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interview questions and answers, then ask somebody to Here are few questions & how should you prepare for
ask you similar questions so that you can practice your them
answers or the best way is to use your Smartphone record
your answers & play it back and you may want to review Question: How can you relate your academic experience
the ten most common interview questions and your to this particular role?
replies.
Ms Sunanda Rao Founder Conccept says most
Not every job applicant makes it to the interview round. interviewers ask this question to test how well candidate
If you’ve made it this far, it means that the hiring manager can apply himself or herself.
liked what he/she saw on your resume and wants to get to

know you. They will ask you questions about yourself and The Panelist wants to understand how a student can apply

your experiences to see if you are a good fit for the job and previous skills to new tasks versus how much they will
can grow with the company. need training from us.

An experienced interviewer will know how to assess your What does a recruiter look for: Specific examples on

qualifications by using two common categories of job something that the candidate learnt and how it will be
interview questions: behavioural and situational. applied to the job task.
Few smart candidates come prepared ahead of time
by reading through the bullet points on the job page’s
description. This way they give a direct answer.

If the job requires a candidate to be bilingual, then if they
mention how many years they have studied or practised a
foreign language.

Question: What are you looking for in the next
company you join?

Ms Rao says hiring managers are looking for authenticity.

They want to know why a candidate is interested in them

and if they are a good fi t. They also want to get a feel for
the candidate understands of the company and if we can
offer what they are looking for.

What does a recruiter look for: Honest and genuine
reply. We prepare tyros to read the website and social
media posts to understand the company culture. If the
Behavioural interview questions ask about examples company has a social mission, then we expect them to say
of past performance. “Hiring managers use behavioural that they want to work for an employer who shares your
questions as they recognize past performance is a good passion for giving back.
indicator of future performance,”
Question: What is your biggest regret or failure?
Situational questions ask about how you would act in
a hypothetical situation. “While the responses to these Mr Saurabh Deep Singhla CHRO ECOM Express
questions can demonstrate a candidate’s knowledge and Gurgaon says hiring managers are looking to understand
understanding of the best practice, it doesn’t require them how students react to failure and how they deal when
to provide specifi c examples. things do not go as planned. They also test if candidate can

take personal accountability when required. In addition, if
they have high goals or ambitions.

Author is Founder & Publisher – Conccept & Career Beacon How you should answer: Mr.Singhla says the best answer

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