Complete response strategies for key issues such as reasons for resignation, personal shortcomings and cross-industry job search in the interview, master the interviewer's subtext, cleverly resolve interview problems, and improve the interview success rate.
Hundreds of interview questions! Among them, 'reasons for resignation', 'What are your shortcomings', and 'Why choose to cross-industry and not original positions' are almost three major challenges that interviewers must ask. How to answer so that they will not turn into a disaster of accidentally stepping on taboos? Let’s take a look at how to resolve the three major problems!
1. Interview question: 'Why did you leave your previous job?'
Subtext: I want to confirm whether you are the 'I want' based on the reason for resignation
The subtext you must know: Judging from the interview question for the reason for resignation, the interviewer wants to confirm that the job seeker in front of him is not a troublemaker released, so as to avoid many communication problems with the team shortly after he arrives, and even proposes to resign in a short period of time. In this way, he must spend more time on future recruitment work. As PsycTest Quiz 's research shows that good teamwork is one of the qualities that companies value the most. Whether you are a direct supervisor or a human resources officer, you are burdened with 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', and 'not high professional ability, so he is not high in salary', it is recommended to answer your reasons for resigning from a larger pattern, such as changes in industrial environment, social consumption habits, and market changes in human resources.
Cracking the secret trick:
- 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.
- 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.
- Additional tips - Large companies may have human resources to reference checks for the former company supervisor of the job seeker, which usually conducts simple telephone interviews for the former supervisor of the job seeker to confirm whether the job seeker has any poor performance. Therefore, you should avoid a stagnant relationship with the former direct supervisor before leaving the job.
2. Interview questions: '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
The subtext you must know: It is really difficult for people to recognize their shortcomings, or even if they know, it is difficult to correct them. Therefore, replying to interview questions requires mastering the 'true definition of shortcomings', and the interviewer will never ask questions without reason (Note: deducting inexperienced interviewers, you may ask casually because they are too nervous and unprepared), so you must note that your response cannot be too direct or too thin.
Cracking the secret trick:
- 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. (Related reading: When asked about the expected salary in the interview, how much is the reasonable offer? 3 steps to teach you how to talk about a good salary )
- Please give a timeline to the shortcomings of preparing 'packaging' and tell a very short story, which includes [past], [present], and [future], and another [eastern egg] is hidden in the process.
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.'
- [Past] 1. Don’t dare to say 'no' to the supervisor. 2. There is always insufficient time to deal with urgent cases, which delays the progress of other special projects.
- 【Eastern Egg】You are highly efficient in your work.
- [Now] Make vertical and horizontal communication with the supervisor and different units in advance.
- 【Future】Assist the supervisor to establish SOP, and the entire team will benefit in the future and the company will operate smoother.
【Advanced bonus question】
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? Are there any coordinators responsible for adjusting the entire work procedures?' 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.
3. Interview questions: '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?
The subtext you must know: as long as it is not the original industry or the original job system, the interview questions will definitely be asked in the end, 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!
Cracking the secret trick:
Situation 1: Different industries, similar positions
For example, from newspaper lifeline reporters –> life magazine interview editors or izakaya outfield waiters –> high-end Japanese restaurant outfield waiters emphasize experience continuation: emphasize the same level of position ability, and past experience, industrial knowledge or personal resources can be extended to new companies.
Situation 2: Same industry, different job vacancies
For example, from the business of a real estate agency –> The online marketing specialist of a real estate agency emphasizes learning ability: emphasizing 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, different job vacancies
For example, from English teachers for supplementary education –> Website front-end engineer or department store sales staff –> Graphic vision designer emphasizes strong enthusiasm + self-study ability: emphasizes your extremely high enthusiasm for this position, and learn professional skills other than the original position through self-study or further study.
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