Excerpted from From
Here to There by Larry Stuenkel
These questions
are similar to what you can expect during a real interview. Being
prepared will enable you to think on your feet.
The suggested replies, excerpted from From Here to There
by Larry Stuenkel, aren't intended to give you one correct answer.
Rather, the answers should reflect your personal frame of reference,
based on your motives, goals, work skills and aspirations. The replies
are meant to stimulate your thinking, not to be memorized.
Q: What are your five biggest accomplishments in your present
job? Your career so far?
Take the answer from your resume. The reason you took time to prepare
your resume in detail was to organize your thoughts. Reiterate the
information on your resume; it was good enough to get your foot
in the door and now it should become your interview script. Use
your resume as a resource to answer as many questions as you can.
Don't tell the interviewer, "Well, here is my resume, look for yourself."
Memorize your accomplishments and vocalize them.
When selling your accomplishments, be consistent and quantify your
answers. Most people spend a considerable amount of time digging
and reconstructing these numbers when working on a resume with quantified
accomplishments. Do not let those accomplishments remain solely
on paper. Quantify, quantify and quantify, in written form and in
your verbal presentation.
Don't forget to provide five accomplishments in your answer. If
you do not follow directions during an interview, the employer will
not have confidence that you can follow directions while on the
job. The answer should be simply stated as the first five bullet
points on your resume.
