How to Ace an Interview
It’s all how you answer the questions. Below are five sample questions, followed by the wrong and right answers:
1. What attracted you to our company?
Wrong Answer: You had a job open.
Right Answer: I made an in-depth study of all the companies on earth and yours was the best.
2. Where do you hope to be in five years?
Wrong Answer: Somewhere better.
Right Answer: I hope to win the lottery so I can work for your company for free.
3. What are your biggest strengths and weaknesses?
Wrong Answer: I’m competent, conscientious, and honest.
Right Answer: I love to be criticized and abused, but I get depressed when I don’t get enough of it.
4. Why do you want to leave your current job?
Wrong Answer: My boss is a psychopath.
Right Answer: I’d like to work longer hours for less pay.
5. Do you have any questions?
Wrong Answer: Where can a guy get a drink around here?
Right Answer: Who can I kill for you?
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