30 Tips to Ace Any Interview

1) Have Repeated Mock Interviews

2) Ensure No Excuses For Your Preparation
3) Ensure Video Sessions For Yourself
4) Have Professional Mentors Give You Repeated Feedback However, NOT On The Day Of
The Interview
5) Drink A Black Coffee, Listen To Something Powerful, Affirm Something Incredible,
Visualize Something Amazing & Speak To Someone Empowering Before You Go To The
Interview
6) Always Maintain Powerful Eye Contacts, Strong Body Language & Smart Thoughts.
However, DO NOT Fake It If This Is Not You.
7) Review & Prepare Common Questions Which Are Always Asked
8) Ensure You Dress For Success But Dress The Way That Naturally Shows You For You
9) Take The Basic Important Tools (Notebook, Pen)
10) Ensure You Have Power Tools While Dressing
11) Always Arrive 30 Minutes Earlier & Get Your Minds Into The Zone
12) Once You Reach There Ensure You Are Doing Something Productive
13) Have A Proactive Mind
14) Ensure You Have Read Something Worthwhile Before Going To The Interview
15) Having a Smart Sense Of Humor Always Helps
16) Ensure The CAR Technique (Context, Action, Result)
17) Ensure You Have A Heightened Sense Of Awareness
18) Exude Confidence & Character
19) Remain True To Yourself
20) Be Aware Of Your Body Language
21) Remember Every Question Is Well Thought Off
22) Loyalty To Your Current Employer Will Speak Volumes About You
23) Keep In Mind The Person Across The Table Is Smarter Than You
24) Remember If You Cannot Convince Yourself Why You Deserve 20% Higher Than
What They Can Pay, Chances Are You Will Get 20% Lesser Than What You Truly Deserve
25) Always Ask Deep, Powerful & Insightful Question
26) Ensure You Show Curiosity Both For The Company & The Job
27) Sell Yourself Smartly Avoid Overdoing it & Doing It Too Less
28) Dont Be Afraid To Walk Off Or Say No To A Bad Deal
29) Always Ensure You Send A Thank You Note
30) After The Interview Contact Your Mentor / Coach And Immediately Report The Event

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33 Words of Wisdom To Master Any Interview

1. Prepare For The Unexpected

2. Study Your Resume In & Out
3. Know What You Want Clearly
4. Know What Your Employer & The Position Wants
5. Have Mock Sessions So That You Are Completely Prepared
6. Prepare For The Usual Questions
7. Prepare For Unusual Questions
8. Focus On Points That Can Be Used Against You
9. Dress To Impress However Be Comfortable
10. Always Arrive On time
11. Remember First Impression Is Most Important
12. Remember The 3 Cs - Confident, Candid, and Concise.
13. Be Aware Of Yourself, Your Body Language & Your Attitude
14. Practice & Research Proper Communication
15. A Sure Recipe for Failure is Being Too Familiar Or Too Cocky
16. Ask Important Questions Both to You & To The Employer
17. Remember You Are There To Sell Yourself. Do It Intelligently
18. Have A Heightened Sense Of Awareness & Be Aware About Everything
19. Remember Your Interviewer Is Not Your Friend. Its Business.
20. Take The Role Of An Enterprising Leader, Think & Answer Like One.
21. Always Be Genuine & Be You. Dont Fake it.
22. Dont Think You Can Fool The Interviewer.
23. Remember Rapport Works
24. Take A Few Seconds Before You Answer If You Need To
25. Show Passion, Not Desperation
26. Dont Ask Obvious Questions. Ask Important, Thought-Provoking Ones.
27. Dont Give Clich Answers. Be Creative That Is If You Are.
28. Avoid Giving Vague Statements
29. If The Deal Is Not Attractive, Be Prepared To Say No Sometimes That Attracts
Employers
30. Thank Your Interviewer For His Time In The End
31. Remember It Is Just A Conversation That You Are Having.
32. Once The Interview Is Over Reflect On What You Said & Did. Contemplate On How
You Could Do Better.
33. If You Have A Coach / Mentor Thats Better. Share The Experience & Learn From It.

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15 Things You Should NEVER Do in an Interviews

1) DO NOT Fake Your Personality, Accent Or Profile

2) DO NOT Overdress
3) DO NOT Oversell Yourself
4) DO NOT Focus Only On You, What You Want & What Would Benefit You
5) DO NOT Carry Too Many Things To The Interview
6) DO NOT Keep Your Phone On Shows Disregard & Disrespect
7) DO NOT Smile Too Much You Are Not A Clown
8) DO NOT Talk Too Much Or Too Little
9) DO NOT Allow The Employer To Give You Anything Lesser Than What You Are Worth
10) DO NOT Be Afraid To State You Do Not Know
11) DO NOT Criticize Anyone or Anything
12) DO NOT Go Late
13) DO NOT Give Excuses
14) DO NOT Think That The Interviewer Is Your Friend
15) DO NOT Assume You Are The Smartest Person In The World
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80 Interview Questions Asked By Interviewers

(Especially In The UAE & Middle East)

1. Tell me a little about yourself?

2. How did you hear about the position?
3. What do you know about the company?
4. Why do you want this job?
5. Why should we hire you?
6. What are your strengths?
7. What are your weaknesses?
8. What are your greatest achievements?
9. Tell me about a challenge you've faced at work, and how you dealt with it.
10. Where do you see yourself in five years?
11. What's your dream job?
12. What other job offers do you have?
13. Why are you leaving your current job?
14. Why did you leave your previous job?
15. What are you looking for in a new position?
16. What type of work environment do you prefer?
17. What's your management style?
18. Give us a moment when you exercised leadership?
19. Give us a time when you made a decision at your workplace and you realized it was a
mistake. Tell us how did you correct it?
20. How would your boss and coworkers describe you?
21. Tell us 3 positive things your boss would say about you?
22. Tell us 3 negative things your boss would say about you?
23. Tell us 3 positive things about your boss.
24. Tell us 3 negative things about your boss.
25. Tell us what you do not like of your current employment.
26. Why was there a gap in your employment?
27. Can you explain why you changed career paths?
28. How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
29. What would you do in the 1st 30 days at the job?
30. What would you do in the 1st 60 days at the job?
31. What would you do in the 1st 90 days at the job?
32. What are your salary requirements?
33. What do you like to do outside of work?
34. How would you manage your personal, family and private life if your work life demands
more time?
35. Are you planning on having children?
36. What do you think we could do better or differently?
37. Do you have any questions for us?
38. Are you willing to relocate? What if you do agree not to relocate and then one fine day
you have to due to the job requirements? How would you handle it?
39. Your Resume is not impressive enough. Can you tell us why?
40. Your educational qualifications do they have any impact on your work?
41. Are you ready to work during holidays and weekends?
42. Are you prepared to work extra hours if your job required it?
43. What do you know of our company, its products and its competitors?
44. What motivates you and what drives you?
45. What demotivates you and destroys your enthusiasm?
46. What are your career and lifetime goals?
47. How would you deal with Irate & Bad Customers?
48. How do you handle pressure?
49. How do you handle politics?
50. If I had called your boss right now and asked him what is he not happy with you about
or what areas you could improve upon what do you think he would say?
51. What is the last book that you have read?
52. What makes you uncomfortable?
53. Tell us how would you terminate someone.
54. Imagine you accepted this job. And someone else offered you a better job. Much better.
What would make you leave this job for another job?
55. How do you evaluate success?
56. Money or Power what is important to you?
57. Who are your role models?
58. Which websites do you normally visit during the course of a week?
59. What books are you currently reading?
60. What self-improvement program are you currently undertaking?
61. What new upgrades do you think you need to help you better perform at your current
role?
62. I have candidates more qualified than you, better than you, smarter than you, more
experienced than you, more qualified than you and they are prepared to ask for lesser than
what you are asking. Tell me why should I give you the job and not them?
63. Imagine you do not get along with your colleague. How would you deal with it?
64. Imagine you do not get along with your boss. How would you deal with it?
65. In order to a critical contract or job assignment, you would have to do something that is
not in sync with your values, however your boss and the company wants you to do it. And no
one would know about it as there wouldnt be any record of it. Would you or wouldnt you?
Why or why not?
66. Talk to us about the biggest risk you have ever taken in life and the results of this risk.
67. Talk to us about a moment where you have failed.
68. Talk to us of a moment when you have been proved wrong.
69. Are you a Brand?
70. Are you a Brand Person or non-Brand Person?
71. What does your brand represent?
72. What is your brand essence?
73. What is your personal slogan?
74. What are your personal beliefs?
75. What are your personal agendas where your career is concerned?
76. Tell me in 30 seconds why should I give you this job?
77. Tell me in 1,2,3 minute(s) why should I give you this job?
78. Tell me in a nutshell why should I give you this job?
79. What do you do in your free time?
80. What are the reasons you think I shouldnt employ someone like you.

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54 Powerful Interview Strategies That Will Guarantee You The Job Position

1) Do Your Homework about the company, the position & the people you will meet or work
with.

2) Prepare as if your life depended on it.

3) Hire a Professional Coach to Train, Teach and Tutor you on strategies

4) Know Specifics About Your Resume, Yourself & Your History

5) Be Highly Observant and Have a Heightened Sense of Awareness to Notice anything and
everything

6) Be Exceptionally Proactive & Particular

7) Know when to say Yes, No and Admit You Do Not Know

8) Always Be Early - Quite Early to Prepare Yourself 100%

9) When waiting to be called in, do something useful like reading worthwhile material

10) Ensure you are in the Zone of Peak Performance

11) Be Nice. Be Genuine. Be Yourself

12) Don't Fake it

13) Relax. Its just a Conversation. Not an Act.

14) Remember the Loy Machedo Rule of 4/7/30. (4 Seconds to make the 1st Impression
BEFORE you say any word, 7 Seconds to make an Impression AFTER you have uttered the
1st word and 30 Seconds to set the mood for the rest of the Interview)

15) Be More Than Ready.

16) Hope for the Best. But Always Prepare for the Worst

17) Be Humble but Know Where to take Due Credit

18) Know your Price and say it with Aplomb

19) Know what the market is offering and always know your Worth

20) Don't think you are smarter than the Interviewer. Remember there is a strong
possibility he / she has seen more of life than you have

21) Think & Talk like a Lawyer - Anything you say will need Evidence

22) Think & Talk like a Debater - Whatever you say can and will be used against you.
23) Have Proof to Present

24) Dress, Impress & Express Your Best

25) Show Curiosity to Genuinely Learn & Want to Grow

26) Find Common Grounds

27) Avoid Bitching About or Talking Negative About Anything or Anyone

28) State Problems and Give Solutions

29) Use Smart Language (Choice of Words Matter)

30) Be in your Natural Element. If you are someone who talks a lot - trying to portray
yourself as a quite individual is fooling everyone - which will backfire. If you are talkative -
at least talk sense, interest and value.

31) Ask Intelligent & Insightful Questions

32) Follow the 8C's - Concise, Confident, Candid, Cautious, Careful, Curious, Competent &
Communicative

33) Sell, Sell & Sell Yourself Smart

34) Mentally Prepare for Stupid or Stressful Questions

35) Creativity, Humour, Intelligence, Insightfulness & Gratitude goes a long way off

36) Absolutely avoid Cliched Answers

37) Have A Checklist Always Before Going for An Interview

38) Video Tape Yourself & Review Your Performance Every Single Time Before An
Interview

39) Switch Your Cell Phone Off

40) Its a Mental Game - Keep that in mind.

41) If You Want The Job - Ask For It!

42) If there is something you do not like or are concerned about with regards to the Job -
State It!

44) Don't Think You Know More About the Company or the Market or the Industry Than
The Interviewer. There is a VERY strong possibility the person taking the Interview could be
a Market Leader.

45) Have Bullet Point Answers of 5 Points in Each Category / Question and be Prepared to
Elaborate it if Necessary
46) Know what is your Objective and please - it shouldn't be "To Get a Job" or "Climb the
Corporate Ladder"

47) Read Blog Posts, Business Articles, Write-ups about the Industry and Latest News

48) Ensure you have read thoroughly the Top 5 Books of the Industry

49) Knowing Quarterly Earnings, Reports, Facts & Figures with regards to Competitors or
Industry Leaders (including the company you are applying for) will give you the Edge

50) Use Google Alerts

Example: If youre applying to Creative Artists Agency, follow these steps:

Go to Monitor the Web for interesting new content
Type in Creative Artists Agency
Put in your email address if youre not already logged in to Gmail

51) Clean Up Your Social Media - Anything Unprofessional or NOT in line with the
Corporate Values of The Company you are applying for - Take it out

52) If given a Choice - always ask for a Date / Time in the Middle of the Working Week.
Second Best Option is the day Before the Weekend.

53) Pay Heed To Your Gut Feeling. If Something Doesn't Sound Right or Feels Right -
Chances are - You Are Right.

54) Don't try Outdated Tactics of Stating 20% more than what you anticipate with an
expectation that when they Negotiate your salary - you will reach the required level. With
Multinational Companies - there is always a Range. With companies run by Private
Individuals - these games are played much more. Have a Take it or Leave it salary.

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15 Thought Provoking Questions Asked During Interviews

1. How could you create more balance in your life?

2. How do you have fun?
3. How good are you at accepting help from others?
4. How good are you at asking for help?
5. How will this role help you to achieve what you want?
6. On an "average day" is your main focus on results and tasks or people and emotions?
7. On an "average day" would you consider yourself a high or low energy person?
8. What activities energize and excite you?
9. What are two personal habits that have served you well?
10. What aspect of your work are you passionate about?
11. What is one of the internal battles to have each day?
12. What makes you angry?
13. What makes you laugh?
14. When is the last time you were embarrassed? (What happened? How did you handle the
situation?)
15. Who inspires you? Why?

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125 Interview Questions Related To Sales, Leadership & Senior Management

1. Can you give me an example in which youve used your creativity to retain existing
accounts?
2. Can you give me an example of a complex contract negotiation youve completed
and how you did it?
3. Can you give me an example of a failure you had at work and what you learned
from it?
4. Can you give me an example of a time when you got to the bottom of a situation
when someone had trouble communicating what he or she really meant?
5. Can you give me an example pitch of the product or service you were selling at
your previous position?
6. Can you give me three adjectives that best describe you as a person?
7. Can you give me three adjectives that best describe you as an employee?
8. Can you provide me with three customer references from this quarter?
9. Can you show me your plan for this interview?
10. Describe for me how the decision makers in your prospect make a decision to buy.
11. Do you really understand what this inside sales position entails and are you really
okay with that?
12. Explain something to me.
13. Give me an example of how you handled a difficult client in order to get the sale,
and what did you learn from the experience?
14. Give me an example of when youve prospected a lead creatively, and what are the
steps you took to do so?
15. Have you ever asked a prospect who didnt buy from you to explain why you lost
the deal? What did they say, and what did you learn from that experience?
16. Have you ever had a losing streak? How did you turn it around?
17. Have you ever turned a prospect away? If so, why?
18. How comfortable are you with cold-calling?
19. How did your past company obtain its leads?
20. How did your past organization position itself in the market?
21. How do you define success?
22. How do you expect to close sales?
23. How do you feel about meeting face to face with clients and giving public
presentations?
24. How do you generate leads?
25. How do you handle rejection?
26. How do you keep a smile on your face during a hard day?
27. How do you keep up to date on your target market?
28. How do you know when a buyer is ready to buy?
29. How do you open a new relationship with a prospect and create a new
opportunity?
30. How do you overcome buyer objections? How do you handle price objections?
31. How do you research prospects before a call or meeting? What information do you
look for?
32. How have you consistently achieved your goals?
33. How long was the average sales cycle at your previous jobs?
34. How much was an average sale at your previous position?
35. How would you approach a short sales cycle differently than a long sales cycle?
36. How would you define the term salesmanship?
37. How would you describe leadership?
38. How would you describe passion?
39. How would you describe the corporate culture of your past company?
40. How would you describe the people at your past company?
41. How would you describe the selling style of your former manager?
42. How would you describe wealth?
43. How would you describe your ideal sales lead?
44. How would you describe your ideal sales manager?
45. How would you describe your ideal sales position?
46. How would you describe your learning style?
47. How would you describe your sales technique?
48. If you were hired for this position, what would you do in your first month?
49. In terms of sales skills overall, and your own personal development, where would
you like to get even better? What is the next developmental step for you?
50. In your last position, how much time did you spend cultivating customer
relationships vs. hunting for new clients, and why?
51. Lets review your resume together. As we discuss each job, I would like you to tell
me if you were on a sales team, where did you rank? And what got you to move on
to the next position?
52. Look at my linkedin profile for two minutes, find three things to mention, and sell
yourself to me in thirty seconds or less.
53. On a scale of 1 to 10 how competitive would you say you are?
54. Sell me this pen
55. Summarize the key points from our interview
56. Tell me about a recent sale that you lost. What happened and what did you learn
from it?
57. Tell me about a sale where you remained persistent, even though everyone else
around you had given up.
58. Tell me about a sales experience that demonstrates your work ethic.
59. Tell me about the biggest mistakes youve made in the last 6 to 12 months
60. Tell me about the greatest goal that youve ever accomplished professionally?
Youve got to be proud of that. How do you intend to top that?
61. Tell me in detail about the most recent large deal you won from your own
proactive sales effort.
62. Tell me what your parents, spouse, friends or siblings dont like about you?
63. What are some common hurdles youre facing right now as a sales representative
in your current position?
64. What are some of the traits you look for in a leader?
65. What are some of your favorite questions to ask prospects?
66. What are three adjectives a former client would use to describe you?
67. What are you passionate about?
68. What closing principles do you follow?
69. What closing techniques work best for you?
70. What core values should all great companies possess?
71. What do you feel is the best way to establish a strong relationship with a client?
72. What do you know about me?
73. What do you think of your previous boss?
74. What do you think our company/sales organization could do better?
75. What does the term consultative selling mean to you?
76. What have you done in the last thirty days to make yourself a better salesperson?
77. What image do you have of our company and this industry?
78. What interested you about our firm?
79. What interests you most about this position?
80. What is your sales process, given a qualified lead? How many contacts do you
make on a qualified lead?
81. What is your ultimate career aspiration?
82. What kind of goals motivate you the best?
83. What total compensation are you seeking?
84. What kinds of sacrifices have you had to make to be successful?
85. What kinds of sacrifices have you had to make to be successful?
86. What made you want to get into sales?
87. What makes you passionate about selling?
88. What motivates you as a sales professional?
89. What motivates you?
90. What percentage of leads did you convert into sales at your past job?
91. What questions do you have for me?
92. What role does content play in your selling process?
93. What role does social media play in your selling process?
94. What sales quotas are you accustomed to?
95. What skills do you believe make for a great sales representative?
96. What traits do you believe make up the most effective sales representatives?
97. What type of compensation package are you looking for?
98. What types of customer relationship tracking did you implement at your past jobs?
99. What types of managers do you learn best under?
100. What types of products/services have you sold and how did you sell them?
101. What was a typical day like at your past position?
102. What was the last sales book you read and what have you put into practice?
103. What was your compensation package at your past position?
104. What was your most significant professional accomplishment? Tell me about it
in detail.
105. What were your goals for the past three years and did you meet them? What was
the reason for your success? Why didn't you meet the goals?
106. What would be the ideal activity for you in your first week on the job?
107. Whats the biggest misperception that people have of you?
108. Whats worse: not making quota every single month or not having happy
customers?
109. Whats your approach to handling customer objections?
110. Whats your least favorite part of the sales process?
111.Whats your opinion of the role of learning in sales?
112. Whats your take on collaboration within a sales team?
113. When a clients expectations are too high, how do you handle it?
 114. When do you stop pursuing a client?
115. When was the last time you were competitive at work?
116. Where do you see yourself in one, three and five years?
117. Where is your confidence the highest? The lowest?
118. Where would you like to see yourself improve in the area of sales?
119. While travelling how do you kill time in a traffic jam?
120. Who are you most comfortable selling to and why?
121. Who were your most profitable target markets at your previous jobs?
122. Why are you looking to leave your current position?
123. Why did you choose sales as a profession?
124. Why do you think a career in sales is the right choice for you?
125. Why should we hire you?
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Hope this helps.