5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Job Interview There are two guarantees about every job interview you’ll have: each one will be different and each one will be unpredictable in some way or another. Learning to prepare in the face of this uncertainty is a vital skill — one that will aid you tremendously in your job search and your career in general. Related: Phone Interview Tips to Get You to the Next Round To set yourself up for success in any interview environment, spend time on self-reflection during your job search and application process. This preparation will help you answer everything from an open-ended “Tell me about yourself” to the more direct “What are your weaknesses?” — questions that are usually aimed at learning how you perceive yourself, what your strengths are, and what you want. Here are the five questions you should ask of yourself before any job interview: What past accomplishments are you most proud of? These accomplishments may or may not be fro