In an interview, you will be asked any number of questions. Most of these will focus on your skills and previous responsibilities but there are other questions that an interviewer may use to discern your fit into the organization. One of those questions is, "How would your friends describe you?"
The question, “What would your friends say about you?” or "How would your friends describe you?" is usually used to find out how the interviewee would get along with his or her new team members, manager, and the organization as a whole. It’s used to see if there is a good fit between the organization and the new employee.
From an interviewee’s standpoint, plan on this question being asked and prepare a response based on the job requirements and position. For example, if the job calls for good planning skills, respond with real life examples of how your friends were impressed with how you planned the events surrounding any reunions or weekend trips. Make sure to include a recap of the steps you took to make these memorable events.
Asking friends for examples of how they see you is another step to take. Once you have these, think about ways that these attributes could be seen as pluses in an interview.
The key here is to prepare ahead of time by reviewing the job description and coming up with both work and non-work-related examples of where you excelled. Many times, we fail to see that the skills we use away from work can easily be aligned with what’s needed on the job.
This question is another example of preparing for the interview by reviewing the job posting or description and coming up with real life examples of how your skills, both technical and non-technical, align to these.
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