Common Interview Question Samples
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Common interview questions might not seem difficult. Regardless,
your answer to each should be polished and sharp. Craft answers
to common interview questions and practice them before your interview,
so that they roll off your tongue when you face the interviewer.
Effective responses answer questions honestly, positively and
briefly, highlighting important qualities and accomplishments that
are relevant to the position at hand.
Give examples to illustrate and corroborate your answers when
possible. Your answers should work together, making connections
between what you have previously done, the available position,
and your goals.
To help you craft answers of your own, below are examples of how
a recent graduate from law school who wishes to become a financial
planner, might effectively and ineffectively answer the common
interview questions listed.
Tell me about yourself.
Ineffective: I am a hard-worker who is good with numbers.
After I worked as a financial analyst for a few years, I decided
to go to law school. I just finished and now am looking for a new
challenge.
Effective: I began developing skills relevant to financial
planning when I worked as a financial analyst for three years.
In that role, I succeeded in multiplying the wealth of my clients
by carefully analyzing the market for trends. The return on the
portfolios I managed was generally 2% more than most of the portfolios
managed by my company.
My initiative, planning, and analytic skills were rewarded by
two promotions. As the manager of a team, I successfully led them
to develop a more efficient and profitable strategy for dealing
with new accounts.
My subsequent training in the law, including tax law and estate
law, gives me an informed view of what types of investments and
charitable gifts would be most advantageous for your clients.
What did you most enjoy about your last job?
Ineffective: I liked lots of things, like the people, challenge
and rewards. Sometimes we had to work long hours, but it always
seemed to pay off.
Effective: Of the many things that I enjoyed, I would say
that the strategic aspects of my job most energized me. I liked
setting concrete performance goals for myself and finding ways
to meet them. I similarly enjoyed analyzing markets for trends
and identifying when would be the most beneficial time to enter
or withdraw from certain funds.
When I was a manager, my team and I developed a new approach to
accounts that became a standard for the company. Strategizing gave
my work a sense of tangible direction and accomplishment.
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