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15 Toughest Interview Questions (and Answers!)
Tania Khadder | Excelle
1. Why do you want to work in this industry?
Bad answer:
“I love to shop. Even as a kid, I spent hours flipping through catalogues.”
Don’t just say you like it. Anyone can do that. Focus instead on your history with that particular industry, and if you can, tell a success story.
Good answer:
“I’ve always loved shopping, but my interest in retail marketing really started when I worked at a neighborhood boutique. I knew our clothes were amazing, but that we weren’t marketing them properly. So I worked with management to come up with a marketing strategy that increased our sales by 25% in a year. It was great to be able to contribute positively to an industry I feel so passionate about, and to help promote a product I really believed in.”
“I love to shop. Even as a kid, I spent hours flipping through catalogues.”
Don’t just say you like it. Anyone can do that. Focus instead on your history with that particular industry, and if you can, tell a success story.
Good answer:
“I’ve always loved shopping, but my interest in retail marketing really started when I worked at a neighborhood boutique. I knew our clothes were amazing, but that we weren’t marketing them properly. So I worked with management to come up with a marketing strategy that increased our sales by 25% in a year. It was great to be able to contribute positively to an industry I feel so passionate about, and to help promote a product I really believed in.”
rtimbilla
3 months ago
2 comments
its a great article. thanks
egboyenjane
3 months ago
8 comments
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cephillips
3 months ago
4 comments
Excellent article. I've had some of these questions during an interview and I've always wondered what I should have said. Now I know! Thank you.
LindsayStarr
3 months ago
2 comments
Great information, I have been on both sides of the interview seats and I think you are right on track with your advice!
roslyn0253
3 months ago
4 comments
this is great
joydivine2900
4 months ago
2 comments
i thought it was good information. I've had a few of these questions and I answered them wrong. I'm currently job hunting so hopefully this will help.
bpaula40
4 months ago
94 comments
Wow! this was a great article. these were some tough questions and i've run up against a few of these. thanks for providing good and bad answers as examples. I won't be caught off guard again, thank goodness.
Michaelwoods5424
4 months ago
2 comments
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deaswift
4 months ago
2 comments
How can I print the article?
shibumi0202
4 months ago
6 comments
This was great! I recently went through a stress interview with 3 women shooting questions at me. It was rough and I did not get the job, even though I felt ready for any question that they would ask me. In jobs where I do the interviewing, I always finish with "If you could be any animal what would it be?" I ask this question because some people show their aggression by answering wolf or loin, more peaceful people answer with dog or cat. One lady recently answered "a mustang, because they are free" In 7 years of interviews, that was a first! Great answer!
Dean66
4 months ago
2 comments
The previous company that I worked for ,I had a new team lead every year during that time I was able to learn a different approach to what was expected of me and what I had to offer
auntsoni
4 months ago
4 comments
It's been several years since I was interviewing for a job. These questions and answers were very helpful.
Lareieli
4 months ago
4 comments
Hmm, I think describing an incident where you argued constantly with a co-worker for three months before taking action would not be a very positive example (#13).
Excelle_Editor
4 months ago
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billlmannn
4 months ago
2 comments
how do you print this entire article? does anyone know?