Interviewing

Interviewing

"The interview is another form of transactional communication. Because of its back-and-forth nature, communication is continuous and simultaneous. Not only are interviewer and subject (interviewee) responding verbally to each other, they are also making assessmenst." (Hybels & Weaver, Communicating Effectively, p. 498)

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Application: If you'd like to conduct and online mock interview, click here. For more practice, answer these questions aloud as a means of preparation for a job interview.

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What are your greatest strengths as an employee? Weaknesses?
3. Why should I hire you?
4. How has your education prepared you for employment?
5. What do you want to be doing in five years?
6. What kind of job are you seeking?
7. What do you know about our company and its operations?
8. In which activities did you participate in college? Which did you enjoy most?
9. Tell me about your major area of study.
10. What is the most important thing you learned in school?
11. How do you spend your spare time? What are your hobbies? Why?
12. Why do you want to work for our company?
13. What jobs have you held?
14. How did you find your last job?
15. How did you hear about this opening?
16. Why did you leave your last job?
17. What courses in college did you like the best? Least? Why?
18. Why did you choose your particular line of work?
19. Why should we hire you instead of another candidate?
20. How did you spend vacations while in school?
21. What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be successful?
22. What kind of salary do you expect?
23. How do you feel about travel?
24. If I hire you, is there anything I need to worry about?
25. Have you ever taken anything from a place where you worked?
26. What do your friends say about you?
27. If I called your last supervisor, what would she or he say about you?
28. What is your philosophy of life?
29. Do you work best independently or with supervision?
30. What questions do you have?
31. What are the three things you look for in a job?
32. Are you best working with people, data, or things? Explain.
33. What questions do you have of me?
34. Is there anything else you want to discuss?

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