In-depth analysis of the six required questions and answering skills for job interviews, from self-introduction to reasons for resigning, from pros and cons analysis to cross-industry selection, helping you easily deal with the interviewer's tricky questions and improve the interview success rate.
Interview is a key part of the job search process. Almost every interviewer will ask these six classic questions: 'self-introduction in the interview', 'reasons for resignation', 'What are your strengths and weaknesses', 'Why did you choose to cross-industry, not original position', 'Why did I want to admit you', and 'Do you have any questions to ask?' How to deal with these challenging problems cleverly and avoid falling into traps? Let's dive into these interview tips together.
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Question 1: Self-introduction for interview
Subtext: I want to get to know you quickly and listen to your oral expression skills
The interview self-introduction meeting is the first level of the interview. Please don’t feel embarrassed to say your “great achievements”. Just treat it as you are declaring facts and faithfully presenting your achievements.
The interview self-introduction should not be too long or too short, and it should be controlled within 3 to 5 minutes. In terms of interview skills, the resume content can be adapted, which is the structure of the basic content of 'interview self-introduction'. There are three major scores for interview self-introduction: oral typhoon, responding to demands, and laying the groundwork.
Interview tips
- Good oral: Present multiple oral exercises, do not speak too fast and have clear voices.
- Direct response to needs: Show the professionalism and momentum of the job needs.
- Indirectly lay the foreshadowing: Let the interviewer ask questions according to your foreshadowing, and let the other party ask what you have prepared in advance.
Interview status drama
The leader of the Internet marketing team at the headquarters of a beverage brand, and applied for the position of the community operation supervisor of a coffee shop group.
Example of self-introduction for interviews
1. Say hello + introduce the current position: (The trick is to 'simplify and bring it through')
'I am xxx, and I am currently a marketing specialist at the AAA chain of hand-cranked beverage stores. I am mainly responsible for TikTok, Weibo operations and other merchant cooperation.'
2. Key achievements: (The trick is 'Focus on the needs of this job: Community Operation Position')
'Our community mainly communicates with consumers and concentrates on Weibo operations.'
'In the commodity part, in order to create more marketing selling points and product performance, we will discuss the development of new flavors with the Commodity Department every quarter. In response to the high popularity of gradual and fruit-based Internet Beauty Beverages, I provided a summer creative drink proposal for sliced fruit xxx and yyy in the spring of 2022. Later, it was not only officially launched in June, but also became the sales champion and community popularity topic of the month. At that time, the total number of topics on Weibo accumulated more than xxxx.'
'In the online marketing department, we also invited xxx convenience store to extend our sliced fruit xxx drinks series of tea dessert products, making it an afternoon tea combination, and attracted more than 30 food celebrity bloggers to introduce our hand-cranked drink creative afternoon tea combination using Douyin short videos.'
3. Lay the foreshadowing:
'After this proposal, the large-scale summer project led by the Commodity Department in the past also allowed the marketing community to join the initial overall strategic focus, and combined with the respective professions of the Marketing Department and the Commodity Department, the marketing resources of our seasonal projects are richer and more substantial.'
When the interviewer hears the key content, he will think of 'This project is successful enough to adjust the company's established workflow, which means that it has performed remarkable.' Therefore, in the future, he may ask and compare the performance and network data for the last year/year performance and network data to further confirm your strength. At this time, we got rid of the 'interview self-introduction' level, and the representatives were preparing to officially enter the interview content.
Added screenings in the same scene: Other tips
In addition, if the interviewer later asks 'What you feel most proud of in your career' you can also repeat this matter, or if you are asked about 'your strengths', you can use the rhetoric 'I am good at integrating resources and combining the needs of different team departments to create a solution that is most suitable for our brand.' This allows the same story to achieve the effect of connecting front and back and leading the way.
Question 2: 'Why did you leave your previous job?'
Subtext: I want to confirm whether you are the “who I want” based on the reason for resignation
Judging from the interview questions for the reasons for resignation, the interviewer wanted to confirm that the job seeker in front of him was 'not a troublemaker released', so as to avoid many communication problems with the team not long after he arrived at the job, and even propose to resign in a short period of time. In this way, he must spend more time on future recruitment work, whether as a direct supervisor or human resources, he bears these recruitment risks.
However, a classic saying about the reasons for resignation: 'The money is not given in place; the heart is wronged.' Another saying is that 'eight out of ten employees' resignation is related to direct supervisors.' Therefore, the reasons for resignation are roughly those. How should the interview questions be answered to be harmonious and low-risk?
Given that 'too busy with work' and 'too low salary' may be interpreted by the interviewer as 'inefficient in doing things, so he is often so busy that he has to work overtime', 'not high professional ability, so he is not high', it is recommended to answer the reasons for your resignation from a larger pattern, such as changes in industrial environment, social consumption habits, and market changes in human resources.
Interview tips
1. Industry prospects:
Describe from the dilemma of the industry prospects or the general environment, it proves that you want to find a company with more stable operations in all aspects.
2. Don't say bad things:
Avoid talking bad things about the former company, otherwise the interviewer will think that you will also treat the company like this in the future.
3. Additional tips:
Large companies may have background checks on the former company supervisor of the job seeker, and usually conduct simple telephone interviews on the former supervisor of the job seeker to confirm whether the job seeker has any poor performance. Therefore, before leaving the job, you need to avoid a stale relationship with the former direct supervisor.
Question 3: 'What do you think are your shortcomings?'
Subtext: I want to know if you have the ability to understand the shortcomings, and I want to know how you will improve it
It is really difficult for people to recognize their shortcomings, or even if they know, it is difficult to correct them. Therefore, the response to interview questions requires mastering the 'true definition of shortcomings', and the interviewer will never ask questions without reason (Note: if you deduct inexperienced interviewers, you may ask casually because you are too nervous and not prepared), so you must note that your response cannot be too direct or too thin.
Interview tips
- Avoid stating your personality shortcomings because it is difficult to correct. For example, I am impatient and I have a bad temper.
- Avoid answering too briefly when answering interview questions, as you may not be ready for the interview.
- Use the concept of 'demolition of gifts' and think about how to 'package' your own shortcomings in advance.
- Please give a timeline to the shortcomings of preparing 'packaging' and tell a very short story, which contains the past, present and future, and another easter egg hidden in the process.
Interview example: Make good use of the concept of unpacking gifts
For example: 'In my previous job, I found that when I faced a large number of urgent matters in the company, I often felt that I didn't have enough time and needed to work overtime often, because the supervisor mentioned that my work efficiency was pretty good, so whenever I had urgent matters, I would ask me if I had time to deal with it.'
'At that time, I thought I should try my best to complete the tasks assigned by the supervisor. I was embarrassed to say 'no' to the supervisor, so I took up every urgent matter. But afterwards, I found out that I might have delayed the general work matters across departments because of dealing with the supervisor's urgent matters.'
'Although colleagues in other departments said that their case was not urgent at the time, I was shocked that in the future, I should first report to the supervisor about his current work progress and priorities, and ask the supervisor to decide on the schedule, do a good job of 'upward communication', and then ask whether he can 'communicate across departments'. After that re-planning, not only did the supervisor quickly complete the urgent matters, but also assisted the supervisor to re-plan the team's work schedule, which would help distribute urgent matters evenly to less busy colleagues in the future. This incident made me understand the necessity of pre-communication, so in the future, our entire team made such adjustments when receiving urgent matters, instead of just dealing with a single urgent matter.'
In the past : I dare not say 'no' to the supervisor; I always lacked time to deal with urgent cases, which delayed the progress of other special projects.
Easter egg : You are highly efficient in your work.
Now : communicate vertically and horizontally with the supervisor and different units in advance.
Future : Assist the supervisor to establish SOP, the entire team will benefit in the future and the company will operate smoother.
Advanced bonus questions
The interview process is not just about responding to questions, but you can also actively ask the interviewer: 'How did the team handle similar situations in the past? Is there a coordinator responsible for adjusting the entire work procedure?' and express that you have experience in dealing with similar problems and have sufficient ability to communicate vertically and horizontally, and you can apply this experience to future company operations.
Question 4: 'Why do you want to change industry/position?'
Subtext: I want to know how resources and new thinking you have entered the company, and at the same time I want to confirm that you are ready?
As long as the original industry or job system is not the original job system, this question will definitely be asked in the end of the interview question, which can almost be said to be a must-have exam! Therefore, job seekers who want to change the track must practice it many times in their hearts.
Whether it is a direct supervisor or human resources, most of the talents will start from whether they are engaged in related industries and those with relevant positions. Once you are a 'outsider' who successfully attracts the company with your resume, it proves that the company is quite interested in how you combine your past work experience and apply it to your future positions.
Interested means high expectations, so once the question is not answered well, or the answer content is too thin, too superficial and without vision, they may tend to choose 'insiders' who are interviewed at the same time. At least people in the circle may have richer knowledge about the industrial ecology and may have relatively high workplace stability.
In order to compete with 'people in the circle', the answer must be more beautiful!
Interview tips:
Situation 1: Different industries, similar positions, such as Japanese restaurant outfield waiter-> High-end Japanese restaurant outfield waiter
Emphasize the continuation of experience . It emphasizes that the position and ability levels are the same, and past experience, industrial knowledge or personal resources can be extended to the new company.
Situation 2: The same industry, different jobs and vacancies, such as from real estate agency business-> Real estate agency network marketing specialist
Emphasize learning ability . Emphasize that you understand the industrial ecology, you can quickly get started, shorten the work running-in period, and explain how to learn professional abilities outside of your original position under the opportunity.
Status 3: Different industries and different job vacancies, such as English teacher from cram school-> Website front-end engineer, or sales staff from department store-> Graphic visual designer
Emphasize strong enthusiasm + self-study ability . Emphasize your high enthusiasm for this position and learn professional skills other than your original position through self-study or further study.
Question 5: 'Why should I admit you?'
Subtext: I want to know what advantages and disadvantages you have observed in our company and what suggestions do you have?
Usually when you enter the late part of the interview, the interviewer is likely to regard this question as the last question 'The Great Devil'. After listening to your above introduction and reply, the interviewer has basically decided whether to be admitted or not. If the previous performance is not good, then this question has a good chance of turning the tide and turning the defeat into victory. On the contrary, if the previous performance is good, this question has a chance to get higher scores, which is enough to defeat other competitors and show your in-depth research on the position and your future insight.
Interview status drama
The leader of the Internet marketing team at the headquarters of a beverage brand, and applied for the position of the community operation supervisor of a coffee shop group.
Interview tips
Reason 1: The past - first talk about the shortcomings and regrets you observed **
'I observed that your company's current Weibo operation status is a bit a pity. Most of the content is mostly product announcements, which leads to the low number of posts and poor interaction results. Overall, it has affected the brand's impression. After one week of observation, I found that there was no limited-time event to interact with netizens, and the top Weibo was not specially designed to meet the size of the icon pattern.'
Just click until you have a look, don’t say too much; first talk about the general direction, then talk about the small details; the general direction proves that you have vision, and small details prove that you observe the subtleties.
Reason 2: Now - Let’s talk about your professional ability and successful experience
'According to the seasonal fruit beverage products I planned before, the products will be exposed on Weibo through the online marketing platform. I believe that in the future, when I enter the team, the company will also have the opportunity to receive a lot of interactive resonance in presenting community operations. At the same time, the content of the post unit will be added, so that the community account will not only be an announcement, but also an extension of brand spirit and coffee taste.'
Ending: Future - Vision and Observation
'After all, coffee is still one of the must-drink drinks for office workers every day, with great potential consumption power and influence. If we can make changes in products in American and lattes, then we have a good chance to make market differences with other competitive brands and keep the distance between us and competitors.'
Question 6: 'Are there any questions I want to ask?'
Subtext: The interview is about to end~
For the last question! If you go well, the interviewer may challenge you to have two or three-sided schedules, or even ask you directly, 'When will you get a job as soon as possible?', 'Is there any other company position interview?' and so on.
Tips for cracking
At this time, you have two major directions to ask questions, one is to ask about salary and benefits, and the other is to 'the interviewer is the interviewee.' It is recommended that you can ask about salary and benefits before conducting an 'interview'. For example, ask the interviewer questions: 'Why have you opened this position?', 'How long have you been in this company? Why do you like this company?', 'As far as you know, what are the difficulties and advantages of the company's current situation?' and other questions. Help you understand the operating conditions of this company, and of course, you can also confirm whether you like this company again.
Conclusion
Through the in-depth analysis of the above six interview questions, I believe that it can help job seekers better respond to interview challenges. Remember, sincere, professional and prepared answers are always the key to winning.
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