There are different opinions about how to handle questions at a job interview. Much of the conventional wisdom is that you should make sure to answer each question thoroughly, giving it the attention it deserves, but that you should avoid lengthy responses. You don’t want to ramble on. You want to answer the question, and when you have done this, stop.

There are certain questions, however, where you should keep your answers short, according to some human resource specialists. That is because the more time you spend answering them, the greater the chance that you will create the wrong impression. Here are the questions.

1. What kind of salary are you looking for?
You can go off the rails pretty quickly with this question if your answer begins to drag out. When the hiring manager asks this question, he is simply attempting to find out if your demands and the company’s budget are in the same ballpark.

So, when you answer the question, simply give them a range between x and y. The range you give, however, should be based on previous research that you have done about what the job pays. You should find out what the industry average is for this type of job and use that as a basis for your salary range.

2. Is there anything you want to know?
Now, you should have questions to ask the hiring manager about the company. It doesn’t look good if you don’t have any. But if your questions become long and detailed, you run the risk of simply frustrating the hiring manager.

And if your questions are long, you also run the risk of revealing information that may not reflect well on you. To keep your questions short, ask about some issue the hiring manager raised during the interview, or some other topic you are curious about. Or ask about plans for a future project.

3. Any regrets about leaving your current position?
Again, if you give a long-winded disquisition about the marvels of your current job, the hiring manager may begin to wonder why you want to leave. Often, this question is simply a way for the hiring manager to wrap things up.

So again, keep it simple. You can say that your current job gave you an opportunity for professional growth, and you will miss the people you work with, but that the challenges of the position of you are applying for are too exciting to pass up.

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