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Interviews is the best chance to show an employer your qualifications. Interviews are flexible unlike application forms or tests. Use that flexibility to your advantage. Reduce your anxiety and improve your performance by preparing for your interviews ahead of time.

Show that you are highly motivated by learning about the company before the interview, by dressing appropriately, and by being well mannered--which means that you greet the interviewer by name, you do not chew gum or smoke, you listen attentively, and you thank the interviewer at the end of the session. You also show motivation by expressing interest in the job at the end of the interview.

Commonly asked Interview Questions.

Here is a list of some of the most commonly asked questions to get you started.

  • Why did you apply for this job?
  • What do you know about this job or company?
  • Why did you choose this career? Why should I hire you?
  • What would you do if... (usually filled in with a work-related crisis)?
  • How would you describe yourself?
  • What would you like to tell me about yourself?
  • What are your major strengths?
  • What are your major weaknesses?
  • What type of work do you like to do best?
  • What are your interests outside work?
  • What type of work do you like to do least?
  • What accomplishment gave you the greatest satisfaction?
  • What was your worst mistake?
  • What would you change in your past life?
  • What courses did you like most or least in school?
  • What did you like most or least about your last job?
  • Why did you leave your last job?
  • Why were you fired?
  • How does your education or experience relate to this job?
  • What are your goals?
  • How do you plan to reach them?
  • What do you hope to be doing in 5 years? 10?
  • What salary do you expect?

Strategy when answering Interview Questions.

Essentially, concentrate on the job and your ability to do it no matter what the question seems to be asking. When asked for a strength, mention something job related. When asked for a weakness, mention a job-related strength (you work too hard, you worry too much about details, you always have to see the big picture). If asked about a disability or a specific negative factor in your past--a criminal record, a failure in school, being fired--be prepared to stress what you learned from the experience, how you have overcome the shortcoming, and how you are now in a position to do a better job.

Questions for you to ask the interviewer.

Here are some questions for you to ask the interviewer.

  • What would a day on this job be like?
  • Whom would I report to? May I meet this person?
  • Would I supervise anyone? May I meet them?
  • How important is this job to the company?
  • What training programs are offered?
  • What advancement opportunities are offered?
  • Why did the last person leave this job?
  • What is that person doing now?
  • What is the greatest challenge of this position?
  • What plans does the company have with regard to...? (Mention some development of which you have read or heard)
  • Is the company growing?

After you ask such questions, listen to the interviewer's answers and then, if at all possible, point to something in your education or experience related to it. Questions about salary and fringe benefits are not included. Focus at a first interview should be the company and what you will do for it, not what it will pay you. Once you have been offered a position, you can negotiate the salary.

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