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Former General Electric CEO Jack Welchbelieved that by far the most importantquestions to ask in an interview are,"Why did you leave your last job? And theone before that? And the one before that?Was it the environment? The boss? The Team?"
Here are some other key interviewquestions recommended by MartinE. Davis in his book Managing a SmallBusiness Made Easy:
What were your job responsibilities?
What is it you like mostand leastabout past jobs and your current job?
What is your present compensation andbenefits package?
Why are you considering changing jobs?
Are you aware of the responsibilities ofthe job you're applying for?
What is the greatest strength youwould bring to this position?
What things do you find appealingabout our company?
What do you think is your greatestchallenge as a candidate for thisposition?
What was your beginning compensationin your current job?
What specific training have you hadthat might increase your ability to performour job?
In which school subjects were youmost successful?
Which subjects in school did you findthe most difficult?
Can you provide the names of coworkerswho can vouch for your technicalabilities? What are their positions? What are you looking for in termsof a new position? When decidingwhether or not to join us, which factorswould be most important to you:Compensation? Benefits? Workinghours? Opportunities to advance?
SOURCE:Managing a Small Business Made Easy byMartin E. Davis (Entrepreneur Press, 2005).
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch
believed that by far the most important
questions to ask in an interview are,
"Why did you leave your last job? And the
one before that? And the one before that?
Was it the environment? The boss? The
team?" Here are some other key interview
questions recommended by Martin
E. Davis in his book Managing a Small
Business Made Easy:
What were your job responsibilities?
What is it you like mostand least
about past jobs and your current job?
What is your present compensation and
benefits package?
Why are you considering changing jobs?
Are you aware of the responsibilities of
the job you're applying for?
What is the greatest strength you
would bring to this position?
What things do you find appealing
about our company?
Atin Dasgupta is director and co- founder ofPerfman HR.
