I think that the most important part of interviewing is letting them know that you're interviewing potential employers just as much as they're interviewing potential employees. Back in 2001, when the economy was totally crappy and I was having a hard time finding a decent job, I figured this out after dozens of interviews, and even though I was desperate I changed my tack and it served me well. It doesn't matter how good you are and how good your resume is, if you sound needy they won't hire you. HR people can be great -- we have a really nice, helpful guy at my current company -- but a lot of them are kind of sociopaths who pounce on any perceived weakness and freak out about it. The recent trends of HR interiview questions are: 1. Why do you want to leave your current job? <<< expect this question, if you're already employed... 2. Tell me about your current position 3. What do you think is your greatest strength? 4. What do you think is your weakness? 6. Describe the time the project you most proud of 7. What do you know about us?