Interview Questions & What They Really Reveal

[Parshooter]

Thanks for this post. That "Where would you like to be in 5 years?" question always had me worried. Now I know

[kgoings]

“How did you prepare for this interview?”

The more passionate an employee is about a particular organization, the more likely it is that he or she will strive to exceed expectations if they are hired. A good candidate will have read up on the firm, researched the products and services they offer, read a bit about the executives who work there, etc. A bad candidate takes the shotgun at the wall approach. This latter candidate takes walks into any old office building, hoping to get through the interview on personality alone. One way companies separate the two is to ask an indirect question regarding how they prepared for the interview. The candidate who mentions reading up on the organization and demonstrates a working knowledge of the firm’s strengths, services and management team is enthusiastic about working for that company and will likely strive to be the best they can be if selected.

This is interesting. In my 15+ years working at my last two jobs, I have always been rated at the top of the charts, I have never had a complaint about my work and I almost always go above and beyond what I need to.

It's not that I am doing it 'for the company', I have pride in my work, and my work reflects on me. I have never read up on a company before I interviewed, and I haven't had too many interviews where I wasn't offered the job.

Maybe I am a different breed, I would go above and beyond if I *insert trivial job here*. My work reflects who I am as a person.

I guess for my next interview I will read up on the company, maybe it will bring more $$