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Talking about yourself can feel daunting in high-stress situations like an interview. You want to toot your own horn a bit, but then again, not to sound too self-centered and narcissistic. And that’s when it’s easy to overthink things when you get asked something like “How would you describe yourself?”.
To help you better prepare, our team pulled together a list of 190 power words to describe yourself during an interview. Save ‘em as a note on your phone to use as a memo!
The purpose of a job interview is to market your core competencies. So the words you choose to describe yourself should relate both to your hard and soft skills. Here are some great ideas to add to your vocabulary.
| Work Ethic | Personality | Leadership |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprising Reliable Diligent Persistent Self-starter Team player Tenacious Proactive Goal-oriented Consistent Solution-oriented Customer-centric Resilient Adaptable Efficient Problem solver Achiever Ambitious Systematic Resourceful |
Adaptable Autonomous Resilient Self-aware Emotionally mature Empathetic Creative Humble Confident Enthusiastic Extravered Introverted Personable Honest Humorous Open-minded Dynamic Sociable Calm Patient |
Visionary Supporting Accountable Cooperative Empowering Strategic Analytical Transformational Candid Inclusive Rational Motivational Diplomatic Approachable Respective Bold Decisive Assertive Consensus-seeking Charismatic |
When describing yourself to a recruiter, set yourself apart by mentioning the skills most companies actively search for.…
You’ve just received your second interview call-back. Cool beans! You’re one step closer to getting a job offer. Chances are, the recruiter already sees you as a strong fit.
Now, the hiring manager wants to drill down a bit further. Will you slot well into the team? Do you have good interpersonal skills to be successful in your new position? Most second round interview questions will be in that vein, so you better get prepared.
The answer depends on what you experienced in the first interview. Did you meet with an HR staffer or a member of the department that you will be working at (hopefully!)?
If it’s the former, expect to speak with your potential department head and perhaps some other team members. Don’t be taken aback if this is a panel interview. This is also the point at which you are most likely to be given a quick skills assessment.
At any rate, second interviews are more in-depth and usually include a roster of different questions. …
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To land a job, you’ll need to pass two to five interview rounds. One of these rounds may be a panel interview. Unlike a standard one, a panel interview means you’ll be facing several decision-makers at once. That can feel intimidating, so you should come well-prepared.
In this post, we provide our best panel interview tips for answering and asking the right questions and making a strong positive first impression.
Before we jump into the gist, a panel interview is a conversation with multiple interviewers, usually from different teams or departments. It’s efficient for them, a little nerve-wracking for you, but a great way to show off your skills to a crowd and prove that you’re the best fit for the job.
Panel interviews are super common for many positions. Google and Amazon do them for tech and project management roles. Federal roles in fire service or police also demand them.
In general, companies opt to do panel interviews to:
Interviewing (n.) — a process that makes even highly confident people extremely nervous and scatterbrained. But also, a crucial step in landing any type of internship, and later — an amazing job.
So the sooner you get comfortable with doing interviews, the fewer ones you’d have to attend. This jumbo-sized guide goes through the most common internship interview questions (with answers), plus delivers some extra prep tips!
Typically, interviewers during an internship ask three groups of questions:
In this guide, we offer a walkthrough of how to answer internship interview questions in all three of these categories. Plus share several sample internship interview questions from a very popular company. 
These will come up at every other internship interview with companies across industries. …