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Kyle was feeling good about his interview with a sporting goods firm. His clothes were neatly pressed, and his resume was in hand. He sailed easily through questions such as “What are your strengths?” and “What should we know about you?” But then the employer looked him in the eye and said, “What do you want to ask me?” Kyle could feel his jaw clench and sweat break out on his forehead. “Nobody told me I’d have to ask questions in a job interview!” he moaned afterward.

Kyle isn’t alone. Many new job seekers overlook the need to prepare interview questions. If you go to enough interviews, you’ll begin to feel like a question magnet. But sooner or later, your turn comes around. And the questions you ask can make all the difference–in how you view the job and how the interviewer views you. Here’s why:

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For Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Ph.D., the challenge of hiring and training 50,000 qualified airport security screeners was an important one. The outcome of that challenge could well mean the difference between life and death. Hired in January 2002 by the Transportation Security Administration, she was given just nine months to get the job done.

As a psychologist and expert in testing, Kolmstetter knew she wouldn’t have to rely on chance in selecting the people who would help make travelers feel safe again. She and her team determined what knowledge and abilities the screeners needed in order to do their jobs well. Then they gave the applicants a series of tests. After 340,000 people were tested, all of the positions were filled.

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