During your interview, your prospective employer will ask you more about yourself and why you want the position. By reviewing some of the most common questions asked during an interview, you can help prepare specific statements that highlight your strengths and help you land the job.

1. "Tell me about yourself."
   Take about two minutes to summarize your educational background and work experiences. Highlight your key strengths and provide some examples of your leadership skills. Usually, this is the first question asked. If it isn't, answer the question asked with an introductory statement, such as: "It may help if I start by providing a bit of background" and follow with your summary. Then you can return to the interviewer's question.
   
2. "Why do you want to work here?"
   This is a good time to show your interviewer that you’ve conducted research about the company. Discuss specific programs that you find interesting and intriguing.
   
3. "What are your career goals?"
   Remember that you want to grow professionally, but realize that there may be a variety of opportunities in the company as time goes on. Avoid naming titles—you may limit yourself to a certain position.
   
4. "Tell me someone you admire and why."
   This question is about qualities you care about. Pick someone you look up to and explain why you think he or she is important. Also make sure the values are considered positive to the company. You don’t want to seem self-centered and immature.
   
5. "Why should I hire you?"
   Discuss your key strengths and how you will use them in the position. Give examples of how your strengths helped you solve a specific problem.
   
6. "Do you set goals for yourself?"
   Do not say no. Describe a situation where you had a goal and discuss how you achieved it.
   
7. "What characteristics would you look for in a good manager?"
   Select a few important qualities you would like to see in a manager. If you give too many, you might seem impossible to keep happy.
   
8. "How often can you travel?"
   If you have limitations, think about these beforehand and come up with ways to work around them as far as possible. And before you jump into telling the interviewer all your restrictions, find out what the person has in mind in the way of travel. If you can handle the requirements, say so with enthusiasm.
   
9. "Tell me about your greatest challenge and how you dealt with it."
   Describe a situation from your two-minute introduction in more detail. Be very specific.
   
10. "Do you have any more questions?"
    Never say no! Keep several good questions in reserve for just this request (more than one, because over the course of the interview the manager may address one or more of them).
    
    For example:
    • "Can you give me an example or two of teamwork in action here?"
    • "How can I learn what I need to know about the organization's strategic plan?"
    • "Assuming you hire me, how would you like me to spend my first month here?"

As the interview ends, summarize what you feel you have to offer and then ask about the next step in the hiring process. A good closing statement will reiterate the strengths you have that would be most valuable on the job, your enthusiasm for the work, and your desire to become a member of the team.

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