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Define leadership.   

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Define cooperation. 

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Do you consider yourself competitive? 

Personal 

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What was the last good book you read? 

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What is your favorite movie? 

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How do you keep aware of current events? 

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Do you have any hobbies? 

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What do you do for fun/to let off steam/in your spare time? 

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What accomplishments in your life are you proudest of? 

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Who are your heroes? 

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What is your greatest strength? 

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What is your greatest weakness? 

Random Questions 

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Tell me something about yourself that is not on your resume. 

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If you could be any type of animal/car/cookie, what would you be? 

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If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do? 

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If you could have lunch with any three people, living or dead, who would they be and why? 

 
QUESTIONS TO ASK EMPLOYERS 

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Could you explain your organizational structure? 

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What do you most enjoy about your work with this organization / company / agency? 

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Could you describe your company's management style and the type of employee who fits well 
with it? 

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What are some of the skills and abilities necessary for someone to succeed in this job? 

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What is the organization's policy on providing seminars, workshops, and training so 
employees can keep up their skills or acquire new ones? 

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What kind of work can I expect to be doing the first year? 

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How and by whom will my performance be reviewed? Are there specific criteria upon which I 
would be evaluated? And how frequently is formal and informal review given to new 
employees? 

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How much guidance or assistance is made available to individuals in developing career goals? 

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I read on the company / organization / agency website that employees have recently done 
presentations at XX conference. Is that a typical opportunity in the job for which I am 
interviewing? Are there specific professional organizations employees have been encouraged 
to join?