[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-392225-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-392225-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","how-to-answer-6-of-the-most-common-interview-questions-february-2016","How to Answer 6 of the Most Common Interview Questions - February 2016","","Guide to answering six highly common interview questions, explaining what employers want to learn from each response and providing practical answer frameworks. Covers telling your professional story, addressing a greatest weakness with self-awareness and improvement actions, describing motivations tied to goals and quality work, handling failure through responsibility and learning, showing genuine interest by matching skills and values to the company, and approaching an unexpected logic question with clear problem-solving reasoning. Includes adaptation credits.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/how-to-answer-6-of-the-most-common-interview-questions-february-2016/392225/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/how-to-answer-6-of-the-most-common-interview-questions-february-2016/392225.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Margaret","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-09-25",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",18,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What is the best structure for answering “Tell Me About Yourself”?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Talk about specific education or work experiences that show you are a strong fit, using a personal story and professional examples, then end by describing what you want to do next and how your skills will be utilized.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How should you answer “What is your Greatest Weakness?”",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Use real-life feedback you received, then explain what you have been doing to improve. Avoid “deal breaker” responses and cliché answers.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How do you respond to “How Many Couches are there in America?”",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Don’t treat it as silly or irrelevant. Walk through your problem-solving thought process by considering the U.S. population, where couches are found, and possible ways to estimate an answer, focusing on reasoning rather than a single correct number.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},392225,1790434183,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":130},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":132},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":133,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":30,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":144,"read_time":111,"preview_page_count":4},137451207643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","Network to Work Meeting  \nResource Materials – February 2016  \nHow to Answer 6 of the Most Common Interview  \nQuestions  \nYou can expect to be asked a lot of questions during an interview. Some of the questions may be predictable; others may seem to come out of left field. Oftentimes it is easier to answer a question when you understand what it is being asked. Read on to find out the kinds of answers employers are really looking for.  \nHere are 6 of the Most Common Interview Questions:  \n1. “Tell Me About Yourself”  \n􀁸 Here’s what the employer wants to know:  \no “How does your education, your work history, and your work goals relate to the job?”  \no Your answer gives insight into who you are, what you are all about, and what motivates you.  \no Your answer also sets the stage for the interviewer to determine your truthfulness and consistency in the ways you answer later questions.  \n􀁸 Here’s how to answer:  \no Talk about specific, key work or educational experiences that demonstrate that you are a perfect fit for the job.  \no For example: “I worked at ABC Company for x years. While there I did “x”(mention tasks that correspond to the job description) . I really excelled at this work and greatly enjoyed doing it.”  \n􀁸 Here’s an example, putting together the following:  \no (Tell a personal story that says who you are, why you chose a particular field, etc. )  \n􀂃 “I went to   school and studied   I’ve been interested in   since I   (read or did or experienced something)    \no (Tell a professional story that highlights your experience and gives insight into the results this company would see from you if they hired you. )  \n􀂃 In my career I have worked for   ,   and   ( or worked doing   ,   and   ) . Among my proudest moments in my career is   .  \no (Give a picture of yourself in the future. )  \n􀂃 Moving forward I’m looking to continue working as a   in an environment where my knowledge and skills in   can be best utilized.”  \n2. “What is your Greatest Weakness?”  \n􀁸 Here’s what the employer wants to know:  \no “How well do you know yourself? Are you self-aware? Do you understand your areas that need improvement and are you working proactively on getting better?”  \n􀁸 Here’s how to answer:  \no A good way to answer is with real-life feedback you have received in the past. Maybe a former boss told you that you get so focused on work that you forget to smile at customers.  \no Then say what you’ve been doing to improve. For example: “I’ve been concentrating on smiling at each person who comes through the door, paying close attention to how they respond to my smile.”  \no DON’T give a “deal breaker” response such as “I don’t like working with people”.  \no DON’T give cliché answers such as “I’m a perfectionist and I work too hard.”  \n3. “What Motivates you to Perform?”  \n􀁸 Here’s what the employer wants to know:  \no “Are you a hard worker or will I have to force you to produce quality work?”  \no Does your motivation come from within?  \n􀁸 Here’s how to answer:  \no Talk about how you find motivation in things like working toward a goal, contributing to a team effort, completing quality work, and/or developing your skills.  \no Ideally, provide a specific example that demonstrates this.  \no DON’T say you are motivated by bragging rights, material things or a fear of discipline.  \n4. “Tell Me About a Time that you Failed?”  \n􀁸 Here’s what the employer wants to know:  \no “How do you respond to failure? Do you learn from your mistakes? Are you resilient?”  \n􀁸 Here’s how to answer:  \no Give an example that shows how you turned a negative experience into a positive learning experience.  \no Acknowledge one of your failures, take responsibility for it, and explain how you improved as a result.  \no DON’T say you have never failed, don’t blame someone else, and don’t raise a deal breaker (“I once failed a drug test  ”) .  \n5. “Why Do You Want to Work Here?”  \n􀁸 Here’s what the employer wants to know:  \no “Are you genuinely interested in the job? Are you","cbCaicJw9o4Lr3hP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicJw9o4Lr3hP","pdf",247489,"English","# How to Answer 6 of the Most Common Interview Questions\n## Tell Me About Yourself\n## What is your Greatest Weakness?\n## What Motivates you to Perform?\n## Tell Me About a Time that you Failed?\n## Why Do You Want to Work Here?\n## How Many Couches are there in America?","[{\"question\":\"What is the best structure for answering “Tell Me About Yourself”?\",\"answer\":\"Talk about specific education or work experiences that show you are a strong fit, using a personal story and professional examples, then end by describing what you want to do next and how your skills will be utilized.\"},{\"question\":\"How should you answer “What is your Greatest Weakness?”\",\"answer\":\"Use real-life feedback you received, then explain what you have been doing to improve. Avoid “deal breaker” responses and cliché answers.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you respond to “How Many Couches are there in America?”\",\"answer\":\"Don’t treat it as silly or irrelevant. Walk through your problem-solving thought process by considering the U.S. population, where couches are found, and possible ways to estimate an answer, focusing on reasoning rather than a single correct number.\"}]","How to Answer 6 of the Most Common Interview Questions - February 2016 | PDF",1790364372]