When I'm preparing my candidates for interviews I counsel them to ask questions that show their interest in the company, department and job itself. Here are some of the questions I suggest:

1) What are the common traits of successful employees at this company?

2) What are your expectations for a successful employee in this position?

3) What do you enjoy about working for this company?

4) How does this role fit into the makeup of the department? How does the department fit into the corporate structure?

5) What is the greatest challenge I would face if I was to be the successful candidate?

It is mandatory that you do serious research on the company. Know who they are, who they compete with, how they present themselves as a company (in terms of goals, corporate values, etc). You can then use this information to talk about how your values/goals align with the company's values/goals.

Be ready to answer the following questions:

1) What do you know about our company?

2) Why do you want to work for our company?

3) Why should we hire you?

Be specific in your answers to all three of these questions. Your research will help you answer the first two, but your answer must be specific to *that company*. Make them feel like you want *them*, not just a job.

The third one should be include your accomplishments/value-added statements. Don't be afraid to toot your horn here but make sure you can back up any statement/assertion with a workplace example or fact.

Good luck.

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Jonathan

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2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
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