Interview Questions The Employer May Ask:
                  ~ ANSWER THESE NOW ~

[ ]  Tell me something about your last job in 30 seconds.
[ ]  What could you have done in your last job to make it more effective?
[ ]  What motivates you the most?
[ ]  What are your long-range goals?  Short range?
[ ]  How do you plan to achieve your goals?
[ ]  What have you learned from your mistakes?
[ ]  What do you look for in a job?
[ ]  What did you like most about your last job?
[ ]  Why are you looking?
[ ]  Why do you want to work for our company?
[ ]  What do you know about our company?
[ ]  Why should I hire you?
[ ]  How do you feel about working under pressure and deadlines?
[ ]  Name five things that are important to you about your work and why?
[ ]  How would you change this organization?
[ ]  Do you prefer to work with people or things?
[ ]  What is your greatest strength?
[ ]  What is your greatest weakness?
[ ]  Can you guarantee us that you will to stay at least two years?
[ ]  How do you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10?
[ ]  Describe a situation where your work was criticized.
[ ]  What is one thing your former boss did that irritated you? 
[ ]  What criticism do you have of your boss?
[ ]  Tell me about a job crisis you've had & how you handled it.
[ ]  Tell me what you think this job really involves.
[ ]  What work situations irritate you?
[ ]  How do you define success?
[ ]  What is a team?
[ ]  What do your coworkers think of you?
[ ]  Tell me about yourself.
[ ]  What questions do you have for me?

       Questions You Might Ask at the Interview: 
[ ]    How long has the position been open?
[ ]    How well do you think I'll be able to handle this position?
[ ]    What is the biggest challenge in this job?
[ ]    To whom would I report?
[ ]    What characteristics are most valuable for this position?
[ ]    May I see any written job description?
[ ]    What is the staff size?
[ ]    Job-related questions - use your judgment, what do
        you need to know to help you get the job offer? Discover
        what they need and tell them how you'll solve it (or
        provide this info in your Thank You letter after thinking
        about it).  Never initiate questions regarding money or benefits

 
       Questions You Might Ask After You Have a Job Offer
   [ ] Future salary?
   [ ] Benefits?
   [ ] Bonuses?
   [ ] Performance Reviews/Raises?
   [ ] Working conditions?
   [ ] Responsibilities?
   [ ] Training?
   [ ] Growth-potential/promotions?
   [ ] Overtime?
   [ ] Travel?

 
       INTERVIEW OVERVIEW  
      
  [ ] What questions will be asked?
  [ ] How will I answer them?
  [ ] What questions will I ask?
  [ ] What do I know about the company and position vacancy?
  [ ] Did I obtain a job description from the personnel office
      (or if not available, by referring the Occupation Outlook Handbook
      at the library)?
  [ ] Have I learned about the company by calling the front office and asking
      for promotional literature/ads or pamphlets?
  [ ] Did I search for info on the company or industry by reading InfoTrac,
      SIRS Researcher, EBSCO Academic Search, or similar collection
      of "full-text" magazine articles at the library? Did I look up the
      company in an employer directory, such as those listed in the
      331 section of the library's reference area?
  [ ] If not, did I use page to search for the company's profile
        and read about any recent news articles on the company using
        Hoovers.com or PRNewswire?
  [ ] Did I try to locate information on the company by typing in the
       company's name on the search screen of a World Wide Web browser?
       (Many public libraries are connected to the Internet--ask your librarian
       about this service.)