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The job interview gives the potential employee and potential employer a chance to learn more about each other. You'll find articles, sample questions, interactive practice tools, the facts on illegal questions, and fashion tips to help you succeed.

Job Interviewing

A job interview gives you a chance to prove yourself. Find out about various types of interviews. Learn how to prepare for an interview, how to succeed on an interview, and how to follow up after one. Get advice about dealing with illegal questions.

Behavioral Interviews: In Depth

Behavioral interviews give you the opportunity to demonstrate competencies required for a particular job. Learn more about this type of interview, why employers use it, what questions you can expect to be asked, how to respond, and how to prepare.

Behavioral Interviews: What You Need to Know

Behavioral interviews let job applicants demonstrate competencies needed for a particular job. Learn what a behavioral interview is, why employers use it, what questions you might be asked, how to respond to those questions, and how to prepare for them.

Interviewing Potential Employees

As a department manager you'll be working very closely with the people you hire. That's one reason you should know how to interview potential employees. Another reason is that a good or bad choice will reflect on your ability as a manager.

Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions

Though these sample answers shouldn't be used verbatim, they can help you formulate your own answers to interview questions.

Interview Cheat Sheet

Use this form to help you remember key facts, such as personal achievements and what you wore to the interview.

Job Interview: Pre-Flight Checklist

A list of items you should bring to the interview.

The Most Important Interview Non-Verbals

Non-verbal cues often speak louder than words. This article discusses the top five nonverbals, in order of their importance in interviewing.

Random Interview Question Generator

From Monster.com, practice your interviewing skills from the privacy of your computer.

The Simple Key to Interview Success

This article suggests "The Personality Matching Technique" as a way to establish rapport on an interview. Learn how this technique works.

When Interviews Don't Produce Job Offers

You are getting interviews, but not offers. Find out what you can do to help you get the job offer.
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