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Important Interview Questions With The STAR

 

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This is a continuation of my previous post Interview Tips & Preparation where I discussed some important tips and ideas to achieve the desired goal in interviews. In this post, I want to list some common & important questions one may expect in interviews and also will be sharing suggestions & ideas on credible answers to those questions.

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1. STAR method for interview
2. STAR for resume or CV
3. 50 most common and important interview questions
4. Related

To be a STAR in your interview, use STAR method

The STAR method is a useful technique to answer any interview question that is focused on competency, behavior, situation, etc. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. The acronym helps one to remember the important elements to add to their answers for competency based questions. Here is how one can include STAR in their answers:
  • Situation: Describing the situation one faced that is relevant to convince their answer
  • Task: Describing the role or responsibilities assigned in the above mentioned situation
  • Action: Explaining the action taken to fulfill the challenges and get the best possible result out of it
  • Result: The result/ outcome/ accomplishment/ experience/ learning achieved by the above mentioned action
The answers delivered using the STAR method always help the interviewers easily assess the candidate's skills by understanding how the candidate can contribute to their organization.

Take the STAR for a resume or CV

One can use STAR to describe work experiences in a concise and impactful way. Describe your work experiences using STAR instead of simply listing your job role. For example, if you worked as an assistant to the chief editor of the college magazine, instead of mentioning that as

" Assistant to chief editor of the college magazine"

you can mention the same using the STAR method which is more impressive as follows:

"Assisted the chief editor of the college magazine for 5 years to proofread, edit, design, print, etc."

List of 50 Most Common & Important Interview Questions:

  1. Introduction / Tell me something about yourself
  2. Walk me through your resume or CV / What have you mentioned in your resume or CV
  3. Describe yourself using 3 words only and why are you choosing particularly those 3 words
  4. Tell me something that you have not mentioned in your resume or C
  5. Describe briefly your native place
  6. What is your career objective or goal/ What is your short term goal
  7. What is your 5/10/15 years goal/ What is your long term goal
  8. Why have you chosen your particular education stream or specialization
  9. Why are you not pursuing higher studies
  10. Why is there a gap in your education, if any
  11. Describe briefly your college/ university
  12. Why have you taken the courses or training mentioned in the resume or CV
  13. What are your key learnings from the courses or training mentioned in the resume or CV
  14. How are you planning to use the courses or training mentioned in the resume or CV for the applied job role or your career
  15. Describe briefly your family
  16. How do you help your family
  17. What are your hobbies/ What do you enjoy most in your free time/ What do you do in your spare time/ What are your passion
  18. Why do you enjoy the mentioned hobbies or interests
  19. What is your greatest strength or key skill and why
  20. How will your strengths or key skills contribute to your career or applied job role
  21. What is your biggest achievement so far
  22. What is the biggest responsibility you have taken so far
  23. What are your greatest weaknesses/ What are the areas you need to improve on
  24. What or who inspires you the most and how
  25. What or who motivates you the most and how
  26. What is your biggest mistake you believe and what did you learn from that
  27. Briefly describe the projects/ internships mentioned in your resume or CV
  28. What are your work experiences, if any
  29. Why did you leave your previous employer, if any
  30. What is your key learning or best experience from your previous employers, if any
  31. What mistakes did you make in your previous organization, if any
  32. What are the values you have/ What is the value that you never compromise
  33. How did you prepare for this interview
  34. What did you do after completing your study, if any gap
  35. Why should you be hired
  36. Why do you want to join our company
  37. What do you know about our company
  38. What is your mission and vision
  39. How are you planning to contribute to our company
  40. What if you are rejected
  41. Why are you looking for a job/ How will this job help you
  42. What are you applying for private sector jobs, if not govt. job
  43. Which one do you prefer and why: work from the office or work from home
  44. What do you expect from our organization
  45. What will be your first month or year goal once you start working for us
  46. How would you rate yourself as an employee on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being lowest and 10 being highest
  47. Describe briefly your computer skills or technical skills, also the follow-up questions related to those
  48. Questions related relocation/ shifts or working hours
  49. What is your salary expectation
  50. Do you have any questions to clarify 

Related:

Check the posts, Interview Tips & Preparation and Resume: Tips & Templates | Ace Interview Like Pro and Personal Branding- Promote The Brand "YOU" and LinkedIn for Career Aspirant Freshers.

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