With a few friends graduating soon, I thought I'd write this as a guide to how to excel in answering some common job interview questions. While there are tons of "model answers" out there, remember that your aim is to sound genuine and not have your answers sound rehearsed. In my day job, I also deal a lot with HR and hiring managers in Singapore, so I've highlighted the questions I've encountered from them before. 1. Tell me about yourself. This is a common opening question that HR usually asks, and I've done a fair amount of interviewing where this is my favourite opening line...yet somehow most candidates still fail to properly prepare their answers to this one. Most people usually launch into answers like who they are, their age, where they studied, their hobbies or interests....BORING! Note that this is not an invitation to start rambling ......