Interview Tricks

I read an article about a new technique for interviewing in which the interviewer asks you questions on both your jobs skills and your behavior tendencies. It says that its a good idea to have some stories ready that display both of the qualities. The article states a story is more effective than a general response and with your past actions you show your future actions. I learned from the article what the interviewers are specifically looking for, what types of stories are useful, and how long the stories should be. It was a brief but useful article.

The second article I read was about asking questions at the end of the interview. I thought this article was extremely useful. Everyone tells us that we should ask questions at the end of the interview and how important that is but you never hear about what type of questions to ask. This article gave examples of types of questions you can ask different types of interviewers like the co-worker, the executive, and the manager. It also told you some questions not to ask in any interview. Questions about money or vacation can make you seem more interested in the benefits than the company itself. I posted the link to the articles below.

Article One:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/An_Interview_Strategy_Telling_Stories__20061128-041625.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation

Article Two:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/Its_Your_Turn_What_to_Ask_an_Interviewer__2003228-1221.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation