Question

Tell me something about yourself that I didn’t know from reading your resume.

Comments and Suggested Responses:

Consider a talent or a skill that may indicate your suitability for the position. This can be about your hobbies, interests, events or activities you organized and participated in your previous companies or in grassroot activities.

Question

Why would you want to accept a position for which you are obviously overqualified?

Comments and Suggested Responses

The interviewer is trying to understand your motivations for making a career switch and your comfort level where you may have less responsibility then you did in the past or you may be reporting to some who you might think as lesser qualified.

1) Discuss your reasons for choosing a new career direction and demonstrate a willingness to learn and to adapt.
2) Indicate the new experiences that you look forward to in this new job.
3) Indicate the reasons why you are now uniquely suited for this position
4) Point out similarities to some of your past jobs which you have done well

Question:

You have changed jobs quite frequently. How do we know you will stick around if we hire you?
 
Comments and Suggested Responses:

The hiring process is expensive and time-consuming. Understand that the interviewer wants someone who can do the job and have staying power. Focus on the point that you are now more aware of your direction and you left pervious positions after you realized you needed and wanted to increase your experience and responsibilities.

Question:

What is the least suitable job you have held?
 
Comments and Suggested Responses:

Remember that no job has proven a waste of time in the professional sense. Each position you have held has increased your competencies. Focus on how each job no matter how trivial has proven to be a positive experience.

Question:

You have held a number of jobs in recent times. Would you like to explain why?

Comments and Suggested Responses:

Someone who has held jobs for short periods would need to explain for the actions. The prospective employer will want to know your reason for the job changes. Be honest with your reasons but do not
sound too negative.

Common reasons for job changes after a short while includes the following:

1) Company/Department seems unstable be it in terms of organization or financials
2) Job scope was totally different from what was mentioned during the interview.
3) Do make it a point not to sound negative about the company and avoid highlighting trivial or small issues. Do not come across as being unable to adapt to the company.