INTERVIEW PREPARATION & TIPS: Questions Often Asked - Before the Interview - Why Didn't I Get the Job? - Be Prepared

Questions Often Asked By Employers at Interviews:

1.   What are your long- and short-range goals and objectives? When and why did you establish these goals, and how are you preparing yourself to achieve them?

2.   What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

3.   Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?

4.   Which is more important to you, the money or the type of job?

5.   What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

6.   How would you describe yourself?

7.   How do you think a friend or professor who knows you would describe you?

8.   What motivates you to put forth your greatest efforts?

9.   How has your college experience prepared you for a business career?

10. Why should I hire you?

11. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?

12. Describe the relationship that should exist between you and your supervisor.

13. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?

14. What work environment are you most comfortable in (professional or casual, larger or smaller office)? Why?

15. How do you work under pressure?

16. Why did you decide to seek a position with this company?

17. What do you know about our company?

18. What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

19. Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?

20. What have you learned from your mistakes?

21. How would you handle a counter offer from your current employer?