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Principles

EFORE FORMULATING DYNAMITE,mSWERS TO INTER-
view questions, let’s review some basic interview principles to
prepare for the job interview. If you understand interview goals
- both your goals and the likely goals of the interviewer - and
the process by which you both will attempt to reach these goals, you will
be in a position to formulate your own dynamite answers to interview
questions. You’ll also better understand the examples we present in
subsequent chapters.

Different Goals

Since your goals and those of the interviewer will often Adiffer, it is
important to understand the questions posed by the interviewer in terms
of her goals - both the obvious goal and possible subtle “hidden agenda’’
type goals - as well as your own. At the most simplistic level, the inter-
viewer wants to find the best person to fill the job opening. Based on
previous hiring experience, the interviewer believes the best person is
usually the one with:

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