Sample Interview Questions; Interviewing Types, Tips & Tricks

Performance Tips for Your Interview

#1 Tread softly on the amount of personal information you divulge to the secretary, interviewer, or any other member of the company.

#2 Focus on and avoid personal habits, such as biting nails, tapping of feet, and twitching. Avoid habits that can reflect negatively on your candidacy.

#3 Utilize the interviewer's name, if possible. For example, "Good morning, Mr. Blake." Look Mr. Blake in the eyes when speaking to him, or listening to him as well.

#4 Concentrate on posture, and how your legs are crossed. If you're leaning forward, you may look eager and possibly unprofessional.

#5 Connect with the interviewer by asking about the company's needs, identifying challenges and by providing answers specifically focused towards those needs and challenges.

#6 Interviewers often interview candidates who go out of their way to impress, appearing "artificial." Don't be one of those people.

#7 Listen, relax, and provide targeted answers ... don't babble.

#8 Speak calmly and take your time thinking about and answering questions.

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Interviewing Q&As

How do I explain the reason for leaving a previous employer?

Thank-you letter for the 2nd interview?

What is your least favorite job duty?

What's the worst mistake you made at a previous employer?

How would your colleagues describe you?

If you were a car, what kind would you be and what color?

See this pen, you have 5 minutes to sell it to me.

Are you nervous?

Types of Interviews

Exit Interview Performed at the end of employment; appropriately named the exit interview. Not all companies perform exit interviews on former employees.

Lunch Interview An interview around a meal is not an unheard of interviewing technique.

Panel Interview Much like a phone interview, panel interviews are popular because interviewing procedures are modified so those involved in the hiring decision can meet, question, and later discuss each candidate.

Phone Interview Partaking in a phone interview seems to take pressure off the interviewing process, however, it does not.

If you were the interviewer, how would you interview me?

Position-Specific Interview Questions

Interview Questions for Supervisors, Managers

Interview Questions for Sales Reps, Account Managers & Marketers

Interview Questions for Secretaries, Office Administrators, Receptionists

... Broad list of Sample Interview Questions for a multitude of positions