Excerpted from From
Here to There by Larry Stuenkel
These questions
are similar to what you can expect during a real interview. Being
prepared will enable you to think on your feet.
The suggested replies, excerpted from From Here to There
by Larry Stuenkel, aren't intended to give you one correct answer.
Rather, the answers should reflect your personal frame of reference,
based on your motives, goals, work skills and aspirations. The replies
are meant to stimulate your thinking, not to be memorized.
Q. What do you look for in a job?
Suggested answer: "I am looking for an opportunity to take my current
skills and develop them into a career opportunity." Alternative
answer: "I am not looking for a job, I am looking for a career."
The implication here is that the term "job" implies short-term,
"career" implies long-term. Using the section of your resume that
summarizes your experience, you might say, "I am looking for an
opportunity to use my 20-plus years in health-care human resource
administration. I am looking for an opportunity that allows me to
use my extensive generalist background in employee relations, compensation,
management development, recruiting, orientation and training, employee
benefits and security."
