An employment interview is designed to judge the qualifications and desir- ability of a candidate for a job. The few minutes spent facing a potential employer can be the most important interview of a lifetime. Consider the stakes. Most work- ers spend the greatest part of their adult lives on the job roughly 2,000 hours per year or upward of 80,000 hours during a career. The financial difference between a well-paid position and an unrewarding one can also be staggering. Even without considering the effects of inflation, a gap of only $200 per month can amount to almost $100,000 over the course of a career. Finally, the emotional results of hav- ing the right job are considerable. A frustrating job not only makes for unhappiness at work; these dissatisfactions have a way of leaking into nonworking hours as well.