How can I answer the question ‘why do you wanna work for us?’ when the company is not exactly a top 3 in its industry? And it’s behind in terms of ranking because their revenue generation is actually far behind the top 3 companies (they are ranked 5th or something). Their range of clients are comparatively almost the same at the other firms? Based on my research, I cant really find anything more prominent bt this firm than others.

I think answer like ‘xx is one of the leading firms in this industry and you have a wide range of clients and I wish to contribute to your continuous growth’ is going to sound really general right? what else can i add?

@queen.neve
You could always say the working environment + job position allows a better learning curve etc etc?

but i wouldnt know how the working environment is like right? but i bet it's also going to be long hours and piles and piles of work. =/ oh btw im a fresh grad so i dont have any previous co to compare to too.

@queen.neve
You BELIEVE the working environment + job position will help you in your future as your ambition is to be XXXXX at the age of XX bla bla bla... learn the art of telling cock and bull convincingly.

Every job that allows you to learn has lots and lots of pile of work. Long hours or not depends on your time management skills.

When they ask ' why did you leave your company', can I say ' This is because my contract is will be ending soon and I am looking for new career advancements, etc?'
Currently I am working as a contract staff as a management trainee...

Aska,
Yes you can but be prepares to answer "what is the possibility of the renewing your contract?"

Some examples of answers that would work are below. Maybe u can try it

1. I wanted to move my career in a new direction. (Make sure you mention what this new direction is.)
2. My company was restructuring and I chose to seek better opportunities elsewhere.
3. I want to keep developing new skills but was unable to pursue this in my previous company. I decided to make a change to allow this to happen.

can anyone update with the latest common questions?

Common questions are called "common questions" because it's usually the same thing ppl ask. It's hard to update. What would you suggest?

Hi everyone,

I went to almost 6 interviews since i graduated last year.But till now im still jobless and seeking for a job.When i tried to follow up,the company gave same answer " We still don't have finalized the candidates yet or the interviewer is busy and went outstation".For me,maybe i failed at interview and when i'm nervous my sentence structure will everywhere although i went a lot of interview.NERVOUS still overwhelm me till now and that's why the reason i guess i'm still not get a job.

Can anyone can share with me the link/website where i can nail a little bit on how to answer interview's questions much better?

This post has been edited by izwankhan: Mar 8 2011, 08:09 PM

If you go through all 67 pages of this thread, you'll find your answer.

As for being nervous, well, everyone experiences that. Sometimes you can't expect to get a job after 6 interviews. Apply for more, go for more. Try up to 20 interviews and if you say you still don't get a job, I'd say, something is wrong somewhere.

Go for JobStreet's Career Fair and meet your potential employers. Also, send your resume to various job recruitment company.

Lastly, be calm and take your time to answer the interviewers. Don't rush to answer them and slowly think while stringing your sentences together. It may seem easier than done (it's true anyway) but practice makes perfect. Practice more in front of the mirror and get used to it. GL

need some help here. how to answer this if the interview has seen my results?

I am going to attend an interview for internship and he would realize my results dropped steadily from first sem till current sem.

any idea?

It is very clear cut you goofed up. You are not even sharing the reason with people here in the forum to better advised you.

Let's say you have worked in a company for less than 6 months and you have decided to leave simply because you cannot adapt to the current environment / culture in the company you are currently working with (politics, gossips, unfriendly people, etc). All these years you did not face such problems, only with this particular company.

How do you then answer an interview question that will be shot at you like this >> "why did you leave your present company in such a short period?"

If you answer the truth, you will be generalized as not capable of adapting to any work environment. Is it wise to tell the truth then? for YES and NO answers, please state why.

Thank you

You could always say that the actual job deviate too far from the job description, you prefer job that you can apply your strength in, the usual textbook answers.

No point to bring up the culture/people as that would put doubts in the interviewer on your ability to adapt to a work environment. Job role/description is a better reason.

Of course. "i would like an opportunity to work for a fine establishment that has strong branding bla bla bla just like [insert company name]"

.. good point ... but I of course statement of "i would like an opportunity to work for a fine establishment that has strong branding bla bla bla just like [insert company name]" cannot be applied to SMEs or small companies that does not have a strong branding

then you use their industry/environment as reason la, based on whatever it is you are applying for.

just dont say " i like the clerk she very pretty" and the interviewer says "thats my wife"

Tommy gave good reply, tweak it a little to customize to your situation, otherwise it's no longer advice - it's already giving textbook reply liao

sweet_pez .. my reply was an info to all .. in case someone doesn't get it. I know where Tommy is coming from and i know different situations need different tweaking .. thank you for your advice.

well, whatever works for you... imho, I suppose those previous answers were sufficient to paint the picture. then again, it's based on my own assumption.