Hey...newbie here. I've never been to any formal interviews yet.
I want to know how do I answer if I'm asked "Why should I employ you?".
Whoa..though question. I'm just an average freshie and all and I can't really think of saying anything outstanding that will make the interviewer go "Yay..you're in!". I just want a good answer that the interviewer will be satisfied with.

And what should I ask if I'm asked "Do you have any questions?" at the end of the interview? I heard that if you don't ask anything it shows that you're not interested in the job anymore.
Thanks!

Rawr...thanks jsm! That really helped..
Another thing is do I have to shake the interviewer's hand when I walk in or do I just...walk in...and only sit when asked to.

Heh...I just remembered shaking hands isn't really appropriate if its a Malay lady. And yeah I think I know what to do if its a japanese company. *Bows* Konniciwa.....I guess.
Thanks!

Hi,
I've never been to any formal interviews so I was wondering what should I say and do once I walk into the room?
Ok maybe I should shake the interviewers hands if he is a male and introduce myself.
"Hi, I'm Kevin."
Um...thats a bit too short for an introduction. What else should I say before I wait for the interviewer to ask me to have a seat?

Also would it be ok if I tell the interviewer that I'll probably be nervous throughout the interview even before the interview starts? I don't want to tell only half-way through the interview.

Thanks for the advice.
I have another question about "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?".
What if my answer is..."I don't plan that far ahead...after all, I could be hit by a bus tomorrow." LOL. I just want to know what the interviewer will think. I won't really say it. Unless I'm in the mood or something.

Another question about "Tell me about yourself"...
What if my answer is... "I am an accounting professional with four years corporate experience who would now like to move over onto the public accounting side. Since your firm is highly regarded, I was very interested in learing more about the opportunities here."
Is that enough? I don't have to tell them about secondary school, hobbies or where I was born, right? I read from somewhere that you should answer this question in less than a minute. Is that true?

What should we say if we were asked for examples?

Got it. Thanks!

Hey...
I want to know what should I answer if I'm asked "How many interviews have you been before this?". I was asked this question a few days ago. Should I give an honest answer? Thats what I gave the interviewer. I told them that I've only went for one interview (acutally I've went for two but I don't think it makes much difference anyway). They also asked about the company and how the interview went. Or is there a better way to answer?

I have another question. Its not an interview question though but anyway...
A few days ago theres this company that gave me a call. Probably asking me to go for an interview because I did applied for a position there. We were in the middle of a conversation when all of a sudden the line went bad and we can't hear each other. At the end the line went off. I waited for the person to call back but he never did. What should I do? Should I call him back? Because I'm really interested in the job and I've been waiting a long time for their call. Now when they finally called, things went wrong. I'm not sure if the person would even remember me if I called back.

Thanks Aggronax and dreamer101 for the advice.

Does that mean that if I'm asked about my expected salary, I ask them back how much are they willing to offer me?

What if the offer is a bit too low? How do I tell them in a nice way? And what if I'm satisfied with the offer? Should I just say something simple like "Yes, that would be fine."? Or is there a proper way of answering?

I've always thought it was "to earn a lot of money and gain useful skills/experience.".
Never been asked though.

I know asking about salary might not be cool unless the interviewer talks about it first but can I ask about the benefits? Like if the company provides bonus, medical leave, pocket money and stuff? How do I ask in a polite way that does not make me sound like thats the only thing I'm interested in?

For the question "Tell me about yourself", should I be different and say something like "I'm sure you already know about my education background and working experience from my resume so I'll tell you what's NOT in my resume" and tell them about where I'm from and my hobbies and stuff like that?