Get Ready for the Most Popular Interview Questions

You’ve got to be ready if you want to thrive in your interviews! You’ll need to be knowledgeable about the job requirements and aware of the pertaining skills in order to match yours. Why do employers embrace these questions? It’s quite simple really, they’ll share substantial insight in your communication skills and/or your ability to organize your thoughts. Keep in mind that the spotlight is on you and those questions are for employers to learn more about you and see if you have what it takes for the job! The following are the most popular questions asked at interviews and our tips to successfully answer them.
 

What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

You’ll surely be evaluated and compared, after all it’s the main purpose of an interview. This question acts as such, in assessing who’s the most qualified. Thus, relate the job description with your strengths, for example you developed your ability to manage stress effectively because of your past experience in restaurants. Start off with an improvement when it comes to your weaknesses. For example, as a student with a part-time job, you are now managing your time better.
 

Why did you submit your application for this role?

Obviously, some may be more challenging to answer depending on your situation. If you’re looking for a first job experience or a career change, you definitely can’t suggest that it wasn’t your choice. Instead use the young spark that you have, to show how passionate and motivated you are in finding a new challenge and developing new skills. Besides, bring up what sparked your interest towards this job, whether it’s a particular task, your passion of the brand, or you simply saw yourself within the job description.
 

Where do you see yourself in the future?

You can easily add a career objective on your Wirkn profile to proactively promote your candidacy to employers. A few words are enough to convey your ambitions. Is it your first job? Don’t get to far ahead of yourself, simply put, what are you expecting from this job? Did you apply for this part-time position because you’re still at school? Justify it by the fact that you’re looking for stability and you believe that this role will simultaneously develop your communication and time management skills, crucial in today’s workplace.

Go get some practice! Ask a friend or a family member to go over those questions with you and remember, be yourself:) Good luck!