{"id":308,"date":"2025-09-15T13:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-10-prepare-for-interview-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","slug":"12-10-prepare-for-interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-10-prepare-for-interview-questions\/","title":{"raw":"12.10 Prepare for Interview Questions","rendered":"12.10 Prepare for Interview Questions"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"12.10-prepare-for-interview-questions\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Vicky Oliver, a career development expert provides a list of <a class=\"rId34\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2021\/11\/10-common-job-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">10<\/span><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\"> most asked interview <\/span><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">questions<\/span><\/a> and how to answer them (Harvard Business Review, 2021). 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