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The tough questions
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In this video we will tell you about, how to handle the tough questions for the job interview. For all job interviews, there may be questions. which can be hard to answer. Therefore, it is important, that you analyze your weaknesses and strengths in relation to the job, and then they train questions, you think, that could possibly come. For example, it may be, that they ask, What is your greatest weakness? or why you change jobs. These questions are typically difficult. because you are afraid, that they can write you out of the job. The reason for, that the company asks about this, that's because, They want to test, whether you have self-knowledge and have understood the job. They're not looking for Superman. but after one, who know themselves. Common to answer these questions is, that you must tell them, what they need to know, but no more than that. So you have to make the answer short and precise, and don't delve into a longer explanation. At the same time, it is important to avoid bring negative elements to the table. This will shape the conversation, If you talk negatively about your weaknesses, for example, or about a previous workplace. Therefore, keep the explanation in a neutral tone, When you answer these questions. In addition, it is important, that your response ends up being something proactive, or something, you have learned. Namely, it shows, that you have learned to deal with it, that was difficult. For example, if you can answer the question, what are your weaknesses, then tell them about something honest, but not about anything, which is a dealbreaker for them. And don't say, that you have no weaknesses, because we all have. An example of weakness, one could bring up, can be, If you are a time optimist. When you plan your tasks, You tend to underestimate the time. you have to spend on a task, This can affect your own deadlines. Such a weakness, It can be followed up with, that one is fully aware of it, That is why we are working to add extra time to each task, so that one's deadlines are set more realistically. Here you are told the honest weakness, but also how you handle it, so it doesn't become a problem in your future position. It can also be, that you have been a short time in your first job. Then they can ask, why you are switching already. It might be a good idea to briefly explain the reason why that you change, It does not lead to a negative mood. Again, it is important to keep it neutral. Maybe you'll change your position, because the tasks had changed, or was not as you thought. In this case, then an answer might be, that your company, you were employed in, was right, really exciting, but that the work tasks, you were hired to solve, has changed character, and therefore no longer motivate and engage you. It is also a good idea to end this reply towards, Why are you motivated to work in your new position? you are searching. If you generally have any questions, which you would rather not ask in for the job interview, so is the best, you can do, to practice responding to them. The more you practice answering them and saying it out loud, the easier it will be to say at the job interview.