| Job interviews are meant to be tricky and with the | | | | Even though you thought up good answers while you |
| economy in the state it is in a lot of people are for | | | | were at home, under the pressure of the interviewer |
| new jobs. Giving the right answers with confidence to | | | | your mind will likely go blank. You start giving answers |
| the questions during that short interview can make the | | | | that doesn’t make sense and make bad impression |
| difference between employment and hardship. | | | | on others. |
| The decision to hire or not basically comes down to | | | | In such panic, you start talk even faster; churning out |
| how much confident you are with general interview | | | | half baked answers and you feels that sweat begin to |
| questions that are sure to be asked. Some samples | | | | dribble down neck to back. Your heart pounds in your |
| are like: | | | | chest and you long for it being over. Its vain hope, like |
| • Why did you leave your last job? | | | | wishing the dentist would finally put away that drill but |
| • Why you have had many jobs in past few | | | | they enjoy the torture too much and more questions |
| years? | | | | follow. Your replies would fail to impress. |
| • What will be long term career goals? | | | | After what seems like hours they lastly job down |
| • Can you explain this gap in your working | | | | some notes and say thank you for your time. Drained |
| history? | | | | and exhausted you un-sick your dehydrated body |
| Once these types of questions begin, you are actually | | | | from the soaked chair, forget to wipe your sweating |
| past the friendly chit chat stage that failed to put you | | | | palm and press it into their outstretched hand. You |
| at your comfort. You can feel the temperature of the | | | | glimpse the interviewer holding his head in is hands as |
| room increase to boiling point and your palms begin to | | | | you leave without the prospect of a new job. |
| sweat. | | | | |