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Key Questions Commonly Asked In First-Time Job Interviews

From: "How To Use Direct Marketing Techniques To Get The Marketing Job You Want - A Guide For College Students", a DMEF Publication


Tell me about yourself.

What are your strengths? Weaknesses?

What was your most memorable college experience?

If you had the chance to begin college all over, what would you do differently?

What were your favorite college courses? Why?

How much of your education did you pay for? How?

Tell me more about this (FILL IN THE BLANK) that appears on your resume.

Why are you pursuing a career in direct marketing?

How do you define success? Failure?

What is marketing (What is direct marketing)?

How do you define creativity?

What is marketing strategy?

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

What is your favorite advertising campaign and why?

What has been your biggest personal accomplishment?

What do you know about our company?

What kind of salary are you looking for?

Can you give me an example of how you solved some problem in a creative way that satisfied you and others?

Why do you want to work here?

What are you looking for from a job?

What else can I tell you about our company?

What business do you think we're in here at (NAME OF COMPANY)?

Where do you want to be in five years? Ten years?

Tell me about the last good book you read.

What do you do in your spare time?

Is there anything else I should know about you?

Tell me about an experience that demonstrates how well you operate under pressure.

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