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Answer Questions
OST OF YOUR ATTENTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON
answering specific questions raised by the interviewer. In
preparation for these questions, you need to lcnow what
M questions are most likely to be asked and how you should
best formulate answers for greatest impact. Keep in mind that the
interviewer is loolung for indicators of your expertise, competence, moti-
vation, interpersonal skulls, decision-malung skulls, interest in the job,
personality, and likability. You will express many of these qualities when
you answer questions posed by the interviewer. He will look for verbal
clues of both your strengths and your weaknesses. How you answer the
questions will largely determine whether or not you will be invited back
for another interview and eventually offered a job.
Interview Phases
Your verbal encounter with the interviewer will most likely pass through
several distinct interview phases. Most interviewers will more or less
sequence the interview into the following seven phases:
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