And in this tutorial, I'm going to teach you how to prepare for and pass a HireVue interview.

So it does not matter which organization you have your HireVue interview for, please do

make sure you watch this from beginning to end, because I want to help you to pass your

interview! And this is what I will cover during this tutorial to achieve that goal. I am going

to give you some great tips for passing your HireVue video interview. I will also give

you some sample interview questions that I believe will come up during your interview.

And it's very important that we work hard to make sure you are the standout candidate.

I will also give you suggested answers to those HireVue interview questions. These are

top scoring answers that you can't find anywhere else! And I will also tell you what the assessors

are looking for, and how you can be the standout candidate during your HireVue interview. So,

there are four really good things that I'm going to cover to help you pass your HireVue

interview. Now, before I do that, a very warm welcome to this HireVue interview training

tutorial. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in the center of the screen. I've

been helping people for over 20 years now to pass their interviews and I do that by

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OK. Let's get into the tutorial. The HireVue interview questions and answers. Please do

take notes as I progress. So there are a number of interview questions I want to cover. The

first one is: tell me about yourself? Now, most people think this is a very easy, simple

interview question to answer. I don't believe it is. I think it's difficult to give an answer

that makes you the standout candidate. Now, my tip for giving a high scoring answer to

this interview question is, when you are answering it, focus on three things. Tell the interviewer

the qualities and the skills that you have that are relevant to the role and that will

be of BENEFIT to the employer. Also, tell them your motivation for this job, why you

want this job. And then also tell them one thing, your unique selling point (USP). What

is unique about you? So there are three things there I want you to cover when you answer

the HireVue interview question, tell me about yourself? So here is my suggested answer for

you. “I have a multitude of skills and qualities that, I believe, make me the ideal candidate

for this position. My qualities include a POSITIVE attitude, a FRIENDLY and CONFIDENT

nature, a desire to WORK AS PART OF A TEAM, and also a desire to work to HIGH STANDARDS

and, above all, TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY for the work I produce.

My motivations for this position are simple… I have READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION and I feel

the EXPERIENCE I have, and also the SKILLS I possess, will enable me to work CONSISTENTLY

TO A HIGH STANDARD whilst helping you to ACHIEVE YOUR COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES. I believe I am

the BEST CANDIDATE because I always LOOK TO IMPROVE, I never sit back and just do the

bare minimum, and I gain the most JOB SATISFACTION from seeing the team I am a part of CONTINUALLY

THRIVE AND DEVELOP.” That is a brilliant answer to the HireVue interview question:

Tell me about yourself? What I also like about that answer is, it sets you up with confidence

for the rest of your interview. And you and I know that this is probably going to be the

first question they will ask you. So if we get it right, we are then set up for the remainder

of the interview. Now, what I am going to do as we go along is, I'm going to integrate

some HireVue interview tips in between each of the interview questions and answers. But

let's quickly tackle another guaranteed HireVue interview question. And that is: why do you

want to work here or why do you want to work for us? Now, my tip for answering this question

is, give two main reasons why you want to work for their company or their organization.

My advice is to focus on their reputation, providing it's positive, of course… so focus

on their positive reputation and also make reference at some stage during your answer

to their products or their services. Because that demonstrates you have conducted some

RESEARCH. Now, once I've given you a great answer to this interview question, I will

give you a ‘research checklist’. People say to me on this channel, what should I research

when preparing for my interview? Well, I will give you some things to research in a second.

But here is the answer to the interview question: Why do you want to work here? “I want to

work for you because, historically, you are an organization that ALWAYS DELIVERS, you

ALWAYS IMPROVE and you always look to employ the BRIGHTEST TALENT that is available. This

means, by working for you, I will not only get to put my skills, qualities and experience

to good use, but I too will be able to carry on learning and developing in the role. I

also want to work for you because, having researched your products and services, you

never accept anything but the best – I too have high standards and I feel my drive and

determination to succeed will fit in well with your organization.” Again, that is

a top scoring answer to a HireVue interview question, which is: why do you want to work

here? Let's quickly take a look at that interview research checklist. If you want to go a little

bit deeper and research the company before your interview, my advice is to, first of

all, have a look at what their core products and services are, so you can quickly relate

to them. If they say: tell us about us? you can say, well, you offer the following products

and services and you can find out that information on their website. I would also look into their

history. You don't have to go into great detail, but just have a quick look at when they were

incorporated, how long they've been operating for, and also what their core achievements

are. You can go onto Wikipedia for the majority of large organizations to find out a company

or organization's history. Also, go on their About US page and have a look at what their

company mission is. The majority of large companies have a mission statement or vision.

Learn that and have it with you during your HireVue interview and refer to it when they

say: Why do you want to work for us? You could say… “I've read your company mission and

it is aligned to my own work standards and ethics.” Also, what is their company culture?

I certainly think it's worth visiting the social media platforms of the organization

that you're applying for, to see what their culture is like. How do they promote their

products? You know, what standards and values do they set? Okay. A quick video interview

tip. I'm going to give you a few of these as we progress through the tutorial. And as

I say, these are intertwined between the HireVue interview questions and answers. Now, this

is a very basic one, but it's one that some people don't consider, and that is to check

the BACKGROUND and the LIGHTING of the place that you will hold the HireVue interview.

Think about the room that you are going to have your interview in. Have a look at the

lighting. Have a look at the background. What is behind you? Now, if you look at this person

here, there is a blank background, which I think is great. The lighting is good. There

is actually something wrong with how he is presented, which I'll talk about a little

bit later on. But the lighting is good and the background is good. Also, consider your

Internet connection. Go to the room where you are going to hold your HireVue interview

and have a look at the reception, the Wi-Fi connection or the Internet connection. And

also make sure the device you are using is fully charged! What you don't want to do is,

to be running out of battery halfway through your interview because, that shows that you

lack organization and preparation. So another thing some people say to me is… “I've

got a HireVue interview coming up. I'm going to download their app and I'm going to hold

the phone.” And I say to them, I think this is a mistake, because I believe you should

make sure that the phone you are using is stable! Remember, you might be nervous, understandably,

during the answers to your HireVue interview questions. So you might want to get a very

cheap, cost effective tripod and clasp like this one, where you can put the phone in.

Now, this is useful for making sure that your phone is stable and it does not shake. I have

put a link in the video description to this product on Amazon where, if you want to buy,

you can do. It only costs about $10 or £10. And that might be a worthwhile investment,

because then you can position yourself well. You can use your hands effectively when you

are describing the situations you are in when responding to the interview questions. A couple

of really good tips there. Let's now move on again to the HireVue interview questions.

And this one is: If someone in your team was not pulling their weight, what would you do?

Now, the majority of people will answer this and say… “I will tell my manager or my

supervisor.” Or… “I would get involved and I would carry out the task myself.”

That's not the way to answer it! So my tip is, do not say you would ignore the situation

and do not say you would just do the job yourself to help the team. Make sure you deal with

this kind of situation confidently, tactfully and with one goal in mind - to get the team

working at full capacity again as soon possible! You do not need to be a manager or supervisor

to deal with someone in your team who isn't pulling their weight. You should deal with

it yourself. Not aggressively or confrontationally, but calmly, confidently and tactfully. Here's

how to answer this interview question. “Any situation like this can have a negative impact

on the team, and also the organization. On that basis, I would look to tackle the situation

as soon as possible by using effective communication skills. I would speak to my work colleague

in private to ask him or her whether or not there was an issue that was affecting their

ability to work at full capacity. They may be not feeling well, or they may even have

personal problems, in which case, I would support them. I would hope that by me making

them aware they were underperforming, they would automatically seek to quickly get back

to their previous productivity levels themselves. If my intervention did not have the desired

results, I would then speak to my supervisor or manager for advice.” That is a great

way to answer the interview question - If someone in your team was not pulling their

weight, what would you do? And it shows that you are prepared to get involved and use effective

communication skills for the benefit of the team. Another video interview tip… the second

one is, and this is where I talk about this person who I don't feel they are presented

correctly! Make sure you dress as you would do for a face-to-face formal interview. Now,

in my opinion, this gentleman is wearing an informal polo shirt. I don't think it's suitable

for the interview. So I would wear a suit, a jacket, a shirt and a tie. I would dress

smart. Some things that are good about him, he is smiling. Well, that is always a good

thing to do during a HireVue interview, is to smile. And also, he is a good distance

from the camera. So that is a good distance. And I'll give you another really good tip

soon about how to position yourself and what to do. Let us now, though, move on to another

HireVue interview question. When did you work as part of a team that failed? This is a really

difficult question. When did you work as part of a team that failed? The majority of people

say… “I've actually never worked as part of a team that has failed. I'm really good

at what I do and I always make sure that the team succeeds.” Well, that is not true,

because we have all worked as part of a team that has failed, and we have also made mistakes

at work! So this interview question is actually assessing your teamworking capabilities, your

resilience, and also your understanding of how important it is to continually learn,

improve and develop. Here is my suggested answer to that tough interview question: When

did you work as part of a team that failed? “This type of situation has only happened

a small number of times. However, there was one particular team project I was working

on that didn’t go to plan. In a previous job, I was part of a team that was involved

in launching a new product. We had a set launch date to work towards, and my team was responsible

for the marketing aspect. On the product launch day, we activated our online advertising campaign

but it soon became apparent the websites and the social media platforms we were targeting,

were ineffective. The reason for this? We simply had not carried out sufficient research

in to the demographics of our potential market audience. I was devastated. Understandably,

our manager was really annoyed too, and we all decided to stay behind late that evening

to get the marketing campaign back on track, which we successfully managed to achieve.

Every single one of us in that team was responsible for the failure, and I learnt a huge amount

from that experience. Attention to detail, cross-checking and double-checking is absolutely

vital when carrying out any team task. I am someone who will always take ownership for

problems with a view to resolving them quickly and attentively.” What I've done for you,

within that answer is, I have highlighted the words and phrases in YELLOW that I feel

are the most important! Whatever situation you use, I would add the bits in yellow. You

are there, in that phrase, giving the reason for this. We simply have not carried out sufficient

research into the demographics. You are telling them the REASON why the team failed. So that

is the fact that you are attentive and you can understand why things have gone wrong.

You are then showing an EMOTION to the situation. You are saying… “I was devastated.”

That shows that you care. Then you say every single one of us in that team was RESPONSIBLE

for the failure. And I LEARNED a huge amount from the experience. That is very important,

because it shows that you understand that not one individual is responsible for failure.

It is the team as a whole, because you have to SUPPORT each other. If you were to say…