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The Traditional Interview

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Make a video of yourself answering questions and then get feedback on how you did

Questions interviewers might ask you are:

Tell me a little about yourself.

How would your friends describe you?

What are your strengths?

What is your biggest weakness?

How do your skills relate to our organization?

Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.

What do you know about our organization?

Why do you want to work for us?

What concerns you about our company?

Why should I hire you?

How do you plan to succeed with our company?

What are your long-range and short range goals?

Where do you see yourself in five years?

What do you really want in life?

Why did you pursue this career?

What does "success" mean to you?

What does "failure" mean to you?

What are your three major accomplishments?

What have you disliked in your past jobs?

What kinds of people do you enjoy working with?

What kinds of people frustrate you?

What is your ideal job?

Tell me about your last job?

What qualities should a manager possess?

What characteristics of a supervisor are most important to you?

Who do you admire and why?

What two attributes are most important in your job?

What values and/or characteristics do you see as most important in your job/career?

What are you passionate about?

What college subjects did you like best?

How has your college experience prepared you for this career?

What was the last non-academic book that you read?

Tell me a joke.



Three-Steps to Answering Certain Traditional Interview Questions

Step One:    What I know how to do.
Step Two:    Example of using skill, personal characteristic, or knowledge successfully.
Step Three:  Benefit to the organization.

When answering questions, be concise, to the point, and answer the question.


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