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105 International Business Executive Questions And Answers

63⟩ What was the toughest budget issue you ever faced? Could you tell me about it?

Budget management is a big deal to employers. Before you decide how to answer this question, decide how involved you want to be with the budget on your next job. If you want to manage a budget, talk about a time when you did a terrific job with the money. If you hate dealing with budgets, tell about a time when you worked with someone else on the budget.

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64⟩ Do you have experience working with a board of directors and how do you foster relationships at this level?

In many companies, there will be a board to content with, made up of investors and partners. Developing positive rapport and relationships can help to ensure the future success and growth of a company. Therefore it's critical to ask candidates how they balance their roles with the goals of a board of directors.

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65⟩ How long have you been with your current (or former) employer?

This is a hot-button question if your résumé reflects considerable job-hopping. Excellent performers tend to stay in their jobs at least three to five years. They implement course corrections, bring in new resources, and, in general, learn how to survive-that's why they are valued by prospective employers.

If your résumé reflects jobs with companies that were acquired, moved, closed, or downsized, it is still viewed as a job-hopper's history. Volunteer and go to events where hiring authorities may be found. Ratchet up your networking to include anything that exposes you to hiring authorities who can get past your tenure issue because now they know you. Your networking efforts have never been so important.

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66⟩ Can you tell me some thing about your greatest weakness?

Do not say you have none - this will not sound very credible and might, in fact, make your interviewer believe you are being over-confident. Another rookie mistake is trying to disguise one of your strengths as a weakness, for example:

Well, I'm such a hard worker. Sometimes I really work too hard. I should probably spend more time with my family, because all I do is work… Did I mention I work hard? hmmm… That's because all I do is work, work, work…

You have two alternatives:

Use a professed weakness such as a lack of experience (not ability) on your part in an area that is not vital for the job.

Describe a personal or professional weakness that you've been working on improving. Focus on the steps you have taken to combat it, for example:

I know the people from my team think I'm too demanding. I sometimes tend to drive them pretty hard but I've started reading on the subject some time ago and I'm getting much better at managing them by setting objectives.

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67⟩ Describe a situation where you were part of a failed project?

If you can't discuss a failure or mistake, the recruiter might conclude that you don't possess the depth of experience necessary to do the job. The recruiter is not looking for perfection. He or she is trying better to understand your level of responsibility, your decision-making process, and your ability to recover from a mistake, as well as what you learned from the experience and if you can take responsibility for your mistakes.

Respond that you'd like to think that you have learned something valuable from every mistake you have made. Then have a brief story ready with a specific illustration.

It should conclude on a positive note, with a concrete statement about what you learned and how it benefited the company.

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69⟩ Why don't you tell me about yourself?

This question, often the interview opener, has a crucial objective: to see how you handle yourself in unstructured situations. The recruiter wants to see how articulate you are, how confident you are, and generally what type of impression you would make on the people with whom you come into contact on the job. The recruiter also wants to learn about the trajectory of your career and to get a sense of what you think is important and what has caused you to perform well.

Most candidates find this question a difficult one to answer. However, the upside is that this question offers an opportunity to describe yourself positively and focus the interview on your strengths. Be prepared to deal with it.

There are many ways to respond to this question correctly and just one wrong way: by asking, "What do you want to know?" You need to develop a good answer to this question, practice it, and be able to deliver it with poise and confidence.

The right response is twofold: focus on what interests the interviewer, and highlight your most important accomplishments.

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72⟩ What do you do when you are not working?

The more senior the position, the more important it is to know about the candidate's qualities that will impact his or her leadership style: is the person well adjusted and happy, or is he or she a company zealot?

Discuss hobbies or pursuits that interest you, such as sports, clubs, cultural activities, and favorite things to read.

Avoid dwelling on any political or religious activities that may create conflict with those of the interviewer.

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75⟩ Why do you want to work in this field as International Business Executive?

Think of a story to tell about how you first became interested in this type of work. Point out any similarities between the job you're interviewing for and your current job. Provide proof that you aren't simply shopping in this interview. Make your passion for your work a theme that you allude to continually throughout the interview.

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76⟩ Tell me about a creative approach you used to increase profits?

There are two ways to increase profits: decrease spending and increase revenue. This question is designed to find out if you're going to bring new profit-making ideas to the company, especially ones that work. So tell about a time when you either cut costs or drove up revenues.

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78⟩ What do you like/dislike most about your current or last position?

The interviewer is trying to determine compatibility with the open position. Be careful; don't say you dislike overtime, like management, or get too detailed. It's safe to say that you like challenges, pressure situations, opportunities to grow, or that you dislike bureaucracy and frustrating situations.

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80⟩ Give me an example of how you built consensus within your team?

An effective manager gains buy-in from his staff so that everyone experiences success, both individually and as a group. To respond to this question, you could speak about one of your experiences in morale building, creating incentive programs, or using your fine management style to increase cooperation among your staff.

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