This is one of the most common questions asked in interviews across many levels. Understanding how you might respond to this question could be the key in being selected for the position. It isn’t enough to use great words, one must be able to make them fit into your job role convincingly if asked to give further explanations.
This question is an assessment question and is designed to bring out the real personality that is within you. The most common answer is - professional, enthusiastic and hard-working. But can you make them fit into the vacancy you are applying for? Dependable, resilient, resourceful, self-motivated, loyal/honest/trustworthy, energetic, able/multi-tasker, commercially aware, experienced/technically astute, flexible, results-driven, am a work-in-progress are some other words to respond with. It is advisable to see which words fit the role you are applying for and rehearse the appropriate meaning and the context of those words, to fluently improvise if required!
Standard job interview
·Energetic - means you are hardworking
·Loyal – you will respect the brand and be professional
·Self-motivated – you adjust to the job role quickly and can work with minimum supervision
Freshers with no experience
·Trustworthy – I will be with you for a long time in return for you taking a chance on me with no experience.
·Self-motivated – I will dedicate myself to learning the work and do a good job.
·Dependability – I will be available to work when required
Customer service job
·Commercially aware – I will make myself aware of your customer’s needs and provide a great service.
·Positive – I will communicate positivity with your customers so they feel valued and appreciated.
·Confident – I can deal with any situation properly and effectively
Sales
·Hungry – for success and to meet targets
·Resilient – I can keep my cool and pursue positively
·Keen to learn – Seeking to develop my techniques and improve myself
Manager or Team leader
·Strategically focused – I will do everything with commercial/financial success in mind
·Loyal – I will do everything in line with company objectives and support short, medium- and long-term goals.
·Decisive – I will make right decisions that are in the best interest of the company
Technical interview answer
·Technically astute – my technical abilities are a strong match for the job role
·Analytical – I will use my knowledge to assess and resolve problems effectively
·Resourceful – I know how to find solutions to problems
Healthcare interview answer
·Compassionate – I have patience to deal with people and their problems
·Good communicator – I am clear in my responses to a question and effective
·Flexible – I can adjust my working hours as required
It works well to think of yourself as a product for sale, when being interviewed. This means thinking of the possible questions you may ask yourself when you go to buy something, such will it deliver what it promises, is it worth investment, how much better will or efficient can I be by having it. Those are the answers you must provide your interviewer in order to make the cut.
