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Interview Question of the Week

Interview Question of the Week: Are you considering other opportunities?

June 10, 2009

This week, we conclude the Interview Question of the Week series with a very common question that many candidates don’t know how to handle. Are you considering other opportunities? From my standpoint, I asked this question primarily to find out if I needed to put some pressure behind the hiring process in order to bring [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about a time that you facilitated a meeting

May 27, 2009

photo credit: e³°°° Sample Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about a time that you were responsible for facilitating an important meeting for your company.  What was the situation?  How did you prepare?  What was the outcome? Regardless of your position, if you work in an organization that has meetings, you need to be [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What have you done recently to improve your skills?

May 20, 2009

photo credit: Dawn Endico The Interview Question of the Week series highlights common interview questions to aid you in preparing for interviews.  Extra bonus: the questions often also help you think more critically about your career development, like today.  If you’d like to see all of the IQOTWs, you can do so here. What have [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What has been your greatest success?

May 13, 2009

photo credit: pfala Welcome to this week’s edition of the Interview Question of the Week. (If you haven’t seen any of the others, find them all here). Interviewers typically know their definition of success. They have objectives, performance standards, benchmarks and more to evaluate you once you get on the job. But what’s your definition [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What qualifies you for this position?

May 6, 2009

photo credit: SOCIALisBETTER This week’s question should be easy for you to prepare for.  After all, so far you’ve answered it through your resume and your cover letter.  And what you’ve said there has gotten you to the next stage — the interview.  So what should you say when you’re sitting across the table from [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Communication and project success

April 29, 2009

photo credit: PinkMoose Have you ever watched your team devolve into sulking, name-calling, or stony silence?  Have you seen an initiative stalled by discussions that went in circles?  Then you understand the value of this week’s interview question: Tell me about a time when your communication style impacted a project. Although this question is particularly [...]

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Interview Question of the Week New Grad Edition: How did you choose your major?

April 22, 2009

photo credit: laffy4k In honor of those of you who are coming to the end of your college education and getting ready to enter the world, I bring you a new grad interview question: how did you choose your major? New graduates face slightly different interviews than established professionals, but that doesn’t mean they can [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What would your last supervisor say about you?

April 15, 2009

For other sample interview questions and answers, check out the Top 10 interview questions you have to be ready for. Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing with a great company for a position I was really excited about.  It cemented my enthusiasm when I realized what an experienced interviewer I was working with.  [...]

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Top 10 Interview Questions You’ve Gotta Be Ready For

April 14, 2009

Just a reminder that job hunters should check out the Interview Question of the Week series.  These posts are some of the most popular on the site, and provide a great foundational understanding of why recruiters ask the questions that they do, and how you can position your background and accomplishments through each and every [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What can you do for us that others can’t?

April 1, 2009

photo credit: left-hand Well, this is the question, isn’t it? What all interviews are really trying to get to.  What is your unique value proposition?  Why are you the person that we should hire?  What makes you #1? So, how refreshing would it be for an interviewer to just ask that question? Or…  how scary? [...]

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