The best way to keep interview nerves at bay is to be well prepared. Everybody dreads being caught out by a tricky interview question, so we’ve taken the fear out of the process by compiling a comprehensive list, along with advice on how to answer each one. From ‘What is your biggest weakness?’ to ‘How do you manage your time?’, check out our suggestions on how to respond and what you should avoid saying at all costs. You’ll find that even the most challenging interview question can be turned to your advantage.
Find out how to crack interview questions about your time management techniques and the kind of examples you might give in your answer.
Find out how to prepare for interview questions about motivation and check out examples of model answers that will impress employers.
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Here's an overview of tricky interview questions you might come up against in graduate job interviews, along with tips on how to answer them that will help you manage your nerves and impress employers.
Usually followed by ‘…and how did you deal with it?’, this question can unsettle an interviewee who is all geared up to talk about the positives.
Here's how to answer questions about handling conflict and tension, and convince your interviewer you could resolve differences constructively.
When you're asked in a graduate job interview to discuss an ethical dilemma you've faced, you need to show both your integrity and your approach to analysing and resolving problems.
This traditional question can be asked in an interview across any profession or industry. Good self-knowledge combined with good employer research will help you to answer it.
You don’t need to be an entrepreneur to successfully answer innovation interview questions. You just need to show the recruiters that you’ve got potential.
They’re the job interview questions from Planet Weird, so why do graduate employers use such riddles and how should you respond?
There's no need to be thrown off balance if an interviewer asks you about your superpower. Use our advice to prepare an answer that will showcase one of your strengths.
You might not expect to be asked about hosting a dinner party at your graduate job interview – but if you are, having thought about your answer in advance will help you to impress recruiters.