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During your interview you will

• convince the employer of your potential.

• research the company.

• create success stories and match them to common interview questions.

• organize yourself and your materials into a persuasive package.

The job interview provides the opportunity for you to

• expand on information in your résumé.

• find out more about the job and whether it suits your career goals.

• learn more about the company to decide whether you would fit into the company culture.

• do all of these.

Which of the following statements about hiring/placement interviews is most accurate?

• During sequential interviews, sell your qualifications to each interviewer.

• A hiring manager in the department with the job opening will probably ask more general questions than will a human resources representative.

• Panel interviews occur when a company interviews several candidates for the same position at the same time.

• The most common type of interview is the stress interview.

Experts recommend you prepare success stories for your interview, but what should you emphasize in these stories?

• Highlight something humorous from your past to make the interviewer laugh.

• Discuss a prior success of the company and the ways your skills will make the company even better.

• Share a story that showcases a strategic skill or key accomplishment.

• Identify a weakness and share how you have turned it into a strength.

Which of the following is the best advice when answering interview questions?

• Focus your answers on your strengths, but reveal a weakness or two to show your humanity and humble nature.

• Use the interviewer's name and title each time you answer a question to show respect.

• To be concise, answer questions with a simple yes or no whenever possible.

• Aim answers at the key characteristics needed, such as expertise, motivation, and a pleasant personality.

Although you can't expect to be perfect in an employment interview, you can do your best by

• showing some passion by bringing up a controversial topic and taking a clear stand.

• speaking forcefully but using some slang such as "like" and "ya know" to sound relaxed and friendly.

• elaborating on your answers and criticizing the person or object causing the problems at a previous job.

• occasionally refocusing and clarifying vague questions by asking "Do you mean...?"

Employment interviews are all about questions. Which of the following statements about interview questions is accurate?

• Your interviewer may use questions to become acquainted with you.

• Some interview questions are meant to showcase the business to the candidate.

• None of the questions you will be asked are new.

• You can anticipate and prepare for every question.

If the interviewer begins a question with Tell me about a time when..., you should

• recognize that this is a trick question and tactfully refuse to answer.

• politely explain that you have never experienced such a situation.

• make up any answer and wish that you had been better prepared.

• describe a situation or task, tell what action you took, and emphasize a positive result.

What is the most effective way to handle an illegal or inappropriate question during an interview?

• If you find the question harmless and you want the job, go ahead and answer it.

• Confront the interviewer about the illegal nature of the question.

• Storm out of the room in anger; after all, you wouldn't work for a company with such low ethics.

• Refuse to answer the question because it is your legal right to do so.

If an interviewer asks if you have any questions at the end of an interview, which of the following is an inappropriate response?

• May I have a tour of the facilities?

• When do you expect to make a decision?

• No, I have no questions right now; you have shared all the information I need.

• What are the major challenges for a person in this position?