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Old 09-26-2006, 10:36 AM
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LOL. After reading your question it's unclear to me whether you're interviewing perople, or being interviewed? So I'll do some for both...

Good interview questions (if you're the interviewer):
* Describe the type of company you're looking for in terms of culture and values?
* Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work. What was it? And how did you correct it?"
* Tell me about a difficult decision you made -- what was it, and how did you deal with it?
* Tell me about a situation where you took a risk at work. What happened?
* Tell me about yourself (wait to see what they say, and how quickly they ask for input)
* For a sales job...I once used "Sell me this pen." -- it worked wonderfully.

If you're interviewing for a job (the interviewee):
* Tell me about the culture of the company...what are your values? How do you make decisions? Do you value risk takers? etc
* What types of people get promoted here? How does it happen?
* Describe the ideal person for this job?
* Who filled the job last? Why did they leave? What made them successful in the position? What could they have done better?
* What do you like best about working for this company? What could be improved?


I hope these help...
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