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Job Interview Conversation Guide

The document provides tips for attending a job interview, including researching the opportunity, preparing questions to ask, dressing professionally, arriving early, bringing copies of your resume and notes, maintaining eye contact, not discussing money in the first interview, showing respect to all involved, thanking each interviewer, and using appropriate language. It also lists common questions asked in job interviews such as telling about yourself, knowledge of the organization, reasons for wanting to work there, what you can offer, views on the position, why you should be hired, what you look for in a job, management style, reasons for leaving previous jobs, career goals, and interests outside of work.

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Job Interview Conversation Guide

The document provides tips for attending a job interview, including researching the opportunity, preparing questions to ask, dressing professionally, arriving early, bringing copies of your resume and notes, maintaining eye contact, not discussing money in the first interview, showing respect to all involved, thanking each interviewer, and using appropriate language. It also lists common questions asked in job interviews such as telling about yourself, knowledge of the organization, reasons for wanting to work there, what you can offer, views on the position, why you should be hired, what you look for in a job, management style, reasons for leaving previous jobs, career goals, and interests outside of work.

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JOB INTERVIEW

It is a formal meeting between an interviewer and an interviewee in which the applicant


is asked some questions to determine their suitability for a particular job. Here you have
some useful tips you should follow before attending a job interview.

ONE: Research the opportunity before your visit

TWO: Prepare a list of questions you want to ask

THREE: Dress professionally. Be neat and well-groomed

FOUR: Arrive a few minutes early

FIVE: Take a few copies of your CV, a note pad and pen.

SIX: Maintain eye contact and show interest in everyone involved in the interview

SEVEN: Never discuss money in the first interview

EIGHT: Show equal respect to all you meet}

NINE: Thank to each interviewer

TEN: Use appropriate language

Conversation Questions
Job Interview
Taken from: http://iteslj.org/questions/jobinterview.html

• Can you tell me something about yourself?


• What do you know about our organization?
• Why do you want to work for us?
• What can you do for us that someone else can't?
• What do you find most attractive about this position?
o What seems least attractive about it?
• Why should we hire you?
• What do you look for in a job?
• Please give me your definition of the position for which you are being
interviewed.
• How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our
firm?
• How long would you stay with us?
• Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too
experienced for this position. What's your opinion?
• What is your management style?
• Are you a good manager?
o Can you give me some examples?
o Do you feel that you have top managerial potential?
• What do you look for when you hire people?
• Have you ever had to fire people?
o What were the reasons?
o How did you handle the situation?
• What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or
executive?
• What important trends do you see in our industry?
• Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?
• How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?
• In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most?
The least?
• What do you think of your boss?
• Why aren't you earning more at your age?
• What do you feel this position should pay?
• What are your long-range goals?
• How successful have you been so far?
• Why do you want to work for this company?
• What high school did you attend?
• Are you married? Can you tell me about your family?
• Why did you leave your last job?
• What are your long-range career objectives?
• What would you like to do in the future?
• What do you do in your free time?
• Are you qualified for this position?
• How well do you work with people?
• What is a good working environment for you?
• Why should I hire you?
• What was a movie you saw recently that impressed you?
• Do you enjoy traveling?
• Why do you think we should hire you for this job?

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