50 COMMON INTERVIEW Q&A « Bhuvana Sundaramoorthy’s Blog
50 COMMON INTERVIEW Q&A
August 19, 2006
- Review these typical interview questions and think about how you would
answer them. Read the questions listed; you will also find some
strategy suggestions with it.
on May 13, 2009 at 7:26 am |Leo
Always respond with a weakness that is real/authentic (about self vs. business processes) but always offer a way that you have overcome the weakness and now have developed this into a strength…
on June 9, 2009 at 8:13 pm |Bosco
I’ve had this asked of me in America, too. My answer (luckily, I’d prepared one!) was to go “Ummm.” [thinking hard for a second or two] and then give them something totally unrelated to the job at hand. In my case, I was really having nothing to do with budgets and numbers, but guessed that I had a weakness about doing math problems in my head, and gave an example of someone I knew who could walk into a room and do mental arithmetic calculations about the amount of electricity being used.
on July 1, 2009 at 9:07 pm |Luis
The best way to answer this is simply mention a specific skill, but you are planning on developing or take courses to improve yourself. For example, if you are an accountant, say that you would like to improve your knowledge in taxation. If you work with technology, say that your weakness is not to know enough about certain technology/language/operating-system, and that you want to take training.
This is very good answer because: (1) everybody understands that nobody can know everything, (2) it’s a weakness you can remedy, and (3) show that you are willing to improve your knowledge or skills.
one of the questions I always get asked is my biggest weakness.
For me there are two approaches to this either something really obvious like lacking experience (I’m a recent graduate) or the biggest interview cliche saying that you can work to hard. But I’ve had both thrown back in my face in a couple of interviews so what’s the answer should I just be honest?
the idea is to try to make it relevant to the company as well. My answer to this is: ‘I tend to get annoyed when things are going inefficient”, and then IMMEDIATELY jump to the traffic situation. Most people will be able to identify with the stuck in traffic concept, and if you specify that you feel that you can do MORE in that time, then it is usually a sure-fire winner.
In addition, the idea behind the worst-flaw type question is to see what you are doing to improve it. With regards to the traffic question, I usually reply that I try to relax by listening to classical radio stations or whatever. This shows that I am aware of my flaw, and am working towards fixing it.
NEVER mention more than one flaw!
1. Don’t Overcharge
Something I see often amongst other photographers (and even myself when I first started) is that when they pack their camera’s away they put the batteries in the charger and leave them in there for a long period of time well beyond the battery’s point of being fully charged. Doing this kills the Lithium Ion cells in the battery–therefore lowering the potential longevity of its life. Don’t overcharge your batteries. When the light on the charger turns green, take the batteries out.
Don’t Overcharge
Something I see often amongst other photographers (and even myself when I first started) is that when they pack their camera’s away they put the batteries in the charger and leave them in there for a long period of time well beyond the battery’s point of being fully charged. Doing this kills the Lithium Ion cells in the battery–therefore lowering the potential longevity of its life. Don’t overcharge your batteries. When the light on the charger turns green, take the batteries out.
3. Let the LCD Screen Go to Sleep
More importantly, let the LCD screen go to sleep. I’ve shot alongside some photographers who try to keep their LCD screen on for as long as possible. The longer it stays on, the more life will be pulled from the battery. Most of the information you may require can be seen in the viewfinder. Shooting in RAW will allow you to customize your white balance, saturation, contrast etc later on in post.
Let the LCD Screen Go to Sleep
More importantly, let the LCD screen go to sleep. I’ve shot alongside some photographers who try to keep their LCD screen on for as long as possible. The longer it stays on, the more life will be pulled from the battery. Most of the information you may require can be seen in the viewfinder. Shooting in RAW will allow you to customize your white balance, saturation, contrast etc later on in post.
4. Stay Out of Live View As Much As You Can
Using Live View is another way of using the battery to power your LCD. Live View is extremely useful in many situations (studio, over-the-head shooting, and others) but looking through your viewfinder typically gives you a much better viewing experience.
Stay Out of Live View As Much As You Can
Using Live View is another way of using the battery to power your LCD. Live View is extremely useful in many situations (studio, over-the-head shooting, and others) but looking through your viewfinder typically gives you a much better viewing experience.
5. While on a Shoot, Only Delete Images When You Need To
There are many good reasons as to why you should delete images only when you need to. Besides missing great shooting opportunities while spending time deleting your images, deleting your images on camera uses more battery life. You should only do this if your memory card is running out of space. Further, you should also use your training and what you’ve learned from your mistakes to get the shot perfect in the first place in under three shots. While your deleting your images, people sometimes look over your shoulder and say stuff like, “Oh that’s a nice shot.” In a situation like that, you spend more time with your LCD screen not asleep. That continues us onto the next point.
While on a Shoot, Only Delete Images When You Need To
There are many good reasons as to why you should delete images only when you need to. Besides missing great shooting opportunities while spending time deleting your images, deleting your images on camera uses more battery life. You should only do this if your memory card is running out of space. Further, you should also use your training and what you’ve learned from your mistakes to get the shot perfect in the first place in under three shots. While your deleting your images, people sometimes look over your shoulder and say stuff like, “Oh that’s a nice shot.” In a situation like that, you spend more time with your LCD screen not asleep. That continues us onto the next point.
7. Clean The Sensor Yourself
I’ve seen some photographers turn their cameras on and off over and over again just to clean their sensors. Doing this uses a lot more battery power. Instead, what you may want to do is pick up something like an Arctic Butterfly. This little brush can keep your sensor very, very clean when used in addition to your system’s self-cleaning methods.
Clean The Sensor Yourself
I’ve seen some photographers turn their cameras on and off over and over again just to clean their sensors. Doing this uses a lot more battery power. Instead, what you may want to do is pick up something like an Arctic Butterfly. This little brush can keep your sensor very, very clean when used in addition to your system’s self-cleaning methods.
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