8 Short Answers to the Most Difficult Interview Questions + What NOT to Say | Indeed Career Tips

We know that interviewing isn’t easy! So, how should you respond when faced with the unexpected, most difficult interview questions? What short phrases should you consider using and which statements should you avoid?

Difficult interview questions can make us struggle to give clear, succinct answers and can impact your chances of getting a final interview! However, in this video, we can help prepare you for those tough interview questions by providing you with good strategies for responding. Also, we shed light on what NOT to say in an interview. The last difficult question is one that most struggle with, so be sure to stick around for that as well! As always, best of luck to you and your next job interview 👍

00:00 Intro
00:32 8 Short answers to the most difficult interview questions
01:25 How to approach the question, “How do you handle stress?”
02:35 Example answer for, “Why are you looking for a new job?”
04:21 Tips on answering, “What is your greatest weakness?”
06:10 How to approach career gap questions
07:50 The most difficult question to answer in an interview
08:53 Example answer for, “Why should we hire you?”
09:52 Tips for owning and revealing on-the-job mistakes
11:34 Interview questions that ask about ethical integrity
13:24 Recap

Tips on how to answer, “Why should we hire you?”

Other tricky interview questions to prepare for:

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What other interview questions do you find difficult to answer? Let us know in the comments!

[juliebathan]

loved this..very helpful, thank you so much

[ennareyem]

The volume of the music is too distracting!

[josephjimenez]

Indeed is slaying the web with these video’s of kind and informative input’s.

[plusultrasaiyan]

Im taking notes from some of your videos because im going to a Job Fair in my area so far you give good info appreciate it

[XJIcequeen]

I noticed when you were talking about whether you got fired from a position or not, you do not mention the company's name

[Hepzibahlee]

You give a weakness but follow up with what you learned🎉

[afro-mentorshipinitiative]

Great and concise video. I think from my work experience I have been able to understand a wealth of different work environments due to short-term employment for the past 20 years. Though I am in a period in career where I am in search for longer employment positions I am grateful for the ability to remain adaptable and flexible, a skill that is so important within the field that I am actively applying into.

[amystratton]

It’s very unfortunate questions about integrity are considered a “difficult” interview question—not for me—who is it difficult for??

[lovealways]

It’s hard to answer these questions because most people lie on their skills on their resume and they don’t have any of these experiences that’s why they get stuck when it comes to interviewing.

[Dan-qtkq]

how would you handle a situation where i owned a contracting business, my wife came on board, she is far better at running the business. i stepped a side and let her run the business. i have injuries that prevent me from doing the physical labour. i don't particularly like her management style and love her too much to work there, so i have worked in a different field while she runs our successful business. i don't want to retire, I'm great at management style work and want to keep working, how do i tell other employers that?

[zochbuppet]

hi Indeed and person making this video for indeed...How am I supposed to hear what the person is saying, with thumping disco music in the background?

Why do I need to be entertained with disco music when I'm trying to learn some very important and critical skills.

Can people just go back to using basic common sense
Imagine being in a classroom and while the instructor or teacher is talking some person at the back of the room is playing thumping disco music

[anonymoushuman]

Do people really talk like that in actual interviews? It sounds like they’re repeating rehearsed lines for an acting gig. So fake.

[nadac]

I couldn't concentrate with the music playing

[HelenSi]

get rid of the music and more people will watch it