Are you currently in the process of trying to find a new job? If so, then you will definitely want to prepare yourself for job interviews with potential employers. The whole concept of participating in a job interview may seem a bit overwhelming and stressful to you. However, there is no need to worry though as there is lots of information available to assist you.
Nowadays, before conducting an actual in office job interview, many employers like to first have their job candidates participate in some phone interview questions as a way of pre-screening them. If they like what they hear on the phone, the employer will then often invite that job candidate to come into their office for an interview. On the other hand, if the phone interview does not go so well, the potential employer most likely will not invite the job candidate to go any further in the job interview process. Therefore, handling yourself well during the initial phone interview questions is crucial in order to increase your chances of actually getting hired.
While you can never know for sure exactly what kind of interview questions your potential employers will ask you during your initial phone call, there are certain questions that are commonly asked during job interviews. Three of the most frequently asked job interview questions are, ‘What are your strengths?’ ‘What are your weaknesses?’ And ‘Why do you want to work for us?’ Of course, there are a wide variety of other questions the interviewer might potentially ask you. However, the three questions I stated above are almost always asked during job interviews, and so you should really spend some time prior to your phone interview thinking about the best way to answer those particular questions.
Damien Clarke is the Managing Director of Red Rock Adventure Products and encourages job hunters to become familiar and confident with answering phone interview questions.
