{"id":166,"date":"2021-06-17T12:40:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T12:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawson-elliot.applyflow.site\/interview-questions\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T03:51:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T03:51:38","slug":"interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/career-resources\/interview-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <!-- Page meta description will be pulled over here via javascript -->\n  <!-- Intra Page navigation list will be pulled over here via javascript -->\n\t<section id=\"r21_left-navigation\">\n\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/\">Candidates<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/career-resources\/\">Career Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/submit-resume\/\">Submit Resume<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/refer-a-friend-candidate\/\">Refer a Friend<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsonelliott.com.au\/candidates\/candidates-job-search\/\">Job Search<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\t<h1>Interview Questions<\/h1>\n<p>If you want to leave a lasting impression on the hiring manager at your interview, it&#8217;s essential to consider the interview questions you may be asked. Set yourself apart from other candidates by formulating and practicing some effective responses in advance. The team at Lawson Elliott have spent many years interviewing and being interviewed, and have put together a selection of the most common type of questions you&#8217;ll be sure to come across during the interview process.<\/p>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<a>Personality questions<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\n\t\tPersonality questions are reasonably straight forward and the most common you can expect in any interview. They are used to determine your &#8216;fit&#8217; to the role. Some examples include:\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat attracted you to this position?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat interests you about our company?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhy do you think you would be suitable for this role?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tTell me a little about yourself?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhy did you leave your last role?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are your strengths and\/or weaknesses?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tHow would your referees describe you?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhere do you see yourself in five years&#8217; time?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat motivates you?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are your career goals?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat management style do you best respond to?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat is your most significant achievement?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are your extra-curricular interests?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tHave you applied for any other positions?\u00a0What other companies or positions?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are your salary expectations?<br \/>\n\t\t\t(Never ask about the salary yourself. Leave it to your Lawson Elliott \u00a0consultant to facilitate salary discussions)<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<a>Behavioural based questions<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\n\t\tBehavioural based questions (also known as situational questions) require you to give specific examples about your prior experience and situations that you were involved in. They work on the expectation that your past experience is the best indicator of your future experience. The questions asked will be specific for the position that you are interviewing for.\n\t\n\t\tBehavioural based questions are best answered by describing the previous situation, the subsequent action you took and the resulting outcome. Giving specific dates, roles, numbers and responsibilities will add credibility to your answer. The interviewer wants to know what you did, not the team. Always speak in terms of &#8220;I did this&#8221; rather than &#8220;we did this&#8221;.\n\t\n\t\tGo through your resume and think about work experiences and situations that you will be able to draw upon.\n\t\n\t\tExamples of behavioural based questions:\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tGive me an example of the most difficult decision that you had to make in the last year and why was it difficult?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tTell me about a time where you had multiple conflicting priorities. How did you handle them?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tDescribe a difficult situation where you experienced conflict with a work colleague and how you went about resolving this?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tGive an example of when you have missed a deadline and why. What did you do to solve it?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tTell me about a process that you improved and the benefits that it delivered to the business?<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<a>Technical questions<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\n\t\tTechnical questions focus on the skills necessary for the position, and will require you to expand on the responsibilities you have listed on your resume.\n\t\n\t\tExamples will depend on your own specific areas of expertise and industry background.\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<a>Questions to ask<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\n\t\tIt is very important that you ask lots of questions to determine if the position and company are the right match for you. If something is important to you in deciding whether you want the role, then ask it! Make sure that your questions are open-ended.\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tHow has the position come about?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tHow does the position fit into the company&#8217;s organisational structure?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tTell me a little about the team? How many people are in the team?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tHow would you describe the culture of the team?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWho would I be reporting to?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are the main achievements\/outcomes you expect of me within the first three months?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat main projects would I initially be working on?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat do you see as my greatest challenge in this role?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhere do you see this role taking my career in five years&#8217; time?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat learning and development solutions do you offer?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tCan you tell me about your background and why you enjoy working for the company?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat are the future growth plans of the company?<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tWhat timeframes are you working on to appoint someone? 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