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chance to get more iifomation on each other? For now, I believe
I should be paid what I am worth. I would thinkyou would agree
with that concept too, wouldn ’t you?

If this approach fails and the interviewer persists, take control
of the money question by asking several of these questions from
your perspective:

How much does someone with my qualifications normally receive
in your organization? Wint were you paying the last person?
Wy wouldyour pay scale be lower than the industy standard?
Have others taken pay cuts to join your organization?

How important is job security?

While job security is important to most people, you should not
answer this question by indicating it is your major concern.
Focus your answer on your performance - job security comes to
those who earn it. For example,

I’ve never really had job security, so I’m not sure what exactly it
is. I expect to stay with your company because of my perfomarrce
and because the company f;llj?lls my career goals. If I’m not
meeting your expectations, or if the company doesn’t meet my
expectation, then I shouldn’t be here. I look at a job not for security
but for what I can achieve for both the company and myseEf:

How long do you expect to stay with our company?

Answer this question in the same manner as the previous
question - the bottom line is “as long as both of you are
satisfied with the arrangement.”

How do you define success?

This is not the time for deep introspection, nor is it appropriate
to answer from solely a self-centered perspective. Try to tie
personal goals to corporate ones.