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12 Nail the Job Interview!

Chapter 10 - 101 Answers You Should Formulate - presents a compre-
hensive checklist by category of the 101 sample interview questions and
answers addressed throughout the book as well as provides a useful
orientation on how to best handle each of the questions. The chapter is
organized in this manner so you can review some of the most important
job interview questions and suggested answering strategies based upon the
45 principles we outlined in Chapter 4. If you need to prepare for a job
interview that’s coming up in a few days, this chapter will assist you in
getting quickly organized.
Taken together, these chapters constitute a crash course in effective job
interview slulls. Ideally you should complete this book early in your job
search. However, chances are you are
Whatever you do, reading it in preparation for an impend-

don‘t try to ing job interview, which may be in an-
other day or two! If this is your situa-
memorize canned tion, we strongly recommend focusing on
answers to inter- the interviewing errors and principles
outlined in Chapters 3 and 4. These ele-
view questions’ To ments emphasize a particular attitude
do so may raise and orientation you need to consis-
questions about tently present throughout the interview

your honesty and as well as during the follow-up phase.
The principles will help you formulate
integrity! answers to the many standard interview
questions you will need to address with-
out sounding like you have prepared “canned” answers. They also will
help you handle the secret language of interview success.

Avoid Easy Temptations

One important word of caution is in order before you proceed further into
this book. Whatever you do, don’t try to memorize canned answers to
interview questions. Succumbing to such a temptation will probably
produce negative outcomes for you. This approach is likely to turn off
interviewers who may think you are being less than forthcoming; it may
even raise questions about your honesty and integrity. In addition, your
nonverbal communication may negate the messages you intend to com-
municate at the “canned” verbal level. Our examples of effective answers