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Job Search Tips : Standard Interviewing Questions


What are your short term and long term goals?  When and why did you establish these goals?  How are you preparing yourself to achieve them?

What do you see yourself doing in five years?

How do you plan to achieve your career goals?

Which is more important to you: money or type of job?

What do you consider to be your greatest strength(s)? Your greatest weakness(es)?

How do you think a friend, teacher or former employer would describe you?

What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?

Why should I hire you?

How do you evaluate or determine success?

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

What qualities should a successful manager possess?

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

If you were hiring somebody for this position, what qualities would you look for?

In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?

Source: The Endicott Report; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

 

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