Resume, CV and Interviews

There are a few questions that are always the part of an interview. I always remember the questions but feel challenged to address them as and when required. So, in this article, I have compiled a few interview questions with a brief guideline to answer them.

1. What is your strength? Tell about your achievements with a specific strength like analytical, detail oriented etc.
2. What are your weaknesses? tell about the challenge and how did you overcome it or what is currently challenging you and how are you taking steps to overcome it. For example, learning a new technical skill to work efficiently or how did you acquire new skills to organize yourself or for time management.
3. Introduce yourself: Basically, talk about your communication and interpersonal skills and your achievements and how did that make you interested in the current job, possibly with an anecdote.
4. Why should I hire you? Reiterate your work experience and technical and transferable skills.
5. Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years? Like learn new skills and ladder up the management role or know more about the industry or ladder up the career.
6. Why do you want to leave the current company? You may get laid off due to management policies or fired or you are ready to take up more challenging roles.
7. Why are you interested in the company? Again research about the company and its mission.
8. Regarding salary negotiations: Women do not ask for a higher salary because they do not want to stir the waves. 
9. Always do your homework and see how much is being paid for your role in the market. Don't be pushy, but you want to be paid fair.
10.  Job transitions: We always put so much emphasis on how we are going to make the good first impression on the job, but the last impression is equally important. Discuss in advance about the transition plan with your manager, it is a difficult a talk but if you are able to pull it off gracefully, it further your reputation.