| Why 12? Twelve is the average number of questions | | | | 8. Why did you leave your previous employment? |
| asked at job interviews. Since it is impossible to know | | | | 9. What risks have you taken in your latest job and |
| in advance the exact mix of questions that will come | | | | what were the outcomes? |
| up in an interview, most career specialists recommend | | | | 10. What are your long-term goals? |
| that the interview preparation be centered on the few | | | | 11. Do you have any questions about the company or |
| most likely subjects. | | | | the position here? |
| Here are the 12 most common questions: | | | | 12. Why should we choose you? |
| 1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? | | | | The job interview is the most critical step in getting a |
| 2. At this point in your career what would be the | | | | job and in this step it all comes down to the |
| perfect job for you? | | | | candidates' performance. As behavioral scientists point |
| 3. At your last job - whom did you report to and what | | | | out - no career advisor can tell you exactly what to |
| was their position with the company? | | | | say during a job interview. For this part of the |
| 4. What were your personal responsibilities? | | | | job-search you are your own best instructor. This is |
| 5. How would your boss describe you? | | | | why using career tools like Mastering the Job Interview |
| 6. What was your greatest achievement(s) and how | | | | DVD can improve dramatically your chances of |
| did you accomplish it? | | | | making the right impression, presenting yourself as the |
| 7. What are your weaknesses and how do you work | | | | best candidate and ultimately earning the job-offer you |
| to fix them? | | | | want. |