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00:00:06
Hi.00:00:07
James from engVid.00:00:08
I'm going to do a video that I haven't
done before, or an unusual one.00:00:13
I'm going to do
one on interviews.00:00:16
I like doing videos on communication, and
I realize that one of the things you guys00:00:21
are doing is not just talking to people on
the streets, not just trying to make friends00:00:27
out there,
but you're actually trying to get jobs.00:00:30
And this video, I'm going to highlight five
questions that you are very likely to run00:00:36
into when you go to an
interview in North America.00:00:38
All right?00:00:39
So, as you can see,
Mr. E's got his tie on.00:00:41
I got a tie on.00:00:42
I got a tie on.00:00:44
And he's ready for the interview, and I'm
going to give you these five questions to00:00:47
help give you some things you can actually
say, and understanding what they're asking00:00:52
you so you'll be
properly prepared.00:00:55
Now, to start off,
I have to say this.00:00:57
When you're going for a job,
research.00:01:00
They do expect you now to have some idea about
the company, because we're in the 21st century,00:01:05
and they know you've
heard of Google and internet.00:01:07
So, this is based on research, saying that
you do your research on the company, then00:01:12
use the information I'm going to give you,
and you should do really, really well.00:01:16
All right?00:01:17
Let's go to the board.00:01:18
So, starting clockwise.00:01:20
Okay, so let's look at the first question,
which is "Tell me about yourself".00:01:23
Well, what is it?00:01:25
Well, this question is
really about "Who are you?"00:01:29
And they want to know if you're going to be
okay for this job, because they want to have00:01:32
a basic idea of who you are.00:01:34
Now, when they're asking this question, you don't
want to answer it with too much information.00:01:39
You want to get their attention so they get
to know who you are, and they want to know00:01:42
more about you.00:01:43
Don't forget, it's an interview.00:01:44
There are going to be
plenty more questions.00:01:46
So,
this one is "Tell me about yourself".00:01:48
It's like, "Who are you?"00:01:50
Now, what I suggest you do for this is I want
you to do - because they do want you to touch00:01:56
on your activities you do, your education
and whatnot, but basically, they're looking00:02:01
for a story, the story of you.00:02:04
The best way to do this
is to showcase yourself.00:02:06
Like, put a frame around yourself, and what
we're going to do is - I've got a couple of00:02:10
videos you might want
to look at as I explain this.00:02:13
It's how to do a thesis
and how to write an essay.00:02:16
They're older ones, older videos,
but they're still helpful.00:02:18
I'll tell you how to bridge
the story I'm about to tell you.00:02:22
With a story, what you want to
do is have an exciting beginning.00:02:24
In this case, you might want to talk about
- and I'll give you an example in a second00:02:27
- an exciting beginning, a captivating middle,
something that keeps drawing them in, and00:02:32
then the thesis or the - sorry, your conclusion
is going to be kind of snuck into how you're00:02:36
going to solve a
problem for them.00:02:39
They want to get to know you, and you're going
to sneak in a solution for their problem while00:02:45
you address who you are.00:02:46
What do you mean?00:02:47
I'll give you an example.00:02:49
You know they're looking for somebody who's
an independent worker that can get a problem00:02:52
solved, and who's tenacious.00:02:53
Tenacious is the word
that means "won't give up".00:02:57
Story from my life.00:02:58
When I was a kid, I lived in a small town,
and there was a store called Becker's, and00:03:03
this guy had had a sign looking for help,
and I wanted to get a job.00:03:08
My parents would let me finally get one, so
I went to the store and asked for the job,00:03:10
put in my resume, said, "No,
don't want to kid you, you're too young."00:03:13
I came back three days later, "No,
I don't want to kid you, you're too ugly."00:03:16
Came down four days later, he's like, "I don't
want to kid you because you keep putting your00:03:19
face around here."00:03:20
I went for this
thing eight times.00:03:23
I kept showing up every other day going, "You
haven't hired anyone, I'm still here, I'm00:03:26
still here."00:03:27
He finally gave me the
job because I showed up.00:03:30
And that's how I'll help your company, because
I'm a tenacious individual who will work for00:03:34
what needs to get done.00:03:36
See how I went from explaining to them who
I am, I come from a small town, when I was00:03:40
younger I wanted to work, so I'm saying I like
to work, and then I kept working at something00:03:44
I wanted to get even though they refused me,
saying, "This is what I will bring for you."00:03:48
I'm solving a problem for them because I know
they need that solved, but I also get to showcase00:03:52
and talk about myself.00:03:54
That's what I want from you.00:03:55
And go check out those older videos and I'll
show you how to write an essay and how you00:03:58
can formulate
something for yourself.00:04:00
Cool?00:04:01
Okay, next one.00:04:03
How did you hear
about the company?00:04:05
Really what they want to know is how do
we know - how did you find out about us?00:04:12
Because there are three ways you can find
out about a company, and each way tells them00:04:16
a little bit about how much they may want
you or how much you know about their company.00:04:20
The first way is easy.00:04:22
A friend told you,
you were referred.00:04:24
That means they know there's somebody in
the company who thinks you're pretty good.00:04:30
And they also know if that person's pretty good
at work or not, but that's another subject.00:04:34
But if you know someone in the company, it's
kind of an in because they're like, "Okay,00:04:37
they recommended you because they're putting
their reputation on the line for you."00:04:42
That gives you a step closer.00:04:44
The next one is
you were recruited.00:04:47
And if you say, "I was recruited", what that
means is that another company came and saw00:04:51
that I have the skills that this company needs
and they knew that you would be a good fit.00:04:57
That's also a good
way to get in there.00:05:00
The third way doesn't seem like a good way to
know a company because you could say, "Well,00:05:04
I was looking for a job."00:05:06
But if you say, "I was looking for a company
that suited or needed my skill set, the things00:05:10
I know", then they know you're an investigator,
you're somebody who does research, which is00:05:14
a good thing.00:05:15
See?00:05:16
How did you hear
about this company?00:05:18
You can turn around and say, well,
for them they're saying, "Who knows you?"00:05:21
But you can turn around and say, "In each
of these cases, this is why you should hire00:05:25
me because people in your
company already like me.00:05:28
They told me to come here."00:05:29
Number two, other people in the industry know
that I'm good at what I do and I should be00:05:34
working for you.00:05:36
Number three, I'm a person who
goes out and gets what I want, right?00:05:40
So in this instance, you can say, "Hey, John
from accounting," and you want to say where00:05:45
they are from so they can go and talk to this
person and you're not just making up, "John00:05:48
from accounting said that you had this problem
and he knows about my skill set and thought00:05:52
I'd be a good fit for this job."00:05:54
Something you can say.00:05:56
Number two, I was recruited by one of the
top recruiters in this industry because they00:06:00
noticed that I do a pretty good job at what
I do and they noticed that you needed this00:06:05
role filled and they thought I would
be the person to solve that problem.00:06:09
Number three, I have acquired a lot of skills
over my time and expertise and I wanted a00:06:15
company I could work at that I could use
these skills, that they would be well used.00:06:20
Boom.00:06:21
Three different answers,
three different things you can say.00:06:24
You're welcome.00:06:25
Let's go to number three, okay?00:06:27
Next question they might ask you is,
"What are your salary expectations?"00:06:32
What they're really saying is,
"Can we afford you?00:06:33
Are you too much money?"00:06:35
Now, this is a really tricky place because
you might have lots of experience and they00:06:39
might want someone for the job, but money
can be a really big deal because that could00:06:44
be what we call a deal breaker.00:06:46
If they can't afford you, even though they
need you, they won't hire you because they00:06:50
can't afford you.00:06:51
How do you go around this?00:06:55
You can say something like this, "Well, my
salary range depends on what duties you would00:07:03
expect me to do, and if we could discuss more
the responsibilities, duties, and opportunities,00:07:08
then I could see what
we could work out."00:07:10
Why is that one good?00:07:11
You're being flexible, but you're also
being, well, you're being fair to yourself.00:07:16
You're saying, "I'm not just going to work for
a dollar, but if you offer me opportunities00:07:23
or I get a certain title or certain benefits,
I'm willing to work on the price with you,00:07:29
so I may not be out
of your price range."00:07:34
Another one you can say is this, "Well, the
salary range for this particular job is X00:07:41
or O, so it's like $10,000 to $20,000, and
I know with my expertise I'm probably on the00:07:47
higher end,
but let's see what we can work together on.00:07:50
Let's talk about this a little bit more, what
you want me to do and the responsibilities00:07:54
and benefits that would
come with the job."00:07:56
Once again, you're showing that you're flexible,
so there's a possibility they can afford you,00:08:02
and you're asking them to
talk to you more about the jobs.00:08:05
This is important because the more time they
spend with you, the more likely they will00:08:08
want to hire you because they've invested
time in you, even if they haven't invested00:08:12
money.00:08:13
That's a free tip, all right?00:08:16
Now number four, they might ask you, "Hey,
are you more of an independent worker or a00:08:20
team worker?"00:08:21
This is about corporate culture,
right?00:08:24
So they're asking you, "Do you like
working with other people or by yourself?"00:08:28
This is kind of a trick question,
even though they don't mean it.00:08:32
Your answer should be,
"I like the best of both worlds."00:08:35
Yes, it's great if you're an independent worker,
but if they're working in Silicon Valley and00:08:40
they all have meetings where they all get
together and brainstorm, which is talk about00:08:43
ideas, and you say you're an independent worker,
you're saying, "I wouldn't fit in that environment."00:08:47
Now, what happens if they have to give you
assignments and you have to go fly to different00:08:52
places and work on your own, and you're like,
"Well, I like working with a team and having00:08:57
people around me."00:08:59
I like the best of both worlds says, "Hey,
listen," and you can structure it like this.00:09:05
I like the best of both worlds because I find
when I work with a team, they bring up a bunch00:09:09
of diverse ideas, I can have feedback on any
ideas that I have, and we can collaborate,00:09:15
and sometimes there are other ideas that are
better than mine that I can incorporate in00:09:18
something I'm working on.00:09:20
But I'm the type of person, once I've got
that direction, I can work independently and00:09:23
do a really good job on my own.00:09:26
Whoa, when can we hire you?00:09:30
You defeat their trick question by saying,
"I like both," but you're outlining why both,00:09:34
so you're not just trying to like,
"I'll do whatever you say, boss."00:09:37
You're like, "Hey, I can work by myself, and
I can do that, and I like doing it efficiently00:09:41
because I can focus, but at the same time,
I can work with others when necessary," and00:09:46
it is necessary at times if
you want the best results.00:09:49
Because no company has you sitting by yourself
at all times, and no company will have you00:09:52
working with others at all times, so you
are actually offering them what they need.00:09:57
Now, number five, if you're learning English,
I know some of you are actually in school,00:10:03
you might not be 16 or 17, you might be 20
or 30, and even if that's not the case and00:10:08
you've been - you've just had to take care
of your mother or something, sometimes on00:10:12
your resume or your - yeah, your resume, you're
going to - or application, what have you,00:10:17
you're going to have a gap.00:10:19
And a gap means there's going to be time off
where you weren't working, and an employer00:10:23
might look at that and go, "Hey, there was
like two years you weren't working, like what00:10:25
was up with that?00:10:26
Why weren't you working?"00:10:28
And it's a fair question, right?00:10:29
Like, everyone needs money, you
didn't need money, why didn't you need it?00:10:34
Here's how you turn that gap
time off into your advantage.00:10:38
You say something like, "Well, yeah, I did,
I took some time off from the corporate world00:10:42
because I realized there were some skills
I needed to get, and I wasn't getting it in00:10:45
the environment I was, so I had to change
the job I was doing or I had to change what00:10:50
I was doing in order to learn and master these
skills so I could come back a much more valuable00:10:54
employee."00:10:55
Yeah, a valuable colleague for people or
someone they could work with and depend on.00:11:01
You might have worked on a yacht, and it's
like, "Yeah, because I wanted to learn the00:11:04
ins and outs of how corporates are structured,
a structure like that would work, and having00:11:09
to work on the bottom and work my way up gave
me more confidence to be a better employee00:11:13
now."00:11:14
Or, for you guys, it's easy, "I left Japan and
I went to Canada to learn to speak English."00:11:22
I mean, you can't say much more than that,
it's like, "Yep, self-improvement."00:11:27
And even if it's something personal, like you
had to take care of your family, you said,00:11:31
"Look, you know, my Uncle Zane was sick,
and he needs someone to take care of him,00:11:36
and I know what priorities are.00:11:38
Just as I would prioritize my work when someone
is of ill health, I will take that priority00:11:42
and I do it.00:11:43
That doesn't mean I wouldn't
be here for the company.00:11:45
It means when I know something's serious,
I'm the type of person who takes the time00:11:48
and takes it seriously,
and I'll put the time in where required."00:11:52
I got a tear from that, that was good, and
I just made it up, but you can do that as00:11:57
well.00:11:58
So, these, as I was saying, are five questions
that you're probably going to run into, okay,00:12:04
when you go for an interview.00:12:05
I have now given you the tools that you can
take - I mean, I gave you some speeches, and00:12:10
I want you to watch
the video again.00:12:12
Maybe you'll write some down, but you'll have
some ideas of how you can take it yourself00:12:16
so you're not like, "Oh my gosh, tell me about
myself," and you start talking about something00:12:20
forever.00:12:21
They don't want that.00:12:22
They do want a story, and I said showcase,
make it small, and make that story work at00:12:25
the conclusion that you have an
attribute or something that they want.00:12:29
An attribute is like a detail
that they need or want.00:12:32
Put that in your story.00:12:35
When you want to know how - when they want
to know how you heard about them, put it and00:12:38
frame it in such a way that it
always works out to their advantage.00:12:42
I'm one of the best,
that's why I was recruited.00:12:45
The best in your company or people in your
company thought I should work here, that's00:12:48
why I'm here.00:12:49
I looked for the best company.00:12:52
Who doesn't like
being called the best?00:12:53
I looked for the best company, you're it,
and that's why I'm here, because I have these00:12:56
skills I want to use with you.00:13:00
Salary expectations,
well, I have a range.00:13:02
So don't - if you want $75,000,
don't say $75,000.00:13:06
Say listen, I know I'm looking between $73,000
and $80,000, I have the experience and I have00:13:13
the ability and I want to work, and let's
negotiate depending on what you're offering00:13:16
in the ways of title,
benefits, and opportunities.00:13:20
That says you're flexible,
we can negotiate, right?00:13:23
Next, corporate culture,
I gave you that one as well, right?00:13:27
You want to be the best of both worlds and
you want to use something like that, like00:13:30
I can work in both
environments really well.00:13:32
And then finally, if you do have time off,
you already understand what you have to say.00:13:37
The time was taken to improve yourself, so
find something you did during that time period,00:13:42
shows how it makes you a better person, a
better employee, and then show how that would00:13:46
benefit the company.00:13:47
Now that we've done that, I don't really have
a quiz, because this is more of a learning00:13:51
thing where you're going to have to go over
and think about it, but I do have some extra00:13:54
stuff I want to share with you, so make sure
you come back and watch the rest of the video.00:13:59
Okay.00:14:00
So now we've talked about the interview, I
want to give you a couple of terms, a little00:14:06
bit of a deeper understanding of some of the
words I used or terms I used, throw out a00:14:11
couple of new ones to you.00:14:13
I'm not doing a quiz on this one, because
as I said, it's best to actually go over the00:14:17
video again and actually write out some of
the things that I said, because your story00:14:21
is unique and you cannot just answer with
what I said, and if you could imagine a whole00:14:25
bunch of people using my exact words in an
interview, they'd be like, "So you watched00:14:29
that video, did you?"00:14:30
"Yes, we know this.00:14:31
You all said the
exact same thing.00:14:33
You need to change your words."00:14:34
So change your words.00:14:35
All right?00:14:36
So that, I'll give you your homework,
and then I'll do the quote of the day.00:14:41
So let's go to the board.00:14:42
The first one I want to talk
about is "elevator pitch".00:14:44
You say,
"You never mentioned it."00:14:46
I go, "No, I didn't."00:14:47
But a great way to describe that question for
"So tell me about yourself" is an elevator00:14:52
pitch.00:14:53
An elevator pitch is done in business,
right?00:14:55
And what they do is, they say, imagine you're
in an elevator, you're on the ground floor,00:15:00
you're going to the 15th floor,
how long do you have to talk to someone?00:15:04
Maybe two or three minutes.00:15:05
Well, within that time, you will have to explain
something to someone complicated, or even00:15:09
something simple, so you're going to need
two or three sentences, you're going to have00:15:13
to have an opening, a middle in which you
explain it, and then the end - this is the00:15:18
key - where they're like it, but there's a
bit of curiosity where they want to know a00:15:23
little bit more, right?00:15:25
You don't want to just
give them their shot.00:15:27
When they're done,
they should go, "That's really cool.00:15:29
How do I get your number?"00:15:30
That's the elevator pitch, okay?00:15:32
So that's what we want to do for
that question of "Who are you?"00:15:35
So by the time you finish speaking about who
you are, they're like, "Wow, that's cool",00:15:39
and they want to know more.00:15:40
That means they're paying more attention to
you, and they're more likely to hire you.00:15:45
Salary range.00:15:46
Well, we talked about that.00:15:47
When I said if it's $73,000 to $80,000, it
means what is the number - from the lowest00:15:52
to the highest?00:15:53
Now, salary range also usually means in an
industry - if you're an engineer, for instance,00:16:00
you might start out - so a beginning engineer
with no experience might start out with $70,00000:16:04
a year, but an engineer with five years of
experience, a lot of experience, may go to00:16:09
$110,000, and that's usually the minimum
and the maximum for that particular job.00:16:14
That's the salary range.00:16:15
When we discussed it, you were talking about
your salary range, but you should also know00:16:20
the industry salary range
for the job you're going for.00:16:23
So if you're going for an engineer, research
it, and research what part of the world you're00:16:26
in, because being in England might be one
thing, being in Australia might be another00:16:30
thing, right?00:16:31
So find out what the range is so that you
can make your salary range fit within their00:16:35
budget.00:16:36
And if you're really exceptional,
screw it.00:16:38
Just give them the price.00:16:39
All right.00:16:40
Next, job offer.00:16:41
A job offer is someone saying,
"This is the job we require done.00:16:46
This is what we're going to pay with the benefits
and any opportunities that are available with00:16:51
the job."00:16:52
So when you say, "What is the job offer?",
you're not just saying, "Do I get money?"00:16:55
Yes, but what's the title, what's the pay,
are there benefits, what are the learning00:17:00
opportunities?00:17:01
Cool?00:17:02
And salary expectations, they're saying,
"What is it you expect to get paid?"00:17:06
This is what we were talking about,
the salary range, where it's in between.00:17:10
When they ask you salary expectations,
it's not a bad thing.00:17:15
Some people might go, "Oh, you're
playing games and you're saying this."00:17:17
Well, the matter - the fact of the matter
is you might want to work for a company.00:17:21
And giving them an exact number
might price you out of the market.00:17:25
Price you out of the market means you make
yourself too expensive for them to hire.00:17:29
So by giving them a range,
you're saying, "Let's work together."00:17:32
Because really, if you really wanted to work
for the company, if you didn't get an extra00:17:35
thousand dollars,
are you going to say no to the opportunity?00:17:38
Are they going to allow
you to learn and grow?00:17:41
No.00:17:42
That's ridiculous.00:17:43
But at the same time, to give an exact number,
not the best thing, I think, strategy when00:17:47
you're going for a job.00:17:48
Give them the range,
and if you've done your homework, right?00:17:51
I said that at the beginning.00:17:53
You have to
research the company.00:17:54
You'll know what they can afford, and if they
can't afford you, they're not going to hireDescription:
Be prepared and get the job. In this video, I’ll show you five of the most common questions you’re likely to be asked in a job interview in North America, and I’ll give you my suggestions on how you can answer. It’s not a matter of memorizing my answers, though. You need to think for yourself and see how to answer these questions the best way for yourself, so that you present yourself in the best light to your future employer. Preparation is key. Take the first step by watching this video. https://www.engvid.com/5-most-common-job-interview-questions/ Next, check out my video on the 5 HARDEST interview questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSJ6HbXMlw In this lesson: 00:00 5 Common Job Interview Questions – and how to answer them 01:20 1. Tell me about yourself 04:02 2. How did you hear about the job/company? 06:28 3. What are your salary expectations? 08:15 4. Independent or team worker? 09:58 5. Why didn't you work during...? 14:41 elevator pitch 15:44 salary range 16:40 job offer 17:02 salary expectations 18:30 – Homework – 21:04 – Quote of the day –
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