Storytelling for Interviews
This continues the Smarter Job Hunting Podcast Series. The most common job interview questions are listed, together with examples of storytelling to answer them, and tips for preparation.
- (00:01) - Could you tell me about yourself?
- (00:05) - How did you hear about this position?
- (00:08) - What type of work environment do you prefer?
- (00:11) - How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
- (00:14) - When you work on multiple projects, how do you keep yourself organized?
- (00:18) - On your resume, it seems that you took a gap year?
- (00:20) - What's your greatest weakness?
- (00:23) - What's your secret to winning contracts?
- (00:25) - Talk about when you faced a tough challenge
- (00:28) - Summary
Creators and Guests
Composer
Dr. Christopher Harz Ed.D., MBA
Dr. Christopher Harz has an extensive background at executive and front-line levels in research, marketing, and productization of technology-based products and services. He has managed and educated many teams and created strategies to win over $550 million in contracts. Dr. Harz worked for the RAND Corporation, DARPA, NASA, DHS, and US military (all three services and Special Forces) and intelligence agencies; with major corporations including Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed, IBM, and NTT; as well as for Allied government agencies on five continents. His knowledge of human psychology and motivation guided his hiring of very diverse global groups to work together as proud and successful teams on tight schedules. He has Doctor of Educational Technology (Ed.D., Magna Cum Laude), Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor’s in Psychology (B.A.) degrees.
