Thursday, November 02, 2006

Questions: What to Expect and What to Ask

Library-Specific Questions

"101+ Commonly Asked Interview Questions" (from Ann's Place)
http://www.geocities.com/aer_mcr/libjob/interview.html

"Frequently Asked Interview Questions" (from USC School of Library and Information Science)
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/career/invufaqs.htm

"What to Ask Your Interviewer" (from LIScareer.com)
http://www.liscareer.com/olmstadt_interview.htm
Covers 5 key questions new professionals often overlook.

"Interviews: Asking the Right Questions" (from LIScareer.com)
http://www.liscareer.com/kwaka_interviews.htm
Includes basic advice for interviewees plus 59 possible questions to ask the hiring committee.

General Resources

"Job Interview Questions Database for Jobseekers" (from Quintessential Careers)
http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_question_database/
Includes 109 questions, which you can view all at once or in groups of eight with sample responses. Also has a feature that allows you to practice writing your responses to common behavioral and traditional interview questions.

"Random Interview Question Generator" (from Monster.com)
http://tools.monster.com/virtualinterviews/random/
Test yourself with a virtual interview. Not sure how to handle a question? Click the link to the related article for some strategies.

"Worst Questions to Ask at an Interview" (from CNN.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/10/09/cb.
questions/index.html

Hold off on details about benefits, negative comments, and slang, among other things.


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