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Old 08-21-2008, 10:23 AM
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One question I have difficulty with is Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I mean, how do you tell them "I just want a job that makes me happy, even if it means not moving up the corporate ladder." Really, I have absolutely no desire to be a supervisor. I never have. I dont want to be in charge of people. I just want to do my own thing, and do it to the best of my ability. But if you had asked me this question 5 years ago, when I got out of the service, my answer would have been totally different than it is today. 5 years ago, I pictured myself being a successful graduate of IT in an entry/mid level IT security job with the potential to move up. Am I there? No. I'm doing bullsh*t IT work as a desktop admin. There is no room for growth. I don't have the knowledge I need to work in this field. I'm STUCK where I am, without more education. Present day, I decided if I was going to go back to school, it was going to be for a new passion (finance), rather than a passion in IT that has fizzled out. I see no point in wasting time trying to rekindle my interest in IT...I think I'm burnt out on it. So if you had asked me 5 years ago if I thought I would be going back to grad school in order to change careers, I would have laughed at you. I certainly didnt picture myself here.

I have no idea how to answer that question, but i probably need to figure it out. I mean, should I fudge it and say "Well, in 5 years, I'd like to be in a supervisory position." i mean...that sounds so generic. Everyone says that crap. And I wouldnt even mean it. Urghhh.
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Old 08-21-2008, 10:24 AM
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Sample questions to prep for - please add to this list!
  • What are some of your strengths? Weaknesses?
  • What is your biggest accomplishment?
  • Why should a company hire you?
  • Have you ever failed at anything?
  • What are your short and long term goals?
  • Why are you interested in a position with us?
  • Tell me somethign about yourself that I wouldn't know from reading your resume.
  • Why are you ready to leave your current job?
  • What skills or ideas can you bring to the job that other candidates are not likely to have?
  • Give an example of a time that you saw a project through, despite obstacles.
  • What skill or personal work habit have your struggled to improve?
  • What do you want to achieve in your next job?
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:26 PM
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the strengths and weaknesses question has always been the hardest for me ... what I think of as a strength may not be what the interviewer thinks is a strength and why would I want to expose a weakness to someone I'm trying to impress ???

other questions

what can you contribute to this organization?

what kind of job satisfaction are you looking for?

"I've never heard of the school where you got your undergraduate degree, why did you go there?" .. I actually had that one thrown at me ..

you may get asked to actually demonstrate a skill that's a required part of the job .. ie programming jobs may ask you to actually provide code or an algothrym to solve a problem.
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