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  • Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com

  • and then this tutorial, I'm going to give you my top 3 tough interview questions and

  • answers. If you do have an interview coming up with any company from around the world,

  • please do make sure you watch this video tutorial from beginning to end because it will make

  • a big difference to your interview preparation. I promise to give you three amazing answers

  • to the toughest interview questions out there. Now, before I do that, just a quick introduction

  • to myself and a welcome to this presentation. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there

  • on the left hand side. And I've been helping people for about 20 years now to pass their

  • interviews. I always do that by giving you top-scoring answers. Now, a little bit about

  • my previous experience. I spent four years in the Royal Navy. I then spent 17 years as

  • a Fire Officer. I've been a firefighter for many years, and during that time, I spent

  • a few years within the recruitment and training department. I have also been on the interview

  • panel assessing people like you for jobs. So, I know what you need to do to pass your

  • interview. I also founded the successful career interview guidance website PassMyInterview.com,

  • and I'll tell you a little bit more about that later. But I am very passionate about

  • helping people pass their interviews and I want you to pass your interview! Let's get

  • into the training. Please do take notes as I go along. This is what I promise to cover.

  • I'm going to give you the 3 hardest interview questions. Those questions that are being

  • asked right now, and I can pretty much guarantee they will come up during your interview. I'm

  • going to give you the reason why the interviewers are increasingly asking these questions are

  • interviews. I will tell you what the interviewer is actually looking for in your answers to

  • those three questions. And then I will give you top-scoring answers that anybody can use

  • for any role whatsoever. So, there’s 4 great reasons why you should watch this, and that's

  • what I am going to cover. Why are interviewers and hiring managers asking these three tough

  • interview questions? Well, the reason is that if you can answer these three interview questions,

  • you are likely to succeed in the job and be a great employee. Let's have a look at those

  • questions. Now, the first one, unsurprisingly, is: What's your biggest weakness? This is

  • a very, very difficult interview question. And this is one of those questions that you

  • can fail the entire interview on. Before I give you a brilliant answer, let me give you

  • 3 tips for scoring high with this interview question, what's your biggest weakness? (1)

  • Please do not give a weakness that is needed to do the job you are being interviewed for.

  • If you have to deal with customers, do not say you prefer to work on your own, you're

  • not that great with customers or don't say, “I'm not that confident”, because then

  • you won't get the job! (2) Be clever in your answer and turn your weakness into a strength,

  • and I will tell you how to do that in a second. And then my 3rd is, say, at the end of your

  • answer that you are looking to improve on your weakness. That is very important. Whatever

  • weakness you give, I will give you one right now. Make sure you tell the interviewer that

  • you are TRYING TO IMPROVE. And that is really good. That's a great trait and quality to

  • have as an employee. Here is my answer to the tough interview question, what's your

  • biggest weakness? “I feel my biggest weakness is that I sometimes struggle to ASK FOR HELP

  • from other people. For example, when I’m carrying out a difficult or challenging task,

  • I want to complete it myself and if I do get stuck, I’d rather dig in and find a way

  • to overcome the problem myself, instead of asking work colleagues for assistance. Obviously,

  • I do understand that it’s far more beneficial if I did ask for help from other experienced

  • team members, and I am trying to improve in this area whenever the situation arises.”

  • Now, that is a brilliant answer to the tough interview question, what's your biggest weakness?

  • Because it doesn't do you any harm. But more importantly, it is actually a STRENGTH. If

  • you told me that at the interview, I would be thinking… “Well, this person is someone

  • who likes to find out things for themselves. They are a self-motivated. They will go away

  • and look.” And to me, that is a strength. That is a great way to answer that interview

  • question. Let's now move on to the second tough interview question, and that is: Why

  • should I hire you? Now, this is tough, because the interviewer will ask EVERY CANDIDATE the

  • same question. Let's say there's 5 other people that they are interviewing. This is another

  • way of the interviewer saying to you: What makes you the standout candidate? This is

  • your opportunity to excel and show them that you are a worthy employee and also that you

  • are positive that you can be competent in the role. Let me give you three tips before

  • I come onto a top-scoring answer to the interview question: Why should I hire you? My first

  • tip is, you have to show that you are the STANDOUT CANDIDATE in your answer. And there

  • is a way to do that in a second. Now, my advice to give the best answer out of everybody at

  • the interview, is to give the interviewer or the hiring manager THREE REASONS why they

  • should hire you and nobody else. Now, this will automatically make your answer distinctive

  • from everybody else's. Most people will just give one reason. But you are going to say:

  • “I have three reasons why I feel you should hire me.” That instantly makes you STAND

  • OUT from everybody else and then tell the interviewer that you understand that the success

  • of their company is dependent on you doing a great job for them. And that is another

  • term for being COMMERCIALLY AWARE. And again, that is very attractive to any employer or

  • hiring manager. So let's take a look at a brilliant answer to the tough interview question:

  • Why should I hire you? “I feel you should hire me for 3 main reasons. Firstly, I have

  • READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION and the skills and qualities I possess are a MATCH FOR THE POSITION.

  • This means I can make an immediate impact when I start. Secondly, I am FAST LEARNER

  • and a STRONG TEAM WORKER. Again, I feel I will be able to hit the ground running and

  • start contributing to the team quickly. Finally, I do understand and appreciate that the SUCCESS

  • of your business is DEPENDENT ON PEOPLE LIKE ME doing a good job for you. You have my assurance

  • that if you do decide to hire me, which I genuinely hope you do, I will work hard to

  • REPAY THE TRUST you have shown in TAKING ME ON over the other candidates.” That is a

  • brilliant answer to the tough interview question: Why should I hire you? It doesn't take much

  • to learn, so you can pause the video when you want to and take notes. But don't forget

  • to GIVE 3 REASONS, and you are finishing there on the answer with the fact that you understand

  • that in order for them to be successful, you have to do a really good job. And you are

  • therefore saying as well, that I will WORK HARD to repay the trust you have shown in

  • taking me on over the other candidates. Let's take a look at my third tough interview question.

  • Why do you want to leave your job? A lot of people want to leave jobs for various reasons.

  • Now, the interviewer is curious as to why you want to leave. You can, again, fail the

  • whole interview if you give the wrong answer to this tough interview question. Let me give

  • you THREE TIPS before I give you a brilliant answer. Why do you want to leave your job?

  • Tip number one, be positive about your current or former employer. Do not be negative about

  • them in any way whatsoever. Because then that says a lot about you. If you're positive about

  • them, you know, it comes across as attractive. It shows that you are a positive person, you

  • are upbeat and you are not negative. The second thing, if you are negative about your former

  • employer, or your work colleagues, or your manager, you will probably not get hired!

  • And then finally, number three, be complimentary of them and then cite one of the achievements

  • you are most proud of whilst you were there, and then give a great reason for wanting to

  • leave. We are going to tell them that you've really enjoyed it, that you've learned a lot

  • from them, you've achieved something really good things together, and then give them that

  • great reason for WHY you want to leave your job. Here is my brilliant answer to the tough

  • interview question, Why do you want to leave your job? “I have thoroughly enjoyed working

  • for my employer and they have been very supportive and a great team to work for. We achieved

  • lots of great things together, including massively improving customer service whilst I was there,

  • but I am ready for a new challenge. I feel I have so much to offer, and this role I am

  • applying for today, I feel, will enable me to put those skills and qualities to really

  • good use. I will leave my employer on good terms, but I one hundred percent want to work

  • for your company in this role, and to help you continually grow and develop within this

  • industry.” Again, it is a brilliant answer to that tough interview question! So, those

  • are my three answers. I'd like to give you some more answers to tough interview questions.

  • If you click the link that's appeared right there in the top right hand corner, it takes

  • you throughlet me just quickly show it, to my website PassMyInterview.com. Now, there's

  • 21 great answers to tough interview questions here. At the very least, come through to this

  • page and look at these interview questions. But I give you SAMPLE ANSWERS of the same

  • caliber as those three that I have just gone through. I hope you've enjoyed that. Please

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Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com

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TOP 3 Tough Interview Questions and ANSWERS!

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tough

US /tʌf/

UK /tʌf/

  • adjective
  • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • Very difficult to do or deal with
  • Difficult; requiring considerable effort or endurance.
  • (of food) difficult to cut or chew.
  • Having strict standards
  • (Of meat) difficult to cut or chew.
  • Being firm and not easily bent or broken
  • Being strong physically or mentally
  • Being difficult to persuade
  • Unpleasant or unfortunate.
  • Capable of violence
  • other
  • To endure a period of hardship or difficulty.
  • noun
  • A rough and aggressive person.
  • other
  • To make (someone) physically or emotionally stronger.
genuinely

US /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪnlɪ/

UK /'dʒenjʊɪnlɪ/

  • adverb
  • In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
  • In a genuine or authentic manner.
  • In a sincere and honest way.
  • Truly; actually.
trait

US /tret/

UK /treɪt/

  • noun
  • A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
  • A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
  • A genetically determined characteristic or condition.
improve

US /ɪmˈpruv/

UK /ɪm'pru:v/

  • verb
  • To make, or become, something better
  • other
  • To become better than before; to advance in excellence.
  • To become better
  • other
  • To make something better; to enhance in value or quality.
  • To make something better; to raise to a more desirable quality or condition.
positive

US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

  • adjective
  • Completely certain or sure that something is correct or true
  • Showing agreement or support for something
  • Favorable or advantageous.
  • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
  • Indicating the presence of a disease or condition.
  • Carrying a positive electric charge
  • Having the charge produced by electrons
  • Having a good effect; helpful or useful
  • Being good or useful
  • Expressing a quality without comparison
  • Greater than zero
  • Showing the presence of a particular substance, disease, or condition
  • Feeling sure that something good will happen; optimistic
  • Showing a photographic image in natural colors or shades.
  • Showing that a chemical is present in a test
  • noun
  • A photograph in which the tones correspond to those of the original subject.
  • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
negative

US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

UK /'neɡətɪv/

  • adjective
  • Pessimistic or unfavorable.
  • Unfavorable or critical.
  • Harmful or undesirable.
  • Carrying a negative electric charge.
  • Expressing or containing a negation or denial.
  • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
  • Less than zero.
  • In mathematics, being less than zero
  • Less than zero.
  • Focusing on the bad aspects; pessimistic
  • Indicating the absence of something, such as a disease or condition.
  • Expressing disagreement or refusal.
  • Indicating the absence of a particular condition, substance, or organism.
  • Expressing or signifying negation, refusal, or denial.
  • noun
  • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
  • Reply to a question or statement that means 'no'
  • Image on camera film used to make a photo
  • A reversed image on a transparent base, used to make positive prints.
  • A refusal, denial, or rejection.
  • A negative statement or response.
brilliant

US /ˈbrɪljənt/

UK /'brɪlɪənt/

  • adjective
  • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
  • Remarkably good; outstanding.
  • Exceptionally clever or talented.
  • Shining brightly; radiant.
  • Extremely bright or radiant.
  • Exceptionally clever or talented.
  • noun
  • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
strength

US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

UK /streŋθ/

  • noun
  • Condition of being strong
  • Power or effectiveness gained by a large group of people or things.
  • The number of people in an organization or group.
  • The number of people in a group or organization.
  • A good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing.
  • other
  • The degree or intensity of something.
  • The degree to which something is effective or likely to succeed legally.
  • The ability of a material to withstand force or pressure.
  • The ability to withstand pressure or force; power to resist.
  • The quality of being morally strong.
  • The quality or state of being physically strong.
  • A good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing.
  • The ability of a material to withstand force or pressure.
achieve

US /əˈtʃiv/

UK /ə'tʃi:v/

  • verb
  • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • To successfully bring about or accomplish a desired result or aim.
  • other
  • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
  • other
  • To successfully bring about or accomplish a desired result or aim.
contribute

US /kənˈtrɪbjut/

UK /kən'trɪbju:t/

  • verb
  • To help to cause something to happen
  • To be a factor in causing something to happen
  • To donate, give (money) or help to something
  • To write articles for a magazine or newspaper

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