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  • Tell us about yourself/ your background.
  • What are the three major characteristics that you bring to the job market?
  • What motivates you to do a good job?
  • What two or three things are most important to you at work?
  • What qualities do you think are essential to be successful in this kind of work?
  • What courses did you attend? What job certifications do you hold?
  • What subjects/courses did you excel in? Why?
  • What subjects/courses gave you trouble? Why?
  • How does your previous work experience prepare you for this position?
  • How do you define 'success'?
  • What has been your most significant accomplishment to date?
  • Describe a challenge you encountered and how you dealt with it.
  • Describe a failure and how you dealt with it.
  • Describe the 'ideal' job... the 'ideal' supervisor.
  • What leadership roles have you held?
  • What prejudices do you hold?
  • What do you like to do in your spare time?
  • What are your career goals (a) 3 years from now; (b) 10 years from now?
  • How does this position match your career goals?
  • What have you done in the past year to improve yourself?
  • In what areas do you feel you need further education and training to be successful?
  • What do you know about our company?
  • Why do you want to work for this company. Why should we hire you?
  • Where do you see yourself fitting in to this organization . . .initially? . . .in 5 years?
  • Why are you looking for a new job?
  • Are you willing to travel?
  • What are your salary requirements?
  • When would you be available to start if you were selected?
  • Did you use online or off-line backups?
  • What version of Oracle were you running?
  • Haw many databases and what sizes?
  • If you have to advise a backup strategy for a new application, how would you approach it and what questions will you ask?
  • If a customer calls you about a hanging database session, what will you do to resolve it?
  • Compare Oracle to any other database that you know. Why would you prefer to work on one and not on the other?

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