tips for answering questions on job interview

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You arrive at the interview and find yourself in the hot seat. Certain things on your mind what they must ask you, all eyes are upon you and the first quetion the interviewer asks is: "TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?"... I know you were thinking, it's a cliche, easy one, because it is the most often asked question in interviews. You probably launch a speech giving all the details about your life from the day you were born including your hobbies. You feel very confident with yourself, but with that one answer you may have lost the job. Here's my TIP: You need to have a short statement prepared in your mind but be careful that is does'nt sound rehearsed. You should keep your answer to no less than 30 seconds and no longer than 90 seconds. This is a great opportunity for you to really sell yourself and make a powerful impression. Limit it to work-related items. The interviewer would want to hear about your career to date. Talk about you have done and jobs you have held, you can include your name, your ky strengths, possibly a recent achievement, most recent position and responsibilities. An at the end you can ask "Are there any specific areas you would like me to talk about further?" I hope this maybe helpful for your interview. I can give you more answer to interview questions if you need to. Here are some of the questions that are common accross the board. * Why should we hire you? * Why do you want to work here? * What experience do you have in this field? * Why did you leave you last job? * What are you salary expectation? * What do you know about this organization/company? * What are your greatest weaknesses and strengths? * What irritates you about co-workers? * What kind of person would you refuse to work with? * Do you have any blind spots? * What do you want to be doing in 2-8 years time? * How do you handle tension/stress? * What motivates you? and a lot more questions...Just simply leave a comment.