How to answer difficult interview questions:

1. What don’t you like about your current position?

No job is perfect; there’s always something we don’t like. Be honest but don’t give a list of complaints. The important thing is to talk positively about how you deal with problems at work.

2. Where does your employer think you are today?

Be honest. If you lie to your current employer, you’ll lie to your next employer. Don’t phone in sick on the day of the interview. Take a day’s holiday but don’t say why.

3. What are your professional objectives?

Your objectives should be relevant to the job you have applied for and achievable. If the new job can’t offer you everything you want, the interviewer will think that you probably won’t stay with the company very long.

4. What are your weaknesses?

Be honest; no one is perfect. Think about this before the interview and choose your answer carefully. Talk about how you deal with a weakness; this is far more important than the weakness itself.

Golden rules of meetings:

1.     Be clear about the purpose of the meeting.

2.     Invite the right people.

3.     Start and finish on time.

4.     Be prepared.

5.     Don’t get side-tracked.

6.     Don’t hold unnecessary meetings.

7.     Finish meetings with a clear statement of the next steps and who will take them.