How to excel with questions?
• Do not try to guess what the recruiter wants to hear. • Do not try to find a model answer. • If you do the above, you will not be unique. • Be natural and sincere instead. • Structure your reply in a logical manner, covering as many aspects as possible. • Consider organising your answers in this manner-what, how, why, result, and then so what for the recruiter? Example: I like dessert. I like to work with my hands. I like to live on my own resources rather than taking out loans. So I built a wooden cart on wheels, cooked Chinese sweet soup and sold them on the streets near Queen Mary Hospital. I made some money but then realised that I was breaking the law, hawking without a licence. So I stopped. What would the interviewers do with my answers? • From your answers they will make a judgment about your abilities and attributes. They will match those against what the firm needs in their new recruits. The best preparation for interviews • There are neither set questions nor model answers
