Five Questions to Get You Through Any Interview

As seen at NYPL Blogs

Job interviews are scary. Sure, it's great to land them, but once the initial glee over getting the interview passes, you're left with the anxiety over what they're going to ask and how they will feel about your answers.

Preparing for a job interview can feel a lot like preparing for a cumulative final for a course that covers 200 years of history. You could be asked about anything and it seems impossible to be prepared for every question. According to Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute?, all job interview questions boil down to five basic questions hiring authorities want answered.

1. Why are you here?
2. What can you do for us?
3. Are you easy to work with? Hard to work with? Do you know?
4. Why is it better to hire you than one of the other candidates?
5. Will your salary expectations fit within our budget?

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