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Okay, the title of this video says it all.
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We are talking about answering the top 10 most common interview questions.
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So grab pen and paper, take some notes, let's get into it.
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Before number one, if we haven't met, my name is Cassandra.
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I'm a career strategist and speaker and I help people go from hating work to happy work.
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So let's get your interview answers tight.
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Starting with that most common question you will be asked, tell me about yourself.
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Okay, this is one of those where people can ramble, ramble, ramble.
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So practice this one at home, take some notes for yourself, like go through it.
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But essentially, this is a brief overview of who you are.
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Keep this one to three minutes long tops.
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My old video has different advice.
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My very old video has different advice, but it's revised now.
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One to three minutes tops, highlighting things you've done before, titles you've had, and one key thing from that job that ties to the current position.
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Okay?
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Okay, so really brief overview of you professionally.
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That's an important note to say.
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Not, oh, I love long walks on the beach and my favorite coffee at Starbucks is a cold brew iced, whatever, cold brew is iced always.
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That was redundant, sorry.
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None of the personal stuff though.
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So let's take a sip of coffee.
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None of the personal, it's an about yourself thing.
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So again, highlight one thing from each of the core positions that relate to this job
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and then always end on why you're in the room today.
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People have a really hard time ending this question.
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They think like, hey, I do interview coaching and I watch people stumble over this.
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They're like, yeah, yeah.
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They don't know how to end it.
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So that's how you end it is ending with why you're in the room today.
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So you're gonna say all your things about what you've done before, what you're currently doing and then how this is the next step.
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And I'm very excited to speak with you all today
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because I believe I'm a great fit for the blah blah blah role
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or I believe this role is the next step in my career journey and I'm very excited to talk about it.
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Like great, end on while you're in the room.
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Okay, the second most common question is actually a catch-all of all the most common questions which are behavioral questions.
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These are the ones that start with tell me about a time when.
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Now, I have a bunch of other videos going deeper on this, but essentially you want to answer this with what's known as the STAR method.
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There are variations on this.
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There's the CAR method, etc. But essentially you want to answer by giving the situation, the task, the action, and the result.
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So situation and task often go together.
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Sometimes I do like to think about this instead is the context.
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So give me the context.
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What do I need to know before you tell me the action you took?
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So who was there?
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What was the goal that was set?
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What company was this at?
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What role were you in?
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What were you tasked with doing?
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And then you give the action.
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Here is what I did.
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Here is how we worked through blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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But you give your action and then you want to end on the result.
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What happened as a result of that action you took?
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So people can sometimes get lost on this one.
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They start only talking about themselves.
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A lot of time the result is how others responded to your action
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or the end game of what happened with that project.
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You know, did you increase sales?
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Did you increase efficiency?
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What was the end result?
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Don't leave that off the money is in that result.
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All right, question three.
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What's your greatest weakness?
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Okay, I kind of can't believe this question is still being asked, but from what I'm hearing, it is still being asked in certain positions.
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A lot of entry level positions, sometimes too, just if you're new to a company, they'll ask this one.
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Here's what you don't want to do.
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You never want to use a strength as a weakness.
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So you're never going to be like, oh my, I'm such a perfectionist.
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Like we all see through that now.
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What you want to do with this one, and it takes some finessing, is give an actual weakness,
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but one that is not directly related to the core skills of this position.
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So for example, if it's a job in sales and you have to be okay with outreach and meeting new people, you're not going to say that your weakness is that you're shy.
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A little too close to being the antithesis of what this position needs.
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But what you can do is share something that's not directly related to the position.
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So the other thing is you want it to be an actual weakness.
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I know I said that before, but I want to hit it again, an actual weakness.
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So one of the weaknesses I give a lot is that I am highly opinionated.
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I have an opinion on everything, including which fast food restaurant to go to, even though it doesn't really matter to me.
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And so in meetings, I can often be the first one to talk when asked for ideas,
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suggestions, et cetera, because my brain is just firing on all cylinders of wanting to give my answer.
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But I have learned that other people
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need more time to process or that
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if I'm constantly going first people can feel like they don't have room to have a voice
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so I've learned that
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while I have an opinion on everything not every opinion needs to be heard
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and I need to give others the space to speak first before I share my answer every time
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so the keys to that were it was an actual weakness it probably isn't going to affect the actual work being done.
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And then third, hadn't talked about this part yet, you show that you're working on it.
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So I gave an example of here's how I'm working on this weakness.
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So that's what you want to do.
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Real weakness, not directly tied to the job, show how you're working on it.
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Okay, question number four, why are you interested in our company, right?
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Like Why Google?
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Why Amazon, right?
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You want to show actual passion for the company.
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Look up their mission, their vision, their values, and link it to your own.
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Show that.
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Make sure you're using some sort of phrase from their mission, from their five-step strategic plan,
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something that says, hey, you put this in your plan and that really resonates with me because, and give something that is authentic to you,
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but it's also going to show that you actually care about their company because you went and researched all of that.
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So show that you've done your research, connect your mission vision values to theirs,
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and talk about how your passion also aligns to the role briefly.
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They're also probably going to say, why are you interested in this position?
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But for this one, you do want to add a little bit about how why you want to do this role at this company.
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And so talk about your own passion, your own enthusiasm based off their mission and how you align together.
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Okay, question five.
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Why are you considering leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
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So the really key thing with this is nobody said this has to be a long answer.
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I think people get really freaked out by this one.
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I myself have been freaked out by this question.
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And you start over explaining yourself.
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So first tip with this one is remember, no one said this has to be a long answer.
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Answer, be confident in your answer, stay silent.
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That's it.
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Just stay silent.
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Let them move on to the next question.
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Now, as for the actual answer itself, you want to stay positive.
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Focus on how this position is a new challenge for you or how you would exhausted all your resources
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of what you could do promotion wise at that place.
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And now you're ready to take this next step in your
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career this is the next challenge you're seeking new opportunity etc
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or maybe not challenge growth right but something in
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that well realm avoid toxicity you can totally be leaving a job for toxic reasons I have
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but we don't bring that up here remember they don't really know you yet
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so they don't know how much to trust what you're saying in that sense.
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So you want to stay away from, oh, I loved what I did, but my coworker was toxic, or my boss was a monster, or whatever.
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Those reasons get put to the side.
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So for this one, focus positive, focus on why you're sitting in the room with them, and keep it brief.
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Oh, one other thing you can do with this one is showcase how this new role would fill your career of goals.
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So I'm leaving that position because it did these things for me, but now I saw this position come up and I'm so excited for it because,
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and you talk about all the cool things you like about this new role
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and how you just really couldn't pass up that opportunity.
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So technically you answer them, but you also refocus them.
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Okay, this next one, this is a bigger one with entry level people, but what are your long-term career goals or where do you see yourself in the next five years.
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You want to keep this one broad.
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People get kind of freaked out by this and think, oh my gosh, I have to say something super specific.
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No. When people are going in for entry-level jobs and they say something like, well, I'd hope in two years I'm a manager,
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it's like, okay, so you don't have any realism for how this works.
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So you want to stay broad and you don't want to say anything that doesn't align to what this company does.
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So a really simple answer is something revolving around
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I'm excited to learn what I can in this position
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and then I would hope that I can develop grow
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and be promoted within this department right you know
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if you have some certain goals in mind like like you're
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going for you're starting as a publicity assistant you hope to one day be a publicist you can say
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that you can say my long-term goal is to be a publicist
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so I would hope in my time here
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that I learn from the team
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and learn more of the skills I need to work my way into that role over time, right?
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So you can share some of it, but don't put strict timelines on that.
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Another common one that comes up is something around teamwork or collaboration.
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So tell me a time you collaborated with stakeholders from other departments, or you worked as a team, something like that.
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On these, you do always want to use that star method.
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And then you want to make sure you're not just highlighting yourself, but you're highlighting the team and how you worked in it.
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What role did you serve on the team?
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So situation task is going to be the overall of what the team was assigned to do.
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Let me know who the players are in this case, right?
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Was it people from different departments?
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Was it a team of six?
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Was it a team of 20?
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And then how did you divide things out.
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What role did you serve?
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The action would then be, what role did you play?
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Not just on the team, but on working with others.
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Show how you're collaborating, how you're communicating,
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how you're trying to foster an environment that feels like everyone gets to be heard and seen in some way, right?
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And then don't forget, give that result.
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Okay, the next one is another sort of catch-all, and it's those tell-me-about-a-time questions that are about a challenge, a difficult situation, a difficult person.
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So tell me about a time you had a challenging manager.
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Tell me about a time you worked with a challenging client or a difficult client, et cetera.
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On these, we always want to, again, give that situation and task.
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What was the situation at hand?
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What's the context I need to know of why this situation was challenging or why the person was challenging?
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So sometimes that gets missed.
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People give the actual situation the task.
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They don't give the why behind it why it was a challenge.
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They think it's implied like, oh, we had this project and the deadline was next Tuesday.
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And then they go straight into their action.
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But like, I don't know why that's hard.
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So if you say, oh, we had this task we had to work on and the deadline was next Tuesday.
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We only had five days and this is a challenge
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because normally a task like this is done over three weeks time and we had five days to get this accomplished.
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Okay, now I know why it's a challenge.
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So that's actually what people miss a lot is they don't explain why it's challenging.
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They think it's implied, but remember, I haven't worked in your department.
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I haven't done that role before.
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Tell me why it's a challenge.
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So you're going to give that and then you're going to give the actions you took, you're going to give the actions you took to remedy the situation or to diffuse the challenge,
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diffuse the difficult client, et cetera.
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What is the action you took?
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But on this one, the result is so important because people love to end this with like their action with like, and then I went and talked to them and,
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and we finished the project.
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It's like, well, okay, technically that's a result, but do they hate you now?
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Are you now friends?
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How did they respond to what you said
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or how did the rest of the team deal with the challenge of the project
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and what was the result of you getting it in on time?
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Don't forget to give the result and the way the result was perceived by people other than you.
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Okay, the next common question, at least it's becoming more common, is having to give some sort of situation where you are adaptable or you were open to change.
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So tell me about a time you had to change direction quickly on a project
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or tell me about a time you want to adapt to a situation.
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Adaptability is a huge success skill or soft skill depending on the company you're at.
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And so you want to think through what are some situations where I had to adapt, where I had to change course quickly, and how did I do it?
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So think through those ideas.
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And key things are you want to highlight your flexibility.
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How quickly did you turn?
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The ability to stay organized and productive while making this change and your willingness to learn in this transition?
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What did you learn from having to adapt?
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What did you have to just get on board with even though you weren't sure?
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And what did you learn through that process?
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Make sure you're showing those components in your answer.
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And then number 10, how are you prepared to answer when the interviewer says, those are all of my questions.
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What questions do you have for me?
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Key number one is you have to have questions.
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You never want to say, you know, I'm pretty good.
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I don't think I have any questions for you.
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You always have questions.
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Now I go over this in detail in many other videos, one that I'll link here in the description box below, but key things are I would always have three to four questions ready,
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make them genuine questions you have about the position.
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And I would make sure they're in a couple of different categories.
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One success focused, like if you got the role, how would you be successful in it?
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One learning more about the company culture, the day-to-day structure, what a day looks like, what a week looks like, etc., how the department works together, something around that.
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And then a question around maybe their working style, their management style, anything in that area is good.
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And then I do love that question about hesitancy.
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If you want to know what that is, go check out the other video.
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We're not going to do it here.
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Now, if you need more help, I have, first off, like hundreds of videos on interviewing on this channel.
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You can catch a lot of those in the playlist here.
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If you want to catch that questions to ask at the end of an interview, I got that here.
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And then I also have a free interview prep checklist.
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It's everything you need to kind of get arranged and prepped for your next interview.
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You can grab it in the description box below and I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye.
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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Top 10 Most Common Job Interview Questions ANSWERED”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: position, answer, role, situation, result. Deze video bevat 233 zinnen en 2927 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:49. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 185 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 40 van de 233 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| weakness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | zwakte |
| adapt werkwoord | /əˈdæpt/ | aanpassen |
| publicist zelfstandig naamwoord | publiciteitsagent | |
| collaborate werkwoord | /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ | samenwerken |
| imply werkwoord | /ɪmˈplaɪ/ | impliceren, inhouden |
| technically bijwoord | /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ | technisch gesproken, strikt genomen |
| overview zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ | overzicht |
| deadline zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ | termijn, deadline |
| adaptable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈdæptəbəl/ | aanpasbaar |
| antithesis zelfstandig naamwoord | /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ | antithese |
| checklist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ | afvinklijst, controlelijst |
| perfectionist zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ | perfectionist, perfectioniste |
| preposition zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | voorzetsel, kastwoord |
| resonate werkwoord | /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ | resoneren |
| revise werkwoord | /ɹɪˈvaɪz/ | herzien |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| think through werkwoord | doordenken | |
| check out werkwoord | onderzoeken | |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
| see through werkwoord | doorheen zien |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- What role were you in?
- What were you tasked with doing?
- You know, did you increase sales?
- What's your greatest weakness?
- What role did you serve on the team?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | if you're new to a company, they'll ask · if you got the role, how would you |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | will be asked · was set · being asked |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | haven't met · you've done · have learned |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 81 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: antithesis /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/, theirs /ðɛɚz/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, adaptability /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/, adaptable /əˈdæptəbəl/, antithesis /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als weakness, adapt, publicist.
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