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Interview Question of the Week

Interview Question of the Week: Where do you hope to see yourself in five years?

March 25, 2009

photo credit: jurvetson The Interview Question of the Week series is designed to help job seekers apply critical thinking to their interview preparation.  The full list of IQOTWs can be found here. So, where do you hope to see yourself in five years? It’s really that simple.  Honest. If you don’t know, start thinking. Now, [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Would your supervisor be surprised to learn that you are seeking new employment?

March 18, 2009

photo credit: timsnell For more from the Interview Question of the Week series, look here. This week’s IQOTW is an interesting one.  I myself got a variety of this question in a previous job search, and I like it for the element of surprise (which I am going to destroy for all you loyal readers) [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about your last supervisor.

March 5, 2009

photo credit: brew ha ha A common interview minefield is a question about previous supervisors.  The interviewer may ask you specifically about a supervisor’s strengths and weaknesses, or may ask you who your favorite and least favorite supervisors were.  There’s really only one thing you need to know here: DO NOT badmouth a previous supervisor. [...]

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Explaining job loss in an interview

February 27, 2009

As a follow up from a previous Interview Question of the Week, here’s an article via CareerBuilder that goes into some more depth about how to discuss job loss when interviewing for a new position.  Great tips to keep in mind if this is your situation.

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Interview Question of the Week: The Curveball

February 25, 2009

photo credit: Waldo Jaquith Maybe you’ve been there.  You’re in an interview and you feel confident about your performance, when the interviewer throws out a question you never saw coming.  That question that leaves you wondering what the interviewer is looking for, or what the question has to do with anything anyways.  (For me, in [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What do you know about this organization?

February 18, 2009

photo credit: Shahram Sharif Short and simple this week, folks.  You need to prepare.  Period. The most common response I hear to this question: “Just what I saw on your web site.” This is not specific or relevant.  It does not show interest in the company or the opportunity.  Honestly, it comes across as lazy.  [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about your work week

February 11, 2009

photo credit: gadl This week’s question is one that I have a tendency to use near the top of an interview.  It’s a good way to transition into more detailed, focused questions about your work experience.  More importantly, it’s a good way to learn a lot about a candidate’s work habits and their attitudes towards [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Why are you looking for work?

February 4, 2009

photo credit: C.S. – Now Version [2.0] Last week, we covered the top start question for any job interview.  Once you’ve established your professionalism and excellent prep on that question, the next one down the pipe can be a minefield — your motivation for job searching. If you’re interviewing with me, there are two major [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell Me About Yourself

January 28, 2009

Today I’m launching a new feature: Interview Question of the Week.  Each week I’ll share a new potential interview question, along with some thoughts on effective and ineffective answers.  Different interviewers have different goals with various questions, so if you have a different take, please share in the comments. In keeping with kicking off the [...]

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