Your answer should stress how your skills and experience benefit the company and help meet the company’s goals. If you are being hired to address a specific problem, explain how you have handled similar situations in the past.

Other things you might be asked about include:

☛ An explanation of any gaps in your resumé, poor grades, or a change in career direction

☛ How you might handle a specific problem on the job

☛ How you would describe your personality

☛ How you feel about overtime, working on holidays, or other job conditions

☛ How much you expect to be paid (be flexible; either indicate a range you would find acceptable, or invite the employer to make the decision based on your previous jobs, experience, and salary)

☛ What you value at work and in life, what you look for in a job, or what is your ideal job

☛ What you find difficult to do or who you find difficult to work with