Common Interview Question Samples
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Common interview questions might not seem difficult. Regardless, your answer
to each should be polished and sharp. Craft answers to common interview questions
and practice them before your interview, so that they roll off your tongue when
you face the interviewer.
Effective responses answer questions honestly, positively and briefly, highlighting
important qualities and accomplishments that are relevant to the position at
hand.
Give examples to illustrate and corroborate your answers when possible. Your
answers should work together, making connections between what you have previously
done, the available position, and your goals.
To help you craft answers of your own, below are examples of how a recent graduate
from law school who wishes to become a financial planner, might effectively and
ineffectively answer the common interview questions listed.
Tell me about yourself.
Ineffective: I am a hard-worker who is good with numbers. After I worked
as a financial analyst for a few years, I decided to go to law school. I just
finished and now am looking for a new challenge.
Effective: I began developing skills relevant to financial planning when
I worked as a financial analyst for three years. In that role, I succeeded in
multiplying the wealth of my clients by carefully analyzing the market for trends.
The return on the portfolios I managed was generally 2% more than most of the
portfolios managed by my company.
My initiative, planning, and analytic skills were rewarded by two promotions.
As the manager of a team, I successfully led them to develop a more efficient
and profitable strategy for dealing with new accounts.
My subsequent training in the law, including tax law and estate law, gives me
an informed view of what types of investments and charitable gifts would be most
advantageous for your clients.
What did you most enjoy about your last job?
Ineffective: I liked lots of things, like the people, challenge and rewards.
Sometimes we had to work long hours, but it always seemed to pay off.
Effective: Of the many things that I enjoyed, I would say that the strategic
aspects of my job most energized me. I liked setting concrete performance goals
for myself and finding ways to meet them. I similarly enjoyed analyzing markets
for trends and identifying when would be the most beneficial time to enter or
withdraw from certain funds.
When I was a manager, my team and I developed a new approach to accounts that
became a standard for the company. Strategizing gave my work a sense of tangible
direction and accomplishment.
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