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BEST ANSWER: This is the single most important strategy in PASSABLE ANSWER: Question 1: Tell me about yourself. Question 2: What are your greatest strengths? Question 3: What are your greatest weaknesses? TRAPS TRAPS: TRAPS:

2 TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: Question6:Why should I hire you? Question 4: Tell me about the greatest mistake you ever made in your life. Question 5: Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this most recent position?

3 Question 7: Aren't you overqualified for this position? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

4 NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: Question 10: Why do you want to work at our company? Question 9: Describe your ideal company, location and job. Question 8: Where do you see yourself five years from now?

5 TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: Question11:What are your career options right now? Question12:Why have you been out of work so long?

6 Question 14: What good books have you read lately? Question 15: Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized. Question 13: Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of your (former or present) boss (company, management team, etc.). TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWERS:

7 Question 18: On confidential matters… Question 16: What are your outside interests? Question 17: How do you feel about reporting to a younger person (minority, woman, etc)? TRAPS: TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWERS:

8 Question 20: Could you have done better in your last job? Question 19: Looking back, what would you do differently in your life? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

9 Question 21: Can you work under pressure? Question 22: Who has inspired you in your life and why? Question 24: Tell me about the most boring job you've ever had. Question 23: What was the toughest decision you ever had to make? Question 25: Have you been absent from work more than a few days in any previous position? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

10 Question 26: What changes would you expect to make if you came on board? Question 27: I'm concerned that you don't have … (“x” college degree/ “x” certification or licensure/ as much experience as we'd like in “x” area….) NOTE: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST STRATEGY:

11 NOTE: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: Question29:Are you willing to relocate or travel? Question28:How do you feel about working nights and weekends?

12 Question 31: Why have you had so many jobs? Question 30: Do you have the stomach to fire people? Have you had experience firing peoplewhen necessary? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

13 Question 32: What do you see as the proper role/mission of… Question 33: What would you say to your boss if he's crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

14 Question 34: How could you have improved your career progress? Question 35: What would you do if a colleague at your level wasn't pulling his/her weight…and this was hurting your department? NOTE: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

15 TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: POSSIBLE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: ANSWER: Question37:May I contact your present employer for a reference? Question 36: You were with your former employer a long time. Won't it be hard switching toanew company?

16 Question 40: What do you worry about? Question 39: Where could you use some improvement? Question 41: Could you be considered a workaholic? (or) How many hours a week do you normally work? Question 38: Give me an example of your creativity (analytical skill…managing ability, etc.) TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: TWO POSSIBLE GOOD ANSWERS:

17 Question 43: The "Hypothetical Problem" Question 45: What was the toughest challenge you've ever faced? Question 44: The Behavioral Question (“Tell About a Time When….”) Question 42: What's the most difficult part of being a (your job title)? TRAPS: TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

18 Question 47: What are your goals? Question 46: Would you consider starting your own business? TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

19 Question 48: What do you look for when you hire people? Question 50: Looking back on your last position, have you done your best work? Question 49: Sell me this stapler (or this pencil…this clock…or other object on thedesk). TRAPS: TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER:

20 ALSO: TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER: Question 51: What was the toughest part of your last job? Question 52: How do you define success…and how do you measure up to your own definition? Question 53: Tell me something negative you've heard about our company. (A variation on “Whatdo you know about our company?”)

21 Question 55: The Illegal Question Question 54: Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within? TRAPS: TRAPS: BEST ANSWER: BEST ANSWER:

22 Question 56: The Unasked Illegal Question TRAPS: BEST ANSWER:

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