10 Job Interview Tips From A CEO Headhunter

1. Why don’t you tell me about yourself?
    Focus on what interests the interviewer
    Highlight Important Accomplishments

2. How long have you been with your current (or former) employer?

3. What is your greatest weakness?

4. Tell me about a situation where you did not get along with a superior.

5. Describe a situation where you were part of a failed project.

6. What are your strengths?

7. How do you explain your job success?

8. What do you do when you are not working?

9. Why did you leave your last position?

10. Why do you want to work in this industry?

Adapted from Heads: Business Lessons from an Executive Search Pioneer by Russell S. Reynolds, Jr., with Carol E. Curtis,  ©2012, McGraw-Hill Professional; reprinted with permission of the publisher.