The Questions
The purpose of the interview is to find out more information about you and the way the interviewer does that is to ask you questions. Typical questions that may be asked are as follows.
2.Why do you want to work here?
3. What are your future plans?
5. Why did you leave your last job?
6. What is you major weakness?
Other questions that you may be asked during the interview are as follows.
1. Why should we hire you and not someone else?
2. Give me an example form your previous job where you have shown initiative .
3. What is important to you in a job?
4. What motivates you in your work?
5. What is important to you in a coworker?
6. What would you like to be doing five years from now?
7. How will you judge yourself as successful? How will you achieve success?
8. What do you expect from this job?
9. What have you learned from your past jobs?
10. What has been your biggest responsibility?
11. How does your previous experience relate to this position?
12. What did you like most/least about your last job?
Now, You Ask the Questions
During the interview, there will probably be times when you will be one who asks the questions.
Clarification
The need may arise for you to ask the interviewer to clarify a point.
That is a normal in any type of conversation and would be a sensible thing to
do. However, you do not want to ask the interviewer to re-explain the
entire subject because that might give the impression that you were not
listening or that you had trouble comprehending.
A clarification type question could be, " You say that this position is a
typical salesperson position. Could you explain what you consider typical
?" Or , " You mentioned that ABC Company does *blank* Can you
tell me how that works in practice?"
Don't Ask This
Do not initiate questions about compensation ( pay, benefits, tuition reimbursement). It might seem that you are more interested in the paycheck rather than the job.
Do not initiate questions about vacation or time off for the same reason.
Do not ask questions on the same subject. It might make you appear one dimensional
Prepare 5 Good Questions
At some point in the interview you will probably be asked if you have any questions. You should prepare at least 5 questions. The interviewer will be still be evaluating you as a candidate and having questions indicates that you are seriously interested in the job and perhaps have done some research on the company. This in also an excellent opportunity to find out some more information about the company so you can decide whether or not you want to work there.
Here are the type of questions that you should ask
1. "If I work hard and prove my value to the firm, where might I be in five years ?"
2. "What are the opportunities for advancement?"
3. "How will my performance be evaluated?"
4. "What characteristics best describe individuals who are successful in this position?"
5. "What is a typical day (assignment) [ for a position you are applying for ] in your company?"
6. "What other positions and/or departments will I interact with most?"
7. "What characteristics best describe individuals who are successful in this position?"
These are not the only questions to ask, but make sure that you structure your questions to gain pertinent information about the company and to demonstrate that you are a potential employee that is serious about the position and career.