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 other types of jobs are you considering? What companies?
If your search is just beginning, indicate to the interviewer,
"I just started my search, this is my first interview. I am being
very selective with the companies with which I am interviewing."
If you have had a series of interviews and no offers, be careful
not to say, "I have interviewed with 15 companies." Then the interviewer
may ask if you have had an offer. If you answer, "No", the interviewer
might think, "Well, 15 companies did not want him/her, why would
I want him/her?"
Develop a strategy that indicates that you have started a search,
contacted several companies, had several interviews, and are expecting
secondary rounds with several companies. Keep your job search information
confidential because it is a confidential matter. Revealing information
also might indicate you have loose lips and may talk about confidential
matters of the company.
