During the oral examination, there are a number of questions that the company's oral examiners often ask. Preparing well for these questions will prevent you from being at a loss for words during the interview. Below is an analysis of the top ten frequently asked interview questions:
(1) Why do you want to join our company?
This is usually the first question asked by the interviewer. At this point, the interviewer begins to evaluate whether or not to hire you. It is recommended that you first determine the nature of the job you are applying for - is it skill-oriented or does it require communication skills? In fact, most markets today are service-oriented, so eloquence is considered one of the basic skills. Therefore, this is the time to show off your eloquence. If you're not a good speaker, make sure to demonstrate your professional skills and sincerity to compensate for the lack of eloquence.
When answering this question, be sure to stay positive and proactive, such as wanting to have better growth opportunities, hoping to grow in related fields, and wishing to learn more in the company. At this time, you can slightly compliment the interview company, but remember to be sincere, otherwise it may backfire and result in losing points. For newcomers to the workforce, since they have no work experience, it is suggested that you honestly state your motives, but still choose your words carefully.
(2) What do you like about this job?
I believe everyone already has an answer in mind! Everyone’s values are different, so naturally, the evaluation criteria will also be different. However, when answering the interviewer's question, you should not directly say what you truly think, especially regarding salary issues. However, some harmless answers are worth considering, such as convenient transportation, job nature, and content that aligns with your interests, etc., which are all good answers. If you can carefully think about the unique aspects of this job, it will greatly enhance your chances in the interview.
(3) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Many interviewers like to ask this question to check if the candidate is suitable and their level of sincerity. Before this, you should thoroughly analyze yourself, list your strengths and weaknesses, and filter out those that could be both advantages and disadvantages. When answering the question, focus on your strengths, emphasizing those that can benefit the company, such as being proactive and willing to learn, which are the most common answers. As for the weakness part, it is recommended to choose some harmless small flaws or those ambiguous strengths and weaknesses as answers, so that the interviewer won't overly focus on your weaknesses, making the interview difficult.
(4) How much do you know about the company?
This is where your preparation comes into play. Show off the information you've gathered before! At least you should know what products the company offers and what services they provide, otherwise, you'll be embarrassed when the interviewer asks and you don’t know. So, you must prepare beforehand!
(5) What are your expectations and goals for this job?
This is a question used by the interviewer to evaluate whether the candidate has a certain level of expectation for themselves and understands the job. People who have clear learning goals for the job usually learn faster and naturally find it easier to adapt to new jobs. It is recommended that you find a specific answer based on the nature of the job, such as for a salesperson job: "My goal is to become a super salesperson, widely promoting the company's products to achieve the best performance results; to reach this goal, I will certainly work hard to learn, and I believe with my serious and responsible attitude, I can definitely achieve this goal." Other types of jobs can be answered in a similar way, just adjust the goal part accordingly.
(6) Why did you leave your previous job?
Be very careful when answering this question. Even if you were greatly wronged in your previous job and had many complaints about the company, never show them. Especially avoid criticizing your former supervisors to avoid creating negative emotions and impressions for the interviewer. It is recommended that the best way to answer is to blame it on yourself, such as feeling there was no room for learning and growth in the previous job, wanting to learn more in the industry related to the current interview job, or the previous job did not fit your life plan, etc. The answers should preferably be positive and proactive.
(7) Why did you choose this job?
This is a question used by the interviewer to test the applicant's understanding of the job, to see if the applicant is merely attracted to the job or has a genuine interest in it. Again, the research you emphasized earlier comes into play. It is recommended that your response combines personal interest with the characteristics of the job, showing high sincerity, which will pave the way for your success.
(8) What do you think about the development of the relevant industry?
This is also part of your preparatory work. Read more related newspapers and magazines, and do some thinking, showing your understanding of the relevant industry. If you are switching jobs within the same industry, you can emphasize your opinions based on your experience. But if you are new to this industry, it is recommended to adopt a more conservative approach, mainly answering based on the materials provided by current information, showing high interest and sincerity as the highest guiding principle.
(9) What kind of salary do you expect?
This is a very sensitive question. Actually, large companies generally explain basic salaries and other compensation details during recruitment. Many small and medium-sized enterprises still use individual abilities and interview evaluations as the basis for negotiating salaries. Therefore, it is suggested that job seekers use current internet technology to look up relevant salary positioning data, combined with personal values, experience, and skills, to set the most basic salary limit. At this time, it is recommended that people without work experience adopt a conservative attitude, using objective data as the most important consideration. Answers like "according to company regulations" are not recommended, as this not only shows low confidence in the job, but also causes a lot of trouble when the salary does not meet personal requirements.
(10) What have you learned from your work?
This is a question targeted at job changers. It is recommended that you can use the characteristics of the interview job as the main basis for your answer. For example, sales jobs require communication with people, so you can give examples of communicating with people from your previous job, the difficulties you experienced, and the lessons you learned. Grasping these key points and stating them will help you easily pass the interview.