The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book
Chapter One
Personal and
Family Data
DELIVERY
Of all the questions you'll be asked, personal and family ones
appear to be the most statistical. For this reason, most job-seekers
answer them in a static way, with name, rank, and serial
number.
They're also often emotionally charged because interviewers
ask about personal perils, family feuds, and status
symbols. Therefore, rehearsing your lines is particularly important
because what you say is as important as what you
convey.
While most of the questions in this area have only marginal
value in determining your qualifications to perform a
specific job, you must get past them so you can get down to
business with the interviewer. That's why they're called
"KO" factors. Wrong answers mean knock out in Round 1;
right answers will keep you in the ring for a while.
Personal and family items are invariably at the top of resumes,
on the front of application forms, and at the beginning
of interview checklists. Because these documents are the cue
cards used in the actual interview, expect the questions in
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