8 Short Answers to the Most Difficult Interview Questions + What NOT to Say | Indeed Career Tips

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We know that interviewing isn’t easy! So, how should you respond when faced with the unexpected, most difficult interview questions? What short phrases should you consider using and which statements should you avoid?
Difficult interview questions can make us struggle to give clear, succinct answers and can impact your chances of getting a final interview! However, in this video, we can help prepare you for those tough interview questions by providing you with good strategies for responding. Also, we shed light on what NOT to say in an interview. The last difficult question is one that most struggle with, so be sure to stick around for that as well! As always, best of luck to you and your next job interview 👍
00:00 Intro
00:32 8 Short answers to the most difficult interview questions
01:25 How to approach the question, “How do you handle stress?”
02:35 Example answer for, “Why are you looking for a new job?”
04:21 Tips on answering, “What is your greatest weakness?”
06:10 How to approach career gap questions
07:50 The most difficult question to answer in an interview
08:53 Example answer for, “Why should we hire you?”
09:52 Tips for owning and revealing on-the-job mistakes
11:34 Interview questions that ask about ethical integrity
13:24 Recap
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What other interview questions do you find difficult to answer? Let us know in the comments!

[@PhoenixPhlamez]

Tell me about a time where you took charge and led others?

[@bearhome2113]

How do you respond when candidate has experience, but no college degree?

[@juliebathan7449]

loved this..very helpful, thank you so much

[@josephjimenez2872]

Indeed is slaying the web with these video’s of kind and informative input’s.

[@ennareyem3461]

The volume of the music is too distracting!

[@tamarapetrillo936]

Very helpful.

[@haydefabroa1023]

wow nice questions coach

[@tarcanofficial]

Sinead you are amazing.

[@dianareyes2753]

Helpful

[@Sprock49]

Thanks

[@plusultrasaiyan7416]

Im taking notes from some of your videos because im going to a Job Fair in my area so far you give good info appreciate it

[@Indeed]

Best of luck!

[@XJIcequeen]

I noticed when you were talking about whether you got fired from a position or not, you do not mention the company's name

[@Hepzibahlee8440]

You give a weakness but follow up with what you learned🎉

[@miriammissirian8601]

Music background is interrupting

[@amystratton4144]

It’s very unfortunate questions about integrity are considered a “difficult” interview question-not for me-who is it difficult for??

[@lovealways7861]

It’s hard to answer these questions because most people lie on their skills on their resume and they don’t have any of these experiences that’s why they get stuck when it comes to interviewing.

[@zeezee-6]

Exactly, some of the questions an interviewer asks you may have never experienced and it’s hard to answer but you want to answer. I think even if you’ve never had certain experiences may be answers if you were in that particular position how would you deal with things? Sometimes it's hard to answer questions especially the way the interviewer relays it, you don’t want to seem like you don't understand the question. Also, you may have had experiences but it’s because of the way the questions were put to you at the time you can’t remember things that you've actually done that relate to the questions, but remember after the interviews finish and going over it in your head and kicking yourself on how you should’ve answered questions. With me it’s a confidence thing at interviews I hate them especially when you have a horrible person doing the interview the face is just stern and straight they make you feel like crap, I know you can do the job but I find it hard to sale myself to get the job. I don’t know why people make interviews hard. I like interviews which its more of a formal chit-chat about the job it makes you feel more at ease than firing 21 questions.

[@afro-mentorshipinitiative8892]

Great and concise video. I think from my work experience I have been able to understand a wealth of different work environments due to short-term employment for the past 20 years. Though I am in a period in career where I am in search for longer employment positions I am grateful for the ability to remain adaptable and flexible, a skill that is so important within the field that I am actively applying into.

[@Dan-qt7kq]

how would you handle a situation where i owned a contracting business, my wife came on board, she is far better at running the business. i stepped a side and let her run the business. i have injuries that prevent me from doing the physical labour. i don't particularly like her management style and love her too much to work there, so i have worked in a different field while she runs our successful business. i don't want to retire, I'm great at management style work and want to keep working, how do i tell other employers that?

[@zochbuppet448]

hi Indeed and person making this video for indeed...How am I supposed to hear what the person is saying , with thumping disco music in the background? Why do I need to be entertained with disco music when I'm trying to learn some very important and critical skills. Can people just go back to using basic common sense Imagine being in a classroom and while the instructor or teacher is talking some person at the back of the room is playing thumping disco music

[@anonymoushuman8443]

Do people really talk like that in actual interviews? It sounds like they’re repeating rehearsed lines for an acting gig. So fake.

[@jessegarris7037]

If they're applying for a sales or marketing type position at a big corporation, yes. Those folks have their own language of fakeness and pomp.

[@b4u334]

These questions themselves are dumb, so they deserve a stupid scripted response

[@user-ln8uv4tw7u]

Hare Krishna 🙏 😊

[@HelenSi]

get rid of the music and more people will watch it

[@nadac1533]

I couldn't concentrate with the music playing

[@bpshyk]

She needs a better mic!

[@glindarhodes1285]

Too staged. Not genuine.