The most popular questions during your job application

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A job interview is often a necessary step if you are trying to get a new job. Such an interview allows the company you want to work for to get to know you better. But also see it the other way around: this way you can see if the company suits you. During such an interview you will be asked several questions. Not only to find out what you can do, but also to get a picture of who you are as a person. Questions that you will almost always get that can tell someone if you fit with the company and are suitable for the job. Let's take a look at the most popular job interview questions. How best to answer these questions to leave a lasting impression.

1. Can you briefly introduce yourself?

Briefly tell something about who you are, where you are from and why you think you can do this job well.

2. Why are you interested in this position?

Why do you like this job? What appeals to you? It could be something like "I love what you guys do" and "I think I'm really good at this."

3. What are your strengths?

What makes you great? Tell something you are really good at and include an example. Preferably tell something that is useful for the job. But since this best is a tricky question to answer, you can also answer this question another way: What would your best friend or family member say about you about this?

4. What are your weaknesses?

Everyone has something they are not so strong at. Tell something, but include how you are working on it. No one is perfect, right?

5. How do you handle stress or busy periods?

Something like "I stay calm and take things one step at a time. A good playlist of relaxing music can also do wonders."

6. Where do you see yourself in five years?

What do you dream of? Maybe something like "I see myself still enthusiastically working here, hopefully with some additional responsibilities."

7. What do you know about our company?

Pretend you went exploring for an exciting project. Name a few cool/interesting things you discovered.

8. Do you have any questions for us?

Throw out something like "If I'm going to work here every day, what will be my go-to lunch spot?" It shows you're thinking about everyday things, too.

9. How do you handle collaboration and working in a team?

Tell a funny story about a time you and your colleagues accomplished something great. Teams can be great, right?

Remember that personality and honesty are important. Be "real" and use concrete examples to support your answers. It is also good to practice with these questions so you come across as confident and well-prepared during the job interview.

At UBN Uitzendbureau we always invite you for a personal interview at one of our branches. We look beyond your CV. Your motivation is at least as important to us! Do not imagine a tight job interview at UBN, but an informal chat. Prepare yourself with the tips above.

We make sure your new workplace suits you. And we only work for companies that treat our temporary workers well. Do we see a click with our client and are you also enthusiastic? Then we will introduce you immediately to the client and you will also meet the client. Of course they also want to judge whether the click we saw was justified.