How do you answer 'What sets me apart from other candidates' in a job interview?

Answer 1

Confidence and personality. Even if you feel like you have a hundred butterflies racing around in your stomach, put on that smile, stand tall, look the person directly in the eyes, put YOUR HAND out for a hand shake and make it a firm one (without breaking their hand.) This goes for women as well.

Be sure you are well groomed. Get to the point and don't be afraid to crow a little about yourself. More than anything they like someone that is confident, smiles, is direct and can handle anything. Now in the real world we know that no matter what we all say about ourselves while going on interviews (this includes politicians too) we can be a little over zealous on ourselves without completely lying. Everyone does, so if you want to stand out, be as honest as possible, but don't be afraid to shine.

Answer 2

The interviewer is asking an open question aimed at enabling you to highlight why you are the person for the job. The best way to answer this is to think about what attracted you to the job and how excited (yes, really) you were when you sent in the application. This is a chance to say to the interviewer :"yes I understand what you were looking for in your advertisment, and here is what I want to do within your organisation to meet that need, and here are the best examples of what I've done in the past that are the same, or would enable me to be the person who fits your need." Speak of your own experience in these terms. This is what is unique about you; your experience; your reactions; what you learned from this and what you bring to the organisation in the future as the employee.

Answer 3

What sets me apart from the rest is that I take great pride in my work. What comes off my desk is a reflection on me and therefore a reflection on the company so I like my work to be accurate and neat.

new answer;

What sets me apart from the rest is that I take great pride in my work. What comes from me not only is a reflection on me and my performance therefore a reflection on the company and their performance, either i am bringing you a coffee or seeking to you over the phone you will always have the same outcome, happy costumers who will return again and again knowing that every time they come they will be satisfied with my performance and outcome whatever the situation!

Answer 4

Give a candid self-description. Give a candid self-description.

Answer 5

Tell them things that you think that is different from you then another person, mostly a talent or something in the business you think your good in.