Interviews: 4 critical reception when an unexpected question employer Bashny.Net

Preparing for interviews is serious business. But even if you practiced, practiced and practiced again, you can ask a question that you just don't know how to answer a professional question about what you do not understand, or just a sudden question that will put you in a deadlock.





So what should you do if you hear this question? Try one of these methods:

1. Take your timelet's try again: show that you heard the question and think over it. Something simple — "Hmm... Great question. Let me think it over" — will fully satisfy him, and you get a little bit of time to reflect overall on how to respond. This is important to remember, especially because it is a natural desire to fill a pause with words to avoid the awkward silence. Do not hurry, gather your thoughts. It is important not to blurt out something off topic that betrays your complete lack of understanding.

2. Think out loudRemember that most managers, conducting the interview, ask questions with the snag not to hear immediately blurted out the answer, but to understand how you can solve their problems. So when you gather your thoughts, tryto briefly explain where you began to contemplate and build on from this.

For example, if you were asked to tell, what is your process of editing large articles, and you have yet there is no process, a good way is to imagine how you are editing this article, and talk out loud about every step of the way. Add introductory words and structures — "first", "then", "eventually" to give your answer structure. You can also end with the caveat that "the process may vary depending on the situation." This will show that you are willing to adapt, even if you answered wrong, as originally wanted by the Manager.3. Change the subjectIf you asked about what you know nothing, admit it and try to change the subject to that long-familiar to you. If you can't talk about any particular skill, but is able to link it with other skillsyou have, it's much better than just saying that you need a skill you have.

For example, you are applying for a position where you need experience marketing in social networks, and ask you about it. If you have never had experience in this field, try to bring the conversation to what you have already worked, for example, about managing communities in social networks or marketing in the media and say, "This is one of the reasons why I want to take this position. I have extensive experience in social media, from blogging on my previous work experience to promote our Association in the print media. I'm willing to combine those two skills, working with social networks you have, especially considering that you are currently focused on the development of communities in social media."





4. Have a fallbackof Course, you can ask such a question, to which the previous methods do not help to answer — if, for example, requires knowledge of very specific concepts. Then lean on what you have learned about the company and about the industry.

Let's say you are applying for the position of specialist in m & a in Finance, and you ask: "What is net working capital?" — but you don't have the slightest idea.

Prepare a response that will draw on your enthusiasm for the position and knowledge of the industry. "With this concept I'm not familiar, but Finance is exactly what I wanted to do, and I constantly gain new knowledge in this area. I watch the deals and recently read on how involved your company. I also know a lot about the industry that you are working with, and I think that consolidation in the automotive industry creates many interesting opportunities."

Most importantly take the lessons from everything that happens to you in the interview. And whatever the question, first of all, try to understand what the interviewer wants to know your answer. You can choose not to answer a specific question, but if you managed to understand that in fact the Manager is trying to learn, and to respond to his need, then it is fine. published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: ideanomics.ru/articles/7953