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2 (a). QUESTIONS -
to prepare you for interviews:

Be prepared! What are your long/short term goals and objectives? When and why did you establish these goals?
Be prepared! What specific goals, other than those related to your career, have you established for yourself for the next few years?
Be prepared! What ultimately do you want to do in life? How will your career help you to achieve this?
Be prepared! What do you want to be earning in five years?
Be prepared! Which is most important to you, the financial aspects or the type of work you are interested in?
Be prepared! What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
Be prepared! How would you describe yourself? How do you think a friend or reference who knows you well would describe you?
Be prepared! What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
Be prepared! How has your educational experiences prepared you for your chosen career path?
Be prepared! Why should our organization be interested in you? What qualifications do you have that make you feel you have contributions to make?
Be prepared! How do you determine or evaluate success? What do you think it takes to be successful in an organization like ours?
Be prepared! In what ways would you initiate your contributions to our company?
Be prepared! What qualities do you think a successful manager should have? Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and junior personnel.
Be prepared! Of your accomplishments to date, which have given you the most satisfaction and why?
Be prepared! Why did you select your college / university / continued education path? What led you to choose your field of study?  Do you have plans for continued studies?
Be prepared! Do you work well under pressure? Do you work well with little or no supervision?
Be prepared! How would you describe your ideal work/position ultimately?
Be prepared! Why did you seek employment with our organization? What do you know about us?
Be prepared! How would you prioritize; what do you feel most important to you in your position/job?
Be prepared! Do you have a geographical preference? Why? Are you willing to relocate? Would you consider work-related travel?
Be prepared! Are you willing to spend up to six months as a trainee?
Be prepared! What major difficulties have you encountered and how did you deal with it?

2(b). QUESTIONS -
to consider asking during the employment process:

Be prepared! Why is this position available? What happened to the person who previously held it? If the position is open because the previous person was promoted, then obviously this organization could offer an interesting opportunity. If it is a newly created position, then it could offer both opportunity and challenge.
Be prepared! What advancement or learning opportunities are available? Assuming that you perform your responsibilities in an exemplary manner, what would be your next logical step? Listen to the interviewer carefully on this one. If other positions are mentioned as possibilities, then it is likely there is upward mobility within the organization. If the interviewer is vague about such possibilities, you may be accepting a dead-end position.
Be prepared! How is performance rated? How often will I be reviewed, evaluated and by whom? The answer to this one will give you insight as to what the company/organization expects.
Be prepared! What special requirements will be expected of me that are not included in the job description? Be sure that you are prepared to assume all of the responsibilities and requirements. Know what you are getting into, such as travel/weekends.

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