Question: Who are our competitors and what do you think about them in relation to us?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Do you think you can contribute in gaining a better hand over our competitors? How?
What skills would you bring to us that will make this possible?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Reading Comprehension

Abilities:

Cognitive – Written Comprehension

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Practical Intelligence (Street Smarts)

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Gathering Information

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Attention to Detail,Integrity/Honesty/Ethics

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate has done thorough research on the company, specifically the social media and other resources apart from the website that tells more about the company’s status.
If the candidate clearly highlights the strengths and areas of improvement of your company, and also offering some ideas on how they can improve.
If the candidate relates their personal strengths with that of the company’s and feels confident and enthusiastic to be able to implement their expertise here.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate’s homework about your company sounds poor.
If the candidate highlights only the weaknesses of your company and brags about their expertise to deal with these weaknesses.
If the candidate bad mouths about the competitor company and brags a lot about your company.

Sample Answer:

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