1.
Tell me about you! Keep
your answer to one or two minutes; don't ramble. Use your resume summary as a
base to start.
2. What
do you know about our company? Do your
homework before the interview! Spend some time online or at the library
researching the company. Find out as much as you can, including products, size,
income, reputation, image, management talent, people, skills, history and
philosophy. Project an informed interest; let the interviewer tell you about
the company.
3. Why
do you want to work for us? Don't
talk about what you want; first, talk about their needs: You would like to be
part of a specific company project; you would like to solve a company problem;
you can make a definite contribution to specific company goals.
4. What
would you do for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't? Relate
past experiences that show you've had success in solving previous employer
problem(s) that may be similar to those of the prospective employer.
5. What
about the job offered do you find the most attractive? Least attractive? List
three or more attractive factors and only one minor unattractive factor.
6. Why
should we hire you? Because
of your knowledge, experience, abilities and skills.
7. What
do you look for in a job? An
opportunity to use your skills, to perform and be recognized.
8.
Please give me your definition of a .... (the position for which you are being
interviewed). Keep it
brief -- give an action- and results-oriented definition.
9. How
long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm? Not
long at all -- you expect only a brief period of adjustment to the learning
curve.
10. How
long would you stay with us? As long
as we both feel I'm contributing, achieving, growing, etc.