| Question | Answer | Analysis | Better Answer |
| Do you have any questions about the job? | Can I get an advance on my first paycheck? | This person is not looking to contribute to the company but is looking for us to contribute to her. | Why did the last person who was in the position leave? |
| What are you looking for in a job? | A nice quiet place to work where no one bothers me. | Then why are you applying for a job in IT? An opportunity to exercise the skills I’ve gleaned over the years while also tackling new challenges From Sandy Hofmann, CIO and chief people officer of Mapics | |
| Where do you want to go in your career? | I really want to be the head of a bigger organization. | If I hired this person, they’d be more concerned with getting to the next level than with their current job. | I want to work for a company where I can roll up my sleeves and have a real impact on the company’s product and brand. |
| Why do you want to leave your current job? | I’ve done as much as I can do there, and I’m looking for the next opportunity. | This is B.S. | Anything that smacks of the truth, even if it is, “I couldn’t stand my old boss.” From Christopher Hjelm, CTO of Orbitz |
| How would you tell a senior vice president that your project is multimillions over budget and doesn’t work? | I’d let you do it. | Next! | I’d give it to him straight. And I’d assure him that my staff and I would audit the project to find out what went wrong so that we could prevent it from happening in the future. From Tracy Austin, CIO of Mandalay Resort Group |
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