I have a BIG interview tomorrow. What questions should I be prepared to ask and answer?

Question

I have been unemployed for a couple of months (best summer of my life), but I do need the income (don't we all?). I am interviewing with a bank president tomorrow. I an a licensed professional with extensive experience, but I want to work with a reputable bank that focuses on integrity and its customers. I have been burnt in the past. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Good luck with the interview. I'm interviewing, too.

Best advice I can give you is to think about the skills you think are necessary for the job (e.g. read job description, talk to others who work there/similar places, or just think abt it) and then think about examples in your experience that demonstrate those skills. It is likely that you will get q's that relate to those skills (e.g. tell me about a time where you needed to XYZ) and/or you will want to weave these into your answers.

Also, it is ideal to put together a 1-2 minute summary about yourself. You will frequently be asked the question, "So tell me about yourself." Use this as an opportunity to sell your strengths and set direction for the interview, rather than a simple walk through of your resume.

Here is a good template:
I'm a _______ (e.g. Bank director) who specializes in _____ (tie into what you do and the job at hand (e.g. business turnarounds).

I've been successful in my career for 3 reasons. List your greatest strengths that also relate to the job. Consider adding in 1-2 super quick examples.

From an experience standpoint, I bring X yrs in banking industry with 3 yrs at XYZ and 3 yrs at ABC, built off a strong educational bbackground from XYZ.

Likely q's in any interview:
- Tell me abt yourself
- What are your greatest strengths
- What are your areas for development
- Why do you want to work here?
- What do you like about this assignment?
- Tell me about a strategy that you set
- What is your leadership/management style?
- Why did you choose your previous company?
- Why did you leave your previous company (and ones before that)
- Tell me about a tough personnel issue you had to deal with
- Tell me about a tough decision you had to make
- What would your manager (or direct reports) say about you?
- What are you looking for in your next company/what's important to you (I was surprised how many companies asked me this)

Good luck.

Answer 2

I found out if I led in an interview the interviewer turned cold. When I applied for work at General Dynamics I let the guy ask all the questions and I just gave him the best answer I could. Straight forward, honest, and sincere. Be truthful about your answers. Don't hide anything. Show your best professionalism. You should be calm and collected. My interviews never took more than 10 minutes. You're experience talks for itself , too. Punctual employees are important, too. Just be yourself and dress in the clothes that fits the job description. Attention to detail a must.

Answer 3

Two big ones: 1) Why do you want to work for this company? and 2) What are your salary expectations? Definitely be prepared to answer any variation of these two questions.

Answer 4

How many clients do they have
What would your specific duties be
What benefits do they have, what are your hours, and salary
How many employees are in the bank
Who do you report to
What decisions can you make on your own
Who do you go to if you need help.

Answer 5

How much,, what about holidays and dont forget to mention that you are thinking of starting a family soon. Good luck!

Answer 6

Maybe you can check online - i'm sure there is a website which helps you out in these things! Good luck!

Answer 7

maybe like
what are some bad things about you?
where do u see urself in 5 years?
stuff like that
why do u wanna work here?

Answer 8

what can you offer this bank as an employee?

do you want to climb the corporate ladder?

good luck

Answer 9

Please tell us why someone with all your experience and background would like to work for our bank?