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I N TERV IEW THE I N TERV IEW ER

you can ask about their experiences and opinions, the more it will
endear you to them.”

But the bottom line remains: HR people cannot give you the job
you want. Nor can they give you the facts-on-the-ground important
information you need to make a good career decision. For the most
part, HR people are well informed in a general sense about the com-
pany and its benefits policies. But they probably don’t have a lot of
the specific information you want about the position and the people
you will be working with.

FORTY BEST QUESTIONS FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES

7-1
Why do you enjoy working for this company?
Go for a personal relationship right away. Show the HR person you
care about his or her experience and opinion. Plus you’ll get some
useful information about the company and its culture.

7-2
What are the three criteria that you are looking for in the successful
candidate for this position?
This question immediately establishes the top criteria the HR per-
son presumably uses to screen applicants. Try to ask this question
early in the interview. Make sure that in your subsequent answers,
you positively touch on each of the important criteria

7-3
I’ve seen the posting for the job, of course. Is there anything else I
should know about what’s expected of the successful candidate?
The job advertisement may have listed what was wanted in a candi-
date, but it is very useful to hear the criteria directly from the inter-
viewer. The more that you can discover about what they want and
how they will make the decision, the better placed you are to influ-
ence that decision.

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