Here are some interesting facts:
- In 2008 oldest baby boomers became eligible for Social Security.
- According to bls.gov (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics) in 8 years 22.7% of workers will be 55 or older.
- Computer science enrollments dropped 14% from 2004 to 2006
- According to monster.com survey one third of HR managers expect 20% of employees to retire over next decade.
1. Where do you see yourself in five years?
This one is just retarded.
2. What is your biggest weakness?
Is there really anyone who expects honest answer? The only thing you will ever get will be some canned weakness-that-is-really-a-strength or just some minor stuff not worth hearing.
3. What interests you about our company?
The fact that you were hiring?
4. Can you work under pressure? Are you a team player?
Who is going to say no?
5. How would your last boss describe you?
Very similar to #2. Noone would answer a
Interesting article was published with a list of outrageous things happened on interviews like “Candidate said she could not provide a writing sample because all of her writing had been for the CIA and it was “classified”, “Candidate told the interviewer he was fired for beating up his last boss” and “Candidate flushed the toilet while talking to interviewer during phone interview”.
According to CareerBuilder.com:
| N | State | Unempl. rate | Population | Mean salary | Top industry |
| 1 | Michigan | 7.6% | 10M | $41k | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
| 2 | Mississippi | 6.8% | 2.9M | $30.4k | Government |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6.6% | 4.4M | $33.4K | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
| 4 | Alaska | 6.5% | 0.68M | $43k | Government |
| 5 | California | 6.1% | 36.5M | $44k | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 6.1% | 0.59M | $61k | Government |
| 7 | Ohio | 6% | 11.5M | $37k | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
| 8 | Arkansas | 5.9% | 2.8M | $31k | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
| 9 | Nevada | 5.8% | 2.6M | $36k | Lesure and Hospitality |
| 10 | Kentucky | 5.7% | 4.2M | $33.5k | Trade, Transportation, Utilities |