The interviewer asks, “who has inspired you in your life and why?” A question that seems simple and unimportant; however, it’s no less than a curveball.
TRAP: The two traps here are unpreparedness and irrelevance for “who has inspired you in your life and why”. If you grope for an answer, it seems you’ve never been inspired. If you ramble about your high school basketball coach, you’ve wasted an opportunity to present qualities of great value to the company.
ACCEPTABLE ANSWER: Have a few heroes in mind, from your mental “board of directors” – leaders in your industry, someone from the books of history, or anyone else. Your parents may have been your mentor.
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Be prepared to give examples of how their words, actions, or teachings have inspired your achievements. As always, prepare an answer which highlights qualities that would be highly valuable in the position you are seeking.
This Quora thread has more than 100 answers on “who has inspired you”.
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How would you answer this question? Who is your motivation in life? What inspires you the most? Are you aware of other interview questions? Do comment.
