questions she said for you.. 1. what's something that you used to believe but no longer believe. 2.who were the competitors at the last company you worked for and how did your company differentate itself 3.tell me about your best and worst days at work 4.of i called ur current boss what would they say about u? 5.are u working on anything exciting outside of work? 6.you have 2 teleportation devices where do u place them and y? 7.wait... do u remember all of our names? 8.if u didnt have to work, why would u come into the office? 9.describe the last significant conflict u had at work and how u handled it? 10.Is there something i didnt ask that i should have asked u? thank and like me.... :)
The people complaining in the comment section here are blatantly bitter because they didn't get the job they wanted, or jobless because they are too lazy to prepare for an interview. Well guess what. In work sometimes you have to think on your feet and sometimes be brutally honest, and that's what a lot of these questions are preparing the candidate for. I was impressed with this video, it helped me a lot.
As an interviewer, i appreciate this video because it does not give out what the answers SHOULD be to each question. I like how she asks "do you feel that this is important to you and your business" Depending on how they answer.
Interviews these days are completely assanine and mind-boggling. They are set up to trap somebody who is not a Savvy talker, but may be a great worker. You're weeding out a lot of people that could be excellent employees over a tricky question that wasn't answered correctly in your terms!!
I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else wants to learn about top questions and answers for job interviews try Lomonting Interview Answers Mentor (just google it ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got amazing success with it.
Not really. The interview can weed out bad workers. If you find the questions to be tricky, that is just a chance for you to show your intelligence. And I don't know any good workers who are not intelligent.
@@endezeichengrimm Some of us are just not as good in an interview situation. Much like some incredibly clever people are not very good in exams (Some people are naturally panicked by the idea). The internet is making the whole interview technique a joke, asking such weird questions, you will only get employees who have watched and prepared for said questions, or creative wordsmiths and charmers, who cannot always be trusted imho. Alot of incredibly capable people are not charmers! Make the questions relevant to the job for goodness sake!
@@jmonkey I totally disagree. You can think on your feet and give honest answers. It is just better to prepare, so you can present the best version of yourself.
I’ve been in tech for my entire career, and I have never had an HR or behavioral interview. I’ve only had technical interviews with engineers. I guess multiple employers never cared about my personality, motivations , or values. They always only cared if I could do the job.
My favorite question for vetting companies was "What books, videos, or other resources do you recommend personally, professionally, or in general?" My favorite recommendations are "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" (if you can make it through that one). This question is a cultural fit metric. I wanted to know if the people with and for whom I would be working have the same habit of continuous, active learning like me. I am always asking questions and always wanting access to resources to improve myself personally and professionally, so I know I need to be around people who know or can find such resources to feed my appetite. P.S. People of Science is another great resource!
Oh god! I got question #4 on a previous interview, and I loved it! the interviewer asked it with a little twist though: "what would your previous employers could all agree about you" it definitely got me off guard, specially because the relationships with the previous bosses were so different each and very rarely ended on the best of terms, so the best I could come up with was "...I think they could all agree that I'm a genuine good person" that answer presented in a humble way was enough to land me the job.
If I didn't have to work why would you come in the office? I like structure, I like the regularity of my life and I've never been in a job I've hated, there is always something to love about it because I love helping people, I like to be busy and to show I'd go the extra mile
Wow I was thinking of something similar to your answer however I like how specific you are and how well you articulate it. I may use it to better my own answer. 👏👏 thank you !
Some of these are interesting and some I've had asked of me. I work in public health and one question we often ask is "why are people poor?" It gives some insight into how people view those who are likely in most need of public health services.
My last employer would say that I am lazy (I complained when I had to work more than 16 hrs/day), subordinate (I kept saying that we needed to hire more people), careless (because I started making mistakes when working more than 12 hrs/day), unreliable (because I 'slept in' after working 56 hours in a 70 hour span), and unrealistic and disloyal (when I didn't support him when the FBI was investigating him for Medicare Fraud). I do not think your former employer's opinion is always pertinent.
I totally agree. My last manager over scheduled me, got mad when I was sick and refused to give me time off for it. While saying nasty things about every employee behind their backs and so much more. Your last boss’ opinion of you should not determine anything pertaining to your future job.
That does not sound lazy, lazy is a teenager who is clock watching on a 3.5 hour shift, and you catch them sitting and dragging their feet as if its too much effort to walk and stand.
Vanessa! Thank you. It did go well. Unfortunatley, I didn't get it. But every interview is a learning experience. Your videos (and book ;) help me so much❤👏 thank you🌟
As someone with anxiety, I absolutely hate when people ask questions as a trap for "behavioral quirks" and the like. Just because someone can't think of an in-depth answer on their feet doesn't mean anything. I'd probably say "I used to believe helium was an infinite resource but I've recently learned it isn't" because it's fresh in my mind. How would an interviewer take that? It's random and seemingly meaningless so will it be said I'm strange and random? We should be able to interview the people we work for, too. I bet the people that ask these demoralizing questions would flop too.
I'd think your answer was cool, I guess interviewers should be prepared to also not get what they wanted in terms of replies and don't use it to discard a potencial employee.
Thank you so much. my previous interview didnt go well, when i left the office i knew i wont get the job.. now i want to prepare myself really well for behavioural and situational based interview.
To be fair, when you are being interviewed for a job and this helps with the more times you do it, confidence. I signed up a long time ago at the job centre, they gave me jobs I was interested in and if I didn't get it they would ring them and find out why but the one common thing that cropped up was, that I held a great interview so it was nothing I did wrong it was just their final decision
Thank you for sharing these 10 interview questions. My interviewers were future fellow workers or team leaders, often engineers, and I’ve never been asked these types of questions, but I always was nervous for an interview. It can help you to prepare for an interview and to build up confidence. Although the questions are probably different, it helps to get ready for original answers.
Why do you do this to me, Vanessa, If you had uploaded this video in May, I would have had 2 job offers. I went blank when they asked, " What will your previous boss tell about you?". Another one was " How did you handle tough co-workers", I basically fumbled trying to make myself look good and the other guy as Voldermort.
I'm a senior citizen, retired, and musing about the time I went for a job. The person to interview was outside, he asked my name, what I could do, and because he had nothing to write on, took out the cigarette packet and wrote on that. See you Monday he said! Understandably I was 😶 gobsmacked.
love it. really helpful. One question I faced was: "Do u think u're better than the rest of the candidates? If yes/no, tell us why?" And another very common question: Why do u think we should select/hire u for this job/post?"
Meitei Vikings I've had that last question before and I've responded by "Because this is an area where I'm good at, where I know what I'm talking about and that I know id enjoy it."
If I was faced with the question do I think I'm better than the rest of the candidates now that I've had time to think about it I would say yes, because I wouldn't just see this as a job. I'm not the sort of person who complains about how hard done they feel just because they have to work. In my current job I have only ever had three illnesses of in two years, and when I have a job to do because I care about the work I would put in the extra hours that most people would want to go home by their home time. I'm a trier I'm a doer and if given this position I will want to be the sort of woman I'm proud to say I work here and will want to be the best at anything I do and I don't stop until I achieve it, whereas some people give up at the first hurdle. I'm not a quitter. I put all my energy in my work because my job is going to be so important to me
I have heard for all of my adult life, which spans more than 40 years, that between 85-87% of employees either dislike or actually hate their job. This being the case, you are likely being interviewed for a job you will come to despise by someone who already despises theirs.
@@DavidMoore_Golden Like I said, have heard it quoted over the years. The only person who would think it's made up, is someone who hasn't figured it out yet.
@@stephenlacher5460 I guess we've had completely different work experiences. In the past 40+ years of working, I've found the complete opposite. The places I've worked, it seems that 80% are pretty happy and around 20% are unhappy. Maybe, I'm just lucky.
@@DavidMoore_Golden Was not siting personal experience. The data is from surveys taken over many years. Here is what I can tell you without deliberation: after 40 years of working a job, many will come to the realization that 95% of everything they did could have easily been done by any of the 200-300 people waiting to fill their position if and when they vacate it. 90% of everything they did would not have mattered whether it had been done or not. I know, you're special, may figure it out some day.
I think there’s a fine line between understanding a candidate’s fit to a position and catch-22 questions that are intrinsically disrespectful. It might actually signal to the candidate a toxic company culture that disregards employees’ feelings.
RoseVlogs great point! I wasn’t even feeling that when I listened to the video-until I read your comment! But I TOTALLY get where you are coming from and agree. Awesome point! Made me recall a toxic environment created in the past by a previous employer. It was very hard to try and explain it to someone but you just did! I’m so glad someone else gets it and I’m not just being a drama queen.
As the person being interviewed, I was taught to always ask "What the interviewer liked about working for thee company." If they can't make it sound exciting from the hip and depending on their answer it may not be the place you want to work.
This is why interviewing is such a joke nowadays. People playing psychological word games with people who are nervous and unprepared for such indirect methods of extrapolation. I find the process demoralizing. If a business treats prospects like this, imagine what they do to their employees.
I agree!! What a joke to put someone through all this garbage, especially on the spot. At least be fair and give the candidates the questions a week before the interview so they can prepare.
These are great suggestions. I like the ideas and opening up dialog to more than experience and basic questions to understand character and culture. These ideas can help sort through those that are not aligned with company goals and values. There are no questions in the video that I could not answer for myself including the boss question, for any employer I have worked for past or present. In my opinion if your boss cannot say great things about your performance you may have some growing opportunities to evaluate. Once we stop growing, we die - Tony Robbins
I've had 70 different jobs. I've probably been interviewed 300 times. I've heard these questions a lot. There are others too. I strongly dislike the "what would your boss say" question. My response has always been to get that information from the source. I've also been interviewed in blatantly illegal fashions including same sex sexual harassment and willingness to tolerate and participate in deceptive business practices. Not every job out there is worth having, or even legitimate. It was hard to look good when my major off time activity was avoiding an abusive alcoholic relative I was compelled to reside with. Why did I need to work there? I needed to work anywhere to move away from the sabotage inflicted on me at every opportunity. Once liberated, then I could talk hobbies as pursuits instead of dreams..
"what do you have outside of work that you're excited about?" Answer: creating on going cash flow from multiple income sources so I never have to listen to someone like you drone on again!
I like the questions you shared in this video. I was just confused with this question, "if you didn't have to work, why would you come to the office?" Is there a better way to ask this question?
I prefer starting off by tossing the candidate a long slow ball. Because, if they have difficulty hitting a long slow ball out of the park, they are not a good candidate, Then, I want to keep the candidate relaxed and talking, If they are pausing to think over a tricky question, they aren't talking. The more a candidate talks, the more likely they will wander into something really self-revelatory, either good or bad. Who knows? You might discover they are managing a Sunday-school program for 400. Or left the military a little too early under shady circumstances,
These questions are also insightful into the interviewer (your future boss). If I asked a few of these during my last job interview, I would have seen some red flags sooner (!)
Wow! Seriously, these are intense, I had to pause after each question to think of my answer. Very out of the box, I like it. I'll try some of these out with friends and on dates, it'll be a lot of fun!
this questions ofcourse come after having grade other technical and performance skills more directly related to each position, after that i find this questions very interesting for preparing an interview whether ill be the making or answering the questions. Thanks very interesting content
I go str8 to the point. No BS since I’m not looking for someone who know how to BS and over sale them self but instead someone who is committed and whiling to learn, grow and productivity.
People don't quit jobs. They quit bosses. Trying to ask gotcha questions about an ex boss is bound to end poorly for both the candidate and the interviewer.
I think that's illegal to fire someone for who they are. If they are rule followers and wish to do well in their field then they have no right. A verbal warning has to be given for something constructive and real, not just bathroom gossip, then a written and then final and some managers in my experience nit pick because they can't find anything substantial. While it is great to find out what personality your employee is, what I don't like about these questions is the fact that they can disgard you based on your personality. The thing is, even if I was qualified for the job and could do it well, I get underestimated. Certain people in jobs have overlooked me when I was their best person to do it, and to do it well. Someone who cares enough about their job in the first place because I'd be willing to put the hours in and with some people they just see it as a job they come in, go and moan to others how hard done they are done by and I'm not that sort of person so it does make me cross when I am overlooked if this is something that is hugely important to me.
I feel that my worst days have prepared me for change, therefore to make each day I work, my better days. My worst days have given me a lot of guidelines of how not to behave, when not to show emotion, don't make a regular habit of toilet breaks on the last hour before your shift, keep your personal problems at home, and don't let menstrual cramps affect your job these are mostly all things I've learnt from a teenager and because I have been constantly evaluated in the job I am now, I know what they expect of me and how to perform so I have more and more better days. I have been told under personal circumstances instead of getting upset in the work place, even though I try to push thoughts back I become more robotic but my best days are when I appreciate the job I'm in, for what I have, I know what to do and I always want to shine, basically to be the best person they chose to hire. I think it's because I've been very disciplined in the work environment in the past I feel I provide the knowledge and experience that I feel I can bring to the job role and other cashiers
Great video Vanessa! Thanks. The first question that I was asked by my now-boss was this: Why DIDN'T you apply for this position?! XD I'm a PhD student BTW.
Do I have to do this? 1. What is something that you used to believe but no longer believe? 2. Who were the competitors at your last company and how did your company differentiate itself? 3. Tell me about your best and worst days at work? 4. If I called your prior boss, what would they say about you? 5. Are you working on anything exciting outside of work? 6. You have two teleportation devices, where do you put them and why? 7. Wait, do you remember all of our names? 8. If you didn't have to work, why would you come into the office. 9. Describe the last significant conflict you had at work and how you handled it. 10. Is there something I didn't ask you that I should have? They seem lame to me but there they are.
I like how you show the candidate that you are starting the manipulation and mind games early; it should be started before they even sign the contract. Let them know they are going to go on an emotional rollercoaster that will never end. My favorite is to make the candidate wait about 30 minutes so they are slightly annoyed. Then I send in a new receptionist that is very attractive and make them wait for 5 minutes and then the receptionist sends them into my office. I show the candidate a video of him checking out the receptionist and confront him about the sexual harassment he just committed. It's is a real knee slapper.
My current bosses are very keen to say how I've been known to shine especially in the way of social media. Customers have tweeted how much of an excellent service I've given and gone the extra mile for the company. I think they would say I'm a hard grafter, loyal to the company and reliable. The bosses I've had in my past, roughly two of them were intimidating and were very manipulative, they could somehow twist circumstances around and could make a big deal out of nothing. I heard off one boss how she was privately giving everyone a notebook and a pen and to focus on all the negative things about our actual manager to basically push her out of the job. She was deputy, and I'm guessing wanted her job
Lots of people complaining about these questions. They aren't hard rocket science questions. Be yourself and answer them truthfully. These questions are a lot more productive then the generic questions everyone one has a scripted answer too.
I can’t help but notice that lots of people had a negative reaction to these questions. I treat my employees right and I offer them a fair pay, I always make sure they are rewarded for the extra effort and the environment is a healthy and creative one... and as a business owner I want to know that I am putting my time and energy towards the right people, people that are grateful to be there and more than anything that will love their job and have other motivations than the money they earn. People... if you are unsatisfied with your job... don’t stay there! There are tons of jobs out there that you could really love, and if not, make one for yourself!
Maybe I'm weird? When I see someone talking with their hands like her, I am repelled. Perhaps it is the association with some persistent salesman who is desperately trying to sell me something I don't want. I like to watch a person's eyes to judge their soul.
General information like this is worth exactly what you paid for it. NOTHING! If you need people to tell you what to ask, you shouldn't be in position to be interviewing anyone. Beyond required technical qualifications and past relevant work history, you are on your own. When you meet the candidate, rapport is either there or it isn't. If rapport is necessary, you need to consider it, but truly their resume will tell you 95% of what you need to know. Trying to psychoanalyze people by cleverly crafted questions so you can predict future performance is absolutely ludicrous. If it important for a candidate to be part of a team, have the team meet with them individually and see what their impressions are. Notice I said meet, not interview. Before extending an offer, verify their objective resume claims. That's all you need to know to make an informed decision. There are no guarantees. Just make the decision and move on.
I have to start giving interviews at my job but my job is basically a joke, it feels like these question are to serious, I am really unsure what to do.
Are you kidding me? My son went for a high paying, extremely important job interview, where he was interviewed by 6 different upper management people. He was told the interview would last a minimum of 6 hrs. All 6 people took him out to lunch I am sure to gauge how he did in more comfortable settings. That was after he had 4 phone interviews and another long face to face interview. He would be changing the entire direction of the company for the better. My son was very pleased with his outcome.
See the thing is, that first question isn't quite work related, it's what is something you no longer believe in and I would go certain myths like if you ate crusts you'd have curly hair, or when you were a kid you believed in Santa Claus to eventually get told its a lie. It doesn't state how you've changed your ways to fit in with the job, which I believe the first Question is a trick question to the interviewee because I wouldn't be able to tell it was work related, because I originally thought these were questions based on our personalities and then to say another answer was from the better candidate actually makes me angry. I can adapt to change but I don't like it. It doesn't mean I shouldn't alter my beliefs but I would try a new way of approaching things. It's like when high school grads get a management position, they insist on making all these positive changes and slowly they run into problems that never happened before and you have to prove to them by doing it their way that the old system worked just fine, and only then they back track and go well you'd better do it the way it was before
Oh but it is! work related. You'll see starting in my work like I rejected an interview in the middle of it, because I thought the questions to be waaaAAAYY too personal. But the truth is they weren't, it was just a simple multiple choice test, later on training more for interviews I learned that questions are meant to be seen as personal(to catch some red flags), but it is our job to keep it professional, meaning apply the question to work-life and answer it in a way that directly or indirectly would influence our job performances. Figure it out, and don't let the question distract you from your goal.
N Santander or figure out peoples personalities and work them to your advantage like put some people on sales, some people on your shop floor. I believe if you have a good understanding of personalities like if you are settling up a business you can get to know which position is suited for them based on their personality
As I have interviewed candidates and have been interviewed by companies, I find it that some of these questions are absolutely outdated and can be "learned to answer", hence they defeat the purpose of the interview. The "trick and outsmart" questions like what would your boss say about you can take any direction and at the same time have no worth. We had a very aggressive and toxic boss once who made it her strategy to ruin people's careers once they left the company. She would personally called into the new companies to badmouth the ex-employee because she couldn't stand that they left. She might have been on the dark extreme spectrum of the leadership mentality but there are MANY MANY bosses who are just in the middle and have poor relationships with their employees. Putting the heaviness on the kind of answer someone gives and pressuring the candidate to navigate this answer "what would your boss say about you" in order to please someone's "cultural fit" for me is a red flag. If you really must ask it, you can always ask what your colleagues or friends would say. Or make it a group - what would your superiors, colleagues and friends say about you. To make it more generic and easy to navigate. But overall it is question that wastes time. Or at least here in Europe we definitelly do not have the same mindset about work as people in the USA do.
... and this is why people hate HR =) This video is of great value, but for the wrong reason. Finally I understand how many interviewers tick and what exactly makes them absolutely insufferable.
Second question is irrelevant to me because I work at a restaurant inside a baseball field so I don't need to worry about who my company competitor are. Number 3 is not necessarily true a person can be completely Innocent in situation.
Learn more about behavioral questions to ask during an interview: www.scienceofpeople.com/behavioral-interview-questions/
questions she said for you..
1. what's something that you used to believe but no longer believe.
2.who were the competitors at the last company you worked for and how did your company differentate itself
3.tell me about your best and worst days at work
4.of i called ur current boss what would they say about u?
5.are u working on anything exciting outside of work?
6.you have 2 teleportation devices where do u place them and y?
7.wait... do u remember all of our names?
8.if u didnt have to work, why would u come into the office?
9.describe the last significant conflict u had at work and how u handled it?
10.Is there something i didnt ask that i should have asked u?
thank and like me.... :)
Thank you so much for this!!
Hero status obtained.
Late to an interview i have to conduct and came here hoping to find this. You're a lifesaver
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The people complaining in the comment section here are blatantly bitter because they didn't get the job they wanted, or jobless because they are too lazy to prepare for an interview. Well guess what. In work sometimes you have to think on your feet and sometimes be brutally honest, and that's what a lot of these questions are preparing the candidate for. I was impressed with this video, it helped me a lot.
As an interviewer, i appreciate this video because it does not give out what the answers SHOULD be to each question. I like how she asks "do you feel that this is important to you and your business" Depending on how they answer.
Interviews these days are completely assanine and mind-boggling. They are set up to trap somebody who is not a Savvy talker, but may be a great worker. You're weeding out a lot of people that could be excellent employees over a tricky question that wasn't answered correctly in your terms!!
Totally agreed
I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else wants to learn about top questions and answers for job interviews try Lomonting Interview Answers Mentor (just google it ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got amazing success with it.
Not really. The interview can weed out bad workers. If you find the questions to be tricky, that is just a chance for you to show your intelligence. And I don't know any good workers who are not intelligent.
@@endezeichengrimm Some of us are just not as good in an interview situation. Much like some incredibly clever people are not very good in exams (Some people are naturally panicked by the idea). The internet is making the whole interview technique a joke, asking such weird questions, you will only get employees who have watched and prepared for said questions, or creative wordsmiths and charmers, who cannot always be trusted imho. Alot of incredibly capable people are not charmers! Make the questions relevant to the job for goodness sake!
@@jmonkey I totally disagree. You can think on your feet and give honest answers. It is just better to prepare, so you can present the best version of yourself.
I’ve been in tech for my entire career, and I have never had an HR or behavioral interview. I’ve only had technical interviews with engineers. I guess multiple employers never cared about my personality, motivations , or values. They always only cared if I could do the job.
Ditto. this video is for millennials so I wouldn't be concerned about it LOL.
That sound so uninspiring. I m so glad I don’t have your job. Kudos to you though!
My favorite question for vetting companies was "What books, videos, or other resources do you recommend personally, professionally, or in general?" My favorite recommendations are "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" (if you can make it through that one).
This question is a cultural fit metric. I wanted to know if the people with and for whom I would be working have the same habit of continuous, active learning like me. I am always asking questions and always wanting access to resources to improve myself personally and professionally, so I know I need to be around people who know or can find such resources to feed my appetite.
P.S. People of Science is another great resource!
Great question indeed!
Oh god! I got question #4 on a previous interview, and I loved it! the interviewer asked it with a little twist though:
"what would your previous employers could all agree about you" it definitely got me off guard, specially because the relationships with the previous bosses were so different each and very rarely ended on the best of terms, so the best I could come up with was "...I think they could all agree that I'm a genuine good person" that answer presented in a humble way was enough to land me the job.
If I didn't have to work why would you come in the office? I like structure, I like the regularity of my life and I've never been in a job I've hated, there is always something to love about it because I love helping people, I like to be busy and to show I'd go the extra mile
GREAT answer!!
Wow I was thinking of something similar to your answer however I like how specific you are and how well you articulate it. I may use it to better my own answer. 👏👏 thank you !
Some of these are interesting and some I've had asked of me. I work in public health and one question we often ask is "why are people poor?" It gives some insight into how people view those who are likely in most need of public health services.
My last employer would say that I am lazy (I complained when I had to work more than 16 hrs/day), subordinate (I kept saying that we needed to hire more people), careless (because I started making mistakes when working more than 12 hrs/day), unreliable (because I 'slept in' after working 56 hours in a 70 hour span), and unrealistic and disloyal (when I didn't support him when the FBI was investigating him for Medicare Fraud). I do not think your former employer's opinion is always pertinent.
where were you working??
@@acanbelina It's either the USA, Hell, Poland in 1943, or madeup.com I would guess. :-)
I totally agree. My last manager over scheduled me, got mad when I was sick and refused to give me time off for it. While saying nasty things about every employee behind their backs and so much more. Your last boss’ opinion of you should not determine anything pertaining to your future job.
That does not sound lazy, lazy is a teenager who is clock watching on a 3.5 hour shift, and you catch them sitting and dragging their feet as if its too much effort to walk and stand.
I actually have an interview coming up in 3 days. This came right on time. THANK YOU SO MUCH VANESSA❤ I freaking love you.👏💛
Good Luck on your interview!
AdamUPNow, thank you👏💛
Vanessa! Thank you. It did go well. Unfortunatley, I didn't get it.
But every interview is a learning experience. Your videos (and book ;) help me so much❤👏 thank you🌟
As someone with anxiety, I absolutely hate when people ask questions as a trap for "behavioral quirks" and the like. Just because someone can't think of an in-depth answer on their feet doesn't mean anything. I'd probably say "I used to believe helium was an infinite resource but I've recently learned it isn't" because it's fresh in my mind. How would an interviewer take that? It's random and seemingly meaningless so will it be said I'm strange and random?
We should be able to interview the people we work for, too. I bet the people that ask these demoralizing questions would flop too.
I'd think your answer was cool, I guess interviewers should be prepared to also not get what they wanted in terms of replies and don't use it to discard a potencial employee.
I strongly agree, I’ve been manager for long time and I don’t see myself asking these weird questions!
Thank you so much. my previous interview didnt go well, when i left the office i knew i wont get the job.. now i want to prepare myself really well for behavioural and situational based interview.
To be fair, when you are being interviewed for a job and this helps with the more times you do it, confidence. I signed up a long time ago at the job centre, they gave me jobs I was interested in and if I didn't get it they would ring them and find out why but the one common thing that cropped up was, that I held a great interview so it was nothing I did wrong it was just their final decision
Thank you for sharing these 10 interview questions. My interviewers were future fellow workers or team leaders, often engineers, and I’ve never been asked these types of questions, but I always was nervous for an interview. It can help you to prepare for an
interview and to build up confidence. Although the questions are probably
different, it helps to get ready for original answers.
Your videos got so awesome now in quality. Thank you :) I am preparing for my first job after university. Lena from Germany
Why do you do this to me, Vanessa,
If you had uploaded this video in May, I would have had 2 job offers. I went blank when they asked, " What will your previous boss tell about you?". Another one was " How did you handle tough co-workers", I basically fumbled trying to make myself look good and the other guy as Voldermort.
I'm a senior citizen, retired, and musing about the time I went for a job. The person to interview was outside, he asked my name, what I could do, and because he had nothing to write on, took out the cigarette packet and wrote on that. See you Monday he said! Understandably I was 😶 gobsmacked.
that's amazing
love it. really helpful.
One question I faced was: "Do u think u're better than the rest of the candidates? If yes/no, tell us why?"
And another very common question: Why do u think we should select/hire u for this job/post?"
Meitei Vikings I've had that last question before and I've responded by "Because this is an area where I'm good at, where I know what I'm talking about and that I know id enjoy it."
If I was faced with the question do I think I'm better than the rest of the candidates now that I've had time to think about it I would say yes, because I wouldn't just see this as a job. I'm not the sort of person who complains about how hard done they feel just because they have to work. In my current job I have only ever had three illnesses of in two years, and when I have a job to do because I care about the work I would put in the extra hours that most people would want to go home by their home time. I'm a trier I'm a doer and if given this position I will want to be the sort of woman I'm proud to say I work here and will want to be the best at anything I do and I don't stop until I achieve it, whereas some people give up at the first hurdle. I'm not a quitter. I put all my energy in my work because my job is going to be so important to me
alcudiababe1 Very Wonderful Response. I'm sure any panel of an interview would be really impressed with such a genuine response.
Meitei Vikings thank you
Absolutely!
WOW! I'm saving this for multiple viewing. Gold nuggets.
I have heard for all of my adult life, which spans more than 40 years, that between 85-87% of employees either dislike or actually hate their job. This being the case, you are likely being interviewed for a job you will come to despise by someone who already despises theirs.
What is your source? That sounds made up.
@@DavidMoore_Golden Like I said, have heard it quoted over the years. The only person who would think it's made up, is someone who hasn't figured it out yet.
@@stephenlacher5460 I guess we've had completely different work experiences. In the past 40+ years of working, I've found the complete opposite. The places I've worked, it seems that 80% are pretty happy and around 20% are unhappy. Maybe, I'm just lucky.
@@DavidMoore_Golden Was not siting personal experience. The data is from surveys taken over many years. Here is what I can tell you without deliberation: after 40 years of working a job, many will come to the realization that 95% of everything they did could have easily been done by any of the 200-300 people waiting to fill their position if and when they vacate it. 90% of everything they did would not have mattered whether it had been done or not. I know, you're special, may figure it out some day.
I think there’s a fine line between understanding a candidate’s fit to a position and catch-22 questions that are intrinsically disrespectful. It might actually signal to the candidate a toxic company culture that disregards employees’ feelings.
RoseVlogs great point! I wasn’t even feeling that when I listened to the video-until I read your comment! But I TOTALLY get where you are coming from and agree. Awesome point! Made me recall a toxic environment created in the past by a previous employer. It was very hard to try and explain it to someone but you just did! I’m so glad someone else gets it and I’m not just being a drama queen.
I have got the exact same impression. 5 out of these 10 questions are so insulting or dumb that I would walk out without saying good-bye instantly.
As the person being interviewed, I was taught to always ask "What the interviewer liked about working for thee company."
If they can't make it sound exciting from the hip and depending on their answer it may not be the place you want to work.
This is why interviewing is such a joke nowadays. People playing psychological word games with people who are nervous and unprepared for such indirect methods of extrapolation. I find the process demoralizing. If a business treats prospects like this, imagine what they do to their employees.
wyaldkingdom excellent answer
I agree!! What a joke to put someone through all this garbage, especially on the spot. At least be fair and give the candidates the questions a week before the interview so they can prepare.
Robin None of your business I just experienced this foolish last month. Total joke!
I agree. Well said.
This is why i don’t take it seriously.
Oh, you are shiny and sincere :D. And professional! Thanks for the tips, I think I'll visit your channel more frequently :D
These are great suggestions. I like the ideas and opening up dialog to more than experience and basic questions to understand character and culture. These ideas can help sort through those that are not aligned with company goals and values. There are no questions in the video that I could not answer for myself including the boss question, for any employer I have worked for past or present. In my opinion if your boss cannot say great things about your performance you may have some growing opportunities to evaluate. Once we stop growing, we die - Tony Robbins
I've had 70 different jobs. I've probably been interviewed 300 times. I've heard these questions a lot. There are others too. I strongly dislike the "what would your boss say" question. My response has always been to get that information from the source. I've also been interviewed in blatantly illegal fashions including same sex sexual harassment and willingness to tolerate and participate in deceptive business practices. Not every job out there is worth having, or even legitimate. It was hard to look good when my major off time activity was avoiding an abusive alcoholic relative I was compelled to reside with. Why did I need to work there? I needed to work anywhere to move away from the sabotage inflicted on me at every opportunity. Once liberated, then I could talk hobbies as pursuits instead of dreams..
well said.
"what do you have outside of work that you're excited about?" Answer: creating on going cash flow from multiple income sources so I never have to listen to someone like you drone on again!
I like the questions you shared in this video. I was just confused with this question, "if you didn't have to work, why would you come to the office?" Is there a better way to ask this question?
I prefer starting off by tossing the candidate a long slow ball. Because, if they have difficulty hitting a long slow ball out of the park, they are not a good candidate, Then, I want to keep the candidate relaxed and talking, If they are pausing to think over a tricky question, they aren't talking. The more a candidate talks, the more likely they will wander into something really self-revelatory, either good or bad. Who knows? You might discover they are managing a Sunday-school program for 400. Or left the military a little too early under shady circumstances,
These questions are also insightful into the interviewer (your future boss). If I asked a few of these during my last job interview, I would have seen some red flags sooner (!)
Great tips. I interviewed someone today and these would have been handy.
I wish you could do a video like this on interview questions for regular jobs, you know, that pay like $16-$20 an hour, not sales associate either.
Wow! Seriously, these are intense, I had to pause after each question to think of my answer. Very out of the box, I like it.
I'll try some of these out with friends and on dates, it'll be a lot of fun!
I love it, really helpful. I have a suggestion for video, how my body language can request respect especial in business world.
I've seen that couch in the thumbnail before 🤔
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this questions ofcourse come after having grade other technical and performance skills more directly related to each position, after that i find this questions very interesting for preparing an interview whether ill be the making or answering the questions. Thanks very interesting content
I go str8 to the point. No BS since I’m not looking for someone who know how to BS and over sale them self but instead someone who is committed and whiling to learn, grow and productivity.
People don't quit jobs. They quit bosses. Trying to ask gotcha questions about an ex boss is bound to end poorly for both the candidate and the interviewer.
Great video Vanessa, can you please do one for getting open-ended answers from your customers about your business
Thanks Vanessa. You have a very nice and pleasant way for relating material. I learned alot.
You have got such a magnificent personality.
Ma'am, What about "How do you determine if someone's life is successful?"?
I think that's illegal to fire someone for who they are. If they are rule followers and wish to do well in their field then they have no right. A verbal warning has to be given for something constructive and real, not just bathroom gossip, then a written and then final and some managers in my experience nit pick because they can't find anything substantial. While it is great to find out what personality your employee is, what I don't like about these questions is the fact that they can disgard you based on your personality. The thing is, even if I was qualified for the job and could do it well, I get underestimated. Certain people in jobs have overlooked me when I was their best person to do it, and to do it well. Someone who cares enough about their job in the first place because I'd be willing to put the hours in and with some people they just see it as a job they come in, go and moan to others how hard done they are done by and I'm not that sort of person so it does make me cross when I am overlooked if this is something that is hugely important to me.
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You’re such an inspiration ❣️
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I feel that my worst days have prepared me for change, therefore to make each day I work, my better days. My worst days have given me a lot of guidelines of how not to behave, when not to show emotion, don't make a regular habit of toilet breaks on the last hour before your shift, keep your personal problems at home, and don't let menstrual cramps affect your job these are mostly all things I've learnt from a teenager and because I have been constantly evaluated in the job I am now, I know what they expect of me and how to perform so I have more and more better days. I have been told under personal circumstances instead of getting upset in the work place, even though I try to push thoughts back I become more robotic but my best days are when I appreciate the job I'm in, for what I have, I know what to do and I always want to shine, basically to be the best person they chose to hire. I think it's because I've been very disciplined in the work environment in the past I feel I provide the knowledge and experience that I feel I can bring to the job role and other cashiers
You are amazing. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Great video Vanessa! Thanks.
The first question that I was asked by my now-boss was this: Why DIDN'T you apply for this position?! XD I'm a PhD student BTW.
Do I have to do this?
1. What is something that you used to believe but no longer believe?
2. Who were the competitors at your last company and how did your company differentiate itself?
3. Tell me about your best and worst days at work?
4. If I called your prior boss, what would they say about you?
5. Are you working on anything exciting outside of work?
6. You have two teleportation devices, where do you put them and why?
7. Wait, do you remember all of our names?
8. If you didn't have to work, why would you come into the office.
9. Describe the last significant conflict you had at work and how you handled it.
10. Is there something I didn't ask you that I should have?
They seem lame to me but there they are.
I like how you show the candidate that you are starting the manipulation and mind games early; it should be started before they even sign the contract. Let them know they are going to go on an emotional rollercoaster that will never end.
My favorite is to make the candidate wait about 30 minutes so they are slightly annoyed. Then I send in a new receptionist that is very attractive and make them wait for 5 minutes and then the receptionist sends them into my office. I show the candidate a video of him checking out the receptionist and confront him about the sexual harassment he just committed. It's is a real knee slapper.
How to get an interview: get more experience
How to pass an interview: win the mental game
My current bosses are very keen to say how I've been known to shine especially in the way of social media. Customers have tweeted how much of an excellent service I've given and gone the extra mile for the company. I think they would say I'm a hard grafter, loyal to the company and reliable. The bosses I've had in my past, roughly two of them were intimidating and were very manipulative, they could somehow twist circumstances around and could make a big deal out of nothing. I heard off one boss how she was privately giving everyone a notebook and a pen and to focus on all the negative things about our actual manager to basically push her out of the job. She was deputy, and I'm guessing wanted her job
alcudiababe1 yess!!
Lots of people complaining about these questions. They aren't hard rocket science questions. Be yourself and answer them truthfully. These questions are a lot more productive then the generic questions everyone one has a scripted answer too.
This is why I hate going to interviews
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This really came in handy! Thank you for sharing !!
Fantastic! This helped me a lot to understand my family life too.
This is great video and you put a lot of work into it. Thanks! 🙂
Hmmm this questions I can adapt to questions I would ask other around me so I know what are they about! Thanks you so much
Stressing a candidate out with the beliefs question? You gotta be kidding me.
Exceptional video, thank you Vanessa!
Thanks Vanessa, love this video, really useful.
I can’t help but notice that lots of people had a negative reaction to these questions. I treat my employees right and I offer them a fair pay, I always make sure they are rewarded for the extra effort and the environment is a healthy and creative one... and as a business owner I want to know that I am putting my time and energy towards the right people, people that are grateful to be there and more than anything that will love their job and have other motivations than the money they earn. People... if you are unsatisfied with your job... don’t stay there! There are tons of jobs out there that you could really love, and if not, make one for yourself!
Maybe I'm weird? When I see someone talking with their hands like her, I am repelled. Perhaps it is the association with some persistent salesman who is desperately trying to sell me something I don't want. I like to watch a person's eyes to judge their soul.
Good to learn from it...hi from ur new friends...
General information like this is worth exactly what you paid for it. NOTHING!
If you need people to tell you what to ask, you shouldn't be in position to be interviewing anyone. Beyond required technical qualifications and past relevant work history, you are on your own. When you meet the candidate, rapport is either there or it isn't. If rapport is necessary, you need to consider it, but truly their resume will tell you 95% of what you need to know.
Trying to psychoanalyze people by cleverly crafted questions so you can predict future performance is absolutely ludicrous. If it important for a candidate to be part of a team, have the team meet with them individually and see what their impressions are. Notice I said meet, not interview. Before extending an offer, verify their objective resume claims. That's all you need to know to make an informed decision. There are no guarantees. Just make the decision and move on.
Thanks Vanessa - for another great video!!
My all time favourite Q is: what's your favourite pastime?/ Do you have a hobby? Why it is?
Good ones
Most of these questions I have never been asked in an interview.
dishonest people will breeze right through these questions while honest people will get tripped up
Thank you . Keep uploading videos
Greatly beneficial, thanx for sharing. Raj
These questions help the hiring manager more than the candidate trying to land a job to provide for their family.
Of course. The purpose of interview questions isn't to help the person getting a job, it's to help the employer
Wow.. Thanks so much Vanessa..
Brilliant & thanks for sharing !
She’s beautiful! 😍 Got a few pointers! No interview just yet but preparing
Tell me about a time you doubted your abilities?
Amazing how often you hear... "Never".
Wow!!! These are excellent questions!!
That is a very lovely shirt!
Thank you so much!!! BTW, I HATE the question "tell me about yourself" because it's so dumb and general. What do you think of this question?
I have to start giving interviews at my job but my job is basically a joke, it feels like these question are to serious, I am really unsure what to do.
Well, u couldn't give my former boss a call, 'cause his sudden disappearance is still a mistery!!
Great video! Thanx! 💙😀😘
Amazing, thank u Vanessa
Isn’t number 4 illegal? All past bosses are allowed to say is duration of employment and if the terms you left on. Anything else could be slander.
Awesome video.
Hey did you write any book if yes please send me the link I would love to read it .
I aspire to speak like you Someday Vanessa 💛 🤞🙏🏽 🗣
Thank you Vanessa
Wow, very empowering.
TOO MUCH STRESS ON PEOPLE TO INTETVIEW, AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS MOST LIKELY DOESN'T GO THROUGH ALL THAT EXTREME STRESS.
Are you kidding me? My son went for a high paying, extremely important job interview, where he was interviewed by 6 different upper management people. He was told the interview would last a minimum of 6 hrs. All 6 people took him out to lunch I am sure to gauge how he did in more comfortable settings. That was after he had 4 phone interviews and another long face to face interview. He would be changing the entire direction of the company for the better. My son was very pleased with his outcome.
i've been on many interviews and i have never been asked any of these questions.
See the thing is, that first question isn't quite work related, it's what is something you no longer believe in and I would go certain myths like if you ate crusts you'd have curly hair, or when you were a kid you believed in Santa Claus to eventually get told its a lie. It doesn't state how you've changed your ways to fit in with the job, which I believe the first Question is a trick question to the interviewee because I wouldn't be able to tell it was work related, because I originally thought these were questions based on our personalities and then to say another answer was from the better candidate actually makes me angry.
I can adapt to change but I don't like it. It doesn't mean I shouldn't alter my beliefs but I would try a new way of approaching things. It's like when high school grads get a management position, they insist on making all these positive changes and slowly they run into problems that never happened before and you have to prove to them by doing it their way that the old system worked just fine, and only then they back track and go well you'd better do it the way it was before
Oh but it is! work related. You'll see starting in my work like I rejected an interview in the middle of it, because I thought the questions to be waaaAAAYY too personal. But the truth is they weren't, it was just a simple multiple choice test, later on training more for interviews I learned that questions are meant to be seen as personal(to catch some red flags), but it is our job to keep it professional, meaning apply the question to work-life and answer it in a way that directly or indirectly would influence our job performances. Figure it out, and don't let the question distract you from your goal.
N Santander or figure out peoples personalities and work them to your advantage like put some people on sales, some people on your shop floor. I believe if you have a good understanding of personalities like if you are settling up a business you can get to know which position is suited for them based on their personality
As I have interviewed candidates and have been interviewed by companies, I find it that some of these questions are absolutely outdated and can be "learned to answer", hence they defeat the purpose of the interview. The "trick and outsmart" questions like what would your boss say about you can take any direction and at the same time have no worth. We had a very aggressive and toxic boss once who made it her strategy to ruin people's careers once they left the company. She would personally called into the new companies to badmouth the ex-employee because she couldn't stand that they left. She might have been on the dark extreme spectrum of the leadership mentality but there are MANY MANY bosses who are just in the middle and have poor relationships with their employees. Putting the heaviness on the kind of answer someone gives and pressuring the candidate to navigate this answer "what would your boss say about you" in order to please someone's "cultural fit" for me is a red flag. If you really must ask it, you can always ask what your colleagues or friends would say. Or make it a group - what would your superiors, colleagues and friends say about you. To make it more generic and easy to navigate. But overall it is question that wastes time. Or at least here in Europe we definitelly do not have the same mindset about work as people in the USA do.
#8 is my favorite
... and this is why people hate HR =)
This video is of great value, but for the wrong reason. Finally I understand how many interviewers tick and what exactly makes them absolutely insufferable.
brillant stuff
Second question is irrelevant to me because I work at a restaurant inside a baseball field so I don't need to worry about who my company competitor are. Number 3 is not necessarily true a person can be completely Innocent in situation.
gee... my answer for the teleport devices is exactly the one she gave... go to the moon of course!!!