Articles about interviews

The first article I read was "Four Questions to ask a Potential Manager." I chose this article because I believe it is good to get to know your manager. I want to have a job that I love. Hopefully I will not have to work for someone else for very long, but I will some point in my life, especially right out of college or graduate school. I want to get along with all my coworkers, but especially my manager. These four questions are good questions to ask. They will give me insight into how interested my potential manager will be in me. I want a manager that cares about his/her employees. By paying attention to the manager's tone while he/she is discussing the answers to my questions, I will hopefully be able to tell if he is interested in me and his other employees. I also believe that asking questions at an interview is a good thing. This will make you seem truly interested in the job and the manager. Asking questions will let the manager know that you are serious about this, but that you are looking for a healthy workplace. The question asking about the "ideal employee" is a great question. It allows you to see how your manager likes his employees to work. It also gives you insight on to whether you and your manager will be compatible, thus leading to a healthy workplace. The question about what kind of employees he has will let you know how much he cares and how well he knows his employees. I believe that a manager should get to know his staff and vice versa. The question about how he measures success on the job kind of goes along with what an ideal employee is. This question could also tell you if you would meet the criteria of the manager. I believe this article is a great way to get to know you manager, see if you would be compatible with this manager, and show interest in the job.

The second article I read was "Six Common Job-Interview Questions." I chose this article because that is one thing that I have had trouble with in the past at interviews. I believe that this is the most challenging part of the interview. This article gives you the six most common questions. The first question about strengths and weaknesses always tough to answer. No one wants to sound boastful thus making it hard to discuss your strengths. They also do not want to put themselves down thus making it hard to describe your weaknesses. This question is best if you have previously thought of these answers. The next question about why you left you last job has never been a problem for me because all my jobs have been seasonal. But I in my future this will be a pertinent question and I believe that honesty is the best policy when answering this question. The third question about describing a previous work situation will be challenging if you have not thought about this before. If I could just think of a couple situations then I should be fine. When discussing my ideal work environment, I will be honest. I will tell my manager what I like, while remaining flexible. The question on how I handle mistakes will be tough. You do not want to say a way in which the employer is not used to working with. The final question on whats your most notable accomplishment definitely needs to be thought about previously. This article is great because it makes one aware of some of the toughest and most common questions. This article is a great way to prepare someone for an interview.