FAQ for an Interview Session:General Questions  

• Tell us something about yourself?
  Keep the answer short and to the point. Talk confidently. Don't rush. Use your resume summary as a base to start. Do not waste too much time on family background and school life.
  
  
• What do you know about our company?
  Always go to a war prepared, as the old saying goes. Do the homework before the interview board. Find the basic information about the company from the net, company website, friends. Find out as much as you can about the company's products, size, turnover, management, people, working culture, history and philosophy.
  
  
• Why do you want to work for our company?
  Never start first about what you want. First talk about their needs. You would like to be the part of a specific company project. You can make a definite contribution to the company's problems and goals.
  
  
• What else can you do for us? What can you do for us that no one else can?
  In reply to this question, try to understand the basic business philosophy of the company, and then by illustrating the past experiences you've had, try to demonstrate how you can bring your experience to work for the company. Use some past experiences to show that you have had success in solving the previous employer's problem(s) that may be similar to those of the prospective employer, and that you have the skills necessary to deal with the job requirements.
  
  
• What about the job, offered to you, you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
  Let the positives outshine the negatives significantly. List a few, say three or more, attractive factors that make you interested about the job offered to you, and only one minor un-attractive factor that is not much important to begin with.
  
  
• Why should we hire you?
  Because of your experience, which will be quite handy, knowledge & skills that you have learnt and developed over the years, and nonetheless, the abilities you bring along apart from your positive outlook and the optimism.
  
  
• What do you look for in a job?
  A chance to prove yourself by getting an opportunity to use your skills, to perform and be recognized by company as a go-getter.
  
  
• Please define in your words….. (the position for which you are being interviewed)?
  Keep it short and to the point, specifying a brief definition, which is 'an actions and result -oriented' definition.
  
  
• How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
  You don't want to present yourself who will take a year and a half to learn the new organization. No one in the professional world waits that long. You would require an initial, short period of adjustment and then you can move fast up the learning curve.
  
  
• How long would you stay with us?
  No one leaves the job if it is worth the hard work required. If the work is good, responsibilities are given; compensation is in trend with the industry, who would want a change? Specify, that as long as job remains challenging, and you can learn to grow along with the organization's growth, you don't foresee any change.