Career Management Center

The Job Search

What Happens In An Interview

Basically, the recruiter is seeking to discover the answers to four questions in the interview:

• What job do you want?
• Why should she/he hire you?
• What can you do for the organization?
• What will it cost? (Salary)

Your agenda, however, may be quite different. With proper preparation, you can guide the interview so the recruiter is favorably impressed and you can also fulfill your needs for information about the position and firm. You should expect to do 85% of the talking. Your responses to questions will fall into two categories: evaluation and description. As much as possible, include evaluative information on each of your experiences that demonstrates the results you achieved.