyouareaskedquestionsrelatedtoyourcurrentorpreviouspositions,it'simportanttobespecificandtobepositiveaboutwhatyoudidinyourpreviousposition(s).

Thebestwaytorespondistodescribeyourresponsiblilitiesindetailandtoconnectthemtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Trytotieyourresponsibilitiesinwiththoselistedinthejobdescriptionforthenewposition.Thatway,theemployerwillseethatyouhavethequalificationsnecessarytodothejob.Focusmostonyourresponsibilitiesthataredirectlyrelatedtothenewjob'srequirements.

It'salsoimportanttobehonest.Don'tembellishyourjob,becauseyoudon'tknowwhothehiringmanagerwillbecheckingwithwhentheycheckyourreferences.

Whatmajorchallengesandproblemsdidyouface?Howdidyouhandlethem?

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WhenaskedthejobinterviewquestionHowdidyouhandleachallege?besuretoincludespecificexamplesofhowyouhandledaparticulardifficultsituation.Discusshowyouresearchedtheissueandcontributedtofindingasolution.Examplesofgoodresponsesinclude:

Duringadifficultfinancialperiod,Iwasabletosatisfactoriallynegotiaterepaymentscheduleswithmultiplevendors.

Whenthesoftwaredevelopmentofournewproductstalled,Icoordinatedtheteamwhichmanagedtogettheschedulebackontrack.Wewereabletosuccessfullytroubleshoottheissuesandsolvetheproblems,withinaveryshortperiodoftime.

Along-termclientwasabouttotaketheirbusinesstoacompetitor.Imetwiththecustomerandwasabletochangehowwehandledtheaccountonaday-to-daybasis,inordertokeepthebusiness.

Whichwasmost/leastrewarding?

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Thisinterviewquestioncanbetricky.Youwanttomakesurethatthethingsyousayareleastrewardingaren'tresponsiblitiesthataregoingtobeamajorpartofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.Forexample,ifthelastjobyouhadinvolvedextensivecustomerservicetelephoneworkthatyouhated,andifbeingonthephonedoingsomethingsimilarisevenaminorpartofthenewjob,don'tmentionit.Instead,focusonthethetasksthatweremostrewardingandhighlightthose.

Wheninterviewing,alwaysbecognizentofthejobyouareinterviewingforandtailoryourresponseaccordingly.Trytoaccentuatethepostive,regardlessofwhatquestionyouhavebeenasked,becauseyoudon'twanttobeconstruedassomeonewhoisnegativeaboutwork,ingeneral.

Whatwasthebiggestaccomplishment/failureinthisposition?-

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Yourpotentialemployerwillwanttoknowwhatyouaccomplished,andwhatyoudidn't,inyourcurrentorlastposition.

Thebestwaytorespondistogiveanexampleofsomethingyouaccomplishedthatisdirectlyrelatedtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Reviewyourresumeandreviewthejobposting.Findthebestmatchandusethattoshowhowwhatyouaccomplishedwillbebeneficialtothecompanyyouareinterviewingwith.

Ifyouwroteatargetedcoverletterwhenapplyingforthejobusetheinformationyouincludedtocreateyourresponse.Forexample,ifyouareinterviewingforajobataschoolwhereyouwillneedtomanagestudentregistration,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouregisteredstudentsforcourses,designedandmanagedregistrationsoftware,andsolvedcustomerproblems.

Ifyoudidn'tfailatanything,sayso.

Ifyoucanthinkofanexample,besurethatit'saminoroneandturnitintoapositive.Forexample,ifyouwereworkingonaprojectthatwasbehinddeadline,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouadjustedtheworkloadandthetimelinetogetbackontrackandaheadofschedule.

Whatwasitlikeworkingforyoursupervisor?Whatwerehisstrengthsandshortcomings?

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AtypicalinterviewquestionisWhatWasitLikeWorkingforYourSupervisor?Thereasonit'saskedittofindouthowyougotalongwithyourboss.Becarefulhowyouranswer.Interviewersdon'tliketoheartoomuch(ormuchatall)aboutbadbossesbecauseitcouldbesomeonefromtheircompanythatyou'retalkingaboutnexttimearound.

Ioncehadajobapplicantwhospent10minutesrespondingtothisquestion.Shetoldmehowawfulherbosswasandhowhercompanywasaterribleplacetowork.Itsohappenedthatherbosswasagoodfriendandgolfingbuddyofmyboss-ourcompany'sCEO-andthecompanywasoneofourbiggestclients.Ofcourse,shedidn'tgetthejob.

Don'tmakethesamemistakeshedid.Instead,accentuatethepositiveandminimizeanydifficultsituations.

Discussthestrengthsyourpastsupervisorshadandhowtheyhelpedyousucceedinyourpositions.

Whyareyouleavingyourjob?

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OneofthequestionsthatistypicallyaskedinaninterviewisWhyareyouleavingyourjob?orWhydidyouleaveyourjob?ifyouhavealreadymovedon.Ifyouwerefiredfromyourjob,usetheseanswerstorespond.Ifyouleftofyourownaccord,reviewthesesuggestionsonhowbesttoanswerandtailoryourresponsetomeetyourparticularsituation.Bedirectandfocusyourinterviewansweronthefuture,especiallyifyourleavingwasn'tunderthebestofcircumstances.

Don'tBadmouthYourBoss

Regardlessofwhyyouleft,don'tspeakbadlyaboutyourpreviousemployer.Theinterviewermaywonderifyouwillbebad-mouthinghiscompanynexttimeyou'relookingforwork.Ionceinterviewedapersonwhotoldmethatherlastemployerwasterrible.

Theydidn'tpayherenough,thehourswereawfulandshehatedthejob.Thatcompanyhappenedtobemycompany'sbiggest,andmostimportant,customer.AndthereisnowayIwouldhavehiredsomeonewhofeltthatway,justifiedornot,aboutourvalubleclient.So,shegaveupanyopportunityofgettingthejobassoonassheansweredtheWhydidyouleave?question.

Prepareanswerstotypicaljobinterviewquestions,likethisone,inadvance.Practiceyourresponsessoyousoundpositive,andclear,aboutyourcircumstancesandyourgoalsforthefuture.

SampleanswerstotheinterviewquestionWhydidyouleaveyourjob?

Ifoundmyselfboredwiththeworkandlookingformorechallenges.IamanexcellentemployeeandIdidn'twantmyunhappinesstohaveanyimpactonthejobIwasdoingformyemployer.

Thereisn'troomforgrowthwithmycurrentemployerandI'mreadytomoveontoanewchallenge.

I'mlookingforabiggerchallengeandtogrowmycareerandIcouldn'tjobhuntparttimewhileworking.Itdidn'tseemethicaltousemyformeremployer'stime.

Iwaslaid-offfrommylastpositionwhenourdepartmentwaseliminatedduetocorporaterestructuring.

I'mrelocatingtothisareaduetofamilycircumstancesandleftmypreviouspositioninordertomakethemove.

I'vedecidedthatisnotthedirectionIwanttogoinmycareerandmycurrentemployerhasnoopportunitiesinthedirectionI'dliketohead.

Afterseveralyearsinmylastposition,I'mlookingforancompanywhereIcancontributeandgrowinateam-orientedenvironment.

IaminterestedinanewchallengeandanopportunitytousemytechnicalskillsandexperienceinadifferentcapacitythanIhaveinthepast.

IrecentlyreceivedmydegreeandIwanttoutilizemyeducationalbackgroundinmynextposition.

Iaminterestedinajobwithmoreresponsibility,andIamveryreadyforanewchallenge.

Ileftmylastpositioninordertospendmoretimewithmyfamily.CircumstanceshavechangedandI'mmorethanreadyforfull-timeemploymentagain.

Iamseekingapositionwithastablecompanywithroomforgrowthandopportunityforadvancement.

Iwascommutingtothecityandspendingasignificantamountoftimeeachdayontravel.Iwouldprefertobeclosertohome.

Tobehonest,Iwasn'tconsideringamove,but,Isawthisjobpostingandwasintriguedbythepositionandthecompany.Itsoundslikeanexcitingopportunityandanidealmatchwithmyqualifications.

ThispositionseemedlikeanexcellentmatchformyskillsandexperienceandIamnotabletofullyutilizetheminmypresentjob.

Thecompanywascuttingbackand,unfortunately,myjobwasoneofthoseeliminated.

Whywereyoufired?

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Firedfromyourjob?Don'tknowwhattosayinaninterview?Careerexpertandauthor,JoyceLainKennedy,shareshertwelvebestjobinterviewanswerstothequestionWhywereyoufired?

JoyceLainKennedyisthenation'sfirstsyndicatedcareerscolumnist.HerworkisdistributedbyTribuneMediaServicesandappearsinmorethan100newspapersandWebsites.Inaddition,Joyceisauthorofeightcareer-relatedbooksincludingJobInterviewsforDummies,whereyoucanreadadditionalexcellentinterviewadvice,CoverLettersforDummiesandResumesforDummies.

JoyceLainKennedy'ssampleanswerstotheinterviewquestionWhywereyoufired?

Beingcutloosewasablessingindisguise.

NowIhaveanopportunitytoexplorejobsthatbettersuitmyqualificationsandinterests.Myresearchsuggeststhatsuchanopportunitymaybetheoneonyourtable.Wouldyouliketohearmoreaboutmyskillsinworkingwithnewtechnology?

Mycompetencieswerenottherightmatchformypreviousemployer'sneedsbutitlookslikethey'dbeagoodfitinyourorganization.Inadditiontomarketingandadvertising,wouldskillsinpromotionbevaluedhere?

Althoughcircumstancescausedmetoleavemyfirstjob,Iwasverysuccessfulinschoolandgotalongwellwithbothstudentsandfaculty.PerhapsIdidn'tfullyunderstandmyboss'sexpectationsorwhyhereleasedmesoquicklybeforeIhadachancetoprovemyself.

Thejobwasn'tworkingoutsomybossandIagreedthatitwastimeformetomoveontoapositionthatwouldshowabetterreturnforbothofus.SohereIam,readytowork.

AfterthinkingaboutwhyIleft,IrealizeIshouldhavedonesomethingsdifferently.ThatjobwasalearningexperienceandIthinkI'mwisernow.I'dlikethechancetoprovethattoyou.

Anewmanagercameinandcleanedhouseinordertobringinmembersofhisoldteam.Thatwashisrightbutitclearedmyheadtoenvisionbetteropportunitieselsewhere.

Certainpersonalproblems,whichInowhavesolved,unfortunatelyupsetmyworklife.TheseproblemsnolongerexistandI'mupandrunningstrongtoexceedexpectationsinmynewjob.

Iwantedmycaree