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this question is to select a job that is most similar to the job that you are applying for. For example, if a 
person who is applying to be a financial analyst says their favorite job was being a salesman, then the 
answer is basically useless and not effective at all. Rather, you should say that you like your last 
marketing job because you have passion for it and you really enjoy it. Many people fail interviews 
based on lack of enthusiasm. So make sure you show them that you love the job you are applying for. 
"My favorite job was working as a financial analyst. I wanted to pursue other areas of finance so I 
accepted a position as a financial consultant. After a while, I realized how much I enjoyed my work as 
a financial analyst so I’m looking for a financial analyst position." 
"The last position I held was my favorite job. I really enjoy all aspects of accounting and auditing. 
However, I don’t want to limit myself to just governmental accounting so I want a position where I can 
be doing similar type of work but in a larger setting." 
"My favorite job was the last position I held in the marketing department. That’s why I’m applying for 
this job. It’s similar to my last position and I really enjoyed it. Even though I really like my job, I want 
to experience the same work for a larger company. That’s the primary reason for wanting to leave my 
current job." 
This answer is brief but effective. It states that this person loves marketing. The second part of the 
answer is basically answering a question before it is asked. If you love your job, why are you leaving? 
You can answer this in several ways, but my example is using the excuse of wanting to work for a 
larger company because it shows that I want to take the next step in my career. It shows that I want to 
grow and that I want to go to bigger and better opportunities. Basically, it is showing a little ambition 
without saying it directly. 
7."Tell me about the best manager you ever had." 
This question is primarily used to see what you value in a manager. The best way to answer this 
question is to explain a little bit about the manager and list the things you respect. Also include that you 
learned how to become a good manager through your experience with your good manager. 
Short Answers 
"My favorite manager was a person with a lot of knowledge. She stood her ground firmly and knew the 
best process to take by analyzing all the information." 
"My favorite manager was very trusting and easy to approach. I grew in many ways under this manager 
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and I valued his method of dealing with directs. I believe in growing employees and this manager did a 
great job." 
"I had a manager that worked efficiently. Instead of bossing everyone around, he set an example of 
hard work through his actions. I respected that trait and learned to be more like him by working 
smarter." 
Long Answer 
"The best manager I had was during my first year at Microsoft. Since then, I have been under many 
different managers, but nobody matched up to his level. I respected him the most because of two 
reasons. He spent a great deal of time mentoring me and teaching me many work related things. I 
became a great employee because of him. And second, he produced the greatest amount of quality 
work among all the other managers. I always wondered how he could spend so much time with me and 
still find ways to out perform other managers. But that is where I learned how to work smart and 
efficiently. He showed me how to be the best employee through his action and through the individual 
lessons he gave me. I was so happy to have had a great manager early in my career." 
This is an easy answer for me because I was truly amazed at my first manager. I made sure to explain 
why he was the best manager and what I learned from him. Another reason why it is important to be 
able to answer this question is because most great employees were taught by a great manager. 
8."Tell me about the worst manager you ever had." 
Just like learning from a good manager, you should learn from bad managers as well. When you tell the 
reason why your manager was bad, make sure to include that you learned not to be like that. 
Short Answers 
"In my last position, I had a manager who didn’t like to give instructions. I managed to figure a lot of it 
out, but I would have saved a lot of time if my manager gave a simple 5 minute overview on the 
project." 
"I had one manager that was very disorganized. Whenever I ask a question, he would look around his 
desk for a couple minutes looking for information to give to me. I like to be organized so this trait 
really bothered me." 
"One manager didn’t like talking to people. He always had his office door closed and whenever anyone 
asked a question, he seemed disturbed. He was very intelligent and produced a great deal of work, but 
as a manager, I believe you should be approachable by your directs." 
Long Answer 
"The worst manager I had was when I was working at a database company. I didn’t like my manager 
because he was never available. When ever he was given an assignment, he always delegated the work 
without explaining the details. We were told to figure it out. I believe that you can learn from figuring 
some things out by ourselves, but it was obvious that this wasn’t his intention. But the worst thing 
about it was that I didn’t know that he was bad until I changed to a different manager. He kept feeding 
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us false hope saying we are close to being promoted. Basically it was a way to keep us motivated to 
work extra hard. Sure it worked for a while, but I didn’t gain anything else out of it except what not to 
be as a manager." 
This is a pretty easy answer that just explains the behavior of a bad manager. If you haven’t had many 
managers, then it might be difficult to think of one. But you should definitely think of an answer even 
if you have to bend the truth a little. Although my example was ordinary, you can make a better answer 
by listing out what you learned through your bad manager. 
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9."What could you have done to improve your relationship with a manager you didn’t like?" 
This question could be a follow up to the question about having a bad manager. In my case, I didn’t 
know he was a bad manager until I switched managers. But here is a generic answer that shows 
professionalism. 
Short Answers 
"If I communicated my problems earlier, I feel we both would have benefited. I waited several months 
before approaching my manager, and after our talk, our relationship got much better. So I could have 
improved my relationship by talking about problems sooner than later." 
"I feel I should be more understanding of different work styles. I didn’t like my manager not 
communicating enough, but that didn’t mean we couldn’t approach him. So I’m learning to work 
seamlessly with different types of people." 
"One of my managers gave too much criticism. I value criticism, but hearing something negative every 
other day was difficult. I think I could have communicated how the criticism affected me in order to 
improve our relationship." 
Long Answer 
"I had a manager in the past I didn’t like that much, but I couldn’t say he was a bad manager. Our 
personalities conflicted and we had some arguments. This affected my performance and willingness to 
work in the beginning, but I asked myself this same question. I thought I should try to get along with 
my manager despite my personal feelings. I set them aside and maintained a professional relationship. 
Taking this approach really helped. Because I was willing to look past minor differences, our work 
relationship got stronger and I performed at a higher level." 
This answer shows that this person took proper actions before it was too late. It shows that this 
candidate has the ability to work with managers and team members despite personal differences or 
feelings of dislike. When you think of your own answer, make sure you answer this question showing 
that you dealt with this problem before and that you overcame the situation. 
10."What were the most memorable accomplishments in your last position?" 
"What were the most memorable accomplishments in your last career?" 
Both of these questions can be answered with the same question. If you do not have much experience, 
it might be hard to think of a good answer. Also, if your previous job was very simple or followed a 
regular routine, then a memorable accomplishment might be hard to think about. So take a lot of time 
to think of anything. Because answering this question with nothing to say is basically the only wrong 
answer. Here are some ideas. Did you save the company money? Did you create a new process and put 
it into place? Did you break a sales record? Did you meet a difficult deadline? You can use all of these 
types of experience for this answer. 
Short Answers 
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"I remember the day I completed an audit from beginning to end all by myself. Since I was an entry 
level auditor, this accomplishment really felt good because it was my first major step." 
"One day our director came out of his office asking who wrote up the documentation for ABC firm. I 
didn’t know if he was upset or impressed. I said I did it and he basically said, great job and went back 
to his office. This was memorable because the director never did this before." 
"The most memorable accomplishment I had as a sales associate for a software company was closing a 
deal worth $17 million.