I am going to have a telephone interview for a job with a Bank as a financial customer service guy. They are going to be asking me
Can you tell us the last time you delivered fantastic customer service
what do you think is good customer service
Are you a leader or a listener?
generic customer service questions…….
can you help me put some answers together..i mean what are they looking for in terms of response ANY buzz words which i should try to include?
Regards
Congrats on getting the interview! As someone who has interviewed a number of people over my career as a manager I have come across a number of different situations. Do not try and have stock answers prepared ahead of time, a good recruiter is going to spot that right away. My best advice to you is the following:
1 – A lot of questions asked in an interview are situational questions, "Tell me about a time when you…", and things like that. The best way to answer those is using what I like to call the STAR technique. STAR stands for:
S – Situation (Tell the interviewer about the situation)
T – Task (What needed to happen to address the situation)
A – Action (What action did you personally take)
R – Result (What was the outcome of your actions)
Keep a mental note of this as you answer the questions, and you will be more likely to provide complete answers to the interviewer’s questions.
2 – Try to be confident, be yourself, and do not be afraid of being nervous. Everyone gets nervous, and good interviewers know this. Just tell them that you are a bit nervous and get it out of the way.
3 – Questions like "Are you a leader or a listener" do not have a wrong answer. These are both positive things people look for in an employee. Phrase your answer in such a way that you can do both, one builds on the other.
Best of luck to you, and I hope you get the job.