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Motivation

Why did you select this type of career?
What is it that you seek in a job?
What is your long-term objective?
How do you plan to reach this goal?
What kind of position would you like to hold in 5 years? 10 years?
What would you want in your next job that you are not getting now?

Stability

What were your reasons for leaving each job?
Why are you seeking a job right now?
What were your original career goals? How have they changed over the years?
What was the greatest disappointment thus far in your life? How did it change your thinking or way of life?

Resourcefulness

How did you change the scope of your previous job?
What were some of the more difficult problems encountered on the job? How did you solve them?
To whom did you go for counsel when you couldn't handle a problem on the job? What type of problems did you bring him/her?

Ability to Work Under Direction

Describe your supervisor's supervisory methods--evaluate them.
For what things have your supervisors complimented you? Criticized you?
On what committees have you served? What did you contribute?
In your previous jobs how much of your work was done on your own? With others?
Which aspect did you enjoy more? Why?