Six Interview Answers You Need to Get Hired By Peter Vogt, Monster Senior Contributing Writer During the

typical job interview, you'll be aske a lot o! "uestions# But o you really un erstan what the interviewer nee s to know$ %Most stu ents have no i ea why a recruiter asks a particular "uestion,% says Bra &arsh, a !or'er recruiting pro!essional !or a vertising giant (eo Burnett an current presi ent o! career consulting !ir' )ob Boun # %*hey ten to think it's a co'petition to outwit the interviewer#% *he reality is that e'ployers have neither the ti'e nor inclination to play ga'es with you, especially when hiring# +our interviewer is not trying to outguess you ,, he's trying to assess your answers to si- key "uestions. Do You Have the Skills to Do the Job? /ccor ing to &arsh, the e'ployer 'ust !irst eter'ine whether you have the necessary har skills !or the position, e#g#, the progra''ing knowle ge !or a atabase a 'inistration job or the writing chops to be a newspaper reporter# %By really probing into what the can i ate has one in the past, an interviewer can tap into har skills#% But the interviewer is also looking !or key so!t skills you'll nee to succee in the job an organi0ation, such as the ability to work well on tea's or %the re"uisite co''on sense to !igure things out with so'e basic training,% says *erese Corey Blanck, irector o! stu ent evelop'ent at internship co'pany Stu ent 1-perience an a partner in College to Career, a consulting !ir'# Do You Fit? %1very organi0ation's !irst thought is about !it an potentially !it in a certain epart'ent,% Corey Blanck says# *hat 'eans the interviewer is trying to pinpoint not only whether you 'atch up well with both the co'pany's an epart'ent's activities but also whether you'll co'ple'ent the talents o! your potential coworkers# Do You Understand the Co !an" and Its #ur!ose? 2! the organi0ation !its well with your career aspirations, you'll naturally be 'otivate to o goo work there ,, an stay 'ore than a 'onth or two, Corey Blanck reasons# %2 on't want so'eone to take the position because it's a job an it !its their skills# 2 want the' to be e-cite about our 'ission an what we o#% How Do You Sta$k U! A%ainst the Co !etition?

+ou're being evaluate in relation to other can i ates !or the job# 2n other wor s, this test is gra e on a curve# So the interviewer will constantly be co'paring your per!or'ance with that o! the other can i ates'# Do You Have the &i%ht 'ind(Set )or the Job and Co !an"? %2'' always looking !or so'eone who has a can, o type o! attitu e,% Corey Blanck e-plains# %2 want so'eone who wants to be challenge an is internally 'otivate to o well# Corey Blanck points out that an e'ployer can't train !or this essential trait# %But you can hire !or it# /n i! you on't, you'll en up with a lower,per!or'ing e'ployee#% Do You *ant the Job? Most e'ployers know better than to believe everyone they interview actually wants the position being o!!ere # *hey un erstan so'e can i ates are e-ploring their options, while others are using an interview with a co'pany they on't care about to hone their interview skills# So you have to prove you really want the job, says /l Pollar , senior college recruiter !or Countrywi e 3inancial# %2 use the itch, igger analogy. Many o! us can ig itches, but !ew are willing to ,, an even !ewer want to#%