What basic interview questions should a novice job seeker prepare?

As a newcomer, the basic questions that should be prepared for the interview are as follows:

First of all, all interview questions can be roughly divided into four categories:

1. Questions related to personal experience and interests

2. Scenario/behavior problem (behavior problem)

3. Technical problems (technical problems)

4. Test brain problems (cases/brain teasers)

Among them, the first two types of questions are basically required in the interview, and they are also the best controllable, because most of them can be answered in place through adequate preparation. For a novice job seeker, the most basic thing is to answer the first kind of questions (personal experience and interests). Today, for the benefit of all beings, among the most basic first-class questions, I marked six questions that are most likely to be asked. Please pay attention to how much you use, right! That is to say! If you are not prepared for these questions, the song "Shuang" can be sent to you in advance.

But! The preparation for these problems has only reached the level of food and clothing, and you still have a long way to go to achieve a well-off life and the four modernizations. At the end of this paper, a comprehensive list of questions about experience and interests is attached. Students who have the spare capacity to study can go to the next level after mastering the main points of this article.

In my opinion, as a novice in the workplace, there are the following questions that must be prepared for personal experience in the interview:

The most basic list of questions

1. Tell me something about yourself/tell me about your resume.

Why are you interested in our company? Why our company?

3. Why are you interested in this position? Why this position?

4. Why should I hire you? Why should I hire you? /What can you bring to the company?

5. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? What are your career goals?

6. Finally: Questions for the interviewer.

Let's talk about how to answer each question one by one.

self-introduction

Again, the most important question in the interview.

Why choose our company?

Big companies like to ask this question. On the surface, it is exaggerated, as if to say, "You praise me!" In fact, it depends on whether you have spent time researching the position and the company. If you are really interested and really care, you will definitely take the time to learn more. This is your chance to show yourself.

Why did you apply for this position?

Please put aside such big truths as "make more money" and "I have no choice but to give you an interview". This question has a deeper meaning, which is to examine your understanding of this position. If you don't understand, you can't tell why you are interested. Why don't you understand? Must be not enough enthusiasm and yearning for the position. So this problem seems simple, but it's really deep.

Then how can we understand an unfamiliar position? The best way must be to talk to people who are already in this company or even this group, and have a certain understanding of their daily work and the people to be recruited. Of course it's hard. It depends on hard work and fate. The second best way is to talk to people in the same industry, or search the company's keywords about this position online to see if anyone has shared their experiences. Even if you just do some search on the Internet, it's better than going to an interview without knowing anything.

The way to answer this question is equally important. The sentence recommended by Sister Hong is: "I am interested in this position because it can …".

So what can it do? Give a few examples:

I am very interested in this position, because it can give me the opportunity to get in touch with customers directly, and let me have the opportunity to directly understand the needs of customers. These accumulations will help me understand this market better.

I am interested in this position, because it can give me the opportunity to apply the mathematical model I learned in school to practical business decisions, thus creating value. This job can give me access to a lot of real customer data, help me constantly improve the model and help the company make better decisions.

I am interested in this position because it allows me to observe closely how this industry makes investment decisions in the real market environment. My study at school is quite theoretical. These top investors have experienced many rounds of market cycles, and their experience and understanding of the market are what I am eager to learn.

I am interested in this position because I firmly believe that artificial intelligence and machine learning are the general trends in the future. The department I applied for is the backbone of the company's development in this direction and the starting point of my career.

You get it, right? You can't just say why you are interested here, but also link your interest with the development of the company, making people feel that you are not just looking for a job, you want to find a good starting point for career development, and you want to work hard for a long time with hemorrhoids, ah no, aspiring young people.

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Why should I hire you?

You may wonder, why is this position different from the last question? Why should I apply for this position?

In fact, these two questions are cut off! However! Don't! Same!

The previous question asked why you are interested in this position, and the starting point is you. The latter question asks what you can bring to our company and our team, starting with the employer. Like, "Why do you love me?" And "Why should I marry you?" , are two fatal problems that have been confused, so don't use the same answer to deal with these two different problems.

The answer to this question must be from the perspective of the employer. Your starting point should always be "You should hire me because I can bring you …". Give a few examples:

You should hire me because I can bring my experience in XXX field. During the summer internship in XXX company, I learned about the market structure and became familiar with how to use data analysis tools to turn customer data into business strategies. I can apply the skills I gained in my internship to this position.

You should hire me, because I can use my solid foundation and deep understanding of financial products to help the team create value quickly. During my school years, I participated in many research projects related to financial derivatives, passed CFA exam and participated in CFA derivatives trading competition, so I had first-hand experience in trading and other practical links. I can bring these experiences to work and help companies design products based on derivatives.

You should hire me, because I can bring diversified perspectives and understanding of the global market. I know this position needs to study ADR stocks in Asia, and many interesting ADR investment opportunities come from China. I have had practical experience in investing in stocks in China. I can bring my knowledge of China market to this job, and use my personal network in China to understand the local market information, so as to help the company make a more comprehensive fundamental analysis.

You should hire me, because my time management ability and project management ability can help improve the efficiency of the whole group. In my previous internship, I was in charge of several different projects, each with a different deadline and working with different people. I can manage my time allocation effectively and make sure that every project goes ahead on time. And I designed an automatic data integration system, which can be used in different projects, greatly improving the overall efficiency. I know multitasking is very important for your operation team. I can apply my experience in this field to this position and quickly become an effective team member.

Attention, everyone. There are several points to emphasize here.

First of all, as you can see, what you can bring doesn't have to be particularly remarkable, especially since our students have little work experience, and people don't expect you to bring a big list or a new product. The ideal thing is to bring a special counterpart experience, such as people want digital marketing analysis, and you have just done this before. But if there is no special counterpart experience, it is not useless. At this time, what you can bring is the "transferable skills" accumulated by past experience. For example, time management skills and quantitative analysis skills mentioned in the above examples.

And this skill should be needed by the other party, and you can't force it on others if you have it. Then how do we know what each other needs? The easiest way is to read the job description carefully and draw the key words. Although many job descriptions are empty, you can still read some soft keywords, such as self-motivation, communication and time management. Job description is usually written by hiring a boss and HR. Since it is written in, it means that the boss will pay more or less attention to it and can make a fuss about it. A higher-level way is to know this kind of position through contacts, and even what the boss values most. If you know these inside information, your chances of winning will be much better.

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What are your career goals?

For students or newly graduated children's shoes, this question is also easy to be asked.

Sincere students may start to hold hands and talk about their dreams: I want to study for a PhD in five years! My dream in my life is to enter an investment bank (but Goose himself is in the post of operation)! I want to return to China to start an e-commerce business two years later (but you are facing the position of American corporate finance)! Two years later, I want to study for an MBA and switch to consulting. ...

Son, aren't you afraid that the interviewer will cut you to death with a knife when you say this?

This problem is also that the original intention of alcoholics is not to drink, but to care about the mismatch between your long-term career goals and the opportunities offered by the company. In other words, can you stay still? So your answer must be related to the position you are applying for and the business of the company.

For example, if you are applying for an operation-related position, you can say that your short-term career goal is to quickly understand the process of product promotion and help the team improve its operational efficiency. The long-term goal can be to form a set of standardized operation processes suitable for the company according to the industry experience, and be fully responsible for the operation of a certain product of the company. Although cowhide is a bit big, it at least matches the position you are applying for.

If the position you are applying for is not directly related to what you really want to do for a long time, you should make adjustments according to the position you are applying for. If you are applying for a rotation position such as a management trainee, it can be said that in the short term, your goal is to quickly understand all aspects of the company's operation, and in the long term, you hope to find the best combination of your interests and the company's development. Although this answer is a bit illusory, it is reasonable for Guan Peisheng.

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Questions for the interviewer?

Finally, the questions left to the interviewer are equally important.

Every interviewer will leave time for you to ask questions at the end of the interview, so Sister Hong listed this here. Don't underestimate this last step, you can get extra points if you ask well.

So what kind of question is a good question? Quite simply, a question that shows that you have done research and are very curious about the company's products is a good question.

Here are some clues to help you find ideas:

1, company news

You can go to the company's homepage to see the latest news of the company, such as what new products have been released or what new awards have been won, and then ask some related questions, such as "I noticed that the company recently released the latest rating standards for mutual funds. I wonder what impact this new standard will have on the work of our investment department? " Or "I noticed that the company recently released a mobile application for self-employed tax returns. Does this mean that the development of mobile app will become the focus of the company's future development? "

Note that this kind of strategic problem is most suitable for leaders. Basically they can talk for a long time. Just nod and smile.

2. Industry trends

Questions about industry news and trends can also show that we are grounded and good at learning.

For example, if you are facing a job in Internet finance, you can ask the interviewer how to view the competitors of the company's products, how to position their own products, which direction the industry will focus on in the next 1-2 years, and what measures the company will take. If you are facing a traditional investment department, you can ask the other party what they think about the downward trend of active investment and the development of artificial intelligence in the investment management industry. In fact, if you have been paying attention to an industry, these questions do not need to be prepared. You are all familiar with this topic, and the conversation will get deeper. The depth of this communication is understandable and usually the most touching.

3, position related

These questions usually include:

What are your expectations for this position?

What is the long-term development path of this position in the department?

What kind of professional training will this position provide?

If I want to develop in this industry for a long time, are there any certificates/books/courses to recommend me to study?

I call this kind of question a panacea: that is to say, if you are really not ready to try nudity, asking these questions will at least not lower your score. But not very sincere, so don't expect these questions to turn Gan Kun around.

2. About performance and data

You can also ask the interviewer some questions related to experience. General questions include:

How did you get into this group?

Why did you choose this job? What part of your job do you like best?

What do you think you have learned the most in this position?

What do you usually do?

Of course, you can also ask some wonderful questions, which requires you to do some research on the interviewer's background before the interview. For example:

"I saw your Linkedin profile. Before joining this department, you worked in the Y department. What do you think is the difference between these two jobs? Why did you choose to join this group now? "

"I see your undergraduate major is xxx, and you are doing yyy now. I'm in the same situation as you, and both majors are not exactly the same. How did you switch to this field? What skills do you think are most helpful to you? "

Note that the quoted information is all career-related information disclosed by the interviewer himself, such as Linkedin. Don't be angry to search all QQ spaces in people's Facebook WeChat circle of friends, and take out all the information unrelated to work that people can't remember for eight generations. Imagine that you are interviewing someone, and the other person suddenly tells you that the girl you fell in love with for the first time in primary school is in the same class as his university. You think you just want to call the police?

Well, if you can prepare the above questions slowly and steadily, the pass rate of the first kind of questions will be greatly improved.

Of course, the so-called safety preparation is not simply a question that I want to answer in my mind, especially my dear friends who have an English interview. Public stressed here:

Be sure to try to say every question yourself!

When you say it again, you will find that, alas, you are tongue-tied and can't say a word. After talking for five minutes, all kinds of questions pop up, and you know how much you weigh. My experience at that time was to write it down, say it over and over again, change it over and over again, find someone to listen to, find someone to change it, and then say it over and over again until you blurted it out naturally without blushing or jumping, and your interview went up a qualitative step.

After preparing the first question type, you can start preparing the second situational question. In the next two articles, I will tell you what behavior problems are and how to tell our own stories with star templates.

Finally, attach a list of personal experiences and interests. This list comes from thebalancecareers.com's website, and I think it is well summarized. I want to share it with you here.

Questions about universities

Why did you choose your college or university?

What's your favorite college subject? Why?

What's your least favorite college subject? Why?

Describe your most rewarding college experience.

As a student, what is your biggest challenge and how do you deal with it?

Do you think your grades can show your academic achievements well?

What extracurricular activities have you participated in?

Why did you choose your major?

How does your college experience help your career?

About your question.

What is your greatest weakness?