A job interview is an opportunity for you to learn more about a potential employer. Indeed, what you learn from an interview may determine whether or not you want the job. Below are 3 samples of the types of questions you should ask during an interview:

1. "Does the position offer exposure to other facets of your organization?"

2. "How would you describe your organization's personality and management style?"

3. "I read in a trade paper that a major competitor of yours is increasing its market share in your main market. What plans does your firm have to regain its lost market share?"

1. "What are your greatest strengths?"

• Don't: Limit your explanation to short answers like "I'm very hard working" or "I am a team player."
• Do: Convince the interviewer. Tell her or him a personality trait, then immediately provide a 1-2 minute "real world" example to demonstrate. Have two or three scenarios prepared in advance.

2. "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

• Don't: Mention your plans about going back to school or starting your own scuba-lesson business on a desert island.
• Do: Show that you have ambition and a structured way of setting goals. But you don't have to be specific. Instead, explain how at this point in time you look forward to advancing your career, and that you realize other opportunities may crop up as the company learns more about you and vice versa.

Some further interview skills offered by Interview Stop are:

• 25 Most Popular Behavior based-questions
• Interview Hints to Win the Interview/job
• Situational questions
• Questions to rehearse
• Tips on making a good impression
• Telephone interviews
• Ways People "STRIKE OUT" at interviews.
  
  

The Impression you make - how you express yourself regarding experience, talents, diligence, dependability, and personal traits - is the deciding factor. Be a "go-getter"!