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Quiz: Are You Ready for the Interview?

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Take this test to see if you'll fly or flop in your interview.

1. How much do you know about the company?
a. I read through the company's Web site, pored over its financials, mission statement and leadership information, and read every newspaper article I could find about the organization.
b. I poked around the company's Web site for a while.
c. I skimmed the Web site and talked to some friends who worked there.
d. Not much, other than that they're hiring.

2. The night before the interview you...
a. Printed out extra copies of your résumé.
b. Figured out directions to the office.
c. Prepared some answers to commonly-asked interview questions.
d. All of the above.

3. What will you wear to the interview?
a. A professional-looking business suit.
b. Something similar to what your friend who works at the company wears to the office each day.
c. A sexy little number -- it might give you an edge.
d. Whatever you want. After all, your wardrobe is an expression of your personality.

4. The interviewer says, "Tell me about yourself." How do you respond?
a. Well, I was born in rural Maine and I'm the oldest of six kids...
b. I'm a 52-year-old financial executive, with 30 years of experience at XYZ Ltd...
c. In my current role as marketing manager at XYZ, I implemented an e-mail campaign that resulted in $50 million in revenue over one year...
d. That's a personal question, and I thought I was here for an interview.

5. What's your biggest weakness?
a. I procrastinate a lot.
b. I used to have a problem with time management. Then, about a year ago, I started synchronizing my work calendar and personal calendars on my PDA, and now I'm always on time and never miss deadlines.
c. I'm not mechanically inclined.
d. I don't have one.

6. Which of the following is an illegal interview question?
a. Have you ever been fired from a previous job?
b. What type of training did you receive in the military?
c. Merpelgue... that's an unusual last name. Where is your family from?
d. How much money did you make at your last job?

7. Your interviewer asks why you're leaving your current company. How do you respond?
a. I have accomplished everything I can in my current position and I don't see any room for professional advancement.
b. My manager and I have personality conflicts that are interfering with my ability to do the job.
c. I'm looking for a job with a more competitive salary.
d. I was fired.

8. Your interviewer asks about your relationship with your last boss. (You hated him.) How do you respond?
a. He was a sexist bigot. For example, last week he...
b. Everything was fine until I broke up with him.
c. We had our disagreements at times, but they were always handled respectfully and we had a smooth working relationship.
d. We were best friends.

9. The employer says, "Do you have any questions?" How do you respond?
a. Nope.
b. Yes... how much is the starting salary for this position, and is it OK if I take the month of August off for my annual family trip?
c. How long have you been with the company?
d. I noticed in my research that XYZ just entered into a partnership with Acme, Inc. How do you think that will affect XYZ's dominance in the microcomputer industry?

10. What are your plans for after the interview?
a. Send a thank-you note to every person who interviewed me.
b. Call the interviewer every day until I hear a decision.
c. Get back to the office before anyone notices I was gone.
d. I don't know, shopping maybe?

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