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How to Answer Ten More Tricky Questions you May be Asked in a Job Interview (Part 4 of 10)

Q31- Are you willing to relocate?

This is fairly straightforward but if the company has several locations you might at this point ask if they mean are you willing to relocate to this job, or des it refer to potential relocation with this company in the future.

Q32 – How do you feel about a government organization such as the EPA, FDA, or a particular religion, or other similar political, religious, ethnic issue?

The best strategy here is to turn the question around and ask the interviewer how this question relates to the job opening. These kinds of questions may be asked at a job interview but in my opinion they are out of place and I would think twice about joining a company that would be asking this kind of question.

Q33 – Do you like to work on 1 project at a time, or have several projects going on at the same time?

This is a rather tricky question. They are probably thinking about whether you are capable of “multi-tasking”. Your best answer here is that you are not uncomfortable with working on several projects at a time. While some jobs (like defusing a bomb) might require your total and undivided attention most jobs require working on more than one project at a time.

Q34 – If you are applying for a sales job, better answer extrovert A good general answer might be to tell the interviewer that you have no problems communicating with and relating to other people.

Q35- How much responsibility can you handle?

This is your opportunity to tell then interviewer what responsibilities you have on your present job, and that one of the reasons you are seeking another job is that you want the opportunity to handle more responsibilities.

Q36 – Are you more interested in working with numbers or with people?

This question could be another way of asking are you an introvert or an extrovert. Obviously if you are applying for a job as an auditor you should be very interested in working with numbers. A good general answer to this question is to say you are interested in both, and you realize that even though you may be working with numbers, you must be able to communicate these numbers to others and you can do that.

Q37- Why did you choose your field of work ?

Only you can answer this one but it’s a good idea to think about it and prepare an answer beforehand.

Q38 – Do you like the work you are doing, and if the answer is ‘yes’, then why are you looking for something else.? One of the best answers is “I like what I am doing but at my present company there is no room for growth and besides, I want to broaden my horizons by learning some new things.

Q39- Do you like all your coworkers at your present employer’s? Handle this question very carefully. Any indication that you have problems getting along with other people has negative vibes and will not help your chances. Indicate that you get along just with your coworkers just fine.

Q40-Do you have any hobbies? If not handled by your resume’, just be ready to answer. Most likely they are trying to check you for being “well rounded”

For more answers to questions, watch for part 5 of 10 in this series of articles.

Good luck at your next interview!