0: imagine this you are halfway through
2: your job interview and it's going really
5: well then all of a sudden the
7: interviewer says to you what makes you
10: unique wow how do you answer this tricky
14: interview question to make yourself
15: stand out from the other candidates well
18: to begin with do not use this answer
21: what makes you unique what makes me
24: unique
25: good question i would say
27: my uniqueness is the fact that i i'm
30: very good at my job and i am a really
33: hard worker
34: so that is a really bad answer to the
37: tricky interview question what makes you
39: unique but how do you answer this
42: question in a way that impresses the
44: hiring manager well if you have a job
46: interview coming up soon for any role or
49: organization make sure you stay tuned
51: because i will give you the perfect
53: scripted answer and just very quickly if
56: you are new to the channel please make
58: sure you hit that subscribe button it's
60: really important because then i can help
62: you not just pass every job interview
64: you ever attend i can help you progress
67: throughout your career and also help you
69: get the pay you deserve and please give
71: the video a like because that motivates
73: me to create more content for you and it
75: tells me that you find these tutorials
77: useful thank you very much let's jump
80: straight into the presentation so to
82: help you pass your job interview i will
84: cover the following three things during
86: this tutorial number one i will explain
88: why the hiring manager is asking you the
91: interview question what makes you unique
94: now if you understand why the question
96: is being asked it enables you to give
98: the perfect answer number two i will
101: then tell you the best way to answer the
104: difficult interview question what makes
106: you unique that is guaranteed to impress
108: the hiring manager remember if you
111: answer this question poorly you will not
114: get hired and then finally number three
117: i will give you three brilliant top
119: scoring answers in a live job interview
122: and all you have to do is choose which
124: answer option you think is the strongest
127: so to begin with why is the hiring
129: manager asking you the interview
132: question what makes you unique well the
134: hiring manager is asking you this
136: question because they want to find out
139: what they are going to get in return for
141: the monthly salary they will have to pay
144: you remember there are thousands of
147: average employees out there but the
149: hiring manager wants to take someone on
151: in the role who will add significant
154: value to their business
156: so the best way to answer the difficult
159: interview question what makes you unique
161: is to think of four things that make you
164: stand out from everyone else let me give
166: you some examples to help you
169: number one is to say the thing that
170: makes you unique is your level of
173: business acumen now if you have business
176: acumen it means you understand that you
179: must work hard to help their business
181: grow improve and to save money too it
185: also means you have a basic
187: understanding of how a business works a
190: business can only be successful if its
193: employees are high achieving and they
196: are willing to improve and embrace
198: change with a positive mindset
201: number two is to say the thing that
203: makes you unique is your level of
205: knowledge
206: technical expertise or experience within
210: your area of specialism now if they hire
212: you they will be getting someone that
215: has a higher level of knowledge and
217: competence compared to the average
219: employee
221: number three is to say the thing that
222: makes you unique is the fact that you
225: always get more done than the average
228: person so if they take you on in the
230: role they will be getting a better
232: return on their investment than all the
234: other candidates
236: and number four before i give you those
238: three live answers is to say the thing
240: that makes you unique is the fact that
242: you always go above and beyond what is
245: expected now whether it's working extra
248: hours to help the company when needed or
250: going above and beyond for customers to
253: make their experience a better one you
256: are the type of person who always goes
258: above and beyond in your work
261: let me now give you three brilliant
263: example answers to the interview
265: question what makes you unique in a live
268: job interview please tell me in the
271: comments section below the video which
273: answer option one two or three you think
276: is the strongest
278: what makes you unique
280: the main thing that makes me unique is
282: my drive my energy and my passion for
286: this type of work i believe i always get
289: more done than the average person which
291: means you will see a positive return on
294: your investment if you hire me
296: i am also an energetic person who finds
299: it really hard to sit still so when
301: things are quiet at work i will always
304: look for ways to streamline processes to
307: increase sales to get more positive
309: reviews for your company and to also
312: help you save money so my uniqueness is
314: the fact that i will add significant
317: value to your business in this role
321: tell me richard what makes you unique
324: the one thing that makes me unique is
326: the fact i always go above and beyond
329: what is required in my work i will go
332: out of my way to do extra hours when my
335: employer needs me to i will go out of my
337: way to make the customers experience a
339: memorable one and i will always support
342: my co-workers in the execution of their
345: duties
346: finally my uniqueness is the fact i will
349: put in extra hours to help train up
352: newer members of staff as and when they
354: join your company
356: what makes you unique
358: the thing that makes me unique is my
360: level of business acumen so i understand
363: that for your business to beat its
365: closest competitors i must do an
368: outstanding job every day of the week i
370: must come up with new and innovative
372: ways to help you sell more products and
374: services and i must also
377: seek ways to help you save money too now
379: because i am a frugal worker i will
382: always keep an eye on expenditure to
384: help you increase company profits
387: so there's three brilliant live example
389: answers to that challenging interview
391: question what makes you unique don't
394: forget to tell me in the comments
395: section below the video which answer
397: option you think is the strongest now if
400: you want to accelerate your learning
401: even further and you want to make sure
403: you pass your job interview click that
405: link right now in the top right hand
407: corner of the video head through to my
409: website pastmyinterview.com and you can
412: download my full set of 50 brilliant
415: answers to difficult interview questions
417: it comes as a pdf guide and you can have
420: it within your inbox within two minutes
422: from now and it's guaranteed to put you
424: ahead of the competition at your
426: forthcoming interview
428: finally don't forget to hit that
429: subscribe button i can then keep you
431: updated with all the latest interview
434: tips strategies and top scoring answers
436: to help you pass your interview please
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440: me that you find these tutorials useful
442: and it also motivates me to create more
445: content for you thank you very much and
447: don't forget to connect with me on
448: linkedin i've put my linkedin link in
451: the description below the video and as
453: always it's really good to connect with
455: like-minded professionals such as
456: yourself thank you so much for watching
459: and for supporting my channel i wish you
461: all the best for passing your job
463: interview have a great day
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CareerVidz was founded by Richard McMunn in 2011. He's an expert in preparing candidates for job interviews.